Food Stamps in the Town of New Salem, Franklin 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 Franklin County and the Town of New Salem
Town of New Salem
Franklin County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$71,375.000000$56,347.000000$71,375.000000$71.4k437$72,375.000000$63,352.000000$72,375.000000$72.4k415
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 Franklin County and the Town of New Salem
Town of New Salem
Franklin County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.545455%33.085329%54.545455%54.5%10.256%10.3%36.363636%18.391072%36.363636%36.4%33.333%33.3%18.181818%8.997907%18.181818%18.2%5.882%5.88%54.545455%50.871890%54.545455%54.5%12.371%12.4%54.545455%36.410137%54.545455%54.5%5.505%5.50%18.181818%41.222971%18.181818%18.2%26.667%26.7%
% 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 Franklin County and the Town of New Salem
Town of New Salem
Franklin County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.301205%23.712052%25.301205%25.3%89.744%89.7%3.855422%4.143668%3.855422%3.9%66.667%66.7%15.421687%17.145814%15.421687%15.4%94.118%94.1%20.481928%22.462435%20.481928%20.5%87.629%87.6%49.638554%44.142901%49.638554%49.6%94.495%94.5%2.650602%5.849433%2.650602%2.7%73.333%73.3%
% 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 Franklin County and the Town of New Salem
Town of New Salem
Franklin County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2Asian150.000000%23.958333%50.000000%50.0%3993.181818%993%5.034325%14.153148%5.034325%5.0%22100.000000%100%4.502370%13.439176%4.502370%4.5%1989.433434%89%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.604278%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Greenfield Town Area

There are 26 county subdivisions in the Greenfield Town Area. This section compares the Town of New Salem to all of the county subdivisions in the Greenfield Town Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of New Salem.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of New Salem, selected other county subdivisions in the Greenfield Town Area, and entities that contain the Town of New Salem
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Town of OrangeOrangeTown of MonroeMonroeTown of MontagueMontagueRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharGreenfield TownTown of WendellWendellTown of ShelburneShelburneTown of HeathGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownFranklin CountyFranklinNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsTown of BucklandBucklandTown of ErvingErvingTown of ColrainColrainTown of RoweTown of WarwickWarwickNew Salem-Wendell School DistrictNew Salem-WendellTown of NorthfieldNorthfieldTown of HawleyHawleyTown of ShutesburyShutesburyTown of DeerfieldDeerfieldTown of CharlemontCharlemontTown of BernardstonBernardston040600Tract 040600Town of LeydenLeydenTown of SunderlandSunderlandTown of GillTown of LeverettLeverettTown of New SalemNew SalemTown of WhatelyWhatelyTown of AshfieldAshfieldTown of ConwayConway24.824213%24.824213%24.8%812123.255814%23.255814%23.3%10222.009307%22.009307%22.0%804320.632133%20.632133%20.6%94016.910338%16.910338%16.9%1,307416.621253%16.621253%16.6%61516.336056%16.336056%16.3%140615.730337%15.730337%15.7%42714.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,30114.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,30113.194686%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%319,790320k12.213740%12.213740%12.2%96811.984021%11.984021%12.0%90911.707989%11.707989%11.7%851011.578947%11.578947%11.6%221111.484594%11.484594%11.5%411210.323383%10.323383%10.3%8310.031847%10.031847%10.0%126139.937888%9.937888%9.9%16149.498681%9.498681%9.5%72159.172483%9.172483%9.2%184169.158879%9.158879%9.2%49176.962025%6.962025%7.0%66186.886228%6.886228%6.9%1386.185567%6.185567%6.2%18196.011635%6.011635%6.0%93205.498282%5.498282%5.5%32215.438813%5.438813%5.4%44225.034325%5.034325%5.0%22234.361874%4.361874%4.4%27243.089888%3.089888%3.1%22252.735978%2.735978%2.7%2026
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 26 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 New Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of New Salem. 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 New Salem, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of New Salem
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownFranklin CountyFranklinAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincyBeverlyNew Salem-Wendell School DistrictNew Salem-WendellBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedford040600Tract 040600Town of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown TownTown of New SalemNew SalemTown 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%15,29115.3k1020.632133%20.632133%20.6%94020.468538%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%3,3882214.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,30114.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,30113.415868%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%3,0012810.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2322910.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7163010.323383%10.323383%10.3%8310.098665%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%1,615406.886228%6.886228%6.9%1386.868492%6.868492%6.9%785416.417221%6.417221%6.4%945425.034325%5.034325%5.0%225.015965%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 New Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of New Salem. 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 New Salem, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of New Salem
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownFranklin CountyFranklinQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsQuincyNew Salem-Wendell School DistrictNew Salem-WendellTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms Riv040600Tract 040600Town of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of New SalemNew SalemTown 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%8,8242320.632133%20.632133%20.6%94019.514573%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%6,7663014.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,30114.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,30113.924220%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%319,790320k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.323383%10.323383%10.3%839.145754%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%2,394426.886228%6.886228%6.9%1386.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845445.034325%5.034325%5.0%224.454109%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 New Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of New Salem. 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 New Salem, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of New Salem
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownFranklin CountyFranklinQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverNew Salem-Wendell School DistrictNew Salem-WendellAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego040600Tract 040600Northeast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoTown of New SalemNew SalemSan 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%224,967225k920.632133%20.632133%20.6%94020.437953%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%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,30114.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,30113.924220%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%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.323383%10.323383%10.3%8310.290689%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%60,92860.9k436.886228%6.886228%6.9%1386.406793%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%18,42718.4k485.034325%5.034325%5.0%224.968853%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:
Franklin
Metro Area:
Greenfield Town Area
ZIP Codes:
01355, 01364
Elementary School District:
New Salem-Wendell
Secondary School District:
Ralph C. Mahar
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Franklin
Neighboring Towns:
Athol, Belchertown, Orange, Pelham, Petersham, Shutesbury, Ware, Wendell
Nearby Towns:
Amherst, Barre, Erving, Hadley, Hardwick, Leverett, Montague, New Braintree, Phillipston, Sunderland