Food Stamps in the Town of Amherst, Hampshire 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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,999.000000$62,608.000000$45,999.000000$46.0k8,955$14,568.000000$14,901.000000$14,568.000000$14.6k731$50,687.000000$68,893.000000$50,687.000000$50.7k8,224
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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.922025%31.746587%46.922025%46.9%17.572%17.6%37.619699%19.058453%37.619699%37.6%47.496%47.5%9.302326%8.592930%9.302326%9.3%5.462%5.46%44.049248%49.702485%44.049248%44.0%19.178%19.2%23.529412%36.664333%23.529412%23.5%6.361%6.36%57.865937%53.202660%57.865937%57.9%15.102%15.1%
% 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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.564689%24.775287%19.564689%19.6%82.428%82.4%3.696498%4.585277%3.696498%3.7%52.504%52.5%14.311770%17.865134%14.311770%14.3%94.538%94.5%16.500486%20.859408%16.500486%16.5%80.822%80.8%30.787938%40.660674%30.787938%30.8%93.639%93.6%28.915370%9.940456%28.915370%28.9%84.898%84.9%
% 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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1Asian1All RacesWhite346.428571%52.722063%46.428571%46.4%39568.765878%569%26.829268%25.797267%26.829268%26.8%77328.667712%329%22.891566%21.745789%22.891566%22.9%19280.429516%280%14.756944%18.726308%14.756944%14.8%85180.777616%181%8.650190%9.501312%8.650190%8.7%91105.967787%106%8.163037%9.776211%8.163037%8.2%731100.000000%100%6.110869%8.590325%6.110869%6.1%42074.860230%75%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.505%8.519%8.532%8.546%8.559%8.573%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Amherst

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.8%11.1%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Amherst (1 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Town of Amherst, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Amherst, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%Count#Springfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsHampshire CountyHampshireSouth Amherst NeighborhoodSouth AmherstNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-Pelham19.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k13.194686%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%319,790320k9.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7148.572731%8.572731%8.6%13113218.505031%8.505031%8.5%15428.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%7317.842605%7.842605%7.8%867
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Springfield Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%10%20%30%Count#SpringfieldHolyokeChicopeeSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownTown of WalesPalmer TownTown of WareNorthamptonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsTown of ChesterChesterEasthampton TownTown of WilliamsburgWilliamsburgTown of HadleyHadleyTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonAgawam TownTown of PlainfieldPlainfieldTown of MonsonMonsonHampshire CountyHampshireTown of CummingtonCummingtonTown of LudlowLudlowTown of South HadleyS HadleyTown of BelchertownBelchertownTown of BrimfieldBrimfieldAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstTown of GranvilleGranvilleTown of East LongmeadowE LongmeadowAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown 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%5,047220.319297%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%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%1211210.606722%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%348179.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7148.894231%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%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%731238.143322%8.143322%8.1%50248.048821%8.048821%8.0%488257.842605%7.842605%7.8%8676.739422%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 Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownHampshire CountyHampshireSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown 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%49,53949.5k1519.095420%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%3,0531815.672175%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%3,3882213.415868%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%4,2322910.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7163010.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,914319.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7149.677620%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%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%731377.842605%7.842605%7.8%8677.652245%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 Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsQuincyHampshire CountyHampshireTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown 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%49,53949.5k2619.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k17.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%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%4,232349.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7149.145754%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%5,545398.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%7317.842605%7.842605%7.8%8677.176033%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 Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesHampshire CountyHampshireAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamEast 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%49,53949.5k1519.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k17.573826%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%164,852165k2313.924220%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%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7149.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.842605%7.842605%7.8%8677.755337%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:
Hampshire
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Unincorporated Places:
Amherst Center, North Amherst, South Amherst
ZIP Codes:
01002, 01003
Elementary School District:
Amherst
Secondary School District:
Amherst-Pelham
Neighborhoods:
North Amherst, South Amherst
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-3rd Hampshire
Neighboring Towns:
Belchertown, Granby, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Sunderland
Nearby Towns:
Deerfield, Hatfield, Ludlow, New Salem, Ware, Whately, Williamsburg