Food Stamps in the Town of Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Berkshire County and the Town of Cheshire
Town of Cheshire
Berkshire County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,145.000000$52,253.000000$58,145.000000$58.1k1,445$16,795.000000$18,501.000000$16,795.000000$16.8k160$60,880.000000$60,100.000000$60,880.000000$60.9k1,285
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 Berkshire County and the Town of Cheshire
Town of Cheshire
Berkshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.000000%36.614324%20.000000%20.0%10.492%10.5%6.250000%23.630793%6.250000%6.3%14.493%14.5%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.991829%0.000%0%50.000000%50.976637%50.000000%50.0%15.625%15.6%41.250000%32.822673%41.250000%41.3%10.046%10.0%21.250000%42.997574%21.250000%21.3%40.000%40.0%
% 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 Berkshire County and the Town of Cheshire
Town of Cheshire
Berkshire County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.245136%22.058229%21.245136%21.2%89.508%89.5%4.591440%4.959486%4.591440%4.6%85.507%85.5%15.719844%14.619000%15.719844%15.7%100.000%100%33.618677%24.274260%33.618677%33.6%84.375%84.4%45.992218%48.516620%45.992218%46.0%89.954%90.0%3.968872%7.403075%3.968872%4.0%60.000%60.0%
% 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 Berkshire County and the Town of Cheshire
Town of Cheshire
Berkshire County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesHispanic211.453114%12.492447%11.453114%11.5%160103.435934%103%11.072664%14.279724%11.072664%11.1%160100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.189542%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 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Pittsfield Area

There are 32 county subdivisions in the Pittsfield Area. This section compares the Town of Cheshire to all of the county subdivisions in the Pittsfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Cheshire.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Cheshire, selected other county subdivisions in the Pittsfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Cheshire
0%5%10%15%20%Count#North AdamsPittsfieldTown of SavoyTown of FloridaFloridaPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of AdamsNew EnglandMassachusettsAdams-Cheshire School DistrictAdams-CheshireTown of Mount WashingtonMt Washington923100Tract 923100Town of CheshireCheshireTown of PeruTown of OtisTown of WilliamstownWilliamstownTown of New MarlboroughNew MarlboroughTown of StockbridgeStockbridgeTown of ClarksburgClarksburgTown of DaltonDaltonTown of LeeTown of BecketBecketTown of LenoxTown of West StockbridgeW StockbridgeTown of HinsdaleHinsdaleTown of AlfordAlfordTown of Great BarringtonGreat BarringtonTown of SheffieldSheffieldTown of LanesboroughLanesboroughTown of SandisfieldSandisfieldTown of EgremontEgremontTown of WindsorWindsorTown of New AshfordNew AshfordTown of HancockHancockTown of WashingtonWashingtonTown of TyringhamTyringhamTown of RichmondRichmondTown of MontereyMonterey24.014882%24.014882%24.0%1,420120.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,923217.177914%17.177914%17.2%56316.129032%16.129032%16.1%50414.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.040021%13.040021%13.0%492512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.495209%12.495209%12.5%65212.345679%12.345679%12.3%10611.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%160710.479042%10.479042%10.5%3589.302326%9.302326%9.3%6498.879121%8.879121%8.9%202108.620690%8.620690%8.6%55118.602151%8.602151%8.6%80128.444444%8.444444%8.4%57138.011343%8.011343%8.0%226147.783922%7.783922%7.8%183157.783641%7.783641%7.8%59167.617896%7.617896%7.6%189177.303371%7.303371%7.3%39187.009346%7.009346%7.0%60196.989247%6.989247%7.0%13206.697283%6.697283%6.7%175216.352605%6.352605%6.4%89226.325823%6.325823%6.3%73236.213018%6.213018%6.2%21245.319149%5.319149%5.3%30255.277045%5.277045%5.3%20264.545455%4.545455%4.5%5274.330709%4.330709%4.3%11282.904564%2.904564%2.9%7292.873563%2.873563%2.9%5302.586207%2.586207%2.6%18311.542416%1.542416%1.5%632
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 32 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Cheshire to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Cheshire. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Cheshire, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Cheshire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsAdams-Cheshire School DistrictAdams-CheshireMethuen TownPeabody923100Tract 923100Town of CheshireCheshireWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordTown of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of AndoverAndoverTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of NatickNatickTown of ShrewsburyShrewsbury43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k137.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k233.635455%33.635455%33.6%5,047330.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742429.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118726.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k823.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974922.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k1020.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,9231120.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,6711220.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,9561319.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,9841419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1518.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821618.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801716.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531815.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271915.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692014.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4762114.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882214.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2542313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.724987%12.724987%12.7%1,9232412.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.495209%12.495209%12.5%65211.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0342511.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402611.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16010.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5172710.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0012810.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2322910.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7163010.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,914319.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119329.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410338.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261348.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666358.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151368.163037%8.163037%8.2%731377.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675387.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770397.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615406.868492%6.868492%6.9%785416.417221%6.417221%6.4%945425.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241434.557152%4.557152%4.6%850444.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310454.237469%4.237469%4.2%596464.023319%4.023319%4.0%490473.549777%3.549777%3.5%486483.165908%3.165908%3.2%445492.943683%2.943683%2.9%38050
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 Cheshire to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Cheshire. 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 Cheshire, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Cheshire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsAdams-Cheshire School DistrictAdams-Cheshire923100Tract 923100Town of CheshireCheshireQuincyTown 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%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663014.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.924220%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%20,82420.8k3312.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.495209%12.495209%12.5%65211.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16010.627025%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 Cheshire to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Cheshire. 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 Cheshire, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Cheshire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsAdams-Cheshire School DistrictAdams-CheshireSeattle923100Tract 923100Town of CheshireCheshireLong 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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%51,79251.8k2214.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.236256%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%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.495209%12.495209%12.5%65211.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16010.963747%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:
Massachusetts
County:
Berkshire
Metro Area:
Pittsfield Area
Unincorporated Place:
Cheshire
ZIP Codes:
01220, 01225
Unified School District:
Adams-Cheshire
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-1st Berkshire
Neighboring Towns:
Adams, Dalton, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Savoy, Windsor
Nearby Towns:
Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Hawley, Hinsdale, Peru, Plainfield, Williamstown