Food Stamps in the Town of Somers, Westchester 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 Westchester County and the Town of Somers
Town of Somers
Westchester County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$114,145.000000$86,226.000000$114,145.000000$114.1k7,672$115,688.000000$95,366.000000$115,688.000000$115.7k7,586
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 Westchester County and the Town of Somers
Town of Somers
Westchester County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.837209%44.641165%48.837209%48.8%1.637%1.64%38.372093%26.330399%38.372093%38.4%11.828%11.8%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.268111%0.000%0%73.255814%42.542316%73.255814%73.3%3.545%3.55%59.302326%41.750169%59.302326%59.3%1.267%1.27%10.465116%46.550440%10.465116%10.5%4.286%4.29%
% 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 Westchester County and the Town of Somers
Town of Somers
Westchester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.258634%33.925540%33.258634%33.3%98.363%98.4%3.242816%5.738545%3.242816%3.2%88.172%88.2%28.302136%25.935392%28.302136%28.3%100.000%100%22.594253%18.141899%22.594253%22.6%96.455%96.5%52.399156%40.335082%52.399156%52.4%98.733%98.7%2.649618%6.285592%2.649618%2.6%95.714%95.7%
% 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 Westchester County and the Town of Somers
Town of Somers
Westchester County
0%5%10%15%20%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black3Asian3Other31.242775%3.310810%1.242775%1.2%86110.867052%111%1.120959%8.643442%1.120959%1.1%86100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.952830%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.124464%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%20.265020%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.164213%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.658089%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

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of Somers

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.320%1.370%1.418%1.467%1.516%1.566%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Somers

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.40%0.67%0.95%1.22%1.49%1.77%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of Somers

There are 3 neighborhoods in the Town of Somers. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Town of Somers, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Somers.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Somers, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Somers, and entities that contain the Town of Somers
0%5%10%15%Count#New YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestchester CountyWestchesterHeritage Hills NeighborhoodHeritage HlsLincolndale NeighborhoodLincolndaleShenorock NeighborhoodShenorockTown of SomersSomers15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.636380%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%15,360,95115.4M8.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k1.565310%1.565310%1.6%3211.500292%1.500292%1.5%921.320616%1.320616%1.3%831.120959%1.120959%1.1%86
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

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 Somers 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 Somers. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 51,765.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Somers, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain the Town of Somers
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 IslandCliftonNew RochelleTown of IslipWestchester CountyWestchesterTown of BabylonBabylonTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivWhite PlainsTown of HempsteadHempsteadHobokenWoodbridge 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 SmithtownSmithtownTown of SomersSomers39.804428%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%20,82420.8k2210.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981239.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627249.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111258.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k8.236290%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%1,405315.451322%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%1,138501.120959%1.120959%1.1%86
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 Somers to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Somers. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Somers, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Somers
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 TonawandaTonawandaTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew RochelleTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceWestchester CountyWestchesterTown 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 SmithtownSmithtownTown of SomersSomers36.640787%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%3,844219.855975%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%3,551278.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k8.236290%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%1,138501.120959%1.120959%1.1%86
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 Somers to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Somers. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Somers, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Somers
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 IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceWestchester CountyWestchesterCambridgeTown 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 SmithtownSmithtownTown of SomersSomers41.537790%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%20,82420.8k3310.627025%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%3,551378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k8.428167%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%1,138501.120959%1.120959%1.1%86
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 Somers to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Somers. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Somers, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Somers
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, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Westchester CountyWestchesterOntarioSalt 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 JosePlanoTown of SomersSomers42.327373%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%52,40752.4k3210.963747%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%46,82446.8k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k8.572006%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%7,721501.120959%1.120959%1.1%86
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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Heritage Hills, Lincolndale, Shenorock
ZIP Codes:
10501, 10505, 10519, 10527, 10536, 10541, 10549, 10578, 10589, 10598
Unified School Districts:
Lakeland, North Salem, Somers
Neighborhoods:
Heritage Hills, Lincolndale, Shenorock
Congressional District:
NY-18
State Senate District:
NY-40
Assembly District:
NY-94
Neighboring Towns:
Bedford, Carmel, Lewisboro, New Castle, North Salem, Southeast, Yorktown
Nearby Towns:
Cortlandt, Kent, Mount Kisco, North Castle, Ossining, Philipstown, Pound Ridge, Putnam Valley, Ridgefield