Food Stamps in Amesbury Town, Massachusetts (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Amesbury Town
Amesbury Town
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$75,861.000000$70,954.000000$75,861.000000$75.9k6,970$16,816.000000$18,398.000000$16,816.000000$16.8k525$79,792.000000$80,204.000000$79,792.000000$79.8k6,445
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 Massachusetts and Amesbury Town
Amesbury Town
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.380952%42.602645%28.380952%28.4%6.863%6.86%12.952381%27.028988%12.952381%13.0%13.765%13.8%10.285714%11.479096%10.285714%10.3%3.525%3.52%59.619048%50.924357%59.619048%59.6%17.545%17.5%42.476190%37.493668%42.476190%42.5%9.612%9.61%37.904762%47.359830%37.904762%37.9%42.161%42.2%
% 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 Massachusetts and Amesbury Town
Amesbury Town
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.373157%28.272354%31.373157%31.4%93.137%93.1%6.609775%4.942032%6.609775%6.6%86.235%86.2%22.932506%21.331035%22.932506%22.9%96.475%96.5%22.823894%19.662016%22.823894%22.8%82.455%82.5%32.536850%38.196837%32.536850%32.5%90.388%90.4%4.235842%6.718461%4.235842%4.2%57.839%57.8%
% 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 Massachusetts and Amesbury Town
Amesbury Town
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Asian1White2All RacesHispanic3Mixed1Black1Other141.666667%12.305381%41.666667%41.7%15553.174603%553%7.585899%8.332878%7.585899%7.6%510100.711842%101%7.532281%12.497220%7.532281%7.5%525100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.171106%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.680801%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.085104%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.134139%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Amesbury Town

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.5%4.9%6.2%7.5%8.8%10.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Amesbury Town to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amesbury Town.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amesbury Town, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Amesbury Town
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceDevensChelseaLynnWareham CenterWareham CtrBrocktonTownsendMilton MillsLowellOnsetMiltonEverettBostonRandolphFarmingtonSalemWhite Island ShoresWhite Is ShrsShirleyHaverhillMiddleborough CenterMiddleborough CtrRevereRochesterMaldenSalisburyEssex CountyEssexRaymondNortheastNorth PlymouthN PlymouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandFoxboroughMassachusettsWest WarehamSomersworthMethuen TownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouthBridgewaterCambridgeZIP Code 01913ZIP 01913Amesbury School DistrictAmesburyAmesbury TownHudsonDedhamBellinghamPinehurstEssexMedfieldLynnfieldWest ConcordBoxfordDoverThe PinehillsNewfields43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k138.297872%38.297872%38.3%90230.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742329.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573428.562341%28.562341%28.6%449528.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118625.043178%25.043178%25.0%145724.468085%24.468085%24.5%23823.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974922.018349%22.018349%22.0%1441021.126761%21.126761%21.1%601119.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,9841219.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1318.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821417.315514%17.315514%17.3%2981516.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531616.379310%16.379310%16.4%951715.935673%15.935673%15.9%1091815.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271915.223665%15.223665%15.2%4222015.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692114.768779%14.768779%14.8%1,9132214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882314.413608%14.413608%14.4%3222414.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.420622%13.420622%13.4%1642513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.109128%13.109128%13.1%1912613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.527376%12.527376%12.5%2862712.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.415541%12.415541%12.4%1472811.773569%11.773569%11.8%5472911.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0343010.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.631741%10.631741%10.6%345389.845228%9.845228%9.8%229478.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666567.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.532281%7.532281%7.5%525657.497534%7.497534%7.5%456666.287737%6.287737%6.3%604755.445076%5.445076%5.4%115844.882085%4.882085%4.9%118933.852890%3.852890%3.9%221033.175966%3.175966%3.2%741121.851434%1.851434%1.9%821210.505051%0.505051%0.5%131270.000000%0.000000%0.0%01280.000000%0.000000%0.0%01290.000000%0.000000%0.0%01300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0131
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Amesbury Town to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amesbury Town. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amesbury Town, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Amesbury Town
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenEssex CountyEssexAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownNorwoodZIP Code 01913ZIP 01913Amesbury School DistrictAmesburyAmesbury TownWalthamMedfordWatertown TownFranklin TownBrooklineArlingtonNewtonLexingtonNeedhamWellesley43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k137.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k233.635455%33.635455%33.6%5,047330.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742429.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118726.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k823.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974922.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k1020.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,9231120.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,6711220.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,9561319.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,9841419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1518.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,1931618.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821718.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801816.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531915.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7272015.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692114.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4762214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882314.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2542413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.724987%12.724987%12.7%1,9232512.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0342611.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402710.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5172810.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0012910.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323010.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7163110.412185%10.412185%10.4%1,2103210.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,914339.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119349.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181359.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410368.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151398.092240%8.092240%8.1%951407.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770417.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615426.417221%6.417221%6.4%945435.039764%5.039764%5.0%564445.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241454.557152%4.557152%4.6%850464.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310473.559731%3.559731%3.6%413482.913552%2.913552%2.9%304492.148914%2.148914%2.1%18550
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 Amesbury Town to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amesbury Town. 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 Amesbury Town, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Amesbury Town
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterEssex CountyEssexNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkZIP Code 01913ZIP 01913Amesbury School DistrictAmesburyAmesbury TownToms 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%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663614.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.194686%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%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%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%2,600487.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.073936%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 Amesbury Town to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amesbury Town. 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 Amesbury Town, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Amesbury Town
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEssex CountyEssexSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinZIP Code 01913ZIP 01913Amesbury School DistrictAmesburyAmesbury TownSan 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%53,09453.1k1916.142911%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%31,96532.0k3214.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.904317%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%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.344705%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%19,61419.6k4110.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.333295%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%33,16533.2k467.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.532281%7.532281%7.5%5257.031769%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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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Essex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Code:
01913
Unified School District:
Amesbury
Congressional District:
MA-6
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Essex
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-1st Essex
Neighboring Cities:
Newburyport
Neighboring Towns:
Merrimac, Newton, South Hampton, West Newbury
Nearby Cities:
Haverhill, Methuen Town
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Boxford, Exeter, Hampton, Hampton Beach, Newfields, Rowley, Salisbury, Seabrook Beach