Food Stamps in the Town of Wells, York 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 York County and the Town of Wells
Town of Wells
York County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$62,524.000000$59,132.000000$62,524.000000$62.5k4,391$20,750.000000$23,744.000000$20,750.000000$20.8k359$66,679.000000$65,225.000000$66,679.000000$66.7k4,032
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 York County and the Town of Wells
Town of Wells
York County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.668524%43.375334%40.668524%40.7%14.556%14.6%3.621170%20.666285%3.621170%3.6%12.381%12.4%7.799443%13.860252%7.799443%7.8%3.604%3.60%51.253482%53.388698%51.253482%51.3%15.835%15.8%52.367688%35.223368%52.367688%52.4%7.695%7.70%21.727019%36.244750%21.727019%21.7%34.361%34.4%
% 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 York County and the Town of Wells
Town of Wells
York County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.254960%24.270579%21.254960%21.3%85.444%85.4%2.281746%2.819226%2.281746%2.3%87.619%87.6%18.576389%19.035667%18.576389%18.6%96.396%96.4%24.255952%24.314955%24.255952%24.3%84.165%84.2%55.927579%42.087309%55.927579%55.9%92.305%92.3%3.695437%5.365265%3.695437%3.7%65.639%65.6%
% 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 York County and the Town of Wells
Town of Wells
York County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Asian1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Black1100.000000%23.355705%100.000000%100.0%181,223.119777%1,223%8.175814%12.684652%8.175814%8.2%359100.000000%100%7.911833%12.211163%7.911833%7.9%34196.771194%97%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.286004%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.000000%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.397086%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Wells

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.0%6.8%7.5%8.2%9.0%9.7%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Portland Area

There are 68 county subdivisions in the Portland Area. This section compares the Town of Wells to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Portland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wells. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,788.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Wells, selected other county subdivisions in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Town of Wells
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Town of LimerickLimerickBiddefordSanfordTown of LimingtonLimingtonBathWestbrookPortlandMaineTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of RichmondRichmondTown of North BerwickN BerwickTown of BridgtonBridgtonTown of CascoTown of HarrisonHarrisonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of AlfredAlfredNew EnglandYork CountyYorkSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BowdoinhamBowdoinhamTown of HollisHollisTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickSacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BowdoinBowdoinTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of NaplesNaplesTown of RaymondRaymondTown of WellsTown of LymanWells-Ogunquit Community School DistrictWells-OgunquitTown of WaterboroWaterboroTown of ArundelArundelTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamTown of FreeportFreeportTown of GorhamGorhamTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of StandishStandishTown of KennebunkportKennebunkportTown of New GloucesterNew GloucesterTown of KitteryKitteryTown of HarpswellHarpswellTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of WoolwichWoolwichTown of YorkTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of North YarmouthN YarmouthTown of CumberlandCumberland24.569790%24.569790%24.6%257124.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068223.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,032320.676968%20.676968%20.7%281420.558831%20.558831%20.6%802520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,568619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,843716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%708815.918098%15.918098%15.9%241914.988558%14.988558%15.0%2621014.566929%14.566929%14.6%2961114.248705%14.248705%14.2%2201213.972380%13.972380%14.0%1721313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.895175%12.895175%12.9%1551412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2991511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.587053%11.587053%11.6%9631611.257976%11.257976%11.3%2471711.038012%11.038012%11.0%1511810.653105%10.653105%10.7%1991910.571625%10.571625%10.6%3072010.344828%10.344828%10.3%285219.877956%9.877956%9.9%777229.370780%9.370780%9.4%347238.992806%8.992806%9.0%125248.790199%8.790199%8.8%287258.493696%8.493696%8.5%256268.492823%8.492823%8.5%142278.378970%8.378970%8.4%153288.175814%8.175814%8.2%359297.985481%7.985481%8.0%132307.567891%7.567891%7.6%3797.158672%7.158672%7.2%194317.101281%7.101281%7.1%122326.701445%6.701445%6.7%167336.622208%6.622208%6.6%427346.504065%6.504065%6.5%208356.441119%6.441119%6.4%396366.378684%6.378684%6.4%316376.256921%6.256921%6.3%226385.928339%5.928339%5.9%91395.310574%5.310574%5.3%112405.173210%5.173210%5.2%224414.927007%4.927007%4.9%108424.683038%4.683038%4.7%164434.606299%4.606299%4.6%351444.218750%4.218750%4.2%54453.967119%3.967119%4.0%222462.967437%2.967437%3.0%113472.508726%2.508726%2.5%115481.849112%1.849112%1.8%25490.927578%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 Maine

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Wells, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Wells
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleTown of SkowheganSkowheganLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownTown of FairfieldFairfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookPortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonEllsworthMaineTown of OaklandOaklandTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of WinslowWinslowBrewerTown of LisbonLisbonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandYork CountyYorkSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickTown of OronoSacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of WellsWells-Ogunquit Community School DistrictWells-OgunquitTown 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%5281818.334810%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%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2992511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.587053%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%359357.567891%7.567891%7.6%3797.158672%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 Wells to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wells. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Wells, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Wells
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandYork CountyYorkStaten IslandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of WellsWells-Ogunquit Community School DistrictWells-OgunquitTown 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%49,53949.5k2617.343865%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%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3311.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k10.627025%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%5,545398.175814%8.175814%8.2%3597.567891%7.567891%7.6%3797.176033%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 Wells to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wells. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Wells, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Wells
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMaineFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandYork CountyYorkSeattlePortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityTown of WellsNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyWells-Ogunquit Community School DistrictWells-OgunquitSan 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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%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%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k10.963747%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%27,90827.9k398.175814%8.175814%8.2%3598.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.567891%7.567891%7.6%3797.450825%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:
York
Metro Area:
Portland Area
ZIP Code:
04090
Unified School District:
Wells-Ogunquit
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate District:
ME-34
State House Districts:
ME-4, ME-7
Neighboring Cities:
Sanford
Neighboring Towns:
Kennebunk, North Berwick, Ogunquit, South Berwick
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Kennebunk, North Berwick
Nearby Towns:
Alfred, Arundel, Berwick, Eliot, Kennebunkport, Lyman, Rollinsford, York