Food Stamps in Middlesex County, Massachusetts (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$89,019.000000$70,954.000000$89,019.000000$89.0k587,735588k$18,908.000000$18,398.000000$18,908.000000$18.9k46,25546.3k$95,489.000000$80,204.000000$95,489.000000$95.5k541,480541k
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 Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.676900%42.602645%38.676900%38.7%9.741%9.74%22.700249%27.028988%22.700249%22.7%31.598%31.6%12.552157%11.479096%12.552157%12.6%4.130%4.13%49.358988%50.924357%49.358988%49.4%20.208%20.2%43.152092%37.493668%43.152092%43.2%9.476%9.48%43.307751%47.359830%43.307751%43.3%38.777%38.8%
% 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 Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.615351%28.272354%30.615351%30.6%90.259%90.3%4.197754%4.942032%4.197754%4.2%68.402%68.4%24.889008%21.331035%24.889008%24.9%95.870%95.9%16.648260%19.662016%16.648260%16.6%79.792%79.8%35.214043%38.196837%35.214043%35.2%90.524%90.5%5.840844%6.718461%5.840844%5.8%61.223%61.2%
% 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 Massachusetts and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite325.610409%40.134139%25.610409%25.6%3,346325.416366%325%23.996701%29.085104%23.996701%24.0%6,111304.911931%305%19.349160%35.171106%19.349160%19.3%3,847245.858363%246%14.931607%25.680801%14.931607%14.9%1,430189.727122%190%9.253460%12.305381%9.253460%9.3%4,994117.578262%118%7.870043%12.497220%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k100.000000%100%5.695227%8.332878%5.695227%5.7%26,52726.5k72.365889%72%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Middlesex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.6%9.3%13.9%18.5%23.2%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Middlesex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%
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Food Stamps by Place in Middlesex County

There are 37 places that are fully or partially contained within Middlesex County (36 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 37 of those to each other, Middlesex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected places in Middlesex County, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%Count#DevensTownsendLowellEverettShirleyMaldenNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsEast PepperellE PepperellFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPepperellLittleton CommonLittleton CmnGrotonSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeStonehamMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAyerHudsonWalthamMedfordWatertown TownWilmingtonMelroseWakefieldHopkintonPinehurstBurlingtonArlingtonBelmontNewtonMaynardLexingtonReadingCochituateWinchesterHanscom AFBWest Concord38.297872%38.297872%38.3%90125.043178%25.043178%25.0%145223.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974319.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,984415.935673%15.935673%15.9%109514.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,388613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.682893%11.682893%11.7%84710.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,001810.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.436635%10.436635%10.4%98910.231815%10.231815%10.2%1281010.000000%10.000000%10.0%49119.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119129.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410138.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261148.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666157.971578%7.971578%8.0%718167.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.692308%7.692308%7.7%109177.497534%7.497534%7.5%456187.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770197.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615206.417221%6.417221%6.4%945216.012457%6.012457%6.0%473225.972771%5.972771%6.0%680235.651057%5.651057%5.7%572245.258467%5.258467%5.3%59254.882085%4.882085%4.9%118264.670478%4.670478%4.7%433274.557152%4.557152%4.6%850284.254878%4.254878%4.3%410294.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310304.205714%4.205714%4.2%184313.559731%3.559731%3.6%413323.518340%3.518340%3.5%329333.313840%3.313840%3.3%85342.105671%2.105671%2.1%163351.750973%1.750973%1.8%9360.505051%0.505051%0.5%1337
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 37 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Middlesex County

There are 54 county subdivisions in Middlesex County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Middlesex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,287.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected county subdivisions in Middlesex County, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#LowellEverettMaldenNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsTown of FraminghamFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of AyerTown of ShirleyShirleySomervilleTown of TownsendTownsendMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeTown of PepperellPepperellTown of StonehamStonehamMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of DracutDracutWalthamTown of LittletonLittletonMedfordWatertown TownTown of HudsonHudsonTown of WilmingtonWilmingtonMelroseTown of WakefieldWakefieldTown of HollistonHollistonTown of TyngsboroughTyngsboroughTown of TewksburyTewksburyTown of BedfordBedfordTown of BurlingtonBurlingtonTown of ArlingtonArlingtonTown of AshlandAshlandTown of BelmontBelmontNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of MaynardMaynardTown of StowTown of ActonTown of GrotonGrotonTown of LexingtonLexingtonTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of ReadingReadingTown of NatickNatickTown of LincolnLincolnTown of SudburySudburyTown of WestfordWestfordTown of North ReadingN ReadingTown of WinchesterWinchesterTown of WaylandWaylandTown of HopkintonHopkintonTown of WestonWestonTown of ConcordConcordTown of BoxboroughBoxborough23.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974119.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,984214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,388313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k10.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,001410.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.389230%10.389230%10.4%355510.257475%10.257475%10.3%24769.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,11979.508390%9.508390%9.5%32389.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,41098.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261108.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666118.091142%8.091142%8.1%348127.971578%7.971578%8.0%718137.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.653804%7.653804%7.7%841147.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770157.484524%7.484524%7.5%266167.