Food Stamps in the Town of Northfield, 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 Northfield
Town of Northfield
Franklin County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$63,963.000000$56,347.000000$63,963.000000$64.0k1,256$35,714.000000$18,999.000000$35,714.000000$35.7k126$73,833.000000$63,352.000000$73,833.000000$73.8k1,130
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 Northfield
Town of Northfield
Franklin County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty27.936508%33.085329%7.936508%7.9%2.786%2.79%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.391072%0.000%0%7.936508%8.997907%7.936508%7.9%3.788%3.79%82.539683%50.871890%82.539683%82.5%25.553%25.6%69.841270%36.410137%69.841270%69.8%16.029%16.0%22.222222%41.222971%22.222222%22.2%32.558%32.6%
% 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 Northfield
Town of Northfield
Franklin County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.884956%23.712052%30.884956%30.9%97.214%97.2%3.982301%4.143668%3.982301%4.0%100.000%100%22.477876%17.145814%22.477876%22.5%96.212%96.2%26.814159%22.462435%26.814159%26.8%74.447%74.4%40.796460%44.142901%40.796460%40.8%83.971%84.0%5.132743%5.849433%5.132743%5.1%67.442%67.4%
% 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 Northfield
Town of Northfield
Franklin County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Asian3Other310.260586%13.439176%10.260586%10.3%126102.280130%102%10.031847%14.153148%10.031847%10.0%126100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.723502%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.958333%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.604278%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%53.082192%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 Greenfield Town Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Northfield, selected other county subdivisions in the Greenfield Town Area, and entities that contain the Town of Northfield
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Town of OrangeOrangeTown of MonroeMonroeTown of MontagueMontagueGreenfield 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 WarwickWarwickZIP Code 01360ZIP 01360040300Tract 040300Town of NorthfieldNorthfieldTown of HawleyHawleyTown of ShutesburyShutesburyTown of DeerfieldDeerfieldTown of CharlemontCharlemontPioneer Valley School DistrictPioneer VlyTown of BernardstonBernardstonTown 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%804316.910338%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%411210.031847%10.031847%10.0%12610.031847%10.031847%10.0%12610.031847%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%49178.800842%8.800842%8.8%2516.962025%6.962025%7.0%66186.185567%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 Northfield to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Northfield. 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 Northfield, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Northfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownFranklin CountyFranklinAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownZIP Code 01360ZIP 01360040300Tract 040300Town of NorthfieldNorthfieldSomervilleMarlboroughPioneer Valley School DistrictPioneer VlyWoburnCambridgeBraintree 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%3,3882214.153148%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%1,7163010.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,9143110.031847%10.031847%10.0%12610.031847%10.031847%10.0%12610.031847%10.031847%10.0%1269.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119329.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410338.800842%8.800842%8.8%2518.433654%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 Northfield to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Northfield. 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 Northfield, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Northfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownFranklin CountyFranklinQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsQuincyZIP Code 01360ZIP 01360040300Tract 040300Town of NorthfieldNorthfieldTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordPioneer Valley School DistrictPioneer VlyTown 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%6,7663014.153148%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%4,2323410.031847%10.031847%10.0%12610.031847%10.031847%10.0%12610.031847%10.031847%10.0%1269.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.800842%8.800842%8.8%2518.722887%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 Northfield to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Northfield. 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 Northfield, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Northfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownFranklin CountyFranklinQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesZIP Code 01360ZIP 01360040300Tract 040300Town of NorthfieldNorthfieldAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Pioneer Valley School DistrictPioneer VlyOntarioSalt 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%51,79251.8k2214.236256%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%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k3610.031847%10.031847%10.0%12610.031847%10.031847%10.0%12610.031847%10.031847%10.0%1269.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.800842%8.800842%8.8%2518.572006%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:
Franklin
Metro Area:
Greenfield Town Area
Unincorporated Place:
Northfield
ZIP Code:
01360
Unified School District:
Pioneer Valley
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Berkshire
Neighboring Towns:
Bernardston, Erving, Gill, Hinsdale, Vernon, Warwick, Winchester
Nearby Towns:
Athol, Colrain, Guilford, Leyden, Montague, Orange, Richmond, Shelburne, Wendell