Food Stamps in the Town of Rochester, Plymouth 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 Plymouth County and the Town of Rochester
Town of Rochester
Plymouth County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$103,081.000000$77,627.000000$103,081.000000$103.1k1,848$102,965.000000$84,657.000000$102,965.000000$103.0k1,778
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 Plymouth County and the Town of Rochester
Town of Rochester
Plymouth County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.000000%47.550049%40.000000%40.0%4.185%4.19%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.810609%0.000%0%40.000000%13.834417%40.000000%40.0%5.600%5.60%50.000000%50.780810%50.000000%50.0%8.434%8.43%44.285714%37.632482%44.285714%44.3%3.822%3.82%15.714286%37.699043%15.714286%15.7%14.103%14.1%
% 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 Plymouth County and the Town of Rochester
Town of Rochester
Plymouth County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty236.051744%31.825640%36.051744%36.1%95.815%95.8%5.286839%5.320149%5.286839%5.3%100.000%100%26.546682%24.240264%26.546682%26.5%94.400%94.4%21.372328%20.981926%21.372328%21.4%91.566%91.6%43.869516%43.035011%43.869516%43.9%96.178%96.2%3.768279%4.818063%3.768279%3.8%85.897%85.9%
% 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 Plymouth County and the Town of Rochester
Town of Rochester
Plymouth County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Black1Asian1100.000000%29.542744%100.000000%100.0%92,640.000000%2,640%3.787879%10.716480%3.787879%3.8%70100.000000%100%3.526012%7.688990%3.526012%3.5%6193.086705%93%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.882614%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%32.055071%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.299435%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 Neighborhood in the Town of Rochester

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Rochester (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Town of Rochester, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Rochester.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Rochester, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Rochester, and entities that contain the Town of Rochester
0%5%10%Count#NortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthWest Wareham NeighborhoodWest WarehamOld Rochester School DistrictOld RochesterRochester School DistrictRochester541100Tract 541100Town of RochesterRochester13.194686%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%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k6.709493%6.709493%6.7%5214.161906%4.161906%4.2%2553.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%70
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the Town of Rochester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Rochester. 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 Rochester, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Rochester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceChelseaLynnBrocktonLowellEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphSalemHaverhillRevereRochesterMaldenNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthQuincyBeverlyTown of StoughtonStoughtonTown of SaugusSaugusSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of NorwoodNorwoodTown of DracutDracutTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordDoverTown of DerryWatertown TownMelroseFranklin TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of TewksburyTewksburyTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of North AndoverN AndoverOld Rochester School DistrictOld RochesterTown of AndoverAndoverRochester School DistrictRochester541100Tract 541100Town of RochesterRochesterTown 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%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k10.627025%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%1,615327.121082%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%456434.161906%4.161906%4.2%2554.023319%4.023319%4.0%490443.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.559731%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 Rochester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Rochester. 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 Rochester, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Rochester
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 AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordTown of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaOld Rochester School DistrictOld RochesterTown of AndoverAndoverRochester School DistrictRochester541100Tract 541100Town of RochesterRochesterTown 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%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k10.627025%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%1,615406.868492%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%596464.161906%4.161906%4.2%2554.023319%4.023319%4.0%490473.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.549777%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 Rochester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Rochester. 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 Rochester, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Rochester
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 AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonOld Rochester School DistrictOld RochesterEdison TownshipEdisonRochester School DistrictRochester541100Tract 541100Town of RochesterRochesterTown 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%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k10.627025%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%5,545397.176033%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%3,052454.161906%4.161906%4.2%2553.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.675937%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 Rochester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Rochester. 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 Rochester, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Rochester
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 AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseOld Rochester School DistrictOld RochesterPlanoRochester School DistrictRochester541100Tract 541100Town of RochesterRochester42.327373%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%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k10.333295%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%60,92860.9k436.406793%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%29,11429.1k494.161906%4.161906%4.2%2553.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721503.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%703.787879%3.787879%3.8%70
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:
Plymouth
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
02576, 02770
Elementary School District:
Rochester
Secondary School District:
Old Rochester
Neighborhood:
West Wareham
Congressional District:
MA-9
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-10th Bristol
Neighboring Towns:
Acushnet, Freetown, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Wareham
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
West Wareham
Nearby Towns:
Berkley, Bourne, Carver, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Plymouth, Plympton