Food Stamps in Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey (Borough)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Mercer County and Hightstown
Hightstown
Mercer County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$68,271.000000$73,966.000000$68,271.000000$68.3k1,817$31,923.000000$18,878.000000$31,923.000000$31.9k158$71,217.000000$81,050.000000$71,217.000000$71.2k1,659
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 Mercer County and Hightstown
Hightstown
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.632911%47.281602%50.632911%50.6%11.730%11.7%28.481013%29.271166%28.481013%28.5%25.424%25.4%22.151899%14.686080%22.151899%22.2%9.589%9.59%43.037975%42.425518%43.037975%43.0%22.368%22.4%34.810127%33.942097%34.810127%34.8%7.639%7.64%30.379747%50.589126%30.379747%30.4%31.788%31.8%
% 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 Mercer County and Hightstown
Hightstown
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty236.286920%32.438032%36.286920%36.3%88.270%88.3%7.956600%6.138845%7.956600%8.0%74.576%74.6%19.891501%24.365100%19.891501%19.9%90.411%90.4%14.225437%19.793314%14.225437%14.2%77.632%77.6%40.084388%38.811978%40.084388%40.1%92.361%92.4%6.208559%7.286443%6.208559%6.2%68.212%68.2%
% 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 Mercer County and Hightstown
Hightstown
Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Mixed1Asian129.000000%21.804396%29.000000%29.0%29333.500000%334%13.526570%15.488215%13.526570%13.5%28155.555556%156%9.815951%21.377003%9.815951%9.8%32112.883436%113%8.695652%9.130939%8.695652%8.7%158100.000000%100%6.289881%3.344403%6.289881%6.3%6972.333637%72%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.933795%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.828470%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Trenton Area

There are 12 county subdivisions in the Trenton Area. This section compares Hightstown to all of the county subdivisions in the Trenton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hightstown.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hightstown, selected other county subdivisions in the Trenton Area, and entities that contain Hightstown
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TrentonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerHightstown004403Tract 004403HightstownEast Windsor Regional School DistrictEast WindsorHamilton TownshipHamiltonEast Windsor TownshipE WindsorEwing TownshipEwingZIP Code 08520ZIP 08520HopewellRobbinsville TownshipRobbinsvilleLawrence TownshipLawrenceHopewell TownshipHopewellWest Windsor TownshipW WindsorPrincetonPennington27.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%15826.246140%6.246140%6.2%7086.234009%6.234009%6.2%2,07135.778525%5.778525%5.8%55045.713408%5.713408%5.7%74455.091269%5.091269%5.1%4634.269082%4.269082%4.3%3362.743292%2.743292%2.7%13772.625123%2.625123%2.6%32182.066501%2.066501%2.1%13391.445658%1.445658%1.4%139101.313547%1.313547%1.3%131110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares Hightstown to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hightstown. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hightstown, selected other county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain Hightstown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicNewarkTrentonUnion CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyVinelandIrvington TownshipIrvingtonNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenJersey CityBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrTown of KearnyKearnyCliftonHackensackNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerHightstown004403Tract 004403HightstownManchester TownshipManchesterToms River TownshipToms RivBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldEast Windsor Regional School DistrictEast WindsorHamilton TownshipHamiltonNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickGloucester TownshipGloucesterHobokenWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnion TownshipUnionBrick TownshipBrickZIP Code 08520ZIP 08520Howell TownshipHowellCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlWashington TownshipWashingtonParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsWest Orange TownshipW OrangeSayrevilleOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgMiddletown TownshipMiddletownEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickEdison TownshipEdisonPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayWayne TownshipWayneJackson TownshipJacksonFranklin TownshipFranklinSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickEvesham TownshipEveshamBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterMonroe TownshipMonroe43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k427.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465526.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204623.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,596722.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,625821.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,067919.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9661019.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501119.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071219.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241318.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9281417.833828%17.833828%17.8%3,6061516.508039%16.508039%16.5%3,5731616.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k1713.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4821813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.887778%12.887778%12.9%1,8571912.396269%12.396269%12.4%1,6882010.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981219.474196%9.474196%9.5%1,755229.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1587.023644%7.023644%7.0%1,616236.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394246.394457%6.394457%6.4%1,126256.246140%6.246140%6.2%7086.234009%6.234009%6.2%2,071265.899868%5.899868%5.9%852275.897205%5.897205%5.9%1,378285.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405295.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845305.416891%5.416891%5.4%1,109315.332488%5.332488%5.3%1,599325.091269%5.091269%5.1%4634.906995%4.906995%4.9%860334.885857%4.885857%4.9%1,282344.646785%4.646785%4.6%790354.068786%4.068786%4.1%795364.054962%4.054962%4.1%664374.005972%4.005972%4.0%644383.974252%3.974252%4.0%957393.957350%3.957350%4.0%939403.874164%3.874164%3.9%649413.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355423.722390%3.722390%3.7%605433.687040%3.687040%3.7%672443.664767%3.664767%3.7%746453.530530%3.530530%3.5%854463.373105%3.373105%3.4%523472.964960%2.964960%3.0%517482.864617%2.864617%2.9%438491.434381%1.434381%1.4%26150
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 Hightstown to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hightstown. 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 Hightstown, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Hightstown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandQuincyNew JerseyTown of IslipTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceHightstown004403Tract 004403HightstownCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadEast Windsor Regional School DistrictEast WindsorWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeZIP Code 08520ZIP 08520Town 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%103,454103k3213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111359.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.428167%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%15,24115.2k436.246140%6.246140%6.2%7085.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845445.091269%5.091269%5.1%4634.454109%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 Hightstown to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hightstown. 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 Hightstown, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Hightstown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…New JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerHightstown004403Tract 004403HightstownOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadEast Windsor Regional School DistrictEast WindsorSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoZIP Code 08520ZIP 08520San 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%153,787154k2813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%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%39,89339.9k3111.909058%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%46,82446.8k379.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.572006%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%15,24115.2k456.246140%6.246140%6.2%7086.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k485.091269%5.091269%5.1%4634.968853%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:
New Jersey
County:
Mercer
Metro Area:
Trenton Area
Borough:
Hightstown
ZIP Codes:
08512, 08520
Unified School District:
East Windsor
Congressional District:
NJ-12
State Senate District:
NJ-14
General Assembly District:
NJ-14
Neighboring Townships:
East Windsor
Nearby Townships:
Cranbury, Millstone, Monroe, Plainsboro, Robbinsville, Upper Freehold, West Windsor