Food Stamps in Cambridge, 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 Cambridge
Cambridge
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$83,122.000000$70,954.000000$83,122.000000$83.1k43,49743.5k$13,593.000000$18,398.000000$13,593.000000$13.6k3,666$90,941.000000$80,204.000000$90,941.000000$90.9k39,83139.8k
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 Cambridge
Cambridge
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.958538%42.602645%21.958538%22.0%9.938%9.94%13.611566%27.028988%13.611566%13.6%26.472%26.5%6.546645%11.479096%6.546645%6.5%4.247%4.25%44.844517%50.924357%44.844517%44.8%27.219%27.2%51.118385%37.493668%51.118385%51.1%15.021%15.0%53.218767%47.359830%53.218767%53.2%32.702%32.7%
% 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 Cambridge
Cambridge
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.314880%28.272354%18.314880%18.3%90.062%90.1%3.479702%4.942032%3.479702%3.5%73.528%73.5%13.584896%21.331035%13.584896%13.6%95.753%95.8%11.036630%19.662016%11.036630%11.0%72.781%72.8%26.617459%38.196837%26.617459%26.6%84.979%85.0%10.080088%6.718461%10.080088%10.1%67.298%67.3%
% 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 Cambridge
Cambridge
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White330.923518%29.085104%30.923518%30.9%1,403366.906779%367%23.661149%40.134139%23.661149%23.7%243280.738952%281%16.873065%25.680801%16.873065%16.9%218200.198502%200%13.643575%35.171106%13.643575%13.6%258161.880680%162%8.428167%12.497220%8.428167%8.4%3,666100.000000%100%4.801412%12.305381%4.801412%4.8%27256.968638%57%4.373388%8.332878%4.373388%4.4%1,27251.890145%52%
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 Neighborhood in Cambridge

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.5%4.4%8.2%12.0%15.8%19.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Cambridge

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%34%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Cambridge

There are 19 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Cambridge (7 fully and 12 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Cambridge, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cambridge.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected neighborhoods in Cambridge, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%5%10%15%Count#The Port - Area 4 NeighborhoodThe Port - Area 4Charlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownWellington-Harrington NeighborhoodWellington-Harring…NortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsTeele Square NeighborhoodTeele SquareNorth Cambridge NeighborhoodN CambridgeUnion Square NeighborhoodUnion SquareBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaCambridgeport NeighborhoodCambridgeportEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeCambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridgeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexCambridge Highlands NeighborhoodCambridge HighlandsWest End NeighborhoodWest EndRiverside NeighborhoodRiversidePorter Square NeighborhoodPorter SquarePeabody NeighborhoodPeabodyMid-Cambridge NeighborhoodMid-CambridgeStrawberry Hill NeighborhoodStrawberry HlDavis Square NeighborhoodDavis SquareAggasiