Food Stamps in the Town of Chester, Orange 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 Orange County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Orange County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$91,879.000000$71,910.000000$91,879.000000$91.9k3,782$36,679.000000$22,762.000000$36,679.000000$36.7k210$97,051.000000$79,571.000000$97,051.000000$97.1k3,572
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 Orange County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Orange County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.523810%52.987591%29.523810%29.5%4.416%4.42%19.047619%20.263970%19.047619%19.0%16.736%16.7%6.190476%28.548885%6.190476%6.2%1.134%1.13%74.285714%43.763001%74.285714%74.3%14.801%14.8%64.285714%32.092389%64.285714%64.3%11.231%11.2%12.857143%46.797217%12.857143%12.9%15.607%15.6%
% 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 Orange County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Orange County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.569989%34.448711%37.569989%37.6%95.584%95.6%5.571109%5.450393%5.571109%5.6%83.264%83.3%31.718925%26.776256%31.718925%31.7%98.866%98.9%25.139978%24.473261%25.139978%25.1%85.199%85.2%29.871221%36.517000%29.871221%29.9%88.769%88.8%4.087346%6.923374%4.087346%4.1%84.393%84.4%
% 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 Orange County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Orange County
0%5%10%15%Count%Black1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Asian112.529002%18.329196%12.529002%12.5%54225.641366%226%9.826590%16.359034%9.826590%9.8%17176.972199%177%5.552618%11.139967%5.552618%5.6%210100.000000%100%5.342045%9.124710%5.342045%5.3%13996.207679%96%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.156526%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.699659%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.363989%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Chester

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.4%4.4%5.3%6.2%7.2%8.2%
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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 Town of Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. 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 Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%10%20%30%Count#PatersonPassaicBronxNewarkUnion CityBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodEast OrangeNew BrunswickMount VernonTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoPerth AmboyIrvington TownshipIrvingtonYonkersNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenJersey CityNew YorkQueensManhattanBayonneNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandOrange CountyOrangeCliftonNew RochelleTown of IslipTown of BabylonBabylonTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivWhite PlainsTown of HempsteadHempsteadHobokenTown of ChesterChesterWoodbridge 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 SmithtownSmithtown39.804428%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%16,13316.1k1815.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.924220%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%20,82420.8k2211.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k10.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981239.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627249.145754%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%1,405315.552618%5.552618%5.6%2105.451322%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%1,13850
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 New York

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoYonkersNew YorkTown of UnionQueensManhattanNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandTown of TonawandaTonawandaOrange CountyOrangeTown 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 ChesterChesterTown 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%103,454103k1813.636380%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%15,360,95115.4M12.632631%12.632631%12.6%4,9291912.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k2011.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,8442111.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k9.855975%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%15,24115.2k385.552618%5.552618%5.6%2105.330415%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 Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. 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 Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterQueensManhattanNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandOrange CountyOrangeQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of ChesterChesterWoodbridge 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%103,454103k3213.636380%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%20,82420.8k3311.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k10.627025%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%15,24115.2k435.552618%5.552618%5.6%2105.451322%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 Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. 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 Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleOrange CountyOrangeLong 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…Town of ChesterChesterSan 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%103,454103k2613.636380%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%52,40752.4k3211.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k10.963747%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%12,81612.8k475.552618%5.552618%5.6%2105.164561%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:
Orange
Metro Area:
New York Area
Unincorporated Place:
Walton Park
Village:
Chester
ZIP Codes:
10918, 10950, 10990
Unified School Districts:
Chester, Goshen, Monroe-Woodbury, Warwick Valley
Congressional District:
NY-18
State Senate District:
NY-39
Assembly District:
NY-99
Neighboring Towns:
Blooming Grove, Goshen, Monroe, Warwick
Nearby Towns:
Cornwall, Hamptonburgh, Highlands, Minisink, New Windsor, Tuxedo, Wallkill, Wawayanda, Woodbury