Food Stamps in the Town of Ayer, 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 Ayer
Town of Ayer
Middlesex County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$77,112.000000$89,019.000000$77,112.000000$77.1k3,417$36,058.000000$18,908.000000$36,058.000000$36.1k355$88,578.000000$95,489.000000$88,578.000000$88.6k3,062
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 Ayer
Town of Ayer
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.507042%38.676900%44.507042%44.5%18.480%18.5%44.507042%22.700249%44.507042%44.5%57.040%57.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.552157%0.000%0%52.676056%49.358988%52.676056%52.7%29.683%29.7%38.873239%43.152092%38.873239%38.9%12.455%12.5%60.563380%43.307751%60.563380%60.6%54.156%54.2%
% 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 Ayer
Town of Ayer
Middlesex County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.762900%30.615351%22.762900%22.8%81.520%81.5%3.886349%4.197754%3.886349%3.9%42.960%43.0%16.688439%24.889008%16.688439%16.7%100.000%100%14.467668%16.648260%14.467668%14.5%70.317%70.3%31.678641%35.214043%31.678641%31.7%87.545%87.5%5.943828%5.840844%5.943828%5.9%45.844%45.8%
% 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 Ayer
Town of Ayer
Middlesex County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Hispanic1White2All RacesMixed3Black3Asian330.851064%19.349160%30.851064%30.9%29296.952352%297%11.202749%5.695227%11.202749%11.2%326107.830405%108%10.389230%7.870043%10.389230%10.4%355100.000000%100%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%9.253460%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 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Ayer, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Ayer
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 StoughtonStoughton325100Tract 325100Town of AyerAyer-Shirley School DistrictAyer-ShirleyTown 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 LexingtonLexingtonTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of SalemTown 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%1,1062010.389230%10.389230%10.4%35510.389230%10.389230%10.4%35510.334764%10.334764%10.3%60210.279908%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%490443.559731%3.559731%3.6%413453.549777%3.549777%3.5%486463.478648%3.478648%3.5%391473.165908%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 Ayer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ayer. 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 Ayer, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Ayer
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 AreaQuincyBeverly325100Tract 325100Town of AyerAyer-Shirley School DistrictAyer-ShirleyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown 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%3,3882213.415868%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%1,7163010.389230%10.389230%10.4%35510.389230%10.389230%10.4%35510.334764%10.334764%10.3%60210.098665%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%490473.549777%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 Ayer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ayer. 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 Ayer, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Ayer
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 AreaQuincy325100Tract 325100Town of AyerAyer-Shirley School DistrictAyer-ShirleyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown 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%6,7663013.924220%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%4,2323410.389230%10.389230%10.4%35510.389230%10.389230%10.4%35510.334764%10.334764%10.3%6029.145754%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%3,052453.812606%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 Ayer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ayer. 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 Ayer, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Ayer
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 Area325100Tract 325100Town of AyerAyer-Shirley School DistrictAyer-ShirleyDenverAustinLos 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 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%164,852165k2313.924220%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%192,490192k10.389230%10.389230%10.4%35510.389230%10.389230%10.4%35510.334764%10.334764%10.3%60210.333295%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%29,11429.1k493.859381%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:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Unincorporated Places:
Ayer, Devens
ZIP Codes:
01432, 01434
Unified School District:
Ayer-Shirley
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Middlesex and Worcester
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Towns:
Groton, Harvard, Littleton, Shirley
Nearby Towns:
Acton, Bolton, Boxborough, Dunstable, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Stow, Townsend, Westford