Food Stamps in the Town of Sherman, Chautauqua County, New York (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Chautauqua County and the Town of Sherman
Town of Sherman
Chautauqua County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,364.000000$43,211.000000$41,364.000000$41.4k552$20,000.000000$16,076.000000$20,000.000000$20.0k100$43,947.000000$50,965.000000$43,947.000000$43.9k452
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 Chautauqua County and the Town of Sherman
Town of Sherman
Chautauqua County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.000000%45.164857%40.000000%40.0%20.101%20.1%11.000000%23.944511%11.000000%11.0%30.556%30.6%19.000000%14.374749%19.000000%19.0%13.103%13.1%55.000000%52.563329%55.000000%55.0%31.609%31.6%24.000000%27.110977%24.000000%24.0%12.183%12.2%51.000000%58.825895%51.000000%51.0%47.664%47.7%
% 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 Chautauqua County and the Town of Sherman
Town of Sherman
Chautauqua County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.176991%23.013795%35.176991%35.2%79.899%79.9%5.530973%4.545242%5.530973%5.5%69.444%69.4%27.876106%15.957447%27.876106%27.9%86.897%86.9%26.327434%23.659107%26.327434%26.3%68.391%68.4%38.274336%44.594342%38.274336%38.3%87.817%87.8%12.389381%8.110825%12.389381%12.4%52.336%52.3%
% 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 Chautauqua County and the Town of Sherman
Town of Sherman
Chautauqua County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%White1All RacesHispanic218.181818%15.706439%18.181818%18.2%100100.363636%100%18.115942%18.870215%18.115942%18.1%100100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%58.540146%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Jamestown Area

There are 32 county subdivisions in the Jamestown Area. This section compares the Town of Sherman to all of the county subdivisions in the Jamestown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sherman.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Sherman, selected other county subdivisions in the Jamestown Area, and entities that contain the Town of Sherman
0%10%20%30%Count#Cattaraugus ReservationCattaraugusJamestownDunkirkTown of PortlandPortlandTown of CharlotteCharlotteTown of DunkirkDunkirkJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownChautauqua CountyChautauquaTown of ShermanShermanTown of RipleyRipleyTown of StocktonStocktonTown of WestfieldWestfieldTown of EllingtonEllingtonNew YorkTown of HanoverHanoverTown of HarmonyHarmonyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of Busti036700Tract 036700Town of PolandPolandTown of ArkwrightArkwrightTown of SheridanSheridanTown of PomfretPomfretTown of ElleryElleryTown of EllicottEllicottTown of ChautauquaChautauquaTown of GerryTown of ClymerClymerTown of VillenovaVillenovaTown of Cherry CreekCherry CrkTown of French CreekFrench CrkTown of North HarmonyN HarmonyTown of KiantoneKiantoneTown of MinaTown of CarrollCarroll35.000000%35.000000%35.0%7133.740350%33.740350%33.7%4,283230.060630%30.060630%30.1%1,537324.004899%24.004899%24.0%392420.851689%20.851689%20.9%142519.591837%19.591837%19.6%96618.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,94818.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,94818.115942%18.115942%18.1%100718.114407%18.114407%18.1%171817.094017%17.094017%17.1%140916.228288%16.228288%16.2%3271016.006601%16.006601%16.0%971115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.806789%14.806789%14.8%4101213.895487%13.895487%13.9%1171313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.777920%11.777920%11.8%3671411.511299%11.511299%11.5%16310.879630%10.879630%10.9%941510.837438%10.837438%10.8%441610.697674%10.697674%10.7%115179.863399%9.863399%9.9%491189.692308%9.692308%9.7%189199.459099%9.459099%9.5%355208.002270%8.002270%8.0%141217.816712%7.816712%7.8%58227.662835%7.662835%7.7%40236.951872%6.951872%7.0%26246.944444%6.944444%6.9%25256.725146%6.725146%6.7%23266.706587%6.706587%6.7%56275.614035%5.614035%5.6%32284.433498%4.433498%4.4%18293.703704%3.703704%3.7%5530
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 30 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New York

There are 1,023 county subdivisions in New York. This section compares the Town of Sherman to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sherman. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Sherman, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Sherman
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownChautauqua CountyChautauquaTown of ShermanShermanYonkersNew YorkTown of UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandTown of TonawandaTonawanda036700Tract 036700Town of IrondequoitIrondequoitTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew RochelleTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonTown of ClayTown of HamburgHamburgTown of RyeTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of HenriettaHenriettaWhite PlainsTown of LancasterLancasterTown of WebsterWebsterTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of Mount PleasantMt PleasantTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of ColonieColonieTown of PerintonPerintonTown of CortlandtCortlandtTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of OrangetownOrangetownTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k134.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k234.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k332.778566%32.778566%32.8%7,622430.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k529.801895%29.801895%29.8%5,882628.721439%28.721439%28.7%2,954725.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,899824.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,257923.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1022.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,5111121.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8241220.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9941319.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6911418.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,94818.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,94818.115942%18.115942%18.1%10016.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k1515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.939369%13.939369%13.9%3,3751613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.632631%12.632631%12.6%4,9291912.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k2011.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,8442111.511299%11.511299%11.5%1639.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183229.355950%9.355950%9.4%1,412239.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627249.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802259.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111268.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551278.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545287.918013%7.918013%7.9%1,862297.801508%7.801508%7.8%1,863307.413703%7.413703%7.4%1,134317.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569327.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k336.813287%6.813287%6.8%1,044346.764977%6.764977%6.8%1,468356.534954%6.534954%6.5%1,118366.361556%6.361556%6.4%1,112376.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k385.330415%5.330415%5.3%755395.303082%5.303082%5.3%1,552405.286786%5.286786%5.3%1,684414.842017%4.842017%4.8%921424.621410%4.621410%4.6%708434.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052444.442582%4.442582%4.4%795454.151939%4.151939%4.2%881463.675937%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 Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Sherman to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sherman. 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 Sherman, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Sherman
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownChautauqua CountyChautauquaTown of ShermanShermanPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten Island036700Tract 036700QuincyTown 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 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%49,53949.5k2618.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,94818.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,94818.115942%18.115942%18.1%10017.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.949843%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%20,82420.8k3311.511299%11.511299%11.5%16310.627025%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%5,545397.176033%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%1,13850
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 Sherman to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Sherman. 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 Sherman, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Sherman
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownChautauqua CountyChautauquaTown of ShermanShermanColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattle036700Tract 036700Long Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt 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 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%49,53949.5k1518.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,94818.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,94818.115942%18.115942%18.1%10017.573826%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%39,68639.7k1915.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M15.004424%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%52,40752.4k3211.511299%11.511299%11.5%16310.963747%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%27,90827.9k398.134682%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%7,72150
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 York
County:
Chautauqua
Metro Area:
Jamestown Area
Village:
Sherman
ZIP Codes:
14724, 14767, 14781
Unified School Districts:
Clymer, Panama, Sherman
Congressional District:
NY-23
State Senate District:
NY-57
Assembly District:
NY-150
Neighboring Towns:
Chautauqua, Clymer, French Creek, Harmony, Mina, North Harmony, Ripley, Westfield
Nearby Towns:
Busti, Ellery
Nearby Townships:
Columbus, Freehold, Greenfield, North East, Wayne
Nearby Unorganized Territories:
Chautauqua Lake