Food Stamps in the Town of Wales, Hampden 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 Hampden County and the Town of Wales
Town of Wales
Hampden County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,351.000000$51,005.000000$51,351.000000$51.4k800$22,614.000000$17,392.000000$22,614.000000$22.6k131$60,078.000000$64,107.000000$60,078.000000$60.1k669
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 Hampden County and the Town of Wales
Town of Wales
Hampden County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.274809%50.273711%44.274809%44.3%22.481%22.5%11.450382%33.252705%11.450382%11.5%37.500%37.5%21.374046%12.231700%21.374046%21.4%18.065%18.1%29.007634%51.248886%29.007634%29.0%24.051%24.1%48.854962%29.843412%48.854962%48.9%20.063%20.1%25.190840%52.590707%25.190840%25.2%62.264%62.3%
% 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 Hampden County and the Town of Wales
Town of Wales
Hampden County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.895366%26.673581%29.895366%29.9%77.519%77.5%3.736921%6.449180%3.736921%3.7%62.500%62.5%18.983558%17.449484%18.983558%19.0%81.935%81.9%17.937220%25.370980%17.937220%17.9%75.949%75.9%38.116592%41.922569%38.116592%38.1%79.937%79.9%2.989537%6.882896%2.989537%3.0%37.736%37.7%
% 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 Hampden County and the Town of Wales
Town of Wales
Hampden County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black316.603295%11.546378%16.603295%16.6%131101.394170%101%16.375000%22.170102%16.375000%16.4%131100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%56.394101%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.320554%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.349730%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 Springfield Area

There are 43 county subdivisions in the Springfield Area. This section compares the Town of Wales to all of the county subdivisions in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wales.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Wales, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Wales
0%10%20%30%Count#SpringfieldHolyokeHampden CountyHampdenChicopeeSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownWales School DistrictWalesTown of WalesPalmer TownTown of WareNorthamptonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsTown of ChesterChesterEasthampton TownTown of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg813801Tract 813801Town of HadleyHadleyTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonAgawam TownTown of PlainfieldPlainfieldTown of MonsonMonsonTown of CummingtonCummingtonTown of LudlowLudlowTown of South HadleyS HadleyTown of BelchertownBelchertownTown of BrimfieldBrimfieldTown of AmherstAmherstTown of GranvilleGranvilleTown of East LongmeadowE LongmeadowTantasqua School DistrictTantasquaTown of WilbrahamWilbrahamTown of ChesterfieldChesterfieldTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of HollandHollandTown of WorthingtonWorthingtonTown of SouthwickSouthwickTown of BlandfordBlandfordTown of HatfieldHatfieldTown of GranbyGranbyTown of RussellRussellTown of PelhamPelhamTown of TollandTollandTown of WesthamptonWesthamptonTown of HampdenHampdenTown of LongmeadowLongmeadowTown of GoshenGoshenTown of MontgomeryMontgomeryTown of MiddlefieldMiddlefield37.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k133.635455%33.635455%33.6%5,047222.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k20.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,671319.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,193416.375000%16.375000%16.4%13116.375000%16.375000%16.4%131516.338379%16.338379%16.3%788613.984999%13.984999%14.0%578713.815558%13.815558%13.8%1,570813.194686%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%1,923912.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.681416%11.681416%11.7%661011.298809%11.298809%11.3%8161110.910730%10.910730%10.9%1211210.616438%10.616438%10.6%18610.606722%10.606722%10.6%2431310.592686%10.592686%10.6%841410.412185%10.412185%10.4%1,2101510.408922%10.408922%10.4%281610.151692%10.151692%10.2%348178.894231%8.894231%8.9%37188.750000%8.750000%8.8%700198.723843%8.723843%8.7%592208.590269%8.590269%8.6%482218.299866%8.299866%8.3%124228.163037%8.163037%8.2%731238.143322%8.143322%8.1%50248.048821%8.048821%8.0%488257.378735%7.378735%7.4%6106.739422%6.739422%6.7%352266.054688%6.054688%6.1%31275.863454%5.863454%5.9%146285.777311%5.777311%5.8%55295.653710%5.653710%5.7%32305.586131%5.586131%5.6%203314.807692%4.807692%4.8%25324.780616%4.780616%4.8%73334.091456%4.091456%4.1%102343.797468%3.797468%3.8%21353.752345%3.752345%3.8%20363.100775%3.100775%3.1%8372.723147%2.723147%2.7%18382.412166%2.412166%2.4%46392.276708%2.276708%2.3%130402.053388%2.053388%2.1%10410.903614%0.903614%0.9%3420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 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 Wales to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wales. 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 Wales, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Wales
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellHampden CountyHampdenWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemWales School DistrictWalesTown of WalesHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincy813801Tract 813801BeverlyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamTantasqua School DistrictTantasquaMedfordTown 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%8,974922.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k22.095544%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%49,53949.5k1519.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821618.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801716.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531816.375000%16.375000%16.4%13116.375000%16.375000%16.4%13115.672175%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%3,3882213.415868%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%4,2322910.616438%10.616438%10.6%18610.573664%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%1,770397.378735%7.378735%7.4%6107.274119%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 Wales to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wales. 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 Wales, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Wales
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellHampden CountyHampdenWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldPittsburghYonkersWales School DistrictWalesTown of WalesJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsQuincy813801Tract 813801Town of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTantasqua School DistrictTantasquaTown 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%8,9742122.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k22.095544%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%49,53949.5k2619.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k17.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.375000%16.375000%16.4%13116.375000%16.375000%16.4%13116.195840%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%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3312.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.616438%10.616438%10.6%1869.145754%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%5,545397.378735%7.378735%7.4%6107.176033%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 Wales to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wales. 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 Wales, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Wales
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynHampden CountyHampdenFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasWales School DistrictWalesTown of WalesFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-Lakewood813801Tract 813801DenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoTantasqua School DistrictTantasquaNortheast 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%224,967225k922.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k20.437953%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%49,53949.5k1519.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k17.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.375000%16.375000%16.4%13116.375000%16.375000%16.4%13115.901493%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%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.616438%10.616438%10.6%18610.333295%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%60,92860.9k437.378735%7.378735%7.4%6106.406793%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:
Hampden
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
ZIP Codes:
01057, 01081
Elementary School District:
Wales
Secondary School District:
Tantasqua
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-1st Hampden
Neighboring Towns:
Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Stafford, Union
Nearby Towns:
Ashford, Brookfield, Hampden, Somers, Sturbridge, Warren, Wilbraham, Willington