Food Stamps in Middlesex County, New Jersey (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$80,716.000000$73,702.000000$80,716.000000$80.7k283,279283k$25,487.000000$20,687.000000$25,487.000000$25.5k16,95817.0k$83,911.000000$80,566.000000$83,911.000000$83.9k266,321266k
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 New Jersey and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.667885%52.253199%53.667885%53.7%8.767%8.77%28.328812%29.393053%28.328812%28.3%25.139%25.1%19.288831%17.375319%19.288831%19.3%4.205%4.21%40.623894%41.806913%40.623894%40.6%11.903%11.9%41.307937%35.110266%41.307937%41.3%6.614%6.61%41.473051%47.344982%41.473051%41.5%28.511%28.5%
% 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 New Jersey and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.561972%31.920209%35.561972%35.6%91.233%91.2%5.371713%5.690705%5.371713%5.4%74.861%74.9%27.977140%23.969262%27.977140%28.0%95.795%95.8%19.144191%20.413780%19.144191%19.1%88.097%88.1%37.137139%39.270715%37.137139%37.1%93.386%93.4%6.621708%6.812419%6.621708%6.6%71.489%71.5%
% 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 New Jersey and Middlesex County
Middlesex County
New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2Mixed2All RacesWhite3Asian216.911037%19.519639%16.911037%16.9%5,813282.494502%282%15.046719%24.667789%15.046719%15.0%1,401251.351545%251%8.412404%20.521619%8.412404%8.4%2,314140.527033%141%8.167665%18.876652%8.167665%8.2%341136.438724%136%5.986324%9.347126%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k100.000000%100%3.532801%4.530378%3.532801%3.5%5,34759.014523%59%3.079970%4.780709%3.079970%3.1%1,74251.450095%51%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including 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 (%):
0.5%4.7%8.9%13.1%17.3%21.5%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Middlesex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%31%40%
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Food Stamps by Place in Middlesex County

There are 39 places that are fully or partially contained within Middlesex County (38 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 39 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%5%10%15%20%Count#New BrunswickPerth AmboyNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCarteretNew JerseySouth RiverDunellenWoodbridgeSpotswoodJamesburgSouth AmboyMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexLaurence HarborLaurence HbrOld BridgeFordsHighland ParkMadison ParkIselinAvenelKendall ParkMiddlesexSayrevilleDaytonPort ReadingColoniaKingstonSociety HillHeathcotePrinceton MeadowsPrinceton MdwsSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldBrownvillePlainsboro CenterPlainsboro CtrRossmoorClearbrook ParkClearbrook PkCranburyMetuchenHelmettaSewarenConcordiaMilltownMonmouth JunctionMonmouth JctWhittingham21.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,067119.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,024213.636380%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%15,360,95115.4M10.561630%10.561630%10.6%85039.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.911247%8.911247%8.9%49648.271299%8.271299%8.3%20057.981353%7.981353%8.0%56567.061979%7.061979%7.1%23776.755515%6.755515%6.8%14786.431594%6.431594%6.4%22895.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.548705%5.548705%5.5%135105.152104%5.152104%5.2%398114.935703%4.935703%4.9%261124.742125%4.742125%4.7%274134.659091%4.659091%4.7%123144.510929%4.510929%4.5%291154.232602%4.232602%4.2%222164.134444%4.134444%4.1%139174.056399%4.056399%4.1%187184.005972%4.005972%4.0%644193.880983%3.880983%3.9%90203.703704%3.703704%3.7%47213.623799%3.623799%3.6%215223.614458%3.614458%3.6%21232.875112%2.875112%2.9%32242.859582%2.859582%2.9%67252.490660%2.490660%2.5%140262.447685%2.447685%2.4%193272.413793%2.413793%2.4%28282.390767%2.390767%2.4%29292.317721%2.317721%2.3%48302.228682%2.228682%2.2%46311.749664%1.749664%1.7%13321.720139%1.720139%1.7%89331.543943%1.543943%1.5%13341.333333%1.333333%1.3%12350.572792%0.572792%0.6%12360.514241%0.514241%0.5%13370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%039
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 39 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Middlesex County

There are 25 county subdivisions in Middlesex County. This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Middlesex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middlesex County.

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#New BrunswickPerth AmboyNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCarteretNew JerseySouth RiverDunellenSpotswoodJamesburgSouth AmboyMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeHighland ParkMiddlesexSayrevilleOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickEdison TownshipEdisonPiscataway TownshipPiscatawaySouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickCranbury TownshipCranburySouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldPlainsboro TownshipPlainsboroMetuchenHelmettaMonroe TownshipMonroeMilltown21.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,067119.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,024213.636380%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%15,360,95115.4M10.561630%10.561630%10.6%85039.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.911247%8.911247%8.9%49648.271299%8.271299%8.3%20057.061979%7.061979%7.1%23766.755515%6.755515%6.8%14776.431594%6.431594%6.4%22885.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.899868%5.899868%5.9%85295.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845104.742125%4.742125%4.7%274114.056399%4.056399%4.1%187124.005972%4.005972%4.0%644133.974252%3.974252%4.0%957143.874164%3.874164%3.9%649153.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355163.722390%3.722390%3.7%605173.373105%3.373105%3.4%523183.048780%3.048780%3.0%40192.447685%2.447685%2.4%193202.257019%2.257019%2.3%209211.720139%1.720139%1.7%89221.543943%1.543943%1.5%13231.434381%1.434381%1.4%261240.514241%0.514241%0.5%1325
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the New York Area