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615176.417221%6.417221%6.4%945186.114398%6.114398%6.1%465196.012457%6.012457%6.0%473205.972771%5.972771%6.0%680215.651057%5.651057%5.7%572225.176792%5.176792%5.2%265235.124654%5.124654%5.1%222244.803801%4.803801%4.8%546254.792519%4.792519%4.8%246264.670478%4.670478%4.7%433274.557152%4.557152%4.6%850284.460303%4.460303%4.5%300294.254878%4.254878%4.3%410304.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310314.237469%4.237469%4.2%596324.205714%4.205714%4.2%184334.128622%4.128622%4.1%104343.866636%3.866636%3.9%334353.661554%3.661554%3.7%148363.559731%3.559731%3.6%413373.549777%3.549777%3.5%486383.518340%3.518340%3.5%329393.165908%3.165908%3.2%445402.886179%2.886179%2.9%71412.576227%2.576227%2.6%158422.395577%2.395577%2.4%195432.337229%2.337229%2.3%126442.105671%2.105671%2.1%163451.831430%1.831430%1.8%93461.814947%1.814947%1.8%102471.695357%1.695357%1.7%65481.538917%1.538917%1.5%104491.205378%1.205378%1.2%2650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares Middlesex County to all of the counties in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%5%10%15%Count#Suffolk CountySuffolkEssex CountyEssexNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthStrafford CountyStraffordMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkRockingham CountyRockingham19.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k114.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k39.206974%9.206974%9.2%4,39947.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k57.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k64.278179%4.278179%4.3%5,0777
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Middlesex County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Hampden CountyHampdenSuffolk CountySuffolkBristol CountyBristolEssex CountyEssexBerkshire CountyBerkshireFranklin CountyFranklinNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthHampshire CountyHampshireMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBarnstable CountyBarnstableNorfolk CountyNorfolkNantucket CountyNantucketDukes CountyDukes22.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k119.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k216.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k314.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k414.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,833514.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,301613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k89.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,71497.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k107.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,331117.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k125.031283%5.031283%5.0%193133.113792%3.113792%3.1%19114
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Middlesex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middlesex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkNew EnglandMassachusettsSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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Principal Cities:
Cambridge, Newton, Waltham
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Framingham
Cities:
Cambridge, Everett, Lowell, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown Town, Woburn
Towns:
Acton, Arlington, Ashby, Ashland, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Framingham, Groton, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Natick, North Reading, Pepperell, Reading, Sherborn, Shirley, Stoneham, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Wayland, Westford, Weston, Wilmington, Winchester
Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Ayer, Belmont, Burlington, Cochituate, Devens, East Pepperell, Framingham, Groton, Hanscom AFB, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Littleton Common, Maynard, Pepperell, Pinehurst, Reading, Shirley, Stoneham, Townsend, Wakefield, West Concord, Wilmington, Winchester
ZIP Codes:
01431, 01432, 01434, 01450, 01460, 01463, 01464, 01469, 01474, 01503, 01701, 01702, 01718, 01719, 01720, 01721, 01730, 01731, 01740, 01741, 01742, 01746, 01748, 01749, 01752, 01754, 01760, 01770, 01773, 01775, 01776, 01778, 01801, 01803, 01810, 01821, 01824, 01826, 01827, 01850, 01851, 01852, 01854, 01862, 01863, 01864, 01867, 01876, 01879, 01880, 01886, 01887, 01890, 01906, 01940, 02129, 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142, 02143, 02144, 02145, 02148, 02149, 02150, 02155, 02176, 02180, 02420, 02421, 02451, 02452, 02453, 02458, 02459, 02460, 02461, 02462, 02464, 02465, 02466, 02467, 02468, 02472, 02474, 02476, 02478, 02493
Unified School Districts:
Acton-Boxborough, Arlington, Ashland, Ayer-Shirley, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Burlington, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Dracut, Everett, Framingham, Groton-Dunstable, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Littleton, Lowell, Malden, Marlborough, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Nashoba, Natick, Newton, North Middlesex, North Reading, Reading, Somerville, Stoneham, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Westford, Weston, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn
Elementary School Districts:
Carlisle, Concord, Lincoln, Sherborn, Sudbury
Secondary School Districts:
Concord-Carlisle, Dover-Sherborn, Lincoln-Sudbury
Congressional Districts:
MA-3, MA-4, MA-5, MA-6, MA-7
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-5th Middlesex, MA-1st Essex and Middlesex, MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-Middlesex and Worcester, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, MA-2nd Essex and Middlesex, MA-2nd Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Middlesex, MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Middlesex, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-6th Middlesex, MA-7th Middlesex, MA-8th Middlesex, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-9th Essex, MA-9th Middlesex, MA-10th Middlesex, MA-11th Middlesex, MA-12th Middlesex, MA-13th Middlesex, MA-14th Middlesex, MA-14th Norfolk, MA-15th Middlesex, MA-16th Middlesex, MA-17th Middlesex, MA-18th Essex, MA-18th Middlesex, MA-19th Middlesex, MA-20th Middlesex, MA-21st Middlesex, MA-22nd Middlesex, MA-23rd Middlesex, MA-24th Middlesex, MA-25th Middlesex, MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-28th Middlesex, MA-29th Middlesex, MA-30th Middlesex, MA-31st Middlesex, MA-32nd Middlesex, MA-33rd Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex, MA-35th Middlesex, MA-36th Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Counties:
Essex, Hillsborough, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester
Nearby Counties:
Bristol, Bristol, Cheshire, Kent, Merrimack, Plymouth, Providence, Rockingham, Strafford, Windham