Food Stamps in the Town of Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Providence County and the Town of Foster
Town of Foster
Providence County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$80,750.000000$50,637.000000$80,750.000000$80.8k1,717$77,750.000000$17,404.000000$77,750.000000$77.8k128$83,092.000000$62,381.000000$83,092.000000$83.1k1,589
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 Providence County and the Town of Foster
Town of Foster
Providence County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty20.000000%0.000000%0.0%44.952542%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.266363%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.501802%0.000%0%65.625000%45.467273%65.625000%65.6%19.444%19.4%35.156250%33.068418%35.156250%35.2%6.098%6.10%5.468750%50.190451%5.468750%5.5%8.235%8.24%
% 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 Providence County and the Town of Foster
Town of Foster
Providence County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.396476%26.845783%30.396476%30.4%100.000%100%5.475142%6.686961%5.475142%5.5%100.000%100%24.354940%17.792366%24.354940%24.4%100.000%100%21.900566%21.686696%21.900566%21.9%80.556%80.6%43.612335%37.072900%43.612335%43.6%93.902%93.9%4.908748%8.861771%4.908748%4.9%91.765%91.8%
% 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 Providence County and the Town of Foster
Town of Foster
Providence County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2Black1100.000000%35.327869%100.000000%100.0%531,341.406250%1,341%7.454863%20.453636%7.454863%7.5%128100.000000%100%4.531722%13.217590%4.531722%4.5%7560.788803%61%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.872475%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

There are 61 county subdivisions in the Providence Area. This section compares the Town of Foster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Foster. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 7,776.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Foster, selected other county subdivisions in the Providence Area, and entities that contain the Town of Foster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceFall RiverWoonsocketNew BedfordPawtucketProvidence CountyProvidenceTown of West WarwickW WarwickTauntonEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNewportTown of JohnstonJohnstonTown of North ProvidenceN ProvidenceTown of WarrenWarrenAttleboroTown of WesterlyWesterlyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWarwickTown of LincolnLincolnTown of BurrillvilleBurrillvilleTown of CoventryCoventryCranstonTown of RaynhamRaynhamTown of BristolBristolTown of MiddletownMiddletownTown of SeekonkSeekonkTown of FairhavenFairhavenTown of CumberlandCumberlandTown of North KingstownN KingstownTown of AcushnetAcushnetTown of FreetownFreetownTown of HopkintonHopkintonTown of GlocesterGlocesterFoster-Glocester Regional School DistrictFoster-GlocesterTown of South KingstownS KingstownTown of SomersetSomersetTown of North AttleboroughN AttleboroughTown of PortsmouthPortsmouthFoster Elementary School DistrictFoster013300Tract 013300Town of FosterFosterTown of TivertonTivertonTown of DartmouthDartmouthTown of SmithfieldSmithfieldTown of SwanseaSwanseaTown of WestportWestportTown of CharlestownCharlestownTown of NortonNortonTown of North SmithfieldN SmithfieldTown of NarragansettNarragansettTown of EastonEastonTown of MansfieldMansfieldTown of ScituateScituateTown of East GreenwichE GreenwichTown of RehobothRehobothTown of BarringtonBarrington43.432907%43.432907%43.4%2,748132.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k228.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k328.264147%28.264147%28.3%4,875426.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k525.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141620.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k19.482190%19.482190%19.5%2,423718.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,080816.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,176916.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k14.642590%14.642590%14.6%1,5651013.783089%13.783089%13.8%1,6611113.717498%13.717498%13.7%1,9521213.472486%13.472486%13.5%6391313.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2541413.318284%13.318284%13.3%1,2981513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0361611.450000%11.450000%11.5%9161711.369378%11.369378%11.4%6751810.670533%10.670533%10.7%1,4721910.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1782010.107391%10.107391%10.1%480219.782349%9.782349%9.8%818229.303721%9.303721%9.3%620239.271523%9.271523%9.3%518249.215068%9.215068%9.2%614259.213151%9.213151%9.2%1,247268.947522%8.947522%8.9%919278.946171%8.946171%8.9%354288.643617%8.643617%8.6%260298.455433%8.455433%8.5%277308.013449%8.013449%8.0%286317.832009%7.832009%7.8%4147.820268%7.820268%7.8%818327.599135%7.599135%7.6%527337.536536%7.536536%7.5%789347.468938%7.468938%7.5%535357.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.319588%7.319588%7.3%497366.868492%6.868492%6.9%785376.627970%6.627970%6.6%491386.411093%6.411093%6.4%393396.169414%6.169414%6.2%378405.991801%5.991801%6.0%190415.712025%5.712025%5.7%361425.420477%5.420477%5.4%243434.467806%4.467806%4.5%306444.435276%4.435276%4.4%344454.202899%4.202899%4.2%348464.166667%4.166667%4.2%174474.103373%4.103373%4.1%208482.865112%2.865112%2.9%113492.018082%2.018082%2.0%12550
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 Rhode Island

There are 40 county subdivisions in Rhode Island. This section compares the Town of Foster to all of the county subdivisions in Rhode Island and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Foster.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Foster, selected other county subdivisions in Rhode Island, and entities that contain the Town of Foster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceWoonsocketPawtucketProvidence CountyProvidenceTown of West WarwickW WarwickEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNewportTown of JohnstonJohnstonTown of North ProvidenceN ProvidenceTown of WarrenWarrenTown of WesterlyWesterlyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of ExeterExeterWarwickTown of LincolnLincolnTown of Little ComptonLittle ComptonTown of BurrillvilleBurrillvilleTown of CoventryCoventryCranstonTown of BristolBristolTown of MiddletownMiddletownTown of CumberlandCumberlandTown of North KingstownN KingstownTown of HopkintonHopkintonTown of GlocesterGlocesterFoster-Glocester Regional School DistrictFoster-GlocesterTown of South KingstownS KingstownTown of PortsmouthPortsmouthFoster Elementary School DistrictFoster013300Tract 013300Town of FosterFosterTown of TivertonTivertonTown of SmithfieldSmithfieldTown of CharlestownCharlestownTown of North SmithfieldN SmithfieldTown of West GreenwichW GreenwichTown of NarragansettNarragansettTown of RichmondRichmondTown of ScituateScituateTown of East GreenwichE GreenwichTown of JamestownJamestownTown of BarringtonBarringtonTown of New ShorehamNew Shoreham43.432907%43.432907%43.4%2,748132.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k228.264147%28.264147%28.3%4,875325.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141420.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k19.482190%19.482190%19.5%2,423516.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,176616.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k14.642590%14.642590%14.6%1,565713.783089%13.783089%13.8%1,661813.717498%13.717498%13.7%1,952913.472486%13.472486%13.5%6391013.318284%13.318284%13.3%1,2981113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.120000%12.120000%12.1%3031211.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0361311.450000%11.450000%11.5%9161411.430318%11.430318%11.4%1871511.369378%11.369378%11.4%6751610.670533%10.670533%10.7%1,4721710.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,178189.782349%9.782349%9.8%818199.303721%9.303721%9.3%620209.213151%9.213151%9.2%1,247218.947522%8.947522%8.9%919228.455433%8.455433%8.5%277238.013449%8.013449%8.0%286247.832009%7.832009%7.8%4147.820268%7.820268%7.8%818257.468938%7.468938%7.5%535267.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.454863%7.454863%7.5%128277.319588%7.319588%7.3%497286.627970%6.627970%6.6%491295.991801%5.991801%6.0%190305.420477%5.420477%5.4%243315.364512%5.364512%5.4%117324.467806%4.467806%4.5%306334.378531%4.378531%4.4%124344.166667%4.166667%4.2%174354.103373%4.103373%4.1%208362.363558%2.363558%2.4%55372.018082%2.018082%2.0%125380.669643%0.669643%0.7%339
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 39 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 Foster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Foster. 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 Foster, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Foster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyProvidence CountyProvidenceElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonFoster-Glocester Regional School DistrictFoster-GlocesterFoster Elementary School DistrictFoster013300Tract 013300Town of FosterFosterTown 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%8,8242320.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k19.514573%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%16,13316.1k2916.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%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%5,545397.832009%7.832009%7.8%4147.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.176033%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 Foster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Foster. 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 Foster, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Foster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynProvidence CountyProvidenceFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisFoster-Glocester Regional School DistrictFoster-GlocesterEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyFoster Elementary School DistrictFoster013300Tract 013300Town of FosterFosterSan 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%224,967225k920.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k20.437953%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%55,99456.0k1716.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k15.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%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%153,787154k2813.194686%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%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.909058%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%20,38620.4k407.832009%7.832009%7.8%4147.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.454863%7.454863%7.5%1287.450825%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:
Rhode Island
County:
Providence
Metro Area:
Providence Area
Unincorporated Places:
Clayville, Foster Center
ZIP Codes:
02825, 02857
Elementary School District:
Foster
Secondary School District:
Foster-Glocester
Congressional District:
RI-2
State Senate District:
RI-21
State House District:
RI-40
Neighboring Towns:
Coventry, Glocester, Killingly, Scituate, Sterling
Nearby Towns:
Brooklyn, Burrillville, Johnston, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Smithfield, West Greenwich, West Warwick