Food Stamps in the Town of Peru, Bennington County, Vermont (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Bennington County and the Town of Peru
Town of Peru
Bennington County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$72,386.000000$51,489.000000$72,386.000000$72.4k163$18,125.000000$23,801.000000$18,125.000000$18.1k21$81,667.000000$59,033.000000$81,667.000000$81.7k142
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 Bennington County and the Town of Peru
Town of Peru
Bennington County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.857143%44.805440%42.857143%42.9%32.143%32.1%28.571429%23.800529%28.571429%28.6%40.000%40.0%14.285714%13.109180%14.285714%14.3%23.077%23.1%66.666667%61.465810%66.666667%66.7%26.415%26.4%23.809524%35.436343%23.809524%23.8%6.250%6.25%42.857143%43.029845%42.857143%42.9%42.857%42.9%
% 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 Bennington County and the Town of Peru
Town of Peru
Bennington County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty213.380282%24.576537%13.380282%13.4%67.857%67.9%6.338028%4.532622%6.338028%6.3%60.000%60.0%7.042254%17.707026%7.042254%7.0%76.923%76.9%27.464789%25.039210%27.464789%27.5%73.585%73.6%52.816901%48.447302%52.816901%52.8%93.750%93.8%8.450704%6.398996%8.450704%8.5%57.143%57.1%
% 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 Bennington County and the Town of Peru
Town of Peru
Bennington County
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Asian313.461538%16.585398%13.461538%13.5%21104.487179%104%12.883436%17.189428%12.883436%12.9%21100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.677419%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 Bennington Area

There are 17 county subdivisions in the Bennington Area. This section compares the Town of Peru to all of the county subdivisions in the Bennington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Peru.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Peru, selected other county subdivisions in the Bennington Area, and entities that contain the Town of Peru
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of SearsburgSearsburgTown of BenningtonBenningtonTown of WoodfordWoodfordTown of ReadsboroReadsboroBennington Metro AreaBenningtonBennington CountyBenningtonTown of SandgateSandgateTown of ArlingtonArlingtonTown of PownalPownalVermontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of PeruNew EnglandTown of ManchesterManchesterTown of ShaftsburyShaftsburyZIP Code 05152ZIP 05152Bennington Rutland Supervisory UnionBennington Rutlan…Town of SunderlandSunderlandTown of StamfordStamford970500Tract 970500Town of DorsetDorsetTown of WinhallWinhallTown of RupertRupertTown of LandgroveLandgroveTown of GlastenburyGlastenbury36.734694%36.734694%36.7%18124.665915%24.665915%24.7%1,532222.699387%22.699387%22.7%37321.374046%21.374046%21.4%84417.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,64717.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,64717.088608%17.088608%17.1%27515.500443%15.500443%15.5%175615.494012%15.494012%15.5%207713.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.883436%12.883436%12.9%21812.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.124300%12.124300%12.1%238911.797363%11.797363%11.8%1701011.538462%11.538462%11.5%2110.072854%10.072854%10.1%6369.794989%9.794989%9.8%43117.288630%7.288630%7.3%25127.076350%7.076350%7.1%385.341880%5.341880%5.3%50135.246914%5.246914%5.2%17141.010101%1.010101%1.0%3150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%017
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Vermont

There are 255 county subdivisions in Vermont. This section compares the Town of Peru to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Vermont and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Peru. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,373.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Peru, selected other county subdivisions in Vermont, and entities that contain the Town of Peru
0%10%20%Count#NewportTown of RockinghamRockinghamBarreTown of LyndonLyndonTown of BenningtonBenningtonTown of HighgateHighgateTown of BrattleboroBrattleboroWinooskiTown of SwantonSwantonTown of St. JohnsburySt. JohnsburySt. AlbansTown of WindsorWindsorTown of JohnsonJohnsonRutlandTown of SpringfieldSpringfieldTown of BristolBristolBennington Metro AreaBenningtonBennington CountyBenningtonBurlingtonTown of MiddleburyMiddleburyTown of PownalPownalTown of MorristownMorristownTown of BrandonBrandonTown of RandolphRandolphVermontNortheastMontpelierUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of PeruNew EnglandTown of HartlandHartlandTown of ManchesterManchesterTown of ColchesterColchesterTown of HartfordHartfordTown of ShaftsburyShaftsburyTown of HinesburgHinesburgZIP Code 05152ZIP 05152Town of DerbyTown of BarreTown of WilliamstownWilliamstownBennington Rutland Supervisory UnionBennington Rutlan…Town of MiltonMiltonTown of St. AlbansSt. AlbansTown of EssexTown of RutlandRutlandSouth BurlingtonS BurlingtonTown of StoweTown of CambridgeCambridgeTown of GeorgiaGeorgia970500Tract 970500Town of WaterburyWaterburyTown of FairfaxFairfaxTown of CastletonCastletonTown of JerichoJerichoTown of NorthfieldNorthfieldTown of WillistonWillistonTown of NorwichNorwichTown of CharlotteCharlotteTown of ShelburneShelburneTown of RichmondRichmond27.130529%27.130529%27.1%503126.940433%26.940433%26.9%597225.752257%25.752257%25.8%1,027324.681818%24.681818%24.7%543424.665915%24.665915%24.7%1,532524.624625%24.624625%24.6%328624.010505%24.010505%24.0%1,280722.725842%22.725842%22.7%722821.292049%21.292049%21.3%557921.087315%21.087315%21.1%6401021.011396%21.011396%21.0%5901120.944149%20.944149%20.9%3151220.701754%20.701754%20.7%2361320.419364%20.419364%20.4%1,4511420.298431%20.298431%20.3%7891517.521090%17.521090%17.5%2701617.