Food Stamps in the Town of Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Belknap County and the Town of Alton
Town of Alton
Belknap County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$76,676.000000$61,245.000000$76,676.000000$76.7k2,073$54,153.000000$22,298.000000$54,153.000000$54.2k129$81,635.000000$66,884.000000$81,635.000000$81.6k1,944
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 Belknap County and the Town of Alton
Town of Alton
Belknap County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.139535%47.198997%58.139535%58.1%11.521%11.5%16.279070%30.392977%16.279070%16.3%46.667%46.7%41.860465%12.290970%41.860465%41.9%9.872%9.87%47.286822%55.225753%47.286822%47.3%14.088%14.1%13.953488%30.309365%13.953488%14.0%1.802%1.80%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%42.140468%0.000%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 Belknap County and the Town of Alton
Town of Alton
Belknap County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.629630%23.468648%29.629630%29.6%88.479%88.5%1.234568%3.629032%1.234568%1.2%53.333%53.3%25.360082%17.352302%25.360082%25.4%90.128%90.1%19.135802%24.537876%19.135802%19.1%85.912%85.9%50.462963%47.191011%50.462963%50.5%98.198%98.2%7.304527%6.234143%7.304527%7.3%100.000%100%
% 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 Belknap County and the Town of Alton
Town of Alton
Belknap County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%White1All RacesMixed2Asian2Other26.469408%9.677825%6.469408%6.5%129103.961886%104%6.222865%9.777632%6.222865%6.2%129100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%50.000000%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.238095%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 Laconia Area

There are 11 county subdivisions in the Laconia Area. This section compares the Town of Alton to all of the county subdivisions in the Laconia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Alton.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Alton, selected other county subdivisions in the Laconia Area, and entities that contain the Town of Alton
0%5%10%15%Count#LaconiaNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of MeredithMeredithNew EnglandTown of New HamptonNew HamptonLaconia Metro AreaLaconia AreaBelknap CountyBelknapNew HampshireTown of TiltonTiltonTown of GilfordGilfordAlton School DistrictAlton966500Tract 966500Town of AltonTown of BelmontBelmontTown of GilmantonGilmantonProspect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement DistrictProspect Mtn High …Town of SanborntonSanborntonTown of BarnsteadBarnsteadTown of Center HarborCtr Hbr17.062315%17.062315%17.1%1,150113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.990377%12.990377%13.0%351212.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k10.726644%10.726644%10.7%9339.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,3929.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,3927.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k7.651364%7.651364%7.7%11546.481189%6.481189%6.5%20556.222865%6.222865%6.2%1296.222865%6.222865%6.2%1296.222865%6.222865%6.2%12965.875872%5.875872%5.9%16075.476529%5.476529%5.5%7784.874800%4.874800%4.9%1834.103853%4.103853%4.1%4993.212374%3.212374%3.2%54102.184466%2.184466%2.2%911
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New Hampshire

There are 260 county subdivisions in New Hampshire. This section compares the Town of Alton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Hampshire and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Alton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,451.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Alton, selected other county subdivisions in New Hampshire, and entities that contain the Town of Alton
0%5%10%15%20%Count#BerlinFranklinLaconiaManchesterRochesterClaremontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonNew EnglandConcordSomersworthTown of SwanzeySwanzeyKeeneLaconia Metro AreaLaconia AreaBelknap CountyBelknapNashuaLebanonTown of SeabrookSeabrookTown of PembrokePembrokeTown of ConwayConwayTown of RaymondRaymondNew HampshireTown of PlymouthPlymouthDoverTown of NewmarketNewmarketTown of GilfordGilfordTown of DerryAlton School DistrictAlton966500Tract 966500Town of AltonTown of BelmontBelmontTown of GoffstownGoffstownTown of ExeterExeterTown of PeterboroughPeterboroughPortsmouthProspect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement DistrictProspect Mtn High …Town of HooksettHooksettTown of HudsonHudsonTown of HamptonHamptonTown of PlaistowPlaistowTown of BarringtonBarringtonTown of LondonderryLondonderryTown of MilfordMilfordTown of SalemTown of PelhamPelhamTown of MerrimackMerrimackTown of EppingEppingTown of BowTown of DurhamDurhamTown of HollisHollisTown of WeareTown of HampsteadHampsteadTown of AtkinsonAtkinsonTown of BedfordBedfordTown of LitchfieldLitchfieldTown of WindhamWindhamTown of AmherstAmherstTown of HanoverHanoverTown of StrathamStratham21.070984%21.070984%21.1%846118.717802%18.717802%18.7%654217.062315%17.062315%17.1%1,150314.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,766414.768779%14.768779%14.8%1,913514.643399%14.643399%14.6%772613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.855062%12.855062%12.9%353712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.233261%12.233261%12.2%2,081811.773569%11.773569%11.8%547911.750349%11.750349%11.8%3371011.715525%11.715525%11.7%1,107119.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,3929.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,3929.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401129.438735%9.438735%9.4%597139.272209%9.272209%9.3%358148.320552%8.320552%8.3%217158.286908%8.286908%8.3%357168.024224%8.024224%8.0%318177.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k7.356672%7.356672%7.4%145187.121082%7.121082%7.1%911196.720978%6.720978%6.7%264206.481189%6.481189%6.5%205216.434150%6.434150%6.4%832226.222865%6.222865%6.2%1296.222865%6.222865%6.2%1296.222865%6.222865%6.2%1295.875872%5.875872%5.9%160235.635395%5.635395%5.6%349245.437016%5.437016%5.4%344255.425318%5.425318%5.4%162265.195701%5.195701%5.2%527274.874800%4.874800%4.9%1834.763757%4.763757%4.8%245284.515692%4.515692%4.5%400294.499567%4.499567%4.5%312304.420466%4.420466%4.4%127314.349139%4.349139%4.3%144324.148447%4.148447%4.1%370333.730604%3.730604%3.7%226343.478648%3.478648%3.5%391353.284510%3.284510%3.3%148362.859207%2.859207%2.9%277372.618406%2.618406%2.6%68382.565004%2.565004%2.6%73392.226345%2.226345%2.2%72402.208096%2.208096%2.2%66412.131043%2.131043%2.1%67421.565168%1.565168%1.6%55431.303053%1.303053%1.3%35441.249502%1.249502%1.2%94451.106640%1.106640%1.1%33461.019408%1.019408%1.0%52470.961295%0.961295%1.0%38480.557686%0.557686%0.6%16490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
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 Alton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Alton. 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 Alton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Alton
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 IslandQuincyLaconia Metro AreaLaconia AreaBelknap CountyBelknapTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonNew HampshireTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadAlton School DistrictAlton966500Tract 966500Town of AltonWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeProspect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement DistrictProspect Mtn High …Town 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%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,3929.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,3929.145754%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%5,545397.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k7.176033%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%15,24115.2k436.222865%6.222865%6.2%1296.222865%6.222865%6.2%1296.222865%6.222865%6.2%1295.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.874800%4.874800%4.9%1834.454109%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 Alton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Alton. 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 Alton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Alton
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 EnglandSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesLaconia Metro AreaLaconia AreaBelknap CountyBelknapAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisNew HampshireEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadAlton School DistrictAlton966500Tract 966500Town of AltonSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseProspect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement DistrictProspect Mtn High …Plano42.327373%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%719,701720k11.909058%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%95,93595.9k369.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,3929.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,3929.585555%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%20,38620.4k407.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k7.755337%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%15,24115.2k456.222865%6.222865%6.2%1296.222865%6.222865%6.2%1296.222865%6.222865%6.2%1296.012518%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%29,11429.1k494.874800%4.874800%4.9%1833.859381%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:
New Hampshire
County:
Belknap
Metro Area:
Laconia Area
Unincorporated Place:
Alton
ZIP Codes:
03225, 03249, 03809, 03810, 03816, 03837, 03855
Elementary School District:
Alton
Secondary School District:
Prospect Mountain High School
Congressional District:
NH-1
State Senate District:
NH-6
State House District:
NH-Belknap County No. 5
Neighboring Towns:
Barnstead, Farmington, Gilford, Gilmanton, Moultonborough, New Durham, Strafford, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro
Nearby Towns:
Acton, Belmont, Brookfield, Loudon, Meredith, Middleton, Milton, Pittsfield, Wakefield