Food Stamps in the Town of Benton, Kennebec 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 Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Town of Benton
Kennebec County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,316.000000$48,570.000000$46,316.000000$46.3k1,132$21,534.000000$17,981.000000$21,534.000000$21.5k185$50,202.000000$57,094.000000$50,202.000000$50.2k947
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 Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Town of Benton
Kennebec County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty264.864865%40.291461%64.864865%64.9%46.693%46.7%20.540541%20.422824%20.540541%20.5%69.091%69.1%44.324324%14.111248%44.324324%44.3%41.837%41.8%45.405405%56.598933%45.405405%45.4%21.818%21.8%54.054054%30.449507%54.054054%54.1%17.422%17.4%35.135135%48.532430%35.135135%35.1%50.388%50.4%
% 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 Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Town of Benton
Kennebec County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty214.466737%22.791773%14.466737%14.5%53.307%53.3%1.795143%4.259462%1.795143%1.8%30.909%30.9%12.038015%15.721066%12.038015%12.0%58.163%58.2%31.784583%24.322746%31.784583%31.8%78.182%78.2%50.052798%43.573080%50.052798%50.1%82.578%82.6%6.758184%6.031398%6.758184%6.8%49.612%49.6%
% 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 Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Town of Benton
Kennebec County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2Other1100.000000%31.504425%100.000000%100.0%6611.891892%612%16.342756%19.170159%16.342756%16.3%185100.000000%100%15.939448%18.899473%15.939448%15.9%17997.532189%98%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.578512%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Augusta Area

There are 30 county subdivisions in the Augusta Area. This section compares the Town of Benton to all of the county subdivisions in the Augusta Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Benton.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Benton, selected other county subdivisions in the Augusta Area, and entities that contain the Town of Benton
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleZIP Code 04901ZIP 04901Town of ClintonClintonAugustaTown of FarmingdaleFarmingdaleTown of RandolphRandolphTown of ChelseaChelseaSchool Administrative District 4949GardinerAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaKennebec CountyKennebecTown of LitchfieldLitchfieldTown of RomeTown of West GardinerW GardinerTown of Mount VernonMt Vernon022000Tract 022000Town of BentonBentonMaineTown of OaklandOaklandTown of WinslowWinslowTown of AlbionAlbionTown of WinthropWinthropNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of ChinaTown of WindsorWindsorTown of BelgradeBelgradeTown of SidneySidneyTown of ViennaViennaHallowellTown of MonmouthMonmouthTown of PittstonPittstonUnityTown of VassalboroVassalboroTown of FayetteFayetteTown of ManchesterManchesterTown of WayneTown of ReadfieldReadfield32.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284126.353213%26.353213%26.4%2,96525.842697%25.842697%25.8%345225.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,153324.675325%24.675325%24.7%361423.984772%23.984772%24.0%189521.645446%21.645446%21.6%221621.184858%21.184858%21.2%1,24820.224252%20.224252%20.2%487719.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,74419.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,74418.856365%18.856365%18.9%277818.589744%18.589744%18.6%87917.330211%17.330211%17.3%2221017.052023%17.052023%17.1%1181116.342756%16.342756%16.3%18516.342756%16.342756%16.3%1851216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.219370%16.219370%16.2%4171315.631894%15.631894%15.6%4961414.819588%14.819588%14.8%1151513.506815%13.506815%13.5%3271613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.522150%12.522150%12.5%2121712.147716%12.147716%12.1%1251812.143439%12.143439%12.1%1491911.139730%11.139730%11.1%1732011.016949%11.016949%11.0%262110.801394%10.801394%10.8%1242210.740291%10.740291%10.7%1772310.678733%10.678733%10.7%1182410.526316%10.526316%10.5%2259.468147%9.468147%9.5%162268.564815%8.564815%8.6%37278.491418%8.491418%8.5%94285.979381%5.979381%6.0%29292.949309%2.949309%2.9%3230
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 30 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Maine

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Benton, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Benton
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleTown of SkowheganSkowheganZIP Code 04901ZIP 04901LewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownTown of FairfieldFairfieldBelfastSchool Administrative District 4949AuburnBathWestbrookPortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaKennebec CountyKennebecEllsworth022000Tract 022000Town of BentonBentonMaineTown of OaklandOaklandTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of WinslowWinslowBrewerTown of LisbonLisbonNortheastUnited 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%1,107226.353213%26.353213%26.4%2,96526.331473%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%5871321.184858%21.184858%21.2%1,24820.922857%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%5281819.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,74419.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,74418.334810%18.334810%18.3%6211916.342756%16.342756%16.3%18516.342756%16.342756%16.3%18516.259760%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%5872314.192819%14.192819%14.2%5022413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%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 Benton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Benton. 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 Benton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Benton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnZIP Code 04901ZIP 04901New BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanySchool Administrative District 4949ElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaKennebec CountyKennebecBostonPittsburghYonkers022000Tract 022000Town of BentonBentonMaineJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited 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%13,26913.3k1626.353213%26.353213%26.4%2,96526.343812%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%8,8242321.184858%21.184858%21.2%1,24819.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,74419.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,74419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.342756%16.342756%16.3%18516.342756%16.342756%16.3%18516.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.195840%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%20,82420.8k3310.627025%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 Benton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Benton. 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 Benton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Benton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiZIP Code 04901ZIP 04901BaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynSchool Administrative District 4949FresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaKennebec CountyKennebecBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW Dallas022000Tract 022000Town of BentonBentonMaineFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited 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%90,50990.5k426.353213%26.353213%26.4%2,96525.907118%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%224,967225k921.184858%21.184858%21.2%1,24820.437953%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%50,49450.5k1419.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,74419.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,74419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.342756%16.342756%16.3%18516.342756%16.342756%16.3%18516.259760%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%164,852165k2313.924220%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%719,701720k11.909058%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:
Kennebec
Metro Area:
Augusta Area
ZIP Code:
04901
Unified School District:
49
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-16
State House Districts:
ME-78, ME-79
Neighboring Cities:
Waterville
Neighboring Towns:
Albion, Clinton, Fairfield, Winslow
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Clinton, Winslow
Neighboring Unorganized Territories:
Unity
Nearby Towns:
Burnham, Canaan, China, Freedom, Oakland, Palermo, Pittsfield, Thorndike, Unity, Vassalboro