Food Stamps in the Town of Brookline, Norfolk 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 Norfolk County and the Town of Brookline
Town of Brookline
Norfolk County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$102,175.000000$90,226.000000$102,175.000000$102.2k24,74124.7k$12,135.000000$21,390.000000$12,135.000000$12.1k1,241$108,294.000000$95,972.000000$108,294.000000$108.3k23,50023.5k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Norfolk County and the Town of Brookline
Town of Brookline
Norfolk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.306205%39.856192%20.306205%20.3%4.146%4.15%13.618050%22.178429%13.618050%13.6%18.390%18.4%2.336825%15.414115%2.336825%2.3%0.598%0.60%58.823529%48.058589%58.823529%58.8%21.117%21.1%56.728445%46.407457%56.728445%56.7%8.342%8.34%58.340048%39.627164%58.340048%58.3%22.484%22.5%

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 Norfolk County and the Town of Brookline
Town of Brookline
Norfolk County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.791489%31.143125%24.791489%24.8%95.854%95.9%3.191489%3.991943%3.191489%3.2%81.610%81.6%20.527660%25.578359%20.527660%20.5%99.402%99.4%11.604255%18.327213%11.604255%11.6%78.883%78.9%32.914894%39.192494%32.914894%32.9%91.658%91.7%10.621277%5.301592%10.621277%10.6%77.516%77.5%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Norfolk County and the Town of Brookline
Town of Brookline
Norfolk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesMixed1White329.634465%16.660808%29.634465%29.6%227590.802814%591%16.875000%21.058475%16.875000%16.9%54336.425766%336%7.847534%11.055989%7.847534%7.8%70156.451112%156%5.442003%10.451578%5.442003%5.4%213108.493632%108%5.015965%7.219460%5.015965%5.0%1,241100.000000%100%4.487179%12.554745%4.487179%4.5%2889.457943%89%3.561043%5.888369%3.561043%3.6%64970.994160%71%

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of Brookline

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Brookline

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.6%3.4%6.2%9.0%11.7%14.6%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of Brookline

There are 18 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Brookline (8 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 18 of those to each other, the Town of Brookline, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Brookline.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Brookline, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Brookline, and entities that contain the Town of Brookline
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Mission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillFenway NeighborhoodFenwayJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainCentral Village NeighborhoodCntrl VlgBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaHigh Street Hill NeighborhoodHigh St HlWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyAllston NeighborhoodAllstonKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreNorfolk CountyNorfolkLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodLawrence NeighborhoodLawrenceCorey Hill NeighborhoodCorey HillBrooklineBrookline School DistrictBrooklineTown of BrooklineBrooklineGriggs Park NeighborhoodGriggs ParkAspinwall Hill NeighborhoodAspinwall HlFisher Hill NeighborhoodFisher HillChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillEmerson Garden NeighborhoodEmerson Gdn27.771539%27.771539%27.8%1,4171,418121.417569%21.417569%21.4%1,111215.869384%15.869384%15.9%2,6402,641314.517766%14.517766%14.5%9293413.831767%13.831767%13.8%2,687513.194686%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%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.688836%10.688836%10.7%5253610.181409%10.181409%10.2%1,2681,26979.692051%9.692051%9.7%1,0081,00989.078922%9.078922%9.1%58597.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k6.569647%6.569647%6.6%5455106.222750%6.222750%6.2%67115.158438%5.158438%5.2%8081125.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2415.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2415.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2413.245614%3.245614%3.2%1415132.855345%2.855345%2.9%50142.434078%2.434078%2.4%14152.381514%2.381514%2.4%4546162.119525%2.119525%2.1%68170.625978%0.625978%0.6%118

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Brookline, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Brookline
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 NorwoodNorwoodTown of DracutDracutTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordNorfolk CountyNorfolkDoverTown of DerryWatertown TownMelroseFranklin TownBrooklineBrookline School DistrictBrooklineTown 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%1,1062010.279908%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%951287.653804%7.653804%7.7%841297.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675307.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770317.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615327.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k7.121082%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%1,2415.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2415.015965%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Brookline to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Brookline. 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 Brookline, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Brookline
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 AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordNorfolk CountyNorfolkTown of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown TownBrooklineBrookline School DistrictBrooklineTown 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%1,7163010.098665%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%731377.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675387.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770397.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615407.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k6.868492%6.868492%6.9%785416.417221%6.417221%6.4%945425.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2415.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2415.015965%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Brookline to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Brookline. 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 Brookline, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Brookline
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 BabylonBabylonNorfolk CountyNorfolkTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeBrooklineBrookline School DistrictBrooklineTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown 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%4,232349.145754%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%5,545397.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k7.176033%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%1,845445.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2415.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2415.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2414.454109%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

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 Brookline to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Brookline. 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 Brookline, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Brookline
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 HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNorfolk CountyNorfolkNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoBrooklineBrookline School DistrictBrooklineTown of BrooklineBrooklineSan 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%192,490192k10.333295%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%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k437.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k6.406793%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%18,42718.4k485.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2415.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2415.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,2414.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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