Food Stamps in Downtown, Melrose, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Melrose and Downtown
Downtown
Melrose
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$91,086.431873$87,712.000000$91,086.431873$91.1k841842$12,857.000000$17,120.000000$12,857.000000$12.9k3940$94,867.060647$92,260.000000$94,867.060647$94.9k802
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 Melrose and Downtown
Downtown
Melrose
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.225396%31.911765%22.225396%22.2%3.290%3.29%3.354599%11.911765%3.354599%3.4%3.076%3.08%18.870797%16.911765%18.870797%18.9%3.618%3.62%55.593828%48.235294%55.593828%55.6%14.386%14.4%72.862491%54.264706%72.862491%72.9%9.047%9.05%30.063055%33.529412%30.063055%30.1%34.148%34.1%
% 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 Melrose and Downtown
Downtown
Melrose
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.434188%31.602055%32.434188%32.4%96.710%96.7%5.247947%4.717422%5.247947%5.2%96.924%96.9%24.959661%25.744979%24.959661%25.0%96.382%96.4%16.425637%16.459598%16.425637%16.4%85.614%85.6%36.365553%35.609528%36.365553%36.4%90.953%91.0%2.878137%3.129379%2.878137%2.9%65.852%65.9%
% 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 Melrose and Downtown
Downtown
Melrose
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite3Mixed1Other129.390398%36.647727%29.390398%29.4%56621.391844%621%11.475794%5.737705%11.475794%11.5%2242.629063%243%8.078802%9.392265%8.078802%8.1%2170.807544%171%4.729769%5.972771%4.729769%4.7%3940100.000000%100%3.818235%4.873087%3.818235%3.8%2980.727721%81%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%
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 Tract in Downtown

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.7%3.6%5.5%7.3%9.2%11.1%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Melrose

There are 11 neighborhoods in Melrose. This section compares Downtown to all of the neighborhoods in Melrose and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Downtown.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Melrose, and entities that contain Downtown
0%5%10%15%Count#Maplewood NeighborhoodMaplewoodNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandForestdale NeighborhoodForestdaleMassachusettsMelrose Highlands NeighborhoodMelrose HighlandsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaLinden NeighborhoodLindenCedar Park NeighborhoodCedar ParkOak Grove/Pine Banks NeighborhoodOak Grv/Pne BanksMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWyoming NeighborhoodWyomingMelroseMelrose School DistrictMelroseZIP Code 02176ZIP 02176Greenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownEast Side NeighborhoodEast SideMount Hood NeighborhoodMount Hood19.242438%19.242438%19.2%552113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.624020%12.624020%12.6%481482212.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.011314%11.011314%11.0%195310.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.433133%10.433133%10.4%28849.500148%9.500148%9.5%474858.334050%8.334050%8.3%15367.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k5.977183%5.977183%6.0%10710875.972771%5.972771%6.0%6805.972771%5.972771%6.0%6805.972771%5.972771%6.0%6804.878219%4.878219%4.9%929384.729769%4.729769%4.7%394092.278476%2.278476%2.3%61101.766359%1.766359%1.8%911
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 11 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

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
City:
Melrose
ZIP Code:
02176
Unified School District:
Melrose
Congressional District:
MA-5
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-5th Middlesex
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-32nd Middlesex
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Cedar Park, East Side, Melrose Highlands, Oak Grove/Pine Banks, Wyoming
Nearby Neighborhoods:
East Side, Faulkner, Ferryway, Forestdale, Greenwood, Linden, Maplewood, Mount Hood, West End, Woodville