Food Stamps in the Town of Root, Montgomery 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 Montgomery County and the Town of Root
Town of Root
Montgomery County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,938.000000$44,455.000000$45,938.000000$45.9k676$17,500.000000$17,572.000000$17,500.000000$17.5k80$51,932.000000$52,549.000000$51,932.000000$51.9k596
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 Montgomery County and the Town of Root
Town of Root
Montgomery County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.750000%52.739902%53.750000%53.8%19.545%19.5%12.500000%25.752508%12.500000%12.5%28.571%28.6%13.750000%17.468485%13.750000%13.8%8.029%8.03%58.750000%49.524055%58.750000%58.8%28.313%28.3%33.750000%25.160792%33.750000%33.8%10.714%10.7%72.500000%57.473630%72.500000%72.5%61.053%61.1%
% 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 Montgomery County and the Town of Root
Town of Root
Montgomery County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.697987%24.487319%29.697987%29.7%80.455%80.5%4.194631%6.133010%4.194631%4.2%71.429%71.4%21.140940%15.185587%21.140940%21.1%91.971%92.0%19.966443%24.685364%19.966443%20.0%71.687%71.7%37.751678%44.809302%37.751678%37.8%89.286%89.3%6.208054%7.679039%6.208054%6.2%38.947%38.9%
% 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 Montgomery County and the Town of Root
Town of Root
Montgomery County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Asian312.213740%14.904720%12.213740%12.2%80103.206107%103%11.834320%19.892528%11.834320%11.8%80100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%52.819807%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%45.744681%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.141414%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 Amsterdam Area

There are 11 county subdivisions in the Amsterdam Area. This section compares the Town of Root to all of the county subdivisions in the Amsterdam Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Root.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Root, selected other county subdivisions in the Amsterdam Area, and entities that contain the Town of Root
0%10%20%30%Count#AmsterdamTown of St. JohnsvilleSt. JohnsvilleTown of MindenMindenAmsterdam Metro AreaAmsterdamMontgomery CountyMontgomeryTown of CanajoharieCanajoharieTown of PalatinePalatineNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of MohawkMohawkTown of FloridaFloridaTown of RootTown of CharlestonCharleston072700Tract 072700Town of GlenTown of AmsterdamAmsterdam30.718863%30.718863%30.7%2,205124.532225%24.532225%24.5%236219.974795%19.974795%20.0%317319.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,88719.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,88719.807122%19.807122%19.8%267415.959253%15.959253%16.0%188515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.786003%12.786003%12.8%190612.530513%12.530513%12.5%154711.834320%11.834320%11.8%8089.898990%9.898990%9.9%4999.355932%9.355932%9.4%1387.259074%7.259074%7.3%58105.495772%5.495772%5.5%14311
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 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 Root to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Root. 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 Root, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Root
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonAmsterdam Metro AreaAmsterdamMontgomery CountyMontgomeryTown of RamapoRamapoYonkersNew YorkTown of UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandTown of RootTown of TonawandaTonawandaTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie072700Tract 072700New 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%4,9941319.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,88719.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,88719.233644%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%20,82420.8k2011.834320%11.834320%11.8%8011.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,844219.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183229.355950%9.355950%9.4%1,412239.355932%9.355932%9.4%1389.304714%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 Root to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Root. 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 Root, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Root
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyAmsterdam Metro AreaAmsterdamMontgomery CountyMontgomeryElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandTown of RootQuincy072700Tract 072700Town 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%8,8242319.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,88719.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,88719.514573%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%20,82420.8k3311.834320%11.834320%11.8%8010.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.355932%9.355932%9.4%1389.145754%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 Root to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Root. 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 Root, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Root
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoAmsterdam Metro AreaAmsterdamMontgomery CountyMontgomeryChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleTown of RootLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…072700Tract 072700OntarioSalt 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%44,63144.6k1119.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,88719.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,88719.820560%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%52,40752.4k3211.834320%11.834320%11.8%8010.963747%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%46,82446.8k379.355932%9.355932%9.4%1388.572006%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:
Montgomery
Metro Area:
Amsterdam Area
ZIP Codes:
12066, 12072, 12166, 13317, 13459
Unified School Districts:
Canajoharie, Cobleskill-Richmondville, Fonda-Fultonville, Sharon Springs
Congressional District:
NY-19
State Senate District:
NY-46
Assembly District:
NY-111
Neighboring Towns:
Canajoharie, Carlisle, Charleston, Glen, Mohawk, Palatine, Sharon
Nearby Towns:
Cherry Valley, Cobleskill, Ephratah, Esperance, Minden, Richmondville, Roseboom, Schoharie, Seward