Food Stamps in Metuchen, Middlesex 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 Middlesex County and Metuchen
Metuchen
Middlesex County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$112,561.000000$80,716.000000$112,561.000000$112.6k5,174$113,918.000000$83,911.000000$113,918.000000$113.9k5,085
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 Middlesex County and Metuchen
Metuchen
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.853933%53.667885%16.853933%16.9%0.837%0.84%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.328812%0.000%0%16.853933%19.288831%16.853933%16.9%1.053%1.05%91.011236%40.623894%91.011236%91.0%8.473%8.47%80.898876%41.307937%80.898876%80.9%3.593%3.59%38.202247%41.473051%38.202247%38.2%15.315%15.3%
% 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 Middlesex County and Metuchen
Metuchen
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.945919%35.561972%34.945919%34.9%99.163%99.2%6.745329%5.371713%6.745329%6.7%100.000%100%27.728614%27.977140%27.728614%27.7%98.947%98.9%17.207473%19.144191%17.207473%17.2%91.527%91.5%37.994100%37.137139%37.994100%38.0%96.407%96.4%3.697148%6.621708%3.697148%3.7%84.685%84.7%
% 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 Middlesex County and Metuchen
Metuchen
Middlesex County
0%5%10%15%Count%Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Black1Other119.148936%8.167665%19.148936%19.1%91,113.220177%1,113%5.020921%3.079970%5.020921%5.0%36291.890367%292%1.720139%5.986324%1.720139%1.7%89100.000000%100%1.103310%3.532801%1.103310%1.1%4464.140737%64%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.911037%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.412404%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.046719%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Metuchen

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.18%2.42%2.66%2.89%3.13%3.37%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Metuchen

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Metuchen

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Metuchen (1 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Metuchen, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Metuchen.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Metuchen, selected neighborhoods in Metuchen, and entities that contain Metuchen
0%5%10%Count#New York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSoutheast Quadrant NeighborhoodSE QuadrantRadio Section NeighborhoodRadio SectionMetuchenMetuchen Borough School DistrictMetuchen BoroMetuchen13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%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%298,642299k5.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k3.367184%3.367184%3.4%1312.185792%2.185792%2.2%91021.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%89
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the New York Area

There are 480 county subdivisions in the New York Area. This section compares Metuchen to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Metuchen. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 51,765.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Metuchen, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain Metuchen
0%10%20%30%Count#PatersonPassaicBronxNewarkUnion CityBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodEast OrangeNew BrunswickMount VernonTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoPerth AmboyIrvington TownshipIrvingtonYonkersNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenJersey CityQueensManhattanBayonneNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandCliftonNew JerseyNew RochelleTown of IslipTown of BabylonBabylonTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivWhite PlainsTown of HempsteadHempsteadMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHobokenWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnion TownshipUnionBrick TownshipBrickTown of ClarkstownClarkstownHowell TownshipHowellTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgMiddletown TownshipMiddletownEdison TownshipEdisonPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayWayne TownshipWayneTown of GreenburghGreenburghJackson TownshipJacksonFranklin TownshipFranklinTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtownMetuchenMetuchen Borough School DistrictMetuchen BoroMetuchen39.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k137.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341236.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k426.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204523.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k623.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,596722.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,625821.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,067920.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9941019.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501119.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071219.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6911319.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241417.833828%17.833828%17.8%3,6061516.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k1616.508039%16.508039%16.5%3,5731716.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k1813.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1913.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2013.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4822113.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%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%20,82420.8k2210.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981239.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627249.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111258.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545267.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k276.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394286.764977%6.764977%6.8%1,468296.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k305.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405315.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845325.416891%5.416891%5.4%1,109335.332488%5.332488%5.3%1,599345.303082%5.303082%5.3%1,552354.906995%4.906995%4.9%860364.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052374.151939%4.151939%4.2%881384.068786%4.068786%4.1%795393.974252%3.974252%4.0%957403.957350%3.957350%4.0%939413.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355423.722390%3.722390%3.7%605433.687040%3.687040%3.7%672443.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216453.664767%3.664767%3.7%746463.530530%3.530530%3.5%854473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,138501.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%89
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 New Jersey

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Metuchen, selected other county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain Metuchen
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicNewarkTrentonUnion CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyVinelandIrvington TownshipIrvingtonNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenJersey CityBayonneNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrTown of KearnyKearnyCliftonHackensackNew JerseyManchester TownshipManchesterToms River TownshipToms RivBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldHamilton TownshipHamiltonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickGloucester TownshipGloucesterHobokenWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnion TownshipUnionBrick TownshipBrickHowell 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 TownshipBridgewaterMetuchenMetuchen Borough School DistrictMetuchen BoroMetuchenMonroe 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%3,4821813.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%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%298,642299k7.023644%7.023644%7.0%1,616236.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394246.394457%6.394457%6.4%1,126256.234009%6.234009%6.2%2,071265.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.899868%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%1,599324.906995%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%438491.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.434381%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 Metuchen to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Metuchen. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Metuchen, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Metuchen
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandQuincyNew JerseyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtownMetuchenMetuchen Borough School DistrictMetuchen BoroMetuchen41.537790%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%103,454103k3213.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%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%9,111358.981722%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%5,545397.176033%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%15,24115.2k435.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.451322%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%1,138501.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%89
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 Metuchen to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Metuchen. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Metuchen, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Metuchen
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…New JerseyOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoMetuchenMetuchen Borough School DistrictMetuchen BoroMetuchen42.327373%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%103,454103k2613.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.554775%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%298,642299k8.572006%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%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.795555%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%7,721501.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%891.720139%1.720139%1.7%89
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
New Jersey
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
New York Area
Borough:
Metuchen
ZIP Codes:
08837, 08840
Unified School District:
Metuchen Borough
Neighborhoods:
Radio Section, Southeast Quadrant
Congressional District:
NJ-6
State Senate District:
NJ-18
General Assembly District:
NJ-18
Neighboring Townships:
Edison
Nearby Townships:
Clark, Piscataway, Woodbridge