Food Stamps in the Town of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Litchfield County and the Town of Sharon
Town of Sharon
Litchfield County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$82,714.000000$73,519.000000$82,714.000000$82.7k1,248$24,630.000000$23,906.000000$24,630.000000$24.6k46$83,536.000000$78,521.000000$83,536.000000$83.5k1,202
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Litchfield County and the Town of Sharon
Town of Sharon
Litchfield County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty20.000000%0.000000%0.0%33.061358%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.738251%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.418407%0.000%0%41.304348%48.237598%41.304348%41.3%9.794%9.79%19.565217%40.682115%19.565217%19.6%1.145%1.15%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%33.240862%0.000%0%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Litchfield County and the Town of Sharon
Town of Sharon
Litchfield County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty28.985025%26.554368%8.985025%9.0%100.000%100%2.329451%3.638709%2.329451%2.3%100.000%100%6.322795%20.888127%6.322795%6.3%100.000%100%14.559068%17.920863%14.559068%14.6%90.206%90.2%64.642263%44.038352%64.642263%64.6%98.855%98.9%6.738769%4.421574%6.738769%6.7%100.000%100%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Litchfield County and the Town of Sharon
Town of Sharon
Litchfield County
0%2%4%6%8%Count%White1All RacesAsian23.807947%7.595392%3.807947%3.8%46103.311258%103%3.685897%8.243318%3.685897%3.7%46100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.127660%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of Sharon

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Sharon (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Town of Sharon, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sharon.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Sharon, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Sharon, and entities that contain the Town of Sharon
0%5%10%Count#NortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldRegional High School District 01Regional 01Sharon School DistrictSharon262100Tract 262100Town of SharonSharonLakeville NeighborhoodLakeville13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k8.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1284.727216%4.727216%4.7%3053.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%462.062852%2.062852%2.1%191
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Torrington Area

There are 26 county subdivisions in the Torrington Area. This section compares the Town of Sharon to all of the county subdivisions in the Torrington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sharon.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Sharon, selected other county subdivisions in the Torrington Area, and entities that contain the Town of Sharon
0%5%10%Count#Town of TorringtonTorringtonTown of WinchesterWinchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutTown of WatertownWatertownTown of KentTown of ThomastonThomastonTown of PlymouthPlymouthTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldTown of NorfolkNorfolkTown of CornwallCornwallTown of BethlehemBethlehemTown of New MilfordNew MilfordTown of New HartfordNew HartfordTown of North CanaanN CanaanRegional High School District 01Regional 01Town of WoodburyWoodburySharon School DistrictSharon262100Tract 262100Town of SharonSharonTown of MorrisMorrisTown of LitchfieldLitchfieldTown of CanaanCanaanTown of WarrenWarrenTown of BridgewaterBridgewaterTown of RoxburyRoxburyTown of SalisburySalisburyTown of GoshenGoshenTown of HarwintonHarwintonTown of ColebrookColebrookTown of BarkhamstedBarkhamstedTown of WashingtonWashington14.850081%14.850081%14.9%2,199113.790186%13.790186%13.8%652213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k10.678332%10.678332%10.7%89139.399478%9.399478%9.4%10848.589362%8.589362%8.6%26058.282273%8.282273%8.3%39268.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.000000%8.000000%8.0%5276.913997%6.913997%6.9%4186.577917%6.577917%6.6%8496.555481%6.555481%6.6%680105.384315%5.384315%5.4%138114.738562%4.738562%4.7%58124.727216%4.727216%4.7%3054.656319%4.656319%4.7%189133.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%46143.525641%3.525641%3.5%33153.372730%3.372730%3.4%117163.148148%3.148148%3.1%17172.653400%2.653400%2.7%16182.621232%2.621232%2.6%20192.418507%2.418507%2.4%23202.061249%2.061249%2.1%35212.057998%2.057998%2.1%22221.285856%1.285856%1.3%26231.020408%1.020408%1.0%6240.836237%0.836237%0.8%12250.738751%0.738751%0.7%1126
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Connecticut

There are 173 county subdivisions in Connecticut. This section compares the Town of Sharon to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sharon. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,048.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Sharon, selected other county subdivisions in Connecticut, and entities that contain the Town of Sharon
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordTown of New LondonNew LondonTown of New BritainNew BritainTown of WindhamWindhamTown of WaterburyWaterburyTown of BridgeportBridgeportTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of MeridenMeridenTown of East HartfordE HartfordTown of NorwichNorwichTown of West HavenW HvnTown of ManchesterManchesterTown of TorringtonTorringtonTown of BristolBristolNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of MiddletownMiddletownNew EnglandConnecticutTown of VernonVernonTown of DanburyDanburyTown of NaugatuckNaugatuckTown of GrotonGrotonTown of East HavenE HvnTown of WatertownWatertownTown of WallingfordWallingfordTown of WethersfieldWethersfieldTown of StratfordStratfordTown of StamfordStamfordTown of West HartfordW HartfordTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldTown of EnfieldEnfieldTown of HamdenHamdenTown of NorwalkNorwalkTown of WindsorWindsorTown of SouthingtonSouthingtonTown of NewingtonNewingtonTown of MansfieldMansfieldTown of New MilfordNew MilfordTown of BranfordBranfordTown of SheltonSheltonTown of MilfordMilfordTown of TrumbullTrumbullTown of North HavenN HvnRegional High School District 01Regional 01Town of FarmingtonFarmingtonTown of GlastonburyGlastonburyTown of GuilfordGuilfordTown of South WindsorS WindsorSharon School DistrictSharon262100Tract 262100Town of SharonSharonTown of WestportWestportTown of NewtownNewtownTown of CheshireCheshireTown of GreenwichGreenwichTown of RidgefieldRidgefieldTown of FairfieldFairfieldTown of SimsburySimsbury41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k133.216981%33.216981%33.2%3,521231.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,780330.766590%30.766590%30.8%2,689430.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k528.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k626.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k725.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,296823.071011%23.071011%23.1%4,503921.614535%21.614535%21.6%3,4621018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,6101114.984207%14.984207%15.0%3,5581214.850081%14.850081%14.9%2,1991314.624775%14.624775%14.6%3,6541413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.914304%12.914304%12.9%2,4821512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k12.067915%12.067915%12.1%1,5851611.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3541711.318220%11.318220%11.3%1,3481811.220485%11.220485%11.2%1,8011911.094306%11.094306%11.1%1,2472010.678332%10.678332%10.7%891219.326628%9.326628%9.3%1,669229.242144%9.242144%9.2%1,000239.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,888248.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285258.518669%8.518669%8.5%2,099268.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.175559%8.175559%8.2%1,330277.997945%7.997945%8.0%1,868287.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600297.633659%7.633659%7.6%821306.716152%6.716152%6.7%1,131316.705239%6.705239%6.7%846326.637570%6.637570%6.6%365336.555481%6.555481%6.6%680346.205153%6.205153%6.2%761356.017845%6.017845%6.0%951365.522298%5.522298%5.5%1,190375.299003%5.299003%5.3%638385.294610%5.294610%5.3%443394.727216%4.727216%4.7%3054.619592%4.619592%4.6%473404.537954%4.537954%4.5%605414.384427%4.384427%4.4%375423.727282%3.727282%3.7%363433.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.465347%3.465347%3.5%336443.246223%3.246223%3.2%318452.936784%2.936784%2.9%295462.889703%2.889703%2.9%639472.873499%2.873499%2.9%256482.629620%2.629620%2.6%530492.378571%2.378571%2.4%21450
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Sharon to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sharon. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Sharon, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Sharon
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandConnecticutQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeRegional High School District 01Regional 01Town of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonSharon School DistrictSharon262100Tract 262100Town of SharonSharonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3312.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.727216%4.727216%4.7%3054.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Sharon to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sharon. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Sharon, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Sharon
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandConnecticutSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseRegional High School District 01Regional 01PlanoSharon School DistrictSharon262100Tract 262100Town of SharonSharon42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k494.727216%4.727216%4.7%3053.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721503.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%463.685897%3.685897%3.7%46
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Connecticut
County:
Litchfield
Metro Area:
Torrington Area
Unincorporated Place:
Sharon
ZIP Codes:
06069, 06754, 06796
Elementary School District:
Sharon
Secondary School District:
Regional 01
Neighborhood:
Lakeville
Congressional District:
CT-5
State Senate District:
CT-30
State House District:
CT-64
Neighboring Towns:
Amenia, Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, North East, Salisbury
Nearby Towns:
Ancram, Dover, Goshen, Litchfield, Norfolk, North Canaan, Pine Plains, Stanford, Warren, Washington