Food Stamps in the Town of Goshen, 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 Goshen
Town of Goshen
Hampshire County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$74,432.000000$62,608.000000$74,432.000000$74.4k487$53,333.000000$14,901.000000$53,333.000000$53.3k10$75,174.000000$68,893.000000$75,174.000000$75.2k477
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 Goshen
Town of Goshen
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty2100.000000%31.746587%100.000000%100.0%6.993%6.99%30.000000%19.058453%30.000000%30.0%18.750%18.8%30.000000%8.592930%30.000000%30.0%2.439%2.44%100.000000%49.702485%100.000000%100.0%11.494%11.5%70.000000%36.664333%70.000000%70.0%3.646%3.65%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%53.202660%0.000%0%
% 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 Goshen
Town of Goshen
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.882600%24.775287%27.882600%27.9%93.007%93.0%2.725367%4.585277%2.725367%2.7%81.250%81.3%25.157233%17.865134%25.157233%25.2%97.561%97.6%16.142558%20.859408%16.142558%16.1%88.506%88.5%38.784067%40.660674%38.784067%38.8%96.354%96.4%4.821803%9.940456%4.821803%4.8%100.000%100%
% 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 Goshen
Town of Goshen
Hampshire County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesHispanic22.070393%8.590325%2.070393%2.1%10100.828157%101%2.053388%9.776211%2.053388%2.1%10100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.797267%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 Goshen to all of the county subdivisions in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Goshen.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Goshen, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Goshen
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 BrimfieldBrimfield822606Tract 822606Town of AmherstAmherstTown of GranvilleGranvilleTown of East LongmeadowE LongmeadowTown of WilbrahamWilbrahamHampshire School DistrictHampshireTown of ChesterfieldChesterfieldTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of HollandHollandTown of WorthingtonWorthingtonTown of SouthwickSouthwickTown of BlandfordBlandfordTown of HatfieldHatfieldChesterfield-Goshen School DistrictChesterfield-GoshenTown 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%124228.208020%8.208020%8.2%1318.163037%8.163037%8.2%731238.143322%8.143322%8.1%50248.048821%8.048821%8.0%488256.739422%6.739422%6.7%352266.198897%6.198897%6.2%3266.054688%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%73334.104104%4.104104%4.1%414.091456%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 Goshen to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Goshen. 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 Goshen, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Goshen
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownHampshire CountyHampshireSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree Town822606Tract 822606Town of AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordTown of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown TownHampshire School DistrictHampshireTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaChesterfield-Goshen School DistrictChesterfield-GoshenTown of AndoverAndoverTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of NatickNatickTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTown of GoshenGoshen43.670174%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%1,151368.208020%8.208020%8.2%1318.163037%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%945426.198897%6.198897%6.2%3265.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241434.557152%4.557152%4.6%850444.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310454.237469%4.237469%4.2%596464.104104%4.104104%4.1%414.023319%4.023319%4.0%490473.549777%3.549777%3.5%486483.165908%3.165908%3.2%445492.943683%2.943683%2.9%380502.053388%2.053388%2.1%10
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 Goshen to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Goshen. 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 Goshen, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Goshen
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 BabylonBabylon822606Tract 822606Town of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadHampshire School DistrictHampshireWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonChesterfield-Goshen School DistrictChesterfield-GoshenEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of GoshenGoshen41.537790%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%5,545398.208020%8.208020%8.2%1317.176033%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%15,24115.2k436.198897%6.198897%6.2%3265.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052454.104104%4.104104%4.1%413.812606%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%1,138502.053388%2.053388%2.1%10
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 Goshen to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Goshen. 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 Goshen, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Goshen
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 City822606Tract 822606Northwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadHampshire School DistrictHampshireSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseChesterfield-Goshen School DistrictChesterfield-GoshenPlanoTown of GoshenGoshen42.327373%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%27,90827.9k398.208020%8.208020%8.2%1318.134682%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%15,24115.2k456.198897%6.198897%6.2%3266.012518%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%29,11429.1k494.104104%4.104104%4.1%413.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721502.053388%2.053388%2.1%10
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
ZIP Codes:
01032, 01096, 01330
Elementary School District:
Chesterfield-Goshen
Secondary School District:
Hampshire
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-1st Franklin
Neighboring Towns:
Ashfield, Chesterfield, Conway, Cummington, Williamsburg
Nearby Towns:
Buckland, Deerfield, Hatfield, Hawley, Huntington, Plainfield, Westhampton, Whately, Worthington