Food Stamps in the Town of Blackstone, Worcester 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 Worcester County and the Town of Blackstone
Town of Blackstone
Worcester County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$75,544.000000$67,005.000000$75,544.000000$75.5k3,343$23,856.000000$18,895.000000$23,856.000000$23.9k237$78,669.000000$75,513.000000$78,669.000000$78.7k3,106
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 Worcester County and the Town of Blackstone
Town of Blackstone
Worcester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.911392%42.444610%32.911392%32.9%6.946%6.95%24.472574%25.811593%24.472574%24.5%27.619%27.6%8.438819%12.209766%8.438819%8.4%2.323%2.32%53.586498%54.455130%53.586498%53.6%18.169%18.2%62.447257%34.806865%62.447257%62.4%12.948%12.9%36.708861%47.630307%36.708861%36.7%48.066%48.1%
% 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 Worcester County and the Town of Blackstone
Town of Blackstone
Worcester County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.644559%30.293945%33.644559%33.6%93.054%93.1%4.893754%5.179293%4.893754%4.9%72.381%72.4%27.076626%22.778255%27.076626%27.1%97.677%97.7%18.415969%19.993061%18.415969%18.4%81.831%81.8%32.034771%37.051955%32.034771%32.0%87.052%87.1%3.026401%6.409908%3.026401%3.0%51.934%51.9%
% 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 Worcester County and the Town of Blackstone
Town of Blackstone
Worcester County
0%10%20%30%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Mixed3Black3Asian3Other327.777778%38.465179%27.777778%27.8%10391.819034%392%7.089441%12.431554%7.089441%7.1%237100.000000%100%7.019171%9.234824%7.019171%7.0%22799.008817%99%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.317269%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.451997%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.983943%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%38.649809%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Blackstone

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.16%6.58%7.00%7.42%7.84%8.26%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Worcester Area

There are 75 county subdivisions in the Worcester Area. This section compares the Town of Blackstone to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Worcester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Blackstone. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,178.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Blackstone, selected other county subdivisions in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain the Town of Blackstone
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of WindhamWindhamSouthbridge TownWorcesterGardnerFitchburgTown of AtholTown of WebsterWebsterTown of KillinglyKillinglyTown of BrooklynBrooklynTown of PlainfieldPlainfieldLeominsterTown of OxfordOxfordNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterTown of PutnamPutnamNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterTown of ClintonClintonTown of WinchendonWinchendonTown of ThompsonThompsonTown of NorthbridgeNorthbridgeTown of DudleyDudleyTown of SpencerSpencerTown of MilfordMilfordTown of WarrenWarrenTown of BarreBlackstone-Millville School DistrictBlackstone-MillvilleTown of UxbridgeUxbridgeTown of MillburyMillburyZIP Code 01504ZIP 01504Town of BlackstoneBlackstoneTown of DouglasDouglasTown of TempletonTempletonTown of LeicesterLeicesterTown of CharltonCharltonTown of RutlandRutlandTown of GraftonGraftonTown of SuttonSuttonTown of SturbridgeSturbridgeTown of WoodstockWoodstockTown of AuburnAuburnTown of UptonTown of LunenburgLunenburgTown of SterlingSterlingTown of HopedaleHopedaleTown of WestminsterWestminsterTown of West BoylstonW BoylstonTown of MendonMendonTown of WestboroughWestboroughTown of HoldenHoldenTown of AshburnhamAshburnhamTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTown of NorthboroughNorthboroughTown of SouthboroughSouthboroughTown of HarvardHarvardTown of LancasterLancaster30.766590%30.766590%30.8%2,689126.525238%26.525238%26.5%1,813222.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k321.375533%21.375533%21.4%1,756420.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,956519.291998%19.291998%19.3%921618.389571%18.389571%18.4%1,199716.403785%16.403785%16.4%1,144815.465313%15.465313%15.5%457915.270151%15.270151%15.3%8621014.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4761114.114339%14.114339%14.1%7531213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.755498%12.755498%12.8%4931312.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k10.728311%10.728311%10.7%6011410.635538%10.635538%10.6%4101510.294515%10.294515%10.3%3811610.159199%10.159199%10.2%6191710.088720%10.088720%10.1%398189.841605%9.841605%9.8%466199.230491%9.230491%9.2%1,022209.180498%9.180498%9.2%177218.289885%8.289885%8.3%159228.106884%8.106884%8.1%3587.596567%7.596567%7.6%354237.119803%7.119803%7.1%375247.089441%7.089441%7.1%2377.089441%7.089441%7.1%237257.043147%7.043147%7.0%222266.920947%6.920947%6.9%225276.893403%6.893403%6.9%302286.868018%6.868018%6.9%332296.578489%6.578489%6.6%189306.258264%6.258264%6.3%426316.037971%6.037971%6.0%194325.885619%5.885619%5.9%212335.756997%5.756997%5.8%181345.449258%5.449258%5.4%356355.253422%5.253422%5.3%142364.387611%4.387611%4.4%187374.380883%4.380883%4.4%121384.342105%4.342105%4.3%99393.980447%3.980447%4.0%114403.842412%3.842412%3.8%79413.677932%3.677932%3.7%74423.640669%3.640669%3.6%246433.549931%3.549931%3.5%230443.143508%3.143508%3.1%69452.943683%2.943683%2.9%380462.638265%2.638265%2.6%135472.252252%2.252252%2.3%75482.028081%2.028081%2.0%39491.852632%1.852632%1.9%4450
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 Blackstone to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Blackstone. 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 Blackstone, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Blackstone
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstBlackstone-Millville School DistrictBlackstone-MillvilleTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordZIP Code 01504ZIP 01504Town of BlackstoneBlackstoneTown 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%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.724987%12.724987%12.7%1,9232412.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k11.693687%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%3,0012810.627025%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%731378.106884%8.106884%8.1%3587.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675387.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770397.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615407.089441%7.089441%7.1%2377.089441%7.089441%7.1%2376.868492%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 Blackstone to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Blackstone. 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 Blackstone, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Blackstone
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 StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonBlackstone-Millville School DistrictBlackstone-MillvilleTown of AmherstAmherstZIP Code 01504ZIP 01504Town of BlackstoneBlackstoneTown 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%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3312.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k10.627025%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%5,545398.106884%8.106884%8.1%3587.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.089441%7.089441%7.1%2377.089441%7.089441%7.1%2377.005629%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 Blackstone to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Blackstone. 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 Blackstone, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Blackstone
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisBlackstone-Millville School DistrictBlackstone-MillvilleEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoZIP Code 01504ZIP 01504Town of BlackstoneBlackstoneNortheast 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%73,75173.8k3012.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%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%20,38620.4k408.106884%8.106884%8.1%3587.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k437.089441%7.089441%7.1%2377.089441%7.089441%7.1%2376.406793%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:
Worcester
Metro Area:
Worcester Area
ZIP Codes:
01504, 01529
Unified School District:
Blackstone-Millville
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Worcester and Norfolk
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-8th Worcester
Neighboring Cities:
Woonsocket
Neighboring Towns:
Bellingham, Mendon, Millville, North Smithfield
Nearby Towns:
Cumberland, Hopedale, Lincoln, Medway, Milford, Northbridge, Smithfield, Uxbridge, Wrentham