Food Stamps in the Town of Wells, Rutland 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 Rutland County and the Town of Wells
Town of Wells
Rutland County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,500.000000$50,029.000000$47,500.000000$47.5k434$23,333.000000$17,488.000000$23,333.000000$23.3k48$55,893.000000$56,079.000000$55,893.000000$55.9k386
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 Rutland County and the Town of Wells
Town of Wells
Rutland County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.916667%32.847125%22.916667%22.9%14.103%14.1%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.157083%0.000%0%8.333333%10.687237%8.333333%8.3%6.061%6.06%54.166667%51.023843%54.166667%54.2%16.352%16.4%47.916667%40.617111%47.916667%47.9%9.664%9.66%35.416667%40.589060%35.416667%35.4%40.476%40.5%
% 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 Rutland County and the Town of Wells
Town of Wells
Rutland County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.357513%20.899228%17.357513%17.4%85.897%85.9%1.295337%3.645642%1.295337%1.3%100.000%100%16.062176%15.171019%16.062176%16.1%93.939%93.9%34.455959%24.475910%34.455959%34.5%83.648%83.6%55.699482%43.421295%55.699482%55.7%90.336%90.3%6.476684%7.539537%6.476684%6.5%59.524%59.5%
% 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 Rutland County and the Town of Wells
Town of Wells
Rutland County
0%5%10%Count%All RacesWhite111.059908%14.081447%11.059908%11.1%48100.000000%100%11.059908%13.867370%11.059908%11.1%48100.000000%100%
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 Rutland Area

There are 28 county subdivisions in the Rutland Area. This section compares the Town of Wells to all of the county subdivisions in the Rutland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wells.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Wells, selected other county subdivisions in the Rutland Area, and entities that contain the Town of Wells
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Town of Fair HavenFair HvnTown of BensonBensonRutlandTown of WallingfordWallingfordTown of TinmouthTinmouthTown of BrandonBrandonTown of PoultneyPoultneyTown of MendonMendonTown of PawletPawletRutland Metro AreaRutland AreaRutland CountyRutlandTown of West HavenW HvnTown of PittsfordPittsford963800Tract 963800VermontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandRutland Southwest Supervisory UnionRutland SW Super…Town of DanbyTown of IraTown of WellsTown of PittsfieldPittsfieldTown of ClarendonClarendonTown of Mount TaborMt TaborTown of HubbardtonHubbardtonTown of RutlandRutlandTown of ProctorProctorTown of SudburySudburyTown of Middletown SpringsMiddletown SpgsTown of CastletonCastletonTown of ChittendenChittendenTown of West RutlandW RutlandTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTown of Mount HollyMt HollyTown of KillingtonKillington24.121996%24.121996%24.1%261122.279793%22.279793%22.3%86220.419364%20.419364%20.4%1,451317.278618%17.278618%17.3%160416.853933%16.853933%16.9%45515.136778%15.136778%15.1%249614.712825%14.712825%14.7%187714.537445%14.537445%14.5%66814.362657%14.362657%14.4%80914.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,56514.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,56514.062500%14.062500%14.1%181013.793103%13.793103%13.8%1681113.782991%13.782991%13.8%23513.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.590909%12.590909%12.6%27711.151737%11.151737%11.2%611211.111111%11.111111%11.1%191311.059908%11.059908%11.1%481410.552764%10.552764%10.6%211510.364146%10.364146%10.4%111169.708738%9.708738%9.7%10178.880309%8.880309%8.9%23188.783415%8.783415%8.8%161198.250356%8.250356%8.3%58207.751938%7.751938%7.8%20217.098765%7.098765%7.1%23226.367771%6.367771%6.4%98235.882353%5.882353%5.9%29245.673759%5.673759%5.7%56254.597701%4.597701%4.6%20264.387569%4.387569%4.4%24273.208556%3.208556%3.2%1228
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 28 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 Wells to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Vermont and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wells. 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 Wells, selected other county subdivisions in Vermont, and entities that contain the Town of Wells
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 BristolBristolBurlingtonTown of MiddleburyMiddleburyTown of PownalPownalTown of MorristownMorristownTown of BrandonBrandonRutland Metro AreaRutland AreaRutland CountyRutlandTown of RandolphRandolph963800Tract 963800VermontNortheastMontpelierUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of HartlandHartlandRutland Southwest Supervisory UnionRutland SW Super…Town of ManchesterManchesterTown of ColchesterColchesterTown of HartfordHartfordTown of ShaftsburyShaftsburyTown of HinesburgHinesburgTown of WellsTown of DerbyTown of BarreTown of WilliamstownWilliamstownTown of MiltonMiltonTown of St. AlbansSt. AlbansTown of EssexTown of RutlandRutlandSouth BurlingtonS BurlingtonTown of StoweTown of CambridgeCambridgeTown of GeorgiaGeorgiaTown 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%2701616.064332%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%2492114.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,56514.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,56513.960867%13.960867%14.0%2642213.782991%13.782991%13.8%23513.589673%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%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.667560%12.667560%12.7%1892412.590909%12.590909%12.6%27712.124300%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%2012911.059908%11.059908%11.1%4810.953347%10.953347%11.0%2163010.534846%10.534846%10.5%3253110.518519%10.518519%10.5%142329.702395%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%113406.857911%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 Wells to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wells. 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 Wells, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Wells
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterRutland Metro AreaRutland AreaRutland CountyRutlandQueens963800Tract 963800ManhattanVermontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandRutland Southwest Supervisory UnionRutland SW Super…Staten IslandTown of WellsQuincyTown 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%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663014.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,56514.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,56513.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.782991%13.782991%13.8%23513.731890%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%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.590909%12.590909%12.6%27712.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3311.059908%11.059908%11.1%4810.627025%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 Wells to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Wells. 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 Wells, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Wells
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonRutland Metro AreaRutland AreaRutland CountyRutlandQueens963800Tract 963800Las VegasManhattanVermontSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandRutland Southwest Supervisory UnionRutland SW Super…SeattleTown of WellsLong 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%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%164,852165k2314.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,56514.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,56513.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.782991%13.782991%13.8%23513.780346%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%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.590909%12.590909%12.6%27711.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.059908%11.059908%11.1%4810.963747%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:
Vermont
County:
Rutland
Metro Area:
Rutland Area
Unincorporated Place:
Wells
ZIP Codes:
05757, 05764, 05774
Unified School District:
Rutland Southwest Supervisory Union
Congressional District:
VT-At Large
State Senate District:
VT-Rutland
State House District:
VT-Rutland-Bennington
Neighboring Towns:
Danby, Granville, Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Poultney, Tinmouth
Nearby Towns:
Castleton, Clarendon, Dorset, Fair Haven, Hampton, Hartford, Ira, Rupert, Wallingford, Whitehall