Food Stamps in Southwest Harbor, 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 Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Maine
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,000.000000$50,826.000000$44,000.000000$44.0k404$13,625.000000$18,002.000000$13,625.000000$13.6k61$70,080.000000$58,727.000000$70,080.000000$70.1k343
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 Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty20.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.337466%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.038768%0.000%0%49.180328%54.399670%49.180328%49.2%22.901%22.9%45.901639%32.083831%45.901639%45.9%14.508%14.5%32.786885%48.446027%32.786885%32.8%26.316%26.3%
% 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 Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.574344%23.397183%21.574344%21.6%100.000%100%17.784257%17.104009%17.784257%17.8%100.000%100%29.446064%24.528711%29.446064%29.4%77.099%77.1%48.104956%43.561647%48.104956%48.1%85.492%85.5%16.326531%6.688841%16.326531%16.3%73.684%73.7%
% 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 Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Maine
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2Other1100.000000%32.448133%100.000000%100.0%5662.295082%662%15.099010%16.259760%15.099010%15.1%61100.000000%100%14.507772%15.579560%14.507772%14.5%5696.084261%96%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%42.660901%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in Hancock County

There are 7 places in Hancock County. This section compares Southwest Harbor to all of the places in Hancock County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Southwest Harbor.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Southwest Harbor, selected other places in Hancock County, and entities that contain Southwest Harbor
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BucksportEllsworthMaineSouthwest HarborSW HbrBlue HillNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWinter HarborNew EnglandBar HarborTown of Southwest HarborSW HbrSouthwest HarborSW HbrZIP Code 04679ZIP 04679966100Tract 966100Mount Desert Community School DistrictMt Desert CommCastine26.472899%26.472899%26.5%337118.334810%18.334810%18.3%621216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.099010%15.099010%15.1%61315.010571%15.010571%15.0%71413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.849162%12.849162%12.8%23512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.698113%11.698113%11.7%124611.163337%11.163337%11.2%9511.163337%11.163337%11.2%9511.163337%11.163337%11.2%9510.497238%10.497238%10.5%956.658344%6.658344%6.7%3203.846154%3.846154%3.8%67
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares Southwest Harbor to the 50 most populous places in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Southwest Harbor. 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 Southwest Harbor, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain Southwest Harbor
0%10%20%30%Count#NorwayRumfordWatervilleFairfieldCalaisSkowheganLincolnFarmingtonHoultonBucksportLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownMillinocketPittsfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookGardinerPortlandEllsworthWinthropMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchWinslowMadawaskaBrewerSouthwest HarborSW HbrNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandTopshamTown of Southwest HarborSW HbrSouthwest HarborSW HbrZIP Code 04679ZIP 04679966100Tract 966100OronoLisbon FallsSacoScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth WindhamYork HarborSouth EliotMount Desert Community School DistrictMt Desert CommKitteryCape NeddickYarmouthCamdenHampden34.685165%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%5873315.099010%15.099010%15.1%6113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.049135%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%3023611.163337%11.163337%11.2%9511.163337%11.163337%11.2%9511.163337%11.163337%11.2%9510.497238%10.497238%10.5%9510.422424%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%104456.658344%6.658344%6.7%3206.112926%6.112926%6.1%131465.849359%5.849359%5.8%73475.309000%5.309000%5.3%128485.097365%5.097365%5.1%89492.749832%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 Southwest Harbor to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Southwest Harbor. 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 Southwest Harbor, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Southwest Harbor
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CitySouthwest HarborSW HbrManchesterNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandWarwickDanburyTown of Southwest HarborSW HbrSouthwest HarborSW HbrZIP Code 04679ZIP 04679Quincy966100Tract 966100CranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverMount Desert Community School DistrictMt Desert CommNewton44.333023%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%16,13316.1k3515.099010%15.099010%15.1%6114.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.049135%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%3,3543911.163337%11.163337%11.2%9511.163337%11.163337%11.2%9511.163337%11.163337%11.2%9510.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.497238%10.497238%10.5%9510.439867%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%2,346496.658344%6.658344%6.7%3204.239757%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 Southwest Harbor to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Southwest Harbor. 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 Southwest Harbor, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Southwest Harbor
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleMaineDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueSouthwest HarborSW HbrHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandOmahaLong BeachOaklandTown of Southwest HarborSW HbrSouthwest HarborSW HbrZIP Code 04679ZIP 04679MesaColorado SpringsColorado Spgs966100Tract 966100DenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchMount Desert Community School DistrictMt Desert CommSan 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%147,489147k624.779032%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%33,70933.7k2615.099010%15.099010%15.1%6115.083509%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%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.049135%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%18,46018.5k3911.163337%11.163337%11.2%9511.163337%11.163337%11.2%9511.163337%11.163337%11.2%9511.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.497238%10.497238%10.5%9510.333295%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%11,55711.6k486.658344%6.658344%6.7%3206.386941%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:
Maine
County:
Hancock
Town:
Southwest Harbor
ZIP Code:
04679
Elementary School District:
Southwest Harbor
Secondary School District:
Mount Desert Community
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-7
State House District:
ME-134
Nearby Cities:
Belfast, Ellsworth
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Bucksport, Camden, Castine, Searsport, Winter Harbor, Winterport