Food Stamps in the Town of Alton, Penobscot 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 Penobscot County and the Town of Alton
Town of Alton
Penobscot County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,134.000000$45,302.000000$50,134.000000$50.1k345$24,063.000000$17,664.000000$24,063.000000$24.1k47$51,964.000000$54,348.000000$51,964.000000$52.0k298
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 Town of Alton
Town of Alton
Penobscot County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.042553%39.527999%34.042553%34.0%14.679%14.7%17.021277%17.272881%17.021277%17.0%61.538%61.5%17.021277%13.559465%17.021277%17.0%9.412%9.41%70.212766%58.721029%70.212766%70.2%32.353%32.4%51.063830%27.448824%51.063830%51.1%18.045%18.0%27.659574%49.983082%27.659574%27.7%43.333%43.3%
% 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 Town of Alton
Town of Alton
Penobscot County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.208054%23.214250%31.208054%31.2%85.321%85.3%1.677852%3.946763%1.677852%1.7%38.462%38.5%25.838926%16.717702%25.838926%25.8%90.588%90.6%23.154362%27.118983%23.154362%23.2%67.647%67.6%36.577181%41.729210%36.577181%36.6%81.955%82.0%5.704698%7.835485%5.704698%5.7%56.667%56.7%
% 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 Town of Alton
Town of Alton
Penobscot County
0%10%20%30%Count%White1All RacesOther213.702624%18.672395%13.702624%13.7%47100.583090%101%13.623188%19.133475%13.623188%13.6%47100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.339506%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 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Bangor Area

There are 67 county subdivisions in the Bangor Area. This section compares the Town of Alton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Bangor Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Alton. 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 Town of Alton, selected other county subdivisions in the Bangor Area, and entities that contain the Town of Alton
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 TownZIP Code 04468ZIP 04468Town of MillinocketMillinocketTown of GlenburnGlenburnTown of GarlandGarlandTown of GreenbushGreenbushRegional School Unit 3434Town of CliftonCliftonBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotTown of LevantLevantTown of HudsonHudsonTown of PattenPattenTown of DixmontDixmontTown of HoldenHolden021500Tract 021500Town 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%7481522.871795%22.871795%22.9%89221.960784%21.960784%22.0%4481621.770335%21.770335%21.8%3641720.974576%20.974576%21.0%991820.882852%20.882852%20.9%1231920.446009%20.446009%20.4%87120.132013%20.132013%20.1%612019.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k18.288288%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%2122516.750000%16.750000%16.8%13416.705882%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 Town of Alton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Alton. 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 Alton, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Alton
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleTown of SkowheganSkowheganLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownZIP Code 04468ZIP 04468Town of FairfieldFairfieldBelfastAuburnBathRegional School Unit 3434WestbrookPortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotEllsworth021500Tract 021500MaineTown of OaklandOaklandTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of WinslowWinslowBrewerTown of LisbonLisbonTown of AltonNortheastUnited 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%7481122.871795%22.871795%22.9%89222.771903%22.771903%22.8%6031221.252715%21.252715%21.3%5871320.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0451420.558831%20.558831%20.6%8021520.446009%20.446009%20.4%87120.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5681619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8431719.305302%19.305302%19.3%5281819.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k18.334810%18.334810%18.3%6211916.750000%16.750000%16.8%13416.259760%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%5022413.623188%13.623188%13.6%4713.194686%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 Alton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Alton. 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 Alton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Alton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellZIP Code 04468ZIP 04468WorcesterAlbanyRegional School Unit 3434ElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotBostonPittsburgh021500Tract 021500YonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanTown of AltonNortheastUnited 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%8,9742122.871795%22.871795%22.9%89222.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242320.446009%20.446009%20.4%87119.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%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%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.750000%16.750000%16.8%13416.679687%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%103,454103k3213.623188%13.623188%13.6%4713.194686%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 Alton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Alton. 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 Alton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Alton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynZIP Code 04468ZIP 04468Regional School Unit 3434FresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW Dallas021500Tract 021500MaineFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanTown of AltonSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited 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%224,967225k922.871795%22.871795%22.9%89220.446009%20.446009%20.4%87120.437953%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%50,49450.5k1419.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.750000%16.750000%16.8%13416.259760%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%103,454103k2613.623188%13.623188%13.6%4713.554775%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:
Penobscot
Metro Area:
Bangor Area
ZIP Code:
04468
Unified School District:
34
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-4
State House District:
ME-121
Neighboring Cities:
Old Town
Neighboring Towns:
Bradford, Hudson, Lagrange
Neighboring Unorganized Territories:
Argyle
Nearby Towns:
Charleston, Corinth, Edinburg, Glenburn, Greenbush, Kenduskeag, Milford, Orono
Nearby Unorganized Territories:
Southeast Piscataquis