Food Stamps in the Town of Chester, Warren 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 Warren County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Warren County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,067.000000$57,174.000000$52,067.000000$52.1k1,303$14,821.000000$17,382.000000$14,821.000000$14.8k132$57,466.000000$62,924.000000$57,466.000000$57.5k1,171
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 Warren County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Warren County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.333333%38.327634%58.333333%58.3%22.849%22.8%37.121212%21.510724%37.121212%37.1%58.333%58.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.066211%0.000%0%33.333333%52.160398%33.333333%33.3%15.493%15.5%11.363636%32.918869%11.363636%11.4%2.521%2.52%75.000000%55.020205%75.000000%75.0%42.308%42.3%
% 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 Warren County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Warren County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.203245%21.549290%22.203245%22.2%77.151%77.2%2.988898%5.428415%2.988898%3.0%41.667%41.7%17.335611%14.190585%17.335611%17.3%100.000%100%20.495303%22.733595%20.495303%20.5%84.507%84.5%49.530316%45.066802%49.530316%49.5%97.479%97.5%11.528608%5.866734%11.528608%11.5%57.692%57.7%
% 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 Warren County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Warren County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesHispanic210.153846%11.444351%10.153846%10.2%132100.230769%100%10.130468%11.939578%10.130468%10.1%132100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.832117%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 Glens Falls Area

There are 29 county subdivisions in the Glens Falls Area. This section compares the Town of Chester to all of the county subdivisions in the Glens Falls Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the Glens Falls Area, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Town of Fort EdwardFort EdwardTown of WhitehallWhitehallGlens FallsTown of GranvilleGranvilleTown of KingsburyKingsburyTown of HamptonHamptonNew YorkTown of HebronHebronTown of WarrensburgWarrensburgTown of JohnsburgJohnsburgTown of ThurmanThurmanMiddle AtlanticGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastTown of White CreekWhite CrkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of GreenwichGreenwichWarren CountyWarrenTown of Stony CreekStony Crk075000Tract 075000Town of ChesterChesterTown of DresdenDresdenTown of HoriconHoriconTown of Lake LuzerneLk LuzerneTown of BoltonBoltonTown of ArgyleArgyleTown of QueensburyQueensburyTown of Lake GeorgeLk GeorgeTown of JacksonJacksonTown of CambridgeCambridgeTown of HartfordHartfordTown of Fort AnnFort AnnTown of EastonEastonTown of SalemTown of PutnamPutnamTown of Hague25.616381%25.616381%25.6%613120.379437%20.379437%20.4%333219.451882%19.451882%19.5%1,235318.798151%18.798151%18.8%488418.681983%18.681983%18.7%927518.429003%18.429003%18.4%61615.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M15.354331%15.354331%15.4%117714.782609%14.782609%14.8%255814.362416%14.362416%14.4%107913.664596%13.664596%13.7%661013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.211434%13.211434%13.2%6,73413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.174492%13.174492%13.2%1881113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.566560%12.566560%12.6%2361211.939578%11.939578%11.9%3,21711.333333%11.333333%11.3%341310.130468%10.130468%10.1%13210.130468%10.130468%10.1%132149.756098%9.756098%9.8%24159.483961%9.483961%9.5%68169.407948%9.407948%9.4%116179.401709%9.401709%9.4%99189.381238%9.381238%9.4%141198.657465%8.657465%8.7%966208.338848%8.338848%8.3%126217.776428%7.776428%7.8%64227.453416%7.453416%7.5%60236.521739%6.521739%6.5%54245.809129%5.809129%5.8%84255.602537%5.602537%5.6%53265.480683%5.480683%5.5%61273.892216%3.892216%3.9%13283.542234%3.542234%3.5%1329
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 29 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#6

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 UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandWarren CountyWarrenTown of TonawandaTonawanda075000Tract 075000Town of ChesterChesterTown 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%12,17012.2k1515.392310%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%2,061,2852.06M13.211434%13.211434%13.2%6,73413.194686%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%20,82420.8k2011.939578%11.939578%11.9%3,21711.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,8442110.130468%10.130468%10.1%13210.130468%10.130468%10.1%1329.855975%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 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#7

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 YorkManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandWarren CountyWarrenQuincy075000Tract 075000Town of ChesterChesterTown 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%16,13316.1k2915.392310%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%2,061,2852.06M13.211434%13.211434%13.2%6,73413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3311.939578%11.939578%11.9%3,21710.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.130468%10.130468%10.1%13210.130468%10.130468%10.1%1329.145754%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 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#8

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 VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteWarren CountyWarrenSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos Angeles075000Tract 075000Town of ChesterChesterAnaheim-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%39,68639.7k1915.392310%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%2,061,2852.06M13.211434%13.211434%13.2%6,73413.194686%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%39,89339.9k3111.939578%11.939578%11.9%3,21711.909058%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%95,93595.9k3610.130468%10.130468%10.1%13210.130468%10.130468%10.1%1329.585555%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:
Warren
Metro Area:
Glens Falls Area
Unincorporated Places:
Chestertown, North Creek, Pottersville
ZIP Codes:
12817, 12853, 12857, 12860, 12870, 12885
Unified School Districts:
Johnsburg, Minerva, North Warren, Warrensburg
Congressional District:
NY-21
State Senate District:
NY-45
Assembly District:
NY-114
Neighboring Towns:
Horicon, Indian Lake, Johnsburg, Minerva, Schroon, Thurman, Warrensburg
Nearby Towns:
Bolton, Crown Point, Dresden, Fort Ann, Hague, Lake George, North Hudson, Putnam, Stony Creek, Ticonderoga