Food Stamps in Somerset 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 Somerset County
Somerset County
New Jersey
$0k$50k$100kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$102,405.000000$73,702.000000$102,405.000000$102.4k116,456116k$31,623.000000$20,687.000000$31,623.000000$31.6k3,563$104,563.000000$80,566.000000$104,563.000000$104.6k112,893113k
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 Somerset County
Somerset County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.210497%52.253199%50.210497%50.2%4.297%4.30%24.894752%29.393053%24.894752%24.9%14.021%14.0%20.544485%17.375319%20.544485%20.5%2.183%2.18%50.322762%41.806913%50.322762%50.3%8.896%8.90%39.376930%35.110266%39.376930%39.4%3.267%3.27%33.651417%47.344982%33.651417%33.7%19.799%19.8%
% 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 New Jersey and Somerset County
Somerset County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.298026%31.920209%35.298026%35.3%95.703%95.7%4.817836%5.690705%4.817836%4.8%85.979%86.0%29.050517%23.969262%29.050517%29.1%97.817%97.8%16.264959%20.413780%16.264959%16.3%91.104%91.1%36.795904%39.270715%36.795904%36.8%96.733%96.7%4.302304%6.812419%4.302304%4.3%80.201%80.2%
% 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 New Jersey and Somerset County
Somerset County
New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Mixed1Other1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian18.902334%18.876652%8.902334%8.9%103290.971138%291%8.548168%24.667789%8.548168%8.5%315279.395308%279%8.085601%20.521619%8.085601%8.1%835264.276377%264%6.165396%19.519639%6.165396%6.2%542201.514849%202%3.059525%9.347126%3.059525%3.1%3,563100.000000%100%1.916255%4.530378%1.916255%1.9%1,45362.632427%63%1.889509%4.780709%1.889509%1.9%31561.758245%62%
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 Somerset County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.3%7.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Somerset County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.3%12.4%15.5%
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Food Stamps by Place in Somerset County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset County, selected places in Somerset County, and entities that contain Somerset County
0%5%10%15%Count#VoorheesNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClydeEast FranklinNew JerseySomervilleManvilleNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldSouth Bound BrookS Bound BrkBradley GardensBradley GdnsRaritanBound BrookGreen KnollMillstoneKingstonFinderneFranklin ParkSomerset CountySomersetMiddlebushSomersetWestonBernardsvilleSix Mile RunMartinsvillePeapack and GladstonePeapack and Glad…Franklin CenterFranklin CtrWatchungFar HillsTen Mile RunGriggstownBlackwells MillsRocky HillPleasant PlainsEast MillstoneE MillstoneBlawenburgEast Rocky HillE Rocky HlSkillmanBelle MeadHarlingenZarephath18.619247%18.619247%18.6%89113.636380%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%15,360,95115.4M12.857143%12.857143%12.9%9211.174319%11.174319%11.2%27539.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k7.874889%7.874889%7.9%35547.624398%7.624398%7.6%28555.527570%5.527570%5.5%40664.479578%4.479578%4.5%6874.119138%4.119138%4.1%19584.009936%4.009936%4.0%11393.838499%3.838499%3.8%135103.705246%3.705246%3.7%89113.703704%3.703704%3.7%6123.614458%3.614458%3.6%21133.546430%3.546430%3.5%76143.096886%3.096886%3.1%179153.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,5632.549889%2.549889%2.5%23162.446308%2.446308%2.4%213172.301055%2.301055%2.3%24182.206946%2.206946%2.2%61191.780415%1.780415%1.8%18201.600197%1.600197%1.6%65211.535088%1.535088%1.5%14221.177625%1.177625%1.2%24230.856531%0.856531%0.9%16240.555556%0.555556%0.6%2250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%037
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 37 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Somerset County

There are 21 county subdivisions in Somerset County. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Somerset County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset County, selected county subdivisions in Somerset County, and entities that contain Somerset County
0%5%10%Count#New York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseySomervilleManvilleNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldSouth Bound BrookS Bound BrkRaritanBound BrookMillstoneFranklin TownshipFranklinGreen Brook TownshipGrn BrkSomerset CountySomersetBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterBedminster TownshipBedminsterBernardsvilleHillsborough TownshipHillsboroughWarren TownshipWarrenPeapack and GladstonePeapack and Glad…Bernards TownshipBernardsBranchburg TownshipBranchburgMontgomery TownshipMontgomeryWatchungFar HillsRocky Hill13.636380%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%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k7.874889%7.874889%7.9%35517.624398%7.624398%7.6%28525.527570%5.527570%5.5%40634.479578%4.479578%4.5%6844.009936%4.009936%4.0%11353.838499%3.838499%3.8%13563.703704%3.703704%3.7%673.530530%3.530530%3.5%85483.256445%3.256445%3.3%7293.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,5632.864617%2.864617%2.9%438102.234637%2.234637%2.2%92112.206946%2.206946%2.2%61122.014666%2.014666%2.0%272131.658860%1.658860%1.7%85141.535088%1.535088%1.5%14151.427522%1.427522%1.4%136161.363194%1.363194%1.4%70171.089239%1.089239%1.1%83180.856531%0.856531%0.9%16190.555556%0.555556%0.6%2200.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 21 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 Somerset County to all of the counties in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset County, selected other counties in the New York Area, and entities that contain Somerset 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 Somerset County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Somerset 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 Somerset County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset 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 Somerset County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Somerset 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 CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfaxSomerset CountySomerset36.640787%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%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k503.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,563
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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Boroughs:
Bernardsville, Bound Brook, Far Hills, Manville, Millstone, North Plainfield, Peapack and Gladstone, Raritan, Rocky Hill, Somerville, South Bound Brook, Watchung
Townships:
Bedminster, Bernards, Branchburg, Bridgewater, Franklin, Green Brook, Hillsborough, Montgomery, Warren
Unincorporated Places:
Belle Mead, Blackwells Mills, Blawenburg, Bradley Gardens, Clyde, East Franklin, East Millstone, East Rocky Hill, Finderne, Franklin Center, Franklin Park, Green Knoll, Griggstown, Harlingen, Kingston, Martinsville, Middlebush, Pleasant Plains, Six Mile Run, Skillman, Somerset, Ten Mile Run, Voorhees, Weston, Zarephath
ZIP Codes:
07059, 07060, 07062, 07063, 07069, 07076, 07920, 07921, 07924, 07930, 07931, 07934, 07939, 07960, 07977, 07979, 08502, 08528, 08540, 08553, 08558, 08805, 08807, 08812, 08821, 08822, 08823, 08835, 08836, 08844, 08853, 08858, 08869, 08873, 08876, 08880, 08889, 08890
Unified School Districts:
Bedminster Township, Bernards Township, Bound Brook Borough, Branchburg Township, Bridgewater-Raritan, Franklin Township, Green Brook Township, Hillsborough Township, Manville Borough, Montgomery Township, North Plainfield Borough, Somerset Hills, Somerville Borough, South Bound Brook Borough
Elementary School Districts:
Warren Township, Watchung Borough
Secondary School District:
Watchung Hills
Congressional Districts:
NJ-7, NJ-12
State Senate Districts:
NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-25
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-25
Neighboring Counties:
Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Union
Nearby Counties:
Bucks, Essex, Hudson, Kings, Monmouth, New York, Northampton, Passaic, Richmond, Warren