Food Stamps in the Town of Berkshire, Tioga 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 Tioga County and the Town of Berkshire
Town of Berkshire
Tioga County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,654.000000$58,115.000000$53,654.000000$53.7k492$26,591.000000$22,091.000000$26,591.000000$26.6k62$60,208.000000$65,344.000000$60,208.000000$60.2k430
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 Tioga County and the Town of Berkshire
Town of Berkshire
Tioga County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty269.354839%38.260255%69.354839%69.4%31.159%31.2%46.774194%17.680339%46.774194%46.8%42.029%42.0%22.580645%16.725601%22.580645%22.6%21.538%21.5%46.774194%58.663366%46.774194%46.8%17.470%17.5%41.935484%36.244696%41.935484%41.9%11.207%11.2%32.258065%40.700141%32.258065%32.3%36.364%36.4%
% 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 Tioga County and the Town of Berkshire
Town of Berkshire
Tioga County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.093023%25.982106%22.093023%22.1%68.841%68.8%9.302326%5.314926%9.302326%9.3%57.971%58.0%11.860465%19.061445%11.860465%11.9%78.462%78.5%31.860465%22.847662%31.860465%31.9%82.530%82.5%47.906977%42.572732%47.906977%47.9%88.793%88.8%8.139535%5.705990%8.139535%8.1%63.636%63.6%
% 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 Tioga County and the Town of Berkshire
Town of Berkshire
Tioga County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesMixed212.704918%14.214477%12.704918%12.7%62100.819672%101%12.601626%14.351687%12.601626%12.6%62100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.683616%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 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Binghamton Area

There are 26 county subdivisions in the Binghamton Area. This section compares the Town of Berkshire to all of the county subdivisions in the Binghamton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Berkshire.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Berkshire, selected other county subdivisions in the Binghamton Area, and entities that contain the Town of Berkshire
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BinghamtonTown of TiogaTown of SpencerSpencerTown of NanticokeNanticokeTown of BartonBartonTown of NicholsNicholsTown of ColesvilleColesvilleTown of KirkwoodKirkwoodTown of RichfordRichfordTown of SanfordSanfordBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonNew YorkTown of CandorCandorTioga CountyTiogaTown of ConklinConklinTown of Union020100Tract 020100Middle AtlanticTown of FentonFentonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of LisleTown of Newark ValleyNewark VlyTown of BarkerBarkerTown of BerkshireBerkshireNewark Valley Central School DistrictNewark ValleyTown of MaineTown of DickinsonDickinsonTown of ChenangoChenangoTown of OwegoTown of TriangleTrnglTown of WindsorWindsorTown of BinghamtonBinghamtonTown of VestalVestal29.801895%29.801895%29.8%5,882122.843137%22.843137%22.8%466220.316403%20.316403%20.3%244318.708609%18.708609%18.7%113418.347578%18.347578%18.3%644517.652959%17.652959%17.7%176617.591675%17.591675%17.6%355717.487794%17.487794%17.5%394817.333333%17.333333%17.3%78917.193676%17.193676%17.2%1741015.943236%15.943236%15.9%15,69515.7k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M15.376730%15.376730%15.4%3001114.351687%14.351687%14.4%2,82814.139344%14.139344%14.1%2761213.939369%13.939369%13.9%3,3751313.514627%13.514627%13.5%32813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.236930%13.236930%13.2%3571413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.757605%12.757605%12.8%1301512.659933%12.659933%12.7%1881612.627291%12.627291%12.6%1241712.601626%12.601626%12.6%621812.598425%12.598425%12.6%36812.054054%12.054054%12.1%2231911.342249%11.342249%11.3%229209.892171%9.892171%9.9%422218.840216%8.840216%8.8%670228.739650%8.739650%8.7%95238.144416%8.144416%8.1%194246.997863%6.997863%7.0%131254.478122%4.478122%4.5%39326
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 26 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 Berkshire to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Berkshire. 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 Berkshire, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Berkshire
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoYonkersBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonNew YorkTioga CountyTiogaTown of UnionQueensManhattan020100Tract 020100Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaTown of BerkshireBerkshireNewark Valley Central School DistrictNewark ValleyStaten IslandTown of TonawandaTonawandaTown 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%12,17012.2k1515.943236%15.943236%15.9%15,69515.7k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.351687%14.351687%14.4%2,82813.939369%13.939369%13.9%3,3751613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.514627%13.514627%13.5%32813.364894%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%4,9291912.601626%12.601626%12.6%6212.598425%12.598425%12.6%36812.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k2011.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,844219.855975%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 Berkshire to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Berkshire. 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 Berkshire, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Berkshire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonNew YorkManchesterTioga CountyTiogaQueensManhattan020100Tract 020100Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of BerkshireBerkshireNewark Valley Central School DistrictNewark ValleyStaten IslandQuincyTown 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%16,13316.1k2915.943236%15.943236%15.9%15,69515.7k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663014.351687%14.351687%14.4%2,82813.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.514627%13.514627%13.5%32813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.601626%12.601626%12.6%6212.598425%12.598425%12.6%36812.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%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 Berkshire to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Berkshire. 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 Berkshire, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Berkshire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucsonTioga CountyTiogaHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramento020100Tract 020100PhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTown of BerkshireBerkshireNewark Valley Central School DistrictNewark ValleySeattleLong 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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.943236%15.943236%15.9%15,69515.7k15.901493%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%51,79251.8k2214.351687%14.351687%14.4%2,82814.236256%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%55,27855.3k2713.514627%13.514627%13.5%32813.433314%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%39,89339.9k3112.601626%12.601626%12.6%6212.598425%12.598425%12.6%36811.909058%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%95,93595.9k369.585555%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:
Tioga
Metro Area:
Binghamton Area
ZIP Codes:
13736, 13811
Unified School District:
Newark Valley
Congressional District:
NY-23
State Senate District:
NY-52
Assembly District:
NY-124
Neighboring Towns:
Candor, Caroline, Lisle, Nanticoke, Newark Valley, Richford
Nearby Towns:
Barker, Chenango, Harford, Lapeer, Maine, Marathon, Owego, Triangle, Union, Virgil