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,64717.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,64716.064332%16.064332%16.1%2,5871715.936827%15.936827%15.9%4441815.494012%15.494012%15.5%2071915.475189%15.475189%15.5%3682015.136778%15.136778%15.1%2492113.960867%13.960867%14.0%2642213.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.101302%13.101302%13.1%4632313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.883436%12.883436%12.9%2112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.667560%12.667560%12.7%1892412.124300%12.124300%12.1%2382511.930783%11.930783%11.9%7862611.912442%11.912442%11.9%5172711.797363%11.797363%11.8%1702811.720117%11.720117%11.7%2012911.538462%11.538462%11.5%2110.953347%10.953347%11.0%2163010.534846%10.534846%10.5%3253110.518519%10.518519%10.5%1423210.072854%10.072854%10.1%6369.702395%9.702395%9.7%401339.548839%9.548839%9.5%218349.073702%9.073702%9.1%767358.783415%8.783415%8.8%161368.568738%8.568738%8.6%728377.770763%7.770763%7.8%160387.751441%7.751441%7.8%121397.160963%7.160963%7.2%113407.076350%7.076350%7.1%386.857911%6.857911%6.9%153416.539173%6.539173%6.5%106426.367771%6.367771%6.4%98435.492813%5.492813%5.5%107444.781491%4.781491%4.8%93454.449153%4.449153%4.4%168463.089676%3.089676%3.1%41472.787456%2.787456%2.8%40482.362708%2.362708%2.4%74491.216389%1.216389%1.2%1950
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 Peru to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Peru. 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 Peru, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Peru
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghBennington Metro AreaBenningtonBennington CountyBenningtonYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanVermontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of PeruNew EnglandStaten IslandZIP Code 05152ZIP 05152QuincyBennington Rutland Supervisory UnionBennington Rutlan…Town of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherst970500Tract 970500Town 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%23,03323.0k2717.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,64717.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,64716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.883436%12.883436%12.9%2112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3311.538462%11.538462%11.5%2110.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.072854%10.072854%10.1%6369.145754%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%3,569407.076350%7.076350%7.1%387.005629%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 Peru to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Peru. 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 Peru, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Peru
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasBennington Metro AreaBenningtonBennington CountyBenningtonFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanVermontSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTown of PeruTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandSeattleZIP Code 05152ZIP 05152Long Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesBennington Rutland Supervisory UnionBennington Rutlan…Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego970500Tract 970500Northeast 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%55,99456.0k1717.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,64717.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,64715.901493%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%103,454103k2613.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k13.554775%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%73,75173.8k3012.883436%12.883436%12.9%2112.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.538462%11.538462%11.5%2110.963747%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%95,93595.9k3610.072854%10.072854%10.1%6369.585555%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%60,92860.9k437.076350%7.076350%7.1%386.406793%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:
Vermont
County:
Bennington
Metro Area:
Bennington Area
ZIP Code:
05152
Unified School District:
Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union
Congressional District:
VT-At Large
State Senate District:
VT-Bennington
State House District:
VT-Bennington-Rutland
Neighboring Towns:
Dorset, Landgrove, Mount Tabor, Weston, Winhall
Nearby Towns:
Andover, Danby, Jamaica, Londonderry, Manchester, Mount Holly, Rupert, Stratton, Tinmouth, Wallingford