Food Stamps in Meriden, Connecticut (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Connecticut and Meriden
Meriden
Connecticut
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,547.000000$71,755.000000$55,547.000000$55.5k25,18025.2k$32,374.000000$20,807.000000$32,374.000000$32.4k6,296$66,326.000000$80,712.000000$66,326.000000$66.3k18,88418.9k
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 Connecticut and Meriden
Meriden
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.115629%42.842042%32.115629%32.1%34.150%34.1%19.107370%26.783774%19.107370%19.1%57.014%57.0%9.641042%11.372207%9.641042%9.6%19.028%19.0%30.447903%42.750589%30.447903%30.4%33.075%33.1%28.668996%32.981181%28.668996%28.7%19.413%19.4%26.032402%43.019603%26.032402%26.0%68.779%68.8%
% 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 Connecticut and Meriden
Meriden
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.647109%29.240677%20.647109%20.6%65.850%65.9%4.803008%5.352182%4.803008%4.8%42.986%43.0%13.678246%21.744555%13.678246%13.7%80.972%81.0%20.541199%19.049076%20.541199%20.5%66.925%66.9%39.679093%39.446102%39.679093%39.7%80.587%80.6%3.939843%5.573876%3.939843%3.9%31.221%31.2%
% 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 Connecticut and Meriden
Meriden
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2Mixed2All RacesWhite3Asian254.810098%33.165926%54.810098%54.8%2,410219.205569%219%51.798561%35.875473%51.798561%51.8%504207.161336%207%31.653747%29.140876%31.653747%31.7%735126.594877%127%30.789474%24.884054%30.789474%30.8%117123.138333%123%25.003971%12.430160%25.003971%25.0%6,296100.000000%100%14.830281%7.041319%14.830281%14.8%2,48659.311702%59%12.753623%5.495028%12.753623%12.8%4451.006390%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 Tract in Meriden

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by Place in the New Haven Area

There are 18 places in the New Haven Area. This section compares Meriden to all of the places in the New Haven Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meriden.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Meriden, selected other places in the New Haven Area, and entities that contain Meriden
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#WaterburyNew HavenTown of MeridenMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenMeridenAnsoniaWest HavenWallingford CenterWallingford CtrNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenDerbyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutNaugatuckEast HavenGuilford CenterGuilford CtrHeritage VillageHeritage VlgBranford CenterBranford CtrMilfordNorth HavenCheshire VillageCheshire VlgWoodmontMadison CenterMadison CtrOrange30.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k126.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k225.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,296323.720458%23.720458%23.7%1,636418.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,610515.872163%15.872163%15.9%1,182615.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.609012%14.609012%14.6%723713.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.318220%11.318220%11.3%1,348811.094306%11.094306%11.1%1,247910.409836%10.409836%10.4%127106.180422%6.180422%6.2%161115.906040%5.906040%5.9%176125.585094%5.585094%5.6%1,166135.294610%5.294610%5.3%443143.923205%3.923205%3.9%94153.571429%3.571429%3.6%24162.693603%2.693603%2.7%32171.809311%1.809311%1.8%8918
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Connecticut

There are 143 places in Connecticut. This section compares Meriden to the 50 most populous places in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meriden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,129.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Meriden, selected other places in Connecticut, and entities that contain Meriden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HartfordWillimanticNew LondonNew BritainWaterburyBridgeportRockvilleNew HavenTown of MeridenMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenMeridenAnsoniaEast HartfordThompsonvilleNorwichManchesterWinstedGrotonWest HavenWallingford CenterWallingford CtrPutnamNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenTorringtonBristolDerbyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOakvilleMiddletownNew EnglandConnecticutDanburyNaugatuckEast HavenWethersfieldStratfordStamfordWest HartfordGlastonbury CenterGlastonbury CtrNorwalkWindsor LocksNewingtonSheltonMilfordTrumbullNorth HavenGreenwichBethelSouthwood AcresKensingtonConning Towers Nautilus ParkConning Towers N…RiversideWestportRidgefieldStorrsOrangeDarien41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k136.394316%36.394316%36.4%2,049233.216981%33.216981%33.2%3,521331.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,780430.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k528.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k627.218935%27.218935%27.2%874726.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k825.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,296923.720458%23.720458%23.7%1,6361023.071011%23.071011%23.1%4,5031121.780467%21.780467%21.8%7561221.614535%21.614535%21.6%3,4621321.132287%21.132287%21.1%2,6391419.466004%19.466004%19.5%6271518.638077%18.638077%18.6%7911618.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,6101715.872163%15.872163%15.9%1,1821815.589226%15.589226%15.6%4631915.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.850081%14.850081%14.9%2,1992014.624775%14.624775%14.6%3,6542114.609012%14.609012%14.6%7232213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.976023%12.976023%13.0%4602312.914304%12.914304%12.9%2,4822412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3542511.318220%11.318220%11.3%1,3482611.094306%11.094306%11.1%1,247279.242144%9.242144%9.2%1,000289.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,888298.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285308.518669%8.518669%8.5%2,099317.996379%7.996379%8.0%265327.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600337.435090%7.435090%7.4%378346.705239%6.705239%6.7%846356.017845%6.017845%6.0%951365.585094%5.585094%5.6%1,166375.299003%5.299003%5.3%638385.294610%5.294610%5.3%443395.228873%5.228873%5.2%297404.549975%4.549975%4.5%183414.298874%4.298874%4.3%126424.222094%4.222094%4.2%146434.175729%4.175729%4.2%96443.664346%3.664346%3.7%100453.465347%3.465347%3.5%336463.008547%3.008547%3.0%88472.300995%2.300995%2.3%37481.809311%1.809311%1.8%89491.299486%1.299486%1.3%8650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Meriden to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meriden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Meriden, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Meriden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaTown of MeridenMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenMeridenLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandConnecticutWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2425.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29623.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3515.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Meriden to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meriden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Meriden, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Meriden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaTown of MeridenMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenMeridenMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandConnecticutOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2715.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • 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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State:
Connecticut
County:
New Haven
Metro Area:
New Haven Area
Town:
Meriden
ZIP Codes:
06450, 06451
Unified School District:
Meriden
Congressional District:
CT-5
State Senate District:
CT-13
State House Districts:
CT-82, CT-83, CT-84
Neighboring Cities:
Middletown
Neighboring Towns:
Middlefield
Nearby Cities:
Bristol, New Britain
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cheshire Village, Durham, Kensington, Newington, North Haven, Plantsville, Portland, Wallingford Center