Food Stamps in the Town of Chatham, Columbia 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 Columbia County and the Town of Chatham
Town of Chatham
Columbia County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$68,448.000000$59,916.000000$68,448.000000$68.4k1,733$69,444.000000$65,829.000000$69,444.000000$69.4k1,616
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 Columbia County and the Town of Chatham
Town of Chatham
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.863248%40.986647%47.863248%47.9%12.281%12.3%22.222222%24.295252%22.222222%22.2%72.222%72.2%25.641026%10.793769%25.641026%25.6%8.403%8.40%57.264957%55.563798%57.264957%57.3%12.570%12.6%29.059829%29.302671%29.059829%29.1%4.162%4.16%46.153846%47.440653%46.153846%46.2%46.552%46.6%
% 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 Columbia County and the Town of Chatham
Town of Chatham
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.752475%24.058587%24.752475%24.8%87.719%87.7%0.618812%5.513518%0.618812%0.6%27.778%27.8%20.235149%16.297181%20.235149%20.2%91.597%91.6%28.836634%25.717952%28.836634%28.8%87.430%87.4%48.452970%47.820700%48.452970%48.5%95.838%95.8%3.836634%6.442763%3.836634%3.8%53.448%53.4%
% 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 Columbia County and the Town of Chatham
Town of Chatham
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian1Other148.717949%36.151961%48.717949%48.7%19721.608591%722%20.000000%29.247312%20.000000%20.0%4296.239316%296%6.751298%10.658233%6.751298%6.8%117100.000000%100%5.820433%8.844427%5.820433%5.8%9486.212061%86%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.316017%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.181360%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.037383%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Hudson Area

There are 19 county subdivisions in the Hudson Area. This section compares the Town of Chatham to all of the county subdivisions in the Hudson Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chatham.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Chatham, selected other county subdivisions in the Hudson Area, and entities that contain the Town of Chatham
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#HudsonNew YorkTown of HillsdaleHillsdaleMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of StockportStockportTown of ClaverackClaverackTown of GreenportGreenportHudson Metro AreaHudson AreaColumbia CountyColumbiaTown of StuyvesantStuyvesantTown of LivingstonLivingstonTown of New LebanonNew LebanonTown of GermantownGermantownTown of GallatinGallatinTown of AncramAncram000300Tract 000300Town of ChathamChathamTown of CopakeCopakeTown of KinderhookKinderhookTown of CanaanCanaanTown of AusterlitzAusterlitzTown of TaghkanicTaghkanicTown of GhentTown of ClermontClermont30.216850%30.216850%30.2%850115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.890511%14.890511%14.9%102213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.304867%12.304867%12.3%134311.785029%11.785029%11.8%307411.771300%11.771300%11.8%210510.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,69610.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,69610.047281%10.047281%10.0%8569.615385%9.615385%9.6%13579.055877%9.055877%9.1%9488.131068%8.131068%8.1%6797.851240%7.851240%7.9%57107.363014%7.363014%7.4%43116.751298%6.751298%6.8%1176.751298%6.751298%6.8%117126.340718%6.340718%6.3%83135.891239%5.891239%5.9%195145.629630%5.629630%5.6%38155.446293%5.446293%5.4%36165.020080%5.020080%5.0%25174.846037%4.846037%4.8%96183.013699%3.013699%3.0%2219
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 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 Chatham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chatham. 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 Chatham, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Chatham
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoYonkersNew YorkTown of UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandTown of TonawandaTonawandaHudson Metro AreaHudson AreaColumbia CountyColumbiaTown 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 Plains000300Tract 000300Town of ChathamChathamTown 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%6,6911416.679687%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%3,8442110.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,69610.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,6969.855975%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%1,468356.751298%6.751298%6.8%1176.751298%6.751298%6.8%1176.534954%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 Chatham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chatham. 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 Chatham, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Chatham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandHudson Metro AreaHudson AreaColumbia CountyColumbiaQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms Riv000300Tract 000300Town of ChathamChathamTown 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%49,53949.5k2617.343865%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%20,82420.8k3310.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,69610.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,69610.627025%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%2,394426.751298%6.751298%6.8%1176.751298%6.751298%6.8%1176.305438%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 Chatham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chatham. 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 Chatham, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Chatham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodHudson Metro AreaHudson AreaColumbia CountyColumbiaDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego000300Tract 000300Town of ChathamChathamNortheast 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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%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%39,68639.7k1915.392310%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%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,69610.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,69610.333295%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%60,92860.9k436.751298%6.751298%6.8%1176.751298%6.751298%6.8%1176.406793%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:
Columbia
Metro Area:
Hudson Area
Unincorporated Place:
Niverville
Village:
Chatham
ZIP Codes:
12024, 12037, 12060, 12115, 12132, 12136, 12184
Unified School Districts:
Chatham, East Greenbush, Kinderhook (Ichabod Crane), New Lebanon
Congressional District:
NY-19
State Senate District:
NY-43
Assembly District:
NY-107
Neighboring Towns:
Austerlitz, Canaan, Ghent, Kinderhook, Nassau, New Lebanon, Schodack
Nearby Towns:
Alford, East Greenbush, Hillsdale, New Baltimore, Richmond, Sand Lake, Stephentown, Stockport, Stuyvesant, West Stockbridge