Food Stamps in the Town of Shirley, 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 Shirley
Town of Shirley
Middlesex County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$68,864.000000$89,019.000000$68,864.000000$68.9k2,408$51,223.000000$18,908.000000$51,223.000000$51.2k247$75,521.000000$95,489.000000$75,521.000000$75.5k2,161
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 Shirley
Town of Shirley
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.724696%38.676900%43.724696%43.7%13.864%13.9%9.716599%22.700249%9.716599%9.7%11.650%11.7%15.384615%12.552157%15.384615%15.4%8.426%8.43%37.246964%49.358988%37.246964%37.2%16.943%16.9%43.724696%43.152092%43.724696%43.7%11.009%11.0%28.340081%43.307751%28.340081%28.3%24.390%24.4%
% 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 Shirley
Town of Shirley
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.050440%30.615351%31.050440%31.1%86.136%86.1%8.422027%4.197754%8.422027%8.4%88.350%88.3%19.111522%24.889008%19.111522%19.1%91.574%91.6%20.869968%16.648260%20.869968%20.9%83.057%83.1%40.397964%35.214043%40.397964%40.4%88.991%89.0%10.041647%5.840844%10.041647%10.0%75.610%75.6%
% 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 Shirley
Town of Shirley
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Asian1Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Other151.063830%9.253460%51.063830%51.1%24497.820656%498%44.186047%23.996701%44.186047%44.2%19430.769231%431%42.968750%14.931607%42.968750%43.0%55418.901822%419%10.257475%7.870043%10.257475%10.3%247100.000000%100%7.201547%5.695227%7.201547%7.2%14970.207791%70%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.349160%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
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white 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 Shirley to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Shirley. 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 Shirley, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Shirley
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 StoughtonStoughtonAyer-Shirley School DistrictAyer-ShirleyTown of SaugusSaugus388200Tract 388200Town of ShirleyShirleySomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree 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%1,1062010.334764%10.334764%10.3%60210.279908%10.279908%10.3%1,0322110.257475%10.257475%10.3%24710.257475%10.257475%10.3%2479.677620%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 Shirley to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Shirley. 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 Shirley, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Shirley
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 AreaQuincyBeverlyAyer-Shirley School DistrictAyer-Shirley388200Tract 388200Town of ShirleyShirleyBarnstable 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%1,7163010.334764%10.334764%10.3%60210.257475%10.257475%10.3%24710.257475%10.257475%10.3%24710.098665%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 Shirley to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Shirley. 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 Shirley, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Shirley
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 AreaQuincyAyer-Shirley School DistrictAyer-Shirley388200Tract 388200Town of ShirleyShirleyTown 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%4,2323410.334764%10.334764%10.3%60210.257475%10.257475%10.3%24710.257475%10.257475%10.3%2479.145754%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 Shirley to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Shirley. 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 Shirley, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Shirley
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 AreaAyer-Shirley School DistrictAyer-ShirleyDenverAustin388200Tract 388200Town of ShirleyShirleyLos 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%192,490192k10.334764%10.334764%10.3%60210.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.257475%10.257475%10.3%24710.257475%10.257475%10.3%24710.248119%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:
Devens, Shirley
ZIP Codes:
01432, 01434, 01464
Unified School District:
Ayer-Shirley
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Middlesex and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Towns:
Ayer, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Townsend
Nearby Towns:
Bolton, Boxborough, Clinton, Dunstable, Littleton, Pepperell, Sterling, Westford