Food Stamps in the East Central Penobscot, Penobscot County, Maine (Unorganized Territory)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Penobscot County and the East Central Penobscot
East Central Penobscot
Penobscot County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$24,063.000000$45,302.000000$24,063.000000$24.1k111$24,375.000000$54,348.000000$24,375.000000$24.4k86
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 Penobscot County and the East Central Penobscot
East Central Penobscot
Penobscot County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.000000%39.527999%16.000000%16.0%23.529%23.5%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.272881%0.000%0%16.000000%13.559465%16.000000%16.0%26.667%26.7%40.000000%58.721029%40.000000%40.0%20.000%20.0%44.000000%27.448824%44.000000%44.0%17.742%17.7%40.000000%49.983082%40.000000%40.0%35.714%35.7%
% 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 Penobscot County and the East Central Penobscot
East Central Penobscot
Penobscot County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty215.116279%23.214250%15.116279%15.1%76.471%76.5%2.325581%3.946763%2.325581%2.3%100.000%100%12.790698%16.717702%12.790698%12.8%73.333%73.3%46.511628%27.118983%46.511628%46.5%80.000%80.0%59.302326%41.729210%59.302326%59.3%82.258%82.3%20.930233%7.835485%20.930233%20.9%64.286%64.3%
% 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 Penobscot County and the East Central Penobscot
East Central Penobscot
Penobscot County
0%20%40%60%80%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite287.500000%35.754986%87.500000%87.5%14388.500000%389%22.522523%19.133475%22.522523%22.5%25100.000000%100%11.578947%18.672395%11.578947%11.6%1151.410526%51%
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 Bangor Area

There are 67 county subdivisions in the Bangor Area. This section compares the East Central Penobscot to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Bangor Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the East Central Penobscot. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 339.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the East Central Penobscot, selected other county subdivisions in the Bangor Area, and entities that contain the East Central Penobscot
0%10%20%30%Count#Penobscot Indian Island ReservationPenobscot Indian IsTown of StacyvilleStacyvilleTown of DexterDexterTown of MattawamkeagMattawamkeagTown of BradfordBradfordTown of LincolnLincolnTown of HowlandHowlandTown of SpringfieldSpringfieldTown of KenduskeagKenduskeagTown of WinnBangorTown of NewportNewportTown of LagrangeLagrangeTown of East MillinocketE MillinocketOld TownEast Central PenobscotE Cntrl PenobscotTown of MillinocketMillinocketTown of GlenburnGlenburnTown of GarlandGarlandTown of GreenbushGreenbushTown of CliftonClifton024500Tract 024500Bangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotPenobscot Unorganized TerritoryPenobscotTown of LevantLevantTown of HudsonHudsonTown of PattenPattenTown of DixmontDixmontTown of HoldenHoldenTown of CorinnaCorinnaTown of EtnaMaineTown of CorinthCorinthBrewerTown of MilfordMilfordTown of VeazieVeazieTown of EnfieldEnfieldTown of ChesterChesterTown of LeeTown of PassadumkeagPassadumkeagTown of CharlestonCharlestonTown of AltonTown of PlymouthPlymouthNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of StetsonStetsonTown of MedwayMedwayNew EnglandTown of CarmelCarmelTown of OrringtonOrringtonTown of EddingtonEddingtonTown of BradleyBradleyTown of ExeterExeterTown of OronoTown of NewburghNewburghTown of HermonHermonTown of HampdenHampdenNorth PenobscotN Penobscot34.890966%34.890966%34.9%112131.034483%31.034483%31.0%54230.851697%30.851697%30.9%518329.838710%29.838710%29.8%111429.707113%29.707113%29.7%142528.641251%28.641251%28.6%586628.354978%28.354978%28.4%131726.923077%26.923077%26.9%42824.948454%24.948454%24.9%121924.886878%24.886878%24.9%551024.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,4761124.122807%24.122807%24.1%3301223.793103%23.793103%23.8%691323.292683%23.292683%23.3%1911423.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481522.522523%22.522523%22.5%2521.960784%21.960784%22.0%4481621.770335%21.770335%21.8%3641720.974576%20.974576%21.0%991820.882852%20.882852%20.9%1231920.132013%20.132013%20.1%612019.267016%19.267016%19.3%18419.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k18.965517%18.965517%19.0%11018.288288%18.288288%18.3%2032118.078176%18.078176%18.1%1112217.805383%17.805383%17.8%862317.586207%17.586207%17.6%1022417.096774%17.096774%17.1%2122516.705882%16.705882%16.7%1422616.519824%16.519824%16.5%752716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.774099%15.774099%15.8%1622815.330373%15.330373%15.3%5872915.175097%15.175097%15.2%1953015.053763%15.053763%15.1%1263114.548239%14.548239%14.5%953214.529915%14.529915%14.5%343314.325843%14.325843%14.3%513414.210526%14.210526%14.2%273513.824885%13.824885%13.8%603613.623188%13.623188%13.6%473713.461538%13.461538%13.5%703813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.959381%12.959381%13.0%673912.788260%12.788260%12.8%614012.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.729026%12.729026%12.7%1324112.690665%12.690665%12.7%2084211.635565%11.635565%11.6%1064311.062591%11.062591%11.1%764410.465116%10.465116%10.5%454510.246040%10.246040%10.2%304469.813084%9.813084%9.8%63479.150023%9.150023%9.2%197484.872727%4.872727%4.9%134494.395604%4.395604%4.4%850
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 Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the East Central Penobscot to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the East Central Penobscot. 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 East Central Penobscot, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the East Central Penobscot
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleTown of SkowheganSkowheganLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownTown of FairfieldFairfieldEast Central PenobscotE Cntrl PenobscotBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookPortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmington024500Tract 024500Bangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotPenobscot Unorganized TerritoryPenobscotEllsworthMaineTown 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%1,107226.331473%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%6031222.522523%22.522523%22.5%2521.252715%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%5281819.267016%19.267016%19.3%18419.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k18.965517%18.965517%19.0%11018.334810%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%5872314.192819%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 East Central Penobscot to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the East Central Penobscot. 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 East Central Penobscot, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the East Central Penobscot
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellEast Central PenobscotE Cntrl PenobscotWorcesterAlbanyElizabeth024500Tract 024500Town of RamapoRamapoBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotBostonPenobscot Unorganized TerritoryPenobscotPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey 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%13,26913.3k1626.343812%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%8,9742122.522523%22.522523%22.5%2522.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.267016%19.267016%19.3%18419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2618.965517%18.965517%19.0%11017.343865%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%6,7663013.924220%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 East Central Penobscot to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the East Central Penobscot. 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 East Central Penobscot, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the East Central Penobscot
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynEast Central PenobscotE Cntrl PenobscotFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampa024500Tract 024500Bangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotBostonPenobscot Unorganized TerritoryPenobscotColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMaineFort 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%90,50990.5k425.907118%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%224,967225k922.522523%22.522523%22.5%2520.437953%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%50,49450.5k1419.267016%19.267016%19.3%18419.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1518.965517%18.965517%19.0%11017.573826%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%164,852165k2313.924220%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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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Maine
County:
Penobscot
Metro Area:
Bangor Area
ZIP Codes:
04417, 04418, 04493
Unified School District:
Penobscot
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-8
State House District:
ME-137
Neighboring Towns:
Burlington, Great Pond, Greenbush, Lowell, Milford, Passadumkeag
Neighboring Unorganized Territories:
East Hancock, Northwest Hancock
Nearby Towns:
Alton, Amherst, Aurora, Bradley, Edinburg, Enfield, Lincoln
Nearby Unorganized Territories:
Argyle, Twombly Ridge