Food Stamps in the Town of Acton, Middlesex 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 Middlesex County and the Town of Acton
Town of Acton
Middlesex County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$131,099.000000$89,019.000000$131,099.000000$131.1k8,638$12,360.000000$18,908.000000$12,360.000000$12.4k334$133,750.000000$95,489.000000$133,750.000000$133.8k8,304
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 Middlesex County and the Town of Acton
Town of Acton
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.940120%38.676900%29.940120%29.9%2.801%2.80%14.071856%22.700249%14.071856%14.1%21.759%21.8%15.868263%12.552157%15.868263%15.9%1.594%1.59%64.970060%49.358988%64.970060%65.0%17.458%17.5%56.886228%43.152092%56.886228%56.9%6.993%6.99%51.497006%43.307751%51.497006%51.5%33.528%33.5%
% 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 Middlesex County and the Town of Acton
Town of Acton
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty241.787091%30.615351%41.787091%41.8%97.199%97.2%2.035164%4.197754%2.035164%2.0%78.241%78.2%39.390655%24.889008%39.390655%39.4%98.406%98.4%12.355491%16.648260%12.355491%12.4%82.542%82.5%30.431118%35.214043%30.431118%30.4%93.007%93.0%4.106455%5.840844%4.106455%4.1%66.472%66.5%
% 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 Middlesex County and the Town of Acton
Town of Acton
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1All RacesAsian2White3Mixed2Black2Other253.012048%19.349160%53.012048%53.0%441,371.012192%1,371%3.866636%7.870043%3.866636%3.9%334100.000000%100%3.556359%9.253460%3.556359%3.6%5991.975543%92%3.511706%5.695227%3.511706%3.5%23190.820700%91%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.931607%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.996701%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.610409%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Acton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.2%2.3%3.4%4.5%5.5%6.7%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the Town of Acton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Acton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Acton, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Acton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceChelseaLynnBrocktonLowellEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphSalemHaverhillRevereRochesterMaldenNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyBeverlyTown of StoughtonStoughtonTown of SaugusSaugusSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of NorwoodNorwoodMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of DracutDracutTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordDoverTown of DerryWatertown TownMelroseFranklin TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of TewksburyTewksburyTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of AndoverAndoverTown of ActonTown of LexingtonLexingtonTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of SalemActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon-BoxboroughTown of NatickNatickTown of NeedhamNeedhamTown of WellesleyWellesley43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k130.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573328.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974519.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,984619.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k718.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,282816.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,053915.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271015.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0691114.768779%14.768779%14.8%1,9131214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3881313.194686%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%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0341411.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4401510.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5171610.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0011710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2321810.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7161910.455663%10.455663%10.5%1,1062010.279908%10.279908%10.3%1,032219.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119229.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181239.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410248.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261258.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666268.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151278.092240%8.092240%8.1%951287.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.653804%7.653804%7.7%841297.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675307.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770317.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615327.121082%7.121082%7.1%911336.434150%6.434150%6.4%832346.417221%6.417221%6.4%945355.972771%5.972771%6.0%680365.039764%5.039764%5.0%564375.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241384.803801%4.803801%4.8%546394.557152%4.557152%4.6%850404.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310414.237469%4.237469%4.2%596424.183486%4.183486%4.2%456434.023319%4.023319%4.0%490443.866636%3.866636%3.9%3343.559731%3.559731%3.6%413453.549777%3.549777%3.5%486463.478648%3.478648%3.5%391473.334877%3.334877%3.3%3603.165908%3.165908%3.2%445482.913552%2.913552%2.9%304492.148914%2.148914%2.1%18550
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 Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Acton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Acton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Acton, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Acton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordTown of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of AndoverAndoverTown of ActonTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon-BoxboroughTown 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%3,3882213.415868%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%3,0012810.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2322910.573664%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%731377.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.652245%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%490473.866636%3.866636%3.9%3343.549777%3.549777%3.5%486483.334877%3.334877%3.3%3603.165908%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 Acton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Acton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Acton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Acton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of ActonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon-BoxboroughTown 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%6,7663013.924220%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%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%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%5,545397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.176033%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%3,052453.866636%3.866636%3.9%3343.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.334877%3.334877%3.3%3603.090064%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 Acton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Acton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Acton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Acton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseTown of ActonPlanoActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon-Boxborough42.327373%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%164,852165k2313.924220%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%21,74121.7k3310.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.333295%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%20,38620.4k407.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.755337%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%29,11429.1k493.866636%3.866636%3.9%3343.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721503.334877%3.334877%3.3%360
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:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
01718, 01720, 01742
Unified School District:
Acton-Boxborough
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Middlesex and Worcester
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-14th Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Towns:
Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, Westford
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Maynard, West Concord
Nearby Towns:
Ayer, Bedford, Billerica, Bolton, Chelmsford, Harvard, Hudson, Lincoln, Wayland