Food Stamps in the Town of Somerset, Niagara 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 Niagara County and the Town of Somerset
Town of Somerset
Niagara County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,245.000000$50,094.000000$55,245.000000$55.2k952$22,125.000000$16,352.000000$22,125.000000$22.1k141$60,813.000000$56,618.000000$60,813.000000$60.8k811
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 Niagara County and the Town of Somerset
Town of Somerset
Niagara County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.737589%43.508863%56.737589%56.7%21.680%21.7%7.092199%28.936392%7.092199%7.1%10.753%10.8%40.425532%9.714981%40.425532%40.4%23.077%23.1%39.716312%47.714633%39.716312%39.7%24.242%24.2%14.893617%30.422315%14.893617%14.9%6.105%6.10%45.390071%52.632951%45.390071%45.4%56.637%56.6%
% 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 Niagara County and the Town of Somerset
Town of Somerset
Niagara County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.635018%24.427952%35.635018%35.6%78.320%78.3%10.234279%5.225273%10.234279%10.2%89.247%89.2%23.427867%16.804151%23.427867%23.4%76.923%76.9%21.578298%22.248785%21.578298%21.6%75.758%75.8%39.827374%42.416918%39.827374%39.8%93.895%93.9%6.041924%8.027059%6.041924%6.0%43.363%43.4%
% 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 Niagara County and the Town of Somerset
Town of Somerset
Niagara County
0%20%40%60%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Other373.076923%18.702703%73.076923%73.1%19493.398800%493%14.810924%13.131290%14.810924%14.8%141100.000000%100%13.246471%11.162773%13.246471%13.2%12289.437167%89%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.474197%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Buffalo Area

There are 49 county subdivisions in the Buffalo Area. This section compares the Town of Somerset to all of the county subdivisions in the Buffalo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Somerset.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Somerset, selected other county subdivisions in the Buffalo Area, and entities that contain the Town of Somerset
0%10%20%30%Count#BuffaloLackawannaNiagara FallsCattaraugus ReservationCattaraugusBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaLockportNew York024102Tract 024102Town of SomersetSomersetTown of CollinsCollinsTown of NiagaraNiagaraMiddle AtlanticNortheastNiagara CountyNiagaraUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaTonawandaTown of TonawandaTonawandaTown of HollandHollandTown of ConcordConcordNorth TonawandaN TonawandaTown of EvansBarker Central School DistrictBarkerTown of LockportLockportTown of WalesTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of NewsteadNewsteadTown of HartlandHartlandTown of WheatfieldWheatfieldTown of BrantTown of NewfaneNewfaneTown of HamburgHamburgTuscarora Nation ReservationTuscarora NationTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BostonBostonTown of LancasterLancasterTown of North CollinsN CollinsTown of SardiniaSardiniaTown of WilsonWilsonTown of PorterPorterTown of EdenTown of PendletonPendletonTown of CambriaCambriaTown of RoyaltonRoyaltonTown of AldenTown of AuroraAuroraTown of LewistonLewistonTown of Grand IslandGrand IsTown of Orchard ParkOrch PkTown of ClarenceClarenceTown of MarillaMarillaTown of ElmaTown of ColdenColdenTonawanda ReservationTonawanda34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k127.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,108224.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,257323.918919%23.918919%23.9%177415.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.680573%15.680573%15.7%1,402515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.810924%14.810924%14.8%14114.810924%14.810924%14.8%141614.165160%14.165160%14.2%235713.715125%13.715125%13.7%467813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.131290%13.131290%13.1%11,50811.5k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.632631%12.632631%12.6%4,929912.308366%12.308366%12.3%8431011.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,8441111.559140%11.559140%11.6%1721211.251050%11.251050%11.3%4021310.805443%10.805443%10.8%1,4691410.295876%10.295876%10.3%689159.941208%9.941208%9.9%1869.440688%9.440688%9.4%768169.282700%9.282700%9.3%110179.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802189.159243%9.159243%9.2%329198.711656%8.711656%8.7%142208.235294%8.235294%8.2%595217.941834%7.941834%7.9%71227.834833%7.834833%7.8%296237.801508%7.801508%7.8%1,863247.571802%7.571802%7.6%29257.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569266.711206%6.711206%6.7%221276.534954%6.534954%6.5%1,118286.466513%6.466513%6.5%84296.356736%6.356736%6.4%67306.320636%6.320636%6.3%151315.551331%5.551331%5.6%146325.451006%5.451006%5.5%168335.398230%5.398230%5.4%122345.344906%5.344906%5.3%117355.094614%5.094614%5.1%140364.780400%4.780400%4.8%160374.390154%4.390154%4.4%239384.267608%4.267608%4.3%266394.240193%4.240193%4.2%334404.169931%4.169931%4.2%479413.911897%3.911897%3.9%460423.331747%3.331747%3.3%70432.777193%2.777193%2.8%132442.412281%2.412281%2.4%33450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 46 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 Somerset to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Somerset. 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 Somerset, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Somerset
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoYonkersBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew York024102Tract 024102Town of SomersetSomersetTown of UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastNiagara CountyNiagaraUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandTown of TonawandaTonawandaBarker Central School DistrictBarkerTown 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%6,6911416.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k1515.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.810924%14.810924%14.8%14114.810924%14.810924%14.8%14113.939369%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%2,780,9862.78M13.131290%13.131290%13.1%11,50811.5k13.049135%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%3,844219.941208%9.941208%9.9%1869.855975%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 Somerset to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Somerset. 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 Somerset, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Somerset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkManchester024102Tract 024102Town of SomersetSomersetQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastNiagara CountyNiagaraUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandQuincyBarker Central School DistrictBarkerTown 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%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663014.810924%14.810924%14.8%14114.810924%14.810924%14.8%14113.924220%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%2,780,9862.78M13.131290%13.131290%13.1%11,50811.5k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.941208%9.941208%9.9%1869.145754%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 Somerset to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Somerset. 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 Somerset, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Somerset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucson024102Tract 024102Town of SomersetSomersetHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastNiagara CountyNiagaraTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesBarker Central School DistrictBarkerAnaheim-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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%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%39,68639.7k1915.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%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%51,79251.8k2214.810924%14.810924%14.8%14114.810924%14.810924%14.8%14114.236256%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%2,780,9862.78M13.131290%13.131290%13.1%11,50811.5k13.071915%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%95,93595.9k369.941208%9.941208%9.9%1869.585555%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:
Niagara
Metro Area:
Buffalo Area
Village:
Barker
ZIP Codes:
14008, 14012
Unified School District:
Barker
Congressional District:
NY-27
State Senate District:
NY-62
Assembly District:
NY-144
Neighboring Towns:
Hartland, Newfane, Ridgeway, Yates
Nearby Towns:
Cambria, Carlton, Gaines, Lockport, Royalton, Shelby, Wilson