Food Stamps in Amherst Center, Massachusetts (Unincorporated Place)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Amherst Center
Amherst Center
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$32,121.000000$70,954.000000$32,121.000000$32.1k2,805$12,018.000000$18,398.000000$12,018.000000$12.0k259$36,215.000000$80,204.000000$36,215.000000$36.2k2,546
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 Amherst Center
Amherst Center
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.988417%42.602645%16.988417%17.0%9.821%9.82%16.988417%27.028988%16.988417%17.0%29.730%29.7%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.479096%0.000%0%49.420849%50.924357%49.420849%49.4%17.112%17.1%32.432432%37.493668%32.432432%32.4%9.644%9.64%52.895753%47.359830%52.895753%52.9%12.840%12.8%
% 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 Massachusetts and Amherst Center
Amherst Center
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty215.868028%28.272354%15.868028%15.9%90.179%90.2%4.084839%4.942032%4.084839%4.1%70.270%70.3%10.722702%21.331035%10.722702%10.7%100.000%100%24.351925%19.662016%24.351925%24.4%82.888%82.9%30.911233%38.196837%30.911233%30.9%90.356%90.4%36.527887%6.718461%36.527887%36.5%87.160%87.2%
% 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 Massachusetts and Amherst Center
Amherst Center
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1Other1Hispanic2Black1All RacesWhite3Asian1100.000000%25.680801%100.000000%100.0%191,083.011583%1,083%82.978723%40.134139%82.978723%83.0%39898.669186%899%75.471698%35.171106%75.471698%75.5%40817.367232%817%10.500000%29.085104%10.500000%10.5%21113.716216%114%9.233512%12.497220%9.233512%9.2%259100.000000%100%6.323397%8.332878%6.323397%6.3%14068.483117%68%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.305381%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Amherst Center

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.8%11.1%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Amherst Center

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within Amherst Center (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Amherst Center, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst Center.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst Center, selected neighborhoods in Amherst Center, and entities that contain Amherst Center
0%5%10%15%Count#Springfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsHampshire CountyHampshireAmherst CenterAmherst CtrNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-Pelham19.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k9.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7149.233512%9.233512%9.2%2598.505031%8.505031%8.5%15418.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%7317.842605%7.842605%7.8%867
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Springfield Area

There are 24 places in the Springfield Area. This section compares Amherst Center to all of the places in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst Center.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst Center, selected other places in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Amherst Center
0%10%20%30%Count#SpringfieldHolyokeBelchertownChicopeeWareMonson CenterSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownHuntingtonPalmer TownChesterNorthamptonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsSouth AmherstEasthampton TownAgawam TownHampshire CountyHampshireAmherst CenterAmherst CtrTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstBlandfordAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamHatfieldNorth AmherstWilbrahamHollandLongmeadowRussellGranby37.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k133.635455%33.635455%33.6%5,047220.364501%20.364501%20.4%257320.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,671420.047638%20.047638%20.0%505520.023015%20.023015%20.0%174619.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,193716.901408%16.901408%16.9%48816.338379%16.338379%16.3%788914.946619%14.946619%14.9%421013.815558%13.815558%13.8%1,5701113.194686%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%1,9231212.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.596091%11.596091%11.6%1781311.298809%11.298809%11.3%8161410.412185%10.412185%10.4%1,210159.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7149.233512%9.233512%9.2%259168.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.125000%8.125000%8.1%13177.842605%7.842605%7.8%8677.369942%7.369942%7.4%51185.202914%5.202914%5.2%100194.122137%4.122137%4.1%54203.141361%3.141361%3.1%18212.276708%2.276708%2.3%130221.731602%1.731602%1.7%4231.547988%1.547988%1.5%1024
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 24 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst Center, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Amherst Center
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownHampshire CountyHampshireSomervilleGloucesterAmherst CenterAmherst CtrMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstNorwoodAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamWalthamMedfordWatertown 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%49,53949.5k1519.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.856406%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%3,3882313.415868%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%3,0012910.627025%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%1,914339.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7149.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119349.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181359.233512%9.233512%9.2%2599.130942%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%1,151398.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.092240%8.092240%8.1%951407.842605%7.842605%7.8%8677.485410%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 Amherst Center to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst Center. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst Center, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Amherst Center
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonHampshire CountyHampshireNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleAmherst CenterAmherst CtrStamfordCambridgeTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamNorwalkToms 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%49,53949.5k3119.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.654445%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%6,7663613.194686%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%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.472754%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%2,981429.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7149.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627459.233512%9.233512%9.2%2598.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666478.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%7317.842605%7.842605%7.8%8677.835101%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 Amherst Center to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst Center. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst Center, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst Center
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesHampshire CountyHampshireSeattleRaleighAustinAmherst CenterAmherst CtrTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamSan 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%49,53949.5k1419.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k17.388647%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%31,96532.0k3213.904317%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%719,701720k12.497220%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%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,7149.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k469.233512%9.233512%9.2%2598.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%7317.842605%7.842605%7.8%8677.031769%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:
Hampshire
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Town:
Amherst
ZIP Codes:
01002, 01003
Elementary School District:
Amherst
Secondary School District:
Amherst-Pelham
Neighborhood:
North Amherst
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-3rd Hampshire
Neighboring Towns:
Hadley
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
North Amherst, South Amherst
Nearby Cities:
Chicopee, Easthampton Town, Holyoke, Northampton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Belchertown, Deerfield, Granby, Hatfield, Millers Falls, South Deerfield