There are 25 counties in the New York Area. This section compares Middlesex County to all of the counties in the New York 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 New York Area, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxKings CountyKingsPassaic CountyPassaicEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRichmond CountyRichmondOrange CountyOrangeRockland CountyRocklandDutchess CountyDutchessPike CountyPikeNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionWestchester CountyWestchesterOcean CountyOceanSuffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthBergen CountyBergenNassau CountyNassauSussex CountySussexPutnam CountyPutnamMorris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonSomerset CountySomerset36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k123.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k219.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k315.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k415.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k513.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k613.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k713.636380%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%20,82420.8k811.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k911.127042%11.127042%11.1%11,02011.0k1010.054325%10.054325%10.1%10,75310.8k119.467708%9.467708%9.5%2,001129.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k138.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k148.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k156.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k165.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k175.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k185.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k195.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k204.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,393213.891267%3.891267%3.9%1,327223.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150233.200170%3.200170%3.2%1,502243.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56325
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares Middlesex County to all of the counties in New Jersey 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 New Jersey, and entities that contain Middlesex County
0%5%10%15%Count#Passaic CountyPassaicCumberland CountyCumberlandEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonAtlantic CountyAtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCamden CountyCamdenSalem CountySalemNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionMercer CountyMercerGloucester CountyGloucesterOcean CountyOceanCape May CountyCape MayWarren CountyWarrenMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthBurlington CountyBurlingtonBergen CountyBergenSussex CountySussexMorris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonSomerset CountySomerset19.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k118.859182%18.859182%18.9%9,565215.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k315.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k414.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k513.636380%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%15,360,95115.4M12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k612.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,02279.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k89.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k98.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,808108.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k117.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,849126.660395%6.660395%6.7%2,761135.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k145.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k155.503484%5.503484%5.5%9,060165.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k174.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,393183.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150193.200170%3.200170%3.2%1,502203.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56321
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 21 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 YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBroward CountyBrowardMiddle AtlanticFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldNew JerseyOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSanta 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%103,454103k1813.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.260089%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%95,67295.7k2212.347180%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%44,19144.2k2710.700905%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%31,46331.5k349.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.271089%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%65,16865.2k475.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k5.128164%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 City:
New Brunswick
Boroughs:
Carteret, Dunellen, Helmetta, Highland Park, Jamesburg, Metuchen, Middlesex, Milltown, Sayreville, South Plainfield, South River, Spotswood
Cities:
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, South Amboy
Townships:
Cranbury, East Brunswick, Edison, Monroe, North Brunswick, Old Bridge, Piscataway, Plainsboro, South Brunswick, Woodbridge
Unincorporated Places:
Avenel, Brownville, Clearbrook Park, Colonia, Concordia, Cranbury, Dayton, Fords, Heathcote, Iselin, Kendall Park, Kingston, Laurence Harbor, Madison Park, Monmouth Junction, Old Bridge, Plainsboro Center, Port Reading, Princeton Meadows, Rossmoor, Sewaren, Society Hill, Whittingham, Woodbridge
ZIP Codes:
07001, 07008, 07060, 07063, 07064, 07066, 07067, 07076, 07077, 07080, 07095, 07721, 07726, 07735, 07747, 07751, 08512, 08528, 08535, 08536, 08540, 08805, 08810, 08812, 08816, 08817, 08820, 08824, 08828, 08830, 08831, 08832, 08837, 08840, 08846, 08850, 08852, 08854, 08857, 08859, 08861, 08863, 08872, 08879, 08882, 08884, 08901, 08902, 08904
Unified School Districts:
Carteret Borough, Cranbury Township, Dunellen Borough, East Brunswick Township, Edison Township, Highland Park Borough, Jamesburg Borough, Metuchen Borough, Middlesex Borough, Milltown Borough, Monroe Township, New Brunswick, North Brunswick Township, Old Bridge Township, Perth Amboy, Piscataway Township, Sayreville Borough, South Amboy, South Brunswick Township, South Plainfield Borough, South River Borough, Spotswood Borough, West Windsor-Plainsboro, Woodbridge Township
Congressional Districts:
NJ-6, NJ-12
State Senate Districts:
NJ-12, NJ-14, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-22
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-12, NJ-14, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-22
Neighboring Counties:
Mercer, Monmouth, Richmond, Somerset, Union
Nearby Counties:
Bergen, Bucks, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Kings, Morris, New York, Ocean, Queens