Food Stamps in the Town of Oakham, 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 Oakham
Town of Oakham
Worcester County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$85,052.000000$67,005.000000$85,052.000000$85.1k647$43,750.000000$18,895.000000$43,750.000000$43.8k31$85,938.000000$75,513.000000$85,938.000000$85.9k616
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 Oakham
Town of Oakham
Worcester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.064516%42.444610%58.064516%58.1%9.184%9.18%19.354839%25.811593%19.354839%19.4%13.333%13.3%38.709677%12.209766%38.709677%38.7%8.333%8.33%67.741935%54.455130%67.741935%67.7%15.441%15.4%41.935484%34.806865%41.935484%41.9%5.078%5.08%9.677419%47.630307%9.677419%9.7%20.000%20.0%
% 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 Oakham
Town of Oakham
Worcester County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.896104%30.293945%28.896104%28.9%90.816%90.8%6.331169%5.179293%6.331169%6.3%86.667%86.7%21.428571%22.778255%21.428571%21.4%91.667%91.7%18.668831%19.993061%18.668831%18.7%84.559%84.6%39.448052%37.051955%39.448052%39.4%94.922%94.9%1.948052%6.409908%1.948052%1.9%80.000%80.0%
% 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 Oakham
Town of Oakham
Worcester County
0%10%20%30%Count%White1All RacesMixed2Other24.851330%9.234824%4.851330%4.9%31101.251956%101%4.791345%12.431554%4.791345%4.8%31100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.317269%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
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Worcester Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Oakham, selected other county subdivisions in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain the Town of Oakham
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 BarreQuabbin School DistrictQuabbinTown of UxbridgeUxbridgeTown of MillburyMillburyTown of BlackstoneBlackstoneTown of DouglasDouglasTown of TempletonTempletonTown of LeicesterLeicesterTown of CharltonCharltonTown of RutlandRutlandTown of GraftonGraftonTown of SuttonSuttonTown of SturbridgeSturbridgeTown of WoodstockWoodstockTown of AuburnAuburnTown of UptonZIP Code 01068ZIP 01068721101Tract 721101Town of OakhamOakhamTown 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%159228.087601%8.087601%8.1%4697.596567%7.596567%7.6%354237.119803%7.119803%7.1%375247.089441%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%142364.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.387611%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 Oakham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Oakham. 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 Oakham, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Oakham
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 AmherstAmherstQuabbin School DistrictQuabbinTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordTown of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineZIP Code 01068ZIP 01068721101Tract 721101Town of OakhamOakhamTown 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%731378.087601%8.087601%8.1%4697.652245%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%1,241434.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.557152%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 Oakham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Oakham. 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 Oakham, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Oakham
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 BabylonBabylonQuabbin School DistrictQuabbinTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeZIP Code 01068ZIP 01068721101Tract 721101Town of OakhamOakhamTown 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%5,545398.087601%8.087601%8.1%4697.176033%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%1,845444.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.454109%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 Oakham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Oakham. 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 Oakham, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Oakham
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 HarrisQuabbin School DistrictQuabbinEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseZIP Code 01068ZIP 01068721101Tract 721101Town of OakhamOakhamPlano42.327373%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%20,38620.4k408.087601%8.087601%8.1%4697.755337%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%29,11429.1k494.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.791345%4.791345%4.8%314.791345%4.791345%4.8%313.859381%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 Code:
01068
Unified School District:
Quabbin
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-5th Worcester
Neighboring Towns:
Barre, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Paxton, Rutland, Spencer
Nearby Towns:
Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Leicester, Petersham, Princeton, Warren, West Brookfield