Food Stamps in the Town of Amherst, Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hillsborough County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$121,779.000000$73,189.000000$121,779.000000$121.8k3,953$122,388.000000$78,385.000000$122,388.000000$122.4k3,915
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 Hillsborough County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hillsborough County
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty20.000000%0.000000%0.0%54.663132%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.563631%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.348409%0.000%0%100.000000%50.553649%100.000000%100.0%4.398%4.40%50.000000%27.019651%50.000000%50.0%1.280%1.28%28.947368%44.440112%28.947368%28.9%11.224%11.2%
% 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 Hillsborough County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hillsborough County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.062580%29.175797%37.062580%37.1%100.000%100%4.699872%5.042920%4.699872%4.7%100.000%100%30.242656%21.887082%30.242656%30.2%100.000%100%21.098340%20.150045%21.098340%21.1%95.602%95.6%37.420179%35.807802%37.420179%37.4%98.720%98.7%2.222222%5.082002%2.222222%2.2%88.776%88.8%
% 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 Hillsborough County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hillsborough County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Asian3Other30.999211%6.841029%0.999211%1.0%38103.944255%104%0.961295%8.214510%0.961295%1.0%38100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.543804%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.423077%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.943262%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.019255%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 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Amherst

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.44%0.63%0.83%1.02%1.21%1.41%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Manchester Area

There are 31 county subdivisions in the Manchester Area. This section compares the Town of Amherst to all of the county subdivisions in the Manchester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Manchester Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%Count#ManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of GreenvilleGreenvilleNashuaTown of New IpswichNew IpswichManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTown of AntrimAntrimTown of HillsboroughHillsboroughNew HampshireTown of DeeringDeeringTown of GoffstownGoffstownTown of PeterboroughPeterboroughTown of GreenfieldGreenfieldTown of HudsonHudsonTown of BenningtonBenningtonTown of MilfordMilfordTown of FrancestownFrancestownTown of PelhamPelhamTown of Mont VernonMont VernonTown of MerrimackMerrimackTown of HancockHancockTown of LyndeboroughLyndeboroughTown of MasonTown of WiltonWiltonTown of HollisHollisTown of WeareTown of SharonSharonTown of WindsorWindsorSouhegan Cooperative School DistrictSouhegan Cooper…Town of BedfordBedfordTown of LitchfieldLitchfieldAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of New BostonNew BostonTown of TempleTemple14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,766113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.737089%11.737089%11.7%10029.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,40139.188883%9.188883%9.2%16248.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k8.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k8.188332%8.188332%8.2%8058.080808%8.080808%8.1%19267.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k7.816712%7.816712%7.8%5875.635395%5.635395%5.6%34985.425318%5.425318%5.4%16294.983389%4.983389%5.0%30104.515692%4.515692%4.5%400114.159132%4.159132%4.2%23123.730604%3.730604%3.7%226133.709949%3.709949%3.7%22143.284510%3.284510%3.3%148153.011292%3.011292%3.0%24162.859207%2.859207%2.9%277172.663116%2.663116%2.7%20182.544910%2.544910%2.5%17192.504472%2.504472%2.5%14202.358491%2.358491%2.4%35212.208096%2.208096%2.2%66222.131043%2.131043%2.1%67232.054795%2.054795%2.1%3241.754386%1.754386%1.8%2251.305263%1.305263%1.3%621.249502%1.249502%1.2%94261.106640%1.106640%1.1%33270.961295%0.961295%1.0%380.961295%0.961295%1.0%38280.479329%0.479329%0.5%8290.364964%0.364964%0.4%7300.000000%0.000000%0.0%031
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 31 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 Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Hampshire and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,451.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in New Hampshire, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%20%Count#BerlinFranklinLaconiaManchesterRochesterClaremontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonNew EnglandConcordSomersworthTown of SwanzeySwanzeyKeeneNashuaLebanonTown of SeabrookSeabrookTown of PembrokePembrokeTown of ConwayConwayManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTown of RaymondRaymondNew HampshireTown of PlymouthPlymouthDoverTown of NewmarketNewmarketTown of GilfordGilfordTown of DerryTown of BelmontBelmontTown of GoffstownGoffstownTown of ExeterExeterTown of PeterboroughPeterboroughPortsmouthTown 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 HampsteadHampsteadSouhegan Cooperative School DistrictSouhegan Cooper…Town of AtkinsonAtkinsonTown of BedfordBedfordTown of LitchfieldLitchfieldTown of WindhamWindhamAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown 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%1,107119.748058%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%357168.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k8.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k8.024224%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%832225.875872%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%527274.763757%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%55431.305263%1.305263%1.3%621.303053%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%380.961295%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 Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. 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 Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
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 IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterHillsborough CountyHillsboroughNew HampshireTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtownSouhegan Cooperative School DistrictSouhegan Cooper…Amherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherst41.537790%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%4,232349.145754%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%5,545398.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k8.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k7.837959%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%15,24115.2k435.451322%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%1,138501.305263%1.305263%1.3%620.961295%0.961295%1.0%380.961295%0.961295%1.0%38
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 Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. 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 Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
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 AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterHillsborough CountyHillsboroughNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisNew HampshireEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoSouhegan Cooperative School DistrictSouhegan Cooper…Amherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherst42.327373%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%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k8.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k8.134682%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%15,24115.2k456.012518%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%7,721501.305263%1.305263%1.3%620.961295%0.961295%1.0%380.961295%0.961295%1.0%38
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:
Hillsborough
Metro Area:
Manchester Area
Unincorporated Place:
Amherst
ZIP Codes:
03031, 03054, 03055, 03057, 03070
Elementary School District:
Amherst
Secondary School District:
Souhegan Cooperative
Congressional District:
NH-2
State Senate District:
NH-11
State House District:
NH-Hillsborough County No. 22
Neighboring Towns:
Bedford, Hollis, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, New Boston
Nearby Towns:
Brookline, Goffstown, Hudson, Litchfield, Londonderry, Lyndeborough, Mason, Wilton