Food Stamps in the Town of West Haven, New Haven 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 New Haven County and the Town of West Haven
Town of West Haven
New Haven County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,831.000000$62,715.000000$50,831.000000$50.8k19,96120.0k$20,428.000000$20,488.000000$20,428.000000$20.4k3,610$59,352.000000$72,640.000000$59,352.000000$59.4k16,35116.4k
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 New Haven County and the Town of West Haven
Town of West Haven
New Haven County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.567867%41.485463%35.567867%35.6%22.746%22.7%20.470914%26.461845%20.470914%20.5%36.261%36.3%11.551247%11.240736%11.551247%11.6%13.213%13.2%44.182825%39.610310%44.182825%44.2%33.466%33.5%33.324100%31.470397%33.324100%33.3%16.378%16.4%43.795014%43.513315%43.795014%43.8%52.473%52.5%
% 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 New Haven County and the Town of West Haven
Town of West Haven
New Haven County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.671152%26.056077%26.671152%26.7%77.254%77.3%7.944468%5.453706%7.944468%7.9%63.739%63.7%16.751269%18.674627%16.751269%16.8%86.787%86.8%19.393309%19.345930%19.393309%19.4%66.534%66.5%37.563452%40.156685%37.563452%37.6%83.622%83.6%8.757874%6.879955%8.757874%8.8%47.527%47.5%
% 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 New Haven County and the Town of West Haven
Town of West Haven
New Haven County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian160.000000%28.247187%60.000000%60.0%297331.761773%332%22.329603%30.498048%22.329603%22.3%878123.468479%123%18.750000%35.698032%18.750000%18.8%180103.675554%104%18.085266%15.043784%18.085266%18.1%3,610100.000000%100%16.312057%8.559547%16.312057%16.3%1,95590.195281%90%14.513788%37.358319%14.513788%14.5%30080.252001%80%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.623031%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of West Haven

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
11%19%25%32%39%46%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of West Haven

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
3.9%8.4%12.9%17.4%21.8%26.4%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of West Haven

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of West Haven (0 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Town of West Haven, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of West Haven.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of West Haven, selected neighborhoods in the Town of West Haven, and entities that contain the Town of West Haven
0%10%20%30%40%Count#West River NeighborhoodWest RiverHill NeighborhoodHillZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516West HavenWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenTown of West HavenW HvnNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutWestville NeighborhoodWestville45.628998%45.628998%45.6%705706143.914896%43.914896%43.9%2,2832,284218.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61015.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k13.194686%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%168,393168k11.880873%11.880873%11.9%3353363
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the New Haven Area

There are 28 county subdivisions in the New Haven Area. This section compares the Town of West Haven to all of the county subdivisions in the New Haven Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of West Haven.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of West Haven, selected other county subdivisions in the New Haven Area, and entities that contain the Town of West Haven
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Town of WaterburyWaterburyTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of MeridenMeridenTown of AnsoniaAnsoniaZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516West HavenWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenTown of West HavenW HvnNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenTown of DerbyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutTown of NaugatuckNaugatuckTown of East HavenE HvnTown of WallingfordWallingfordTown of HamdenHamdenTown of SeymourSeymourTown of ProspectProspectTown of BranfordBranfordTown of WolcottWolcottTown of MilfordMilfordTown of North HavenN HvnTown of BethanyBethanyTown of Beacon FallsBeacon FallsTown of GuilfordGuilfordTown of SouthburySouthburyTown of MiddleburyMiddleburyTown of OxfordOxfordTown of North BranfordN BranfordTown of CheshireCheshireTown of MadisonMadisonTown of OrangeOrangeTown of WoodbridgeWoodbridge30.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k126.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k225.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,296323.720458%23.720458%23.7%1,636418.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,610515.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.609012%14.609012%14.6%723613.194686%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%168,393168k11.318220%11.318220%11.3%1,348711.094306%11.094306%11.1%1,24789.326628%9.326628%9.3%1,66997.997945%7.997945%8.0%1,868107.323107%7.323107%7.3%444116.234793%6.234793%6.2%205126.205153%6.205153%6.2%761136.143053%6.143053%6.1%359145.522298%5.522298%5.5%1,190155.294610%5.294610%5.3%443164.702351%4.702351%4.7%94174.409318%4.409318%4.4%106184.384427%4.384427%4.4%375194.291956%4.291956%4.3%334204.089219%4.089219%4.1%110213.348519%3.348519%3.3%147223.096372%3.096372%3.1%169232.936784%2.936784%2.9%295242.812546%2.812546%2.8%191251.809311%1.809311%1.8%89261.431493%1.431493%1.4%4227
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 27 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 West Haven to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of West Haven. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,048.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of West Haven, selected other county subdivisions in Connecticut, and entities that contain the Town of West Haven
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 NorwichNorwichZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516West HavenWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenTown of West HavenW HvnNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenTown 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 HartfordTown 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 HvnTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonTown of GlastonburyGlastonburyTown of GuilfordGuilfordTown of South WindsorS WindsorTown 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%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,6101115.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.984207%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%2,099268.175559%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%443394.619592%4.619592%4.6%473404.537954%4.537954%4.5%605414.384427%4.384427%4.4%375423.727282%3.727282%3.7%363433.465347%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 West Haven to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of West Haven. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of West Haven, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of West Haven
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516West HavenWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenTown of West HavenW HvnPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandConnecticutQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown 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%49,53949.5k2618.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61017.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.949843%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%3,666388.236290%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%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%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 West Haven to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of West Haven. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of West Haven, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of West Haven
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516West HavenWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenTown of West HavenW HvnColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas 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 CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%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%49,53949.5k1518.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61017.573826%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%39,68639.7k1915.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.004424%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%27,90827.9k398.134682%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%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
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:
New Haven
Metro Area:
New Haven Area
City:
West Haven
ZIP Code:
06516
Unified School District:
West Haven
Neighborhoods:
Hill, West River, Westville
Congressional District:
CT-3
State Senate Districts:
CT-10, CT-14
State House Districts:
CT-115, CT-116, CT-117
Neighboring Towns:
Milford, New Haven, Orange
Nearby Towns:
Ansonia, Branford, Derby, East Haven, Hamden, North Haven, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford, Woodbridge