Food Stamps in the Town of Salem, New London 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 London County and the Town of Salem
Town of Salem
New London County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$104,732.000000$67,574.000000$104,732.000000$104.7k1,544$107,976.000000$75,245.000000$107,976.000000$108.0k1,474
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 London County and the Town of Salem
Town of Salem
New London County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.857143%46.464570%32.857143%32.9%3.728%3.73%20.000000%25.320197%20.000000%20.0%14.737%14.7%12.857143%12.572944%12.857143%12.9%1.879%1.88%58.571429%45.206518%58.571429%58.6%12.812%12.8%14.285714%30.890489%14.285714%14.3%1.558%1.56%8.571429%42.008336%8.571429%8.6%8.696%8.70%
% 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 London County and the Town of Salem
Town of Salem
New London County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.298507%27.872009%40.298507%40.3%96.272%96.3%5.495251%6.058618%5.495251%5.5%85.263%85.3%31.886024%19.226674%31.886024%31.9%98.121%98.1%18.928087%21.253025%18.928087%18.9%87.188%87.2%42.876526%40.104329%42.876526%42.9%98.442%98.4%4.274084%5.007798%4.274084%4.3%91.304%91.3%
% 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 London County and the Town of Salem
Town of Salem
New London County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Black3Asian3Other35.003574%8.970534%5.003574%5.0%70110.364546%110%4.533679%12.428181%4.533679%4.5%70100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.606728%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%36.536537%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.778491%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.779768%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 Norwich Area

There are 22 county subdivisions in the Norwich Area. This section compares the Town of Salem to all of the county subdivisions in the Norwich Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Salem.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Salem, selected other county subdivisions in the Norwich Area, and entities that contain the Town of Salem
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of New LondonNew LondonTown of NorwichNorwichTown of GriswoldGriswoldNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaNew London CountyNew LondonTown of GrotonGrotonTown of SpragueSpragueTown of VoluntownVoluntownTown of MontvilleMontvilleTown of PrestonPrestonTown of WaterfordWaterfordTown of StoningtonStoningtonTown of LedyardLedyardTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BozrahBozrahTown of East LymeE LymeTown of FranklinFranklinTown of LisbonLisbonSalem School DistrictSalem715100Tract 715100Town of SalemTown of North StoningtonN StoningtonZIP Code 06420ZIP 06420Town of ColchesterColchesterTown of Old LymeOld LymeTown of Lyme33.216981%33.216981%33.2%3,521121.614535%21.614535%21.6%3,462216.569376%16.569376%16.6%738313.194686%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%168,393168k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k11.220485%11.220485%11.2%1,801410.993843%10.993843%11.0%12559.886715%9.886715%9.9%9668.977778%8.977778%9.0%60677.798673%7.798673%7.8%14187.257136%7.257136%7.3%56796.740289%6.740289%6.7%531106.320152%6.320152%6.3%366116.114840%6.114840%6.1%164125.572139%5.572139%5.6%56135.347885%5.347885%5.3%392145.270458%5.270458%5.3%38154.761905%4.761905%4.8%74164.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.533679%4.533679%4.5%70174.524887%4.524887%4.5%90184.458599%4.458599%4.5%704.382949%4.382949%4.4%255192.977123%2.977123%3.0%95200.656660%0.656660%0.7%721
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 21 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 Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Salem. 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 Salem, selected other county subdivisions in Connecticut, and entities that contain the Town of Salem
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 EnglandConnecticutNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaNew London CountyNew LondonTown 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 GlastonburyGlastonburySalem School DistrictSalem715100Tract 715100Town of SalemZIP Code 06420ZIP 06420Town 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%3,6101114.984207%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%168,393168k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k12.067915%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%605414.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.458599%4.458599%4.5%704.384427%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 Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Salem. 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 Salem, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Salem
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 IslandConnecticutNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaNew London CountyNew LondonQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeSalem School DistrictSalem715100Tract 715100Town of SalemZIP Code 06420ZIP 06420Town 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%49,53949.5k2617.343865%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%168,393168k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k10.627025%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%1,845444.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.458599%4.458599%4.5%704.454109%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 Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Salem. 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 Salem, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Salem
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 EnglandConnecticutNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaNew London CountyNew LondonSeattleLong 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 JoseSalem School DistrictSalem715100Tract 715100Town of SalemZIP Code 06420ZIP 06420Plano42.327373%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%168,393168k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k11.909058%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%29,11429.1k494.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.533679%4.533679%4.5%704.458599%4.458599%4.5%703.859381%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 London
Metro Area:
Norwich Area
ZIP Codes:
06415, 06420
Elementary School District:
Salem
Congressional District:
CT-2
State Senate District:
CT-20
State House District:
CT-37
Neighboring Towns:
Bozrah, Colchester, East Haddam, East Lyme, Lebanon, Lyme, Montville
Nearby Towns:
Chester, Essex, Franklin, Hebron, Ledyard, New London, Norwich, Old Lyme, Preston, Waterford