Food Stamps in Camden, Maine (Unincorporated Place)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and Camden
Camden
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,521.000000$50,826.000000$50,521.000000$50.5k1,746$13,817.000000$18,002.000000$13,817.000000$13.8k89$52,869.000000$58,727.000000$52,869.000000$52.9k1,657
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 Maine and Camden
Camden
Maine
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.303371%40.337466%57.303371%57.3%20.482%20.5%40.449438%19.292705%40.449438%40.4%52.174%52.2%16.853933%14.038768%16.853933%16.9%10.067%10.1%83.146067%54.399670%83.146067%83.1%14.889%14.9%21.348315%32.083831%21.348315%21.3%1.937%1.94%37.078652%48.446027%37.078652%37.1%19.880%19.9%
% 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 Maine and Camden
Camden
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty211.949306%23.397183%11.949306%11.9%79.518%79.5%1.991551%3.753196%1.991551%2.0%47.826%47.8%8.086904%17.104009%8.086904%8.1%89.933%89.9%25.528063%24.528711%25.528063%25.5%85.111%85.1%58.056729%43.561647%58.056729%58.1%98.063%98.1%8.026554%6.688841%8.026554%8.0%80.120%80.1%
% 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 Maine and Camden
Camden
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%Count%White1All RacesBlack25.135603%15.579560%5.135603%5.1%89100.750144%101%5.097365%16.259760%5.097365%5.1%89100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%44.123049%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in Knox County

There are 3 places in Knox County. This section compares Camden to all of the places in Knox County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Camden.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Camden, selected other places in Knox County, and entities that contain Camden
0%5%10%15%20%Count#RocklandThomastonMaineKnox CountyKnoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandFive Town Community School DistrictFive Town CommCamdenSchool Administrative District 28School Administra…Town of CamdenCamdenZIP Code 04843ZIP 04843970200Tract 97020024.253521%24.253521%24.3%861121.536671%21.536671%21.5%185216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k6.704981%6.704981%6.7%3855.097365%5.097365%5.1%8934.567700%4.567700%4.6%1684.555040%4.555040%4.6%1084.555040%4.555040%4.6%1084.555040%4.555040%4.6%108
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares Camden to the 50 most populous places in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Camden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,551.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Camden, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain Camden
0%10%20%30%Count#NorwayRumfordWatervilleFairfieldCalaisSkowheganLincolnFarmingtonHoultonBucksportLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownMillinocketPittsfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookGardinerPortlandEllsworthWinthropMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchWinslowMadawaskaBrewerKnox CountyKnoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandTopshamOronoLisbon FallsSacoScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth WindhamYork HarborSouth EliotFive Town Community School DistrictFive Town CommKitteryCape NeddickYarmouthCamdenSchool Administrative District 28School Administra…Town of CamdenCamdenZIP Code 04843ZIP 04843970200Tract 970200Hampden34.685165%34.685165%34.7%325133.252280%33.252280%33.3%547232.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284332.867133%32.867133%32.9%423430.431655%30.431655%30.4%423530.347107%30.347107%30.3%918630.138099%30.138099%30.1%371729.059181%29.059181%29.1%383828.201295%28.201295%28.2%566926.472899%26.472899%26.5%3371026.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,1531125.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,1531224.829674%24.829674%24.8%9841324.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,4761424.395048%24.395048%24.4%8671524.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,0681624.253521%24.253521%24.3%8611723.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,0321823.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481921.960784%21.960784%22.0%4482021.441948%21.441948%21.4%2292121.252715%21.252715%21.3%5872220.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0452320.558831%20.558831%20.6%8022420.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5682520.224252%20.224252%20.2%4872619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8432718.334810%18.334810%18.3%6212817.241379%17.241379%17.2%2052916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%7083015.631894%15.631894%15.6%4963115.512048%15.512048%15.5%2063215.330373%15.330373%15.3%5873313.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998405%12.998405%13.0%8153412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2993511.218425%11.218425%11.2%3023610.422424%10.422424%10.4%2643710.225080%10.225080%10.2%159389.877956%9.877956%9.9%777398.199195%8.199195%8.2%163407.975922%7.975922%8.0%212417.566372%7.566372%7.6%171427.142857%7.142857%7.1%132436.946454%6.946454%6.9%96446.878307%6.878307%6.9%104456.704981%6.704981%6.7%3856.112926%6.112926%6.1%131465.849359%5.849359%5.8%73475.309000%5.309000%5.3%128485.097365%5.097365%5.1%89494.567700%4.567700%4.6%1684.555040%4.555040%4.6%1084.555040%4.555040%4.6%1084.555040%4.555040%4.6%1082.749832%2.749832%2.7%4150
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 Camden to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Camden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Camden, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Camden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterKnox CountyKnoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverFive Town Community School DistrictFive Town CommCamdenSchool Administrative District 28School Administra…Town of CamdenCamdenZIP Code 04843ZIP 04843970200Tract 970200Newton44.333023%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%147,489147k2423.167678%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%12,17012.2k3416.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.194686%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%719,701720k11.472754%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%2,346496.704981%6.704981%6.7%3855.097365%5.097365%5.1%894.567700%4.567700%4.6%1684.555040%4.555040%4.6%1084.555040%4.555040%4.6%1084.555040%4.555040%4.6%1084.239757%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 Camden to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Camden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Camden, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Camden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleMaineDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoKnox CountyKnoxArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchFive Town Community School DistrictFive Town CommSan DiegoSan FranciscoCamdenSchool Administrative District 28School Administra…Town of CamdenCamdenZIP Code 04843ZIP 04843970200Tract 97020042.327373%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%147,489147k624.779032%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%53,09453.1k1916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.142911%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%125,369125k2714.960260%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%25,00925.0k3313.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.305549%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%719,701720k12.344705%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%11,55711.6k486.704981%6.704981%6.7%3856.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k505.097365%5.097365%5.1%894.567700%4.567700%4.6%1684.555040%4.555040%4.6%1084.555040%4.555040%4.6%1084.555040%4.555040%4.6%108
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:
Maine
County:
Knox
Town:
Camden
ZIP Code:
04843
Elementary School District:
School Administrative 28
Secondary School District:
Five Town Community
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate District:
ME-12
State House District:
ME-94
Neighboring Towns:
Rockport
Nearby Cities:
Belfast, Rockland
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Blue Hill, Bucksport, Castine, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Searsport, Thomaston, Waldoboro