Food Stamps in the Town of Hamilton, Essex 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 Essex County and the Town of Hamilton
Town of Hamilton
Essex County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$114,907.000000$70,886.000000$114,907.000000$114.9k2,754$122,292.000000$80,964.000000$122,292.000000$122.3k2,652
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 Essex County and the Town of Hamilton
Town of Hamilton
Essex County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty270.588235%45.147690%70.588235%70.6%6.355%6.35%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.426446%0.000%0%70.588235%11.849088%70.588235%70.6%7.178%7.18%29.411765%49.460854%29.411765%29.4%5.474%5.47%18.627451%37.485764%18.627451%18.6%1.730%1.73%73.529412%47.044997%73.529412%73.5%35.377%35.4%
% 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 Essex County and the Town of Hamilton
Town of Hamilton
Essex County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.007541%29.951988%40.007541%40.0%93.645%93.6%3.808446%5.349321%3.808446%3.8%100.000%100%35.105581%22.272105%35.105581%35.1%92.822%92.8%19.532428%20.834986%19.532428%19.5%94.526%94.5%40.686275%40.214232%40.686275%40.7%98.270%98.3%5.165913%5.886925%5.165913%5.2%64.623%64.6%
% 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 Essex County and the Town of Hamilton
Town of Hamilton
Essex County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Asian1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Black1Other146.610169%13.803642%46.610169%46.6%551,258.474576%1,258%3.703704%14.315050%3.703704%3.7%102100.000000%100%1.834504%8.605203%1.834504%1.8%4749.531616%50%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.037037%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.001749%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.425976%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%43.754688%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 Hamilton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.1%2.7%3.2%3.7%4.2%4.8%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the Town of Hamilton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Hamilton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Hamilton, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Hamilton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceChelseaLynnBrocktonLowellEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphSalemHaverhillRevereRochesterMaldenEssex CountyEssexNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyBeverlyTown of StoughtonStoughtonTown of SaugusSaugusSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of NorwoodNorwoodTown of DracutDracutTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordDoverTown of DerryWatertown TownMelroseFranklin TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of TewksburyTewksburyTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of AndoverAndoverZIP Code 01982ZIP 01982Town of HamiltonHamiltonTown of LexingtonLexingtonTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of SalemHamilton-Wenham School DistrictHamilton-WenhamTown of NatickNatickTown of NeedhamNeedhamTown of WellesleyWellesley43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k130.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573328.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974519.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,984619.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k718.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,282816.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,053915.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271015.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0691114.768779%14.768779%14.8%1,9131214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3881314.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0341411.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4401510.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5171610.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0011710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2321810.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7161910.455663%10.455663%10.5%1,1062010.279908%10.279908%10.3%1,032219.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119229.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181239.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410248.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261258.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666268.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151278.092240%8.092240%8.1%951287.653804%7.653804%7.7%841297.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675307.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770317.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615327.121082%7.121082%7.1%911336.434150%6.434150%6.4%832346.417221%6.417221%6.4%945355.972771%5.972771%6.0%680365.039764%5.039764%5.0%564375.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241384.803801%4.803801%4.8%546394.557152%4.557152%4.6%850404.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310414.237469%4.237469%4.2%596424.183486%4.183486%4.2%456434.023319%4.023319%4.0%490443.703704%3.703704%3.7%1023.703704%3.703704%3.7%1023.559731%3.559731%3.6%413453.549777%3.549777%3.5%486463.478648%3.478648%3.5%391473.258508%3.258508%3.3%1353.165908%3.165908%3.2%445482.913552%2.913552%2.9%304492.148914%2.148914%2.1%18550
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 Massachusetts

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Hamilton, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Hamilton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenEssex CountyEssexAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordTown of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of AndoverAndoverZIP Code 01982ZIP 01982Town of HamiltonHamiltonTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordHamilton-Wenham School DistrictHamilton-WenhamTown 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%3,3882214.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.415868%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%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0342511.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402610.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5172710.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0012810.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%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%490473.703704%3.703704%3.7%1023.703704%3.703704%3.7%1023.549777%3.549777%3.5%486483.258508%3.258508%3.3%1353.165908%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 Hamilton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Hamilton. 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 Hamilton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Hamilton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterEssex CountyEssexQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonZIP Code 01982ZIP 01982Town of HamiltonHamiltonTown of GreenburghGreenburghHamilton-Wenham School DistrictHamilton-WenhamTown 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%6,7663014.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.924220%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%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%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%1,355463.703704%3.703704%3.7%1023.703704%3.703704%3.7%1023.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.258508%3.258508%3.3%1353.090064%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 Hamilton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Hamilton. 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 Hamilton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Hamilton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonEssex CountyEssexHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaDenverAustinLos 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 JosePlanoZIP Code 01982ZIP 01982Town of HamiltonHamiltonHamilton-Wenham School DistrictHamilton-Wenham42.327373%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%51,79251.8k2214.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k14.236256%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%319,790320k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.333295%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%7,721503.703704%3.703704%3.7%1023.703704%3.703704%3.7%1023.258508%3.258508%3.3%135
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:
Essex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Code:
01982
Unified School District:
Hamilton-Wenham
Congressional District:
MA-6
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Essex and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-4th Essex
Neighboring Towns:
Essex, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Topsfield, Wenham
Nearby Towns:
Boxford, Danvers, Georgetown, Marblehead, Middleton, Rowley