Food Stamps in the Scotch Plains Township, Union County, New Jersey (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Union County and the Scotch Plains Township
Scotch Plains Township
Union County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$110,514.000000$70,476.000000$110,514.000000$110.5k8,409$48,958.000000$22,689.000000$48,958.000000$49.0k237$112,955.000000$76,282.000000$112,955.000000$113.0k8,172
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 Union County and the Scotch Plains Township
Scotch Plains Township
Union County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty262.447257%55.145518%62.447257%62.4%4.581%4.58%24.894515%30.902212%24.894515%24.9%13.409%13.4%29.113924%16.676368%29.113924%29.1%2.714%2.71%57.383966%41.187427%57.383966%57.4%7.184%7.18%46.835443%35.890570%46.835443%46.8%3.152%3.15%13.502110%42.159488%13.502110%13.5%11.307%11.3%
% 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 Union County and the Scotch Plains Township
Scotch Plains Township
Union County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.726383%36.288964%37.726383%37.7%95.419%95.4%4.662261%7.538153%4.662261%4.7%86.591%86.6%30.261870%25.812857%30.261870%30.3%97.286%97.3%21.500245%19.148548%21.500245%21.5%92.816%92.8%41.740088%36.587119%41.740088%41.7%96.848%96.8%3.071464%7.420305%3.071464%3.1%88.693%88.7%
% 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 Union County and the Scotch Plains Township
Scotch Plains Township
Union County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian1Other150.458716%15.243313%50.458716%50.5%551,790.326327%1,790%7.047619%14.711802%7.047619%7.0%74250.056661%250%3.542234%15.790763%3.542234%3.5%13125.682061%126%2.818409%9.192573%2.818409%2.8%237100.000000%100%1.537217%3.298471%1.537217%1.5%9554.542010%55%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.005268%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.265599%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Scotch Plains Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.4%1.8%3.2%4.5%5.9%7.4%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the New York Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Scotch Plains Township, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain the Scotch Plains Township
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 RochelleUnion CountyUnionTown of IslipTown of BabylonBabylonTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivWhite PlainsTown of HempsteadHempsteadHobokenWoodbridge 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 SmithtownSmithtownScotch Plains TownshipScotch PlainsScotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School DistrictScotch Plains-Fan…39.804428%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%2,627249.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k9.145754%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%15,24115.2k305.605873%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%1,138502.818409%2.818409%2.8%2372.168741%2.168741%2.2%237
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 the Scotch Plains Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scotch Plains Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Scotch Plains Township, selected other county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain the Scotch Plains Township
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 JerseyUnion CountyUnionManchester TownshipManchesterToms River TownshipToms RivBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldHamilton TownshipHamiltonNorth 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 TownshipBridgewaterScotch Plains TownshipScotch PlainsScotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School DistrictScotch Plains-Fan…Monroe 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%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k7.023644%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%2,071265.899868%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%438492.818409%2.818409%2.8%2372.168741%2.168741%2.2%2371.434381%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 the Scotch Plains Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scotch Plains Township. 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 Scotch Plains Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Scotch Plains Township
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 JerseyUnion CountyUnionTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtownScotch Plains TownshipScotch PlainsScotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School DistrictScotch Plains-Fan…41.537790%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%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k9.145754%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%15,24115.2k435.451322%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%1,138502.818409%2.818409%2.8%2372.168741%2.168741%2.2%237
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 Scotch Plains Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scotch Plains Township. 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 Scotch Plains Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Scotch Plains Township
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 JerseyUnion CountyUnionOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoScotch Plains TownshipScotch PlainsScotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School DistrictScotch Plains-Fan…42.327373%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%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k8.572006%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%13,74613.7k465.795555%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%7,721502.818409%2.818409%2.8%2372.168741%2.168741%2.2%237
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:
Union
Metro Area:
New York Area
ZIP Codes:
07023, 07060, 07066, 07076, 07090, 07092
Unified School District:
Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Congressional Districts:
NJ-7, NJ-12
State Senate District:
NJ-22
General Assembly District:
NJ-22
Neighboring Boroughs:
Fanwood, Mountainside, South Plainfield, Watchung
Neighboring Cities:
Plainfield
Neighboring Towns:
Westfield
Neighboring Townships:
Berkeley Heights, Clark, Edison
Nearby Townships:
Cranford, Springfield, Winfield