Food Stamps in the Town of Hancock, Hancock County, Maine (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Hancock County and the Town of Hancock
Town of Hancock
Hancock County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,147.000000$50,037.000000$41,147.000000$41.1k1,085$17,037.000000$16,817.000000$17,037.000000$17.0k200$48,750.000000$56,081.000000$48,750.000000$48.8k885
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 Hancock County and the Town of Hancock
Town of Hancock
Hancock County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.000000%40.462428%38.000000%38.0%24.595%24.6%26.000000%18.657675%26.000000%26.0%52.525%52.5%12.000000%15.960180%12.000000%12.0%12.632%12.6%53.500000%51.412974%53.500000%53.5%36.897%36.9%28.000000%30.924855%28.000000%28.0%12.993%13.0%41.000000%45.054592%41.000000%41.0%66.129%66.1%
% 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 Hancock County and the Town of Hancock
Town of Hancock
Hancock County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.327684%20.858777%26.327684%26.3%75.405%75.4%5.310734%3.276146%5.310734%5.3%47.475%47.5%18.757062%15.755549%18.757062%18.8%87.368%87.4%20.677966%24.323931%20.677966%20.7%63.103%63.1%42.372881%48.555782%42.372881%42.4%87.007%87.0%4.745763%8.301832%4.745763%4.7%33.871%33.9%
% 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 Hancock County and the Town of Hancock
Town of Hancock
Hancock County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Black1Asian1100.000000%22.471910%100.000000%100.0%14542.500000%543%30.000000%8.673469%30.000000%30.0%3162.750000%163%18.433180%13.112683%18.433180%18.4%200100.000000%100%17.545542%12.978130%17.545542%17.5%18395.184564%95%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.536585%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the Town of Hancock to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Hancock. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Hancock, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Hancock
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleTown of SkowheganSkowheganLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownTown of FairfieldFairfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookPortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonTown of HancockHancockEllsworthMaineTown of OaklandOaklandTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of WinslowWinslowBrewer966700Tract 966700Town of LisbonLisbonNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickTown of OronoSacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of WellsTown of WaterboroWaterboroTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamTown of FreeportFreeportTown of GorhamGorhamTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of StandishStandishTown of KitteryKitteryTown of HampdenHampdenTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of YorkTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of CumberlandCumberland32.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284128.730859%28.730859%28.7%1,107226.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,153325.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,153424.829674%24.829674%24.8%984524.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,476624.395048%24.395048%24.4%867724.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068824.253521%24.253521%24.3%861923.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,0321023.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481122.771903%22.771903%22.8%6031221.252715%21.252715%21.3%5871320.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0451420.558831%20.558831%20.6%8021520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5681619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8431719.305302%19.305302%19.3%5281818.433180%18.433180%18.4%20018.334810%18.334810%18.3%6211916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.219370%16.219370%16.2%4172015.942355%15.942355%15.9%7082115.631894%15.631894%15.6%4962215.330373%15.330373%15.3%5872314.218196%14.218196%14.2%36114.192819%14.192819%14.2%5022413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2992511.587053%11.587053%11.6%9632611.257976%11.257976%11.3%2472710.571625%10.571625%10.6%3072810.344828%10.344828%10.3%2852910.246040%10.246040%10.2%304309.877956%9.877956%9.9%777319.370780%9.370780%9.4%347328.790199%8.790199%8.8%287338.493696%8.493696%8.5%256348.175814%8.175814%8.2%359357.158672%7.158672%7.2%194366.701445%6.701445%6.7%167376.622208%6.622208%6.6%427386.504065%6.504065%6.5%208396.441119%6.441119%6.4%396406.378684%6.378684%6.4%316416.256921%6.256921%6.3%226425.173210%5.173210%5.2%224434.872727%4.872727%4.9%134444.683038%4.683038%4.7%164454.606299%4.606299%4.6%351463.967119%3.967119%4.0%222472.967437%2.967437%3.0%113482.508726%2.508726%2.5%115490.927578%0.927578%0.9%2650
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 Hancock to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Hancock. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Hancock, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Hancock
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonTown of HancockHancockPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchester966700Tract 966700QueensManhattanNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandQuincyTown 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%49,53949.5k2618.433180%18.433180%18.4%20017.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663014.218196%14.218196%14.2%36113.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%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 Hancock to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Hancock. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Hancock, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Hancock
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonTown of HancockHancockColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMaineFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHouston966700Tract 966700QueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastHancock CountyHancockTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandSeattleLong 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%49,53949.5k1518.433180%18.433180%18.4%20017.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.901493%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%164,852165k2314.218196%14.218196%14.2%36113.924220%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%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.071915%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%719,701720k11.909058%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:
Maine
County:
Hancock
ZIP Codes:
04605, 04640
Unified School Districts:
Hancock, 24
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-7
State House Districts:
ME-136, ME-137
Neighboring Cities:
Ellsworth
Neighboring Towns:
Bar Harbor, Franklin, Gouldsboro, Lamoine, Sorrento, Sullivan
Neighboring Unorganized Territories:
Central Hancock
Nearby Towns:
Blue Hill, Eastbrook, Mariaville, Mount Desert, Otis, Steuben, Surry, Trenton, Waltham, Winter Harbor