Food Stamps in Wiscasset, 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 Wiscasset
Wiscasset
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$33,138.000000$50,826.000000$33,138.000000$33.1k685$20,523.000000$18,002.000000$20,523.000000$20.5k102$49,917.000000$58,727.000000$49,917.000000$49.9k583
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 Wiscasset
Wiscasset
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.156863%40.337466%42.156863%42.2%38.393%38.4%42.156863%19.292705%42.156863%42.2%100.000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.038768%0.000%0%42.156863%54.399670%42.156863%42.2%16.105%16.1%41.176471%32.083831%41.176471%41.2%15.000%15.0%57.843137%48.446027%57.843137%57.8%29.648%29.6%
% 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 Wiscasset
Wiscasset
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty211.835334%23.397183%11.835334%11.8%61.607%61.6%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.753196%0.000%0%4.116638%17.104009%4.116638%4.1%100.000%100%38.421955%24.528711%38.421955%38.4%83.895%83.9%40.823328%43.561647%40.823328%40.8%85.000%85.0%24.013722%6.688841%24.013722%24.0%70.352%70.4%
% 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 Wiscasset
Wiscasset
Maine
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesAsian218.021201%15.579560%18.021201%18.0%102121.024735%121%14.890511%16.259760%14.890511%14.9%102100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.885017%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 Lincoln County

There are 5 places in Lincoln County. This section compares Wiscasset to all of the places in Lincoln County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wiscasset.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wiscasset, selected other places in Lincoln County, and entities that contain Wiscasset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WaldoboroMaineBoothbay HarborBoothbay HbrWiscassetLincoln CountyLincolnDamariscottaNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew England975500Tract 975500Town of WiscassetWiscassetWiscasset Public SchoolsWiscassetZIP Code 04578ZIP 04578Newcastle47.079038%47.079038%47.1%274116.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.867159%15.867159%15.9%86214.890511%14.890511%14.9%102313.467812%13.467812%13.5%2,02313.407821%13.407821%13.4%72413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.751744%11.751744%11.8%32011.610006%11.610006%11.6%18111.610006%11.610006%11.6%18111.479592%11.479592%11.5%2259.337349%9.337349%9.3%315
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares Wiscasset to the 50 most populous places in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wiscasset. 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 Wiscasset, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain Wiscasset
0%10%20%30%Count#NorwayRumfordWatervilleFairfieldCalaisSkowheganLincolnFarmingtonHoultonBucksportLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownMillinocketPittsfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookGardinerPortlandEllsworthWinthropMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchWinslowMadawaskaBrewerWiscassetLincoln CountyLincolnNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandSouth PortlandS Portland975500Tract 975500Town of WiscassetWiscassetWiscasset Public SchoolsWiscassetZIP Code 04578ZIP 04578TopshamOronoLisbon FallsSacoScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth WindhamYork HarborSouth EliotKitteryCape 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%5873314.890511%14.890511%14.9%10213.467812%13.467812%13.5%2,02313.194686%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%1,2993511.751744%11.751744%11.8%32011.610006%11.610006%11.6%18111.610006%11.610006%11.6%18111.479592%11.479592%11.5%22511.218425%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%104456.112926%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 Wiscasset to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wiscasset. 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 Wiscasset, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wiscasset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterWiscassetLincoln CountyLincolnNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew England975500Tract 975500Town of WiscassetWiscassetWiscasset Public SchoolsWiscassetZIP Code 04578ZIP 04578WarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%147,489147k2423.167678%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%6,7663614.890511%14.890511%14.9%10213.467812%13.467812%13.5%2,02313.194686%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%719,701720k11.751744%11.751744%11.8%32011.610006%11.610006%11.6%18111.610006%11.610006%11.6%18111.479592%11.479592%11.5%22511.472754%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 Wiscasset to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wiscasset. 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 Wiscasset, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wiscasset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleMaineDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonWiscassetKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoLincoln CountyLincolnArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandOmahaLong Beach975500Tract 975500OaklandTown of WiscassetWiscassetWiscasset Public SchoolsWiscassetZIP Code 04578ZIP 04578MesaColorado 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%147,489147k624.779032%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%41,37241.4k2814.890511%14.890511%14.9%10214.878116%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%25,00925.0k3313.467812%13.467812%13.5%2,02313.305549%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%19,39019.4k3811.751744%11.751744%11.8%32011.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.610006%11.610006%11.6%18111.610006%11.610006%11.6%18111.479592%11.479592%11.5%22511.059321%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:
Maine
County:
Lincoln
Town:
Wiscasset
ZIP Code:
04578
Unified School District:
Wiscasset
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate District:
ME-13
State House District:
ME-87
Nearby Cities:
Bath, Gardiner
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Boothbay Harbor, Bowdoinham, Brunswick Station, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Randolph, Richmond, Topsham