Food Stamps in the Town of Chester, Middlesex 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 Middlesex County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Middlesex County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$76,648.000000$79,837.000000$76,648.000000$76.6k1,853$21,413.000000$20,877.000000$21,413.000000$21.4k68$83,319.000000$85,423.000000$83,319.000000$83.3k1,785
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 Middlesex County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.117647%36.751106%19.117647%19.1%2.664%2.66%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.698030%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.790913%0.000%0%66.176471%40.711701%66.176471%66.2%12.064%12.1%50.000000%33.896261%50.000000%50.0%3.632%3.63%30.882353%39.465219%30.882353%30.9%32.813%32.8%
% 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 Middlesex County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.610644%25.669588%26.610644%26.6%97.336%97.3%4.985994%3.650822%4.985994%5.0%100.000%100%20.392157%19.907957%20.392157%20.4%100.000%100%18.375350%18.421609%18.375350%18.4%87.936%87.9%50.532213%40.988405%50.532213%50.5%96.368%96.4%2.408964%4.439530%2.408964%2.4%67.188%67.2%
% 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 Middlesex County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Middlesex County
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Asian33.736264%6.346929%3.736264%3.7%68101.813187%102%3.669725%7.483413%3.669725%3.7%68100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.750000%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.932099%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 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Hartford Area

There are 58 county subdivisions in the Hartford Area. This section compares the Town of Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Hartford Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,236.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the Hartford Area, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordTown of New BritainNew BritainTown of East HartfordE HartfordTown of ManchesterManchesterTown of BristolBristolNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of MiddletownMiddletownNew EnglandTown of StaffordStaffordConnecticutTown of VernonVernonTown of BloomfieldBloomfieldTown of WethersfieldWethersfieldTown of East WindsorE WindsorTown of PlainvillePlainvilleTown of West HartfordW HartfordTown of EnfieldEnfieldTown of ClintonClintonTown of WindsorWindsorMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of Windsor LocksWindsor LocksTown of East HaddamE HaddamTown of SouthingtonSouthingtonTown of NewingtonNewingtonTown of SomersSomersTown of MansfieldMansfieldTown of East HamptonE HamptonTown of WestbrookWestbrookTown of Rocky HillRocky HlTown of EllingtonEllingtonTown of WillingtonWillingtonTown of CromwellCromwellTown of PortlandPortlandTown of SuffieldSuffieldTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonTown of GlastonburyGlastonburyRegional High School District 04Regional 04Town of BerlinBerlinTown of CantonCantonTown of East GranbyE GranbyTown of HaddamHaddamTown of GranbyGranbyTown of CoventryCoventryTown of South WindsorS WindsorZIP Code 06412ZIP 06412Chester School DistrictChester600100Tract 600100Town of ChesterChesterTown of EssexTown of Old SaybrookOld SaybrookTown of MarlboroughMarlboroughTown of KillingworthKillingworthTown of ColumbiaColumbiaTown of HebronHebronTown of SimsburySimsburyTown of DurhamDurhamTown of TollandTollandTown of AvonTown of BurlingtonBurlington41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k131.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,780223.071011%23.071011%23.1%4,503314.984207%14.984207%15.0%3,558414.624775%14.624775%14.6%3,654513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.914304%12.914304%12.9%2,482612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.510898%12.510898%12.5%574712.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k12.067915%12.067915%12.1%1,585811.390760%11.390760%11.4%96499.242144%9.242144%9.2%1,000109.202059%9.202059%9.2%429118.973843%8.973843%9.0%669128.518669%8.518669%8.5%2,099138.175559%8.175559%8.2%1,330148.084624%8.084624%8.1%428157.633659%7.633659%7.6%821167.483413%7.483413%7.5%4,9747.435090%7.435090%7.4%378176.918949%6.918949%6.9%245186.716152%6.716152%6.7%1,131196.705239%6.705239%6.7%846206.662770%6.662770%6.7%228216.637570%6.637570%6.6%365226.200768%6.200768%6.2%307236.128919%6.128919%6.1%174245.803410%5.803410%5.8%480255.731725%5.731725%5.7%385265.555556%5.555556%5.6%135275.522998%5.522998%5.5%311285.395137%5.395137%5.4%213294.648760%4.648760%4.6%225304.619592%4.619592%4.6%473314.537954%4.537954%4.5%605324.154258%4.154258%4.2%2794.119990%4.119990%4.1%331334.034653%4.034653%4.0%163344.033771%4.033771%4.0%86354.033509%4.033509%4.0%130363.859815%3.859815%3.9%163373.845337%3.845337%3.8%181383.727282%3.727282%3.7%363393.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.647416%3.647416%3.6%108403.427755%3.427755%3.4%144413.179443%3.179443%3.2%73423.025413%3.025413%3.0%75432.838962%2.838962%2.8%58442.548726%2.548726%2.5%85452.378571%2.378571%2.4%214462.264151%2.264151%2.3%60471.581180%1.581180%1.6%82481.519842%1.519842%1.5%108491.336898%1.336898%1.3%4550
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 Connecticut

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in Connecticut, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
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 BristolBristolNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaUnited 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 HartfordTown of EnfieldEnfieldTown of HamdenHamdenTown of NorwalkNorwalkTown of WindsorWindsorMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of SouthingtonSouthingtonTown of NewingtonNewingtonTown of MansfieldMansfieldTown of New MilfordNew MilfordTown of BranfordBranfordTown of SheltonSheltonTown of MilfordMilfordTown of TrumbullTrumbullTown of North HavenN HvnTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonTown of GlastonburyGlastonburyTown of GuilfordGuilfordRegional High School District 04Regional 04Town of South WindsorS WindsorZIP Code 06412ZIP 06412Chester School DistrictChester600100Tract 600100Town of ChesterChesterTown 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%2,780,9862.78M13.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k13.049135%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%2,099268.175559%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%821307.483413%7.483413%7.5%4,9746.716152%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%443394.619592%4.619592%4.6%473404.537954%4.537954%4.5%605414.384427%4.384427%4.4%375424.154258%4.154258%4.2%2793.727282%3.727282%3.7%363433.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.465347%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 Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandConnecticutQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonRegional High School District 04Regional 04Edison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghZIP Code 06412ZIP 06412Chester School DistrictChester600100Tract 600100Town of ChesterChesterTown 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%2,780,9862.78M13.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k13.049135%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%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.483413%7.483413%7.5%4,9747.176033%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%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052454.154258%4.154258%4.2%2793.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.090064%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 Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaTulsaUnited 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 CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseRegional High School District 04Regional 04PlanoZIP Code 06412ZIP 06412Chester School DistrictChester600100Tract 600100Town of ChesterChester42.327373%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%2,780,9862.78M13.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k13.071915%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%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.483413%7.483413%7.5%4,9747.450825%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%29,11429.1k494.154258%4.154258%4.2%2793.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721503.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%683.669725%3.669725%3.7%68
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:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Hartford Area
Unincorporated Place:
Chester Center
ZIP Code:
06412
Elementary School District:
Chester
Secondary School District:
Regional 04
Congressional District:
CT-2
State Senate District:
CT-33
State House District:
CT-36
Neighboring Towns:
Deep River, East Haddam, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme
Nearby Towns:
Clinton, Colchester, Durham, East Hampton, Essex, Guilford, Madison, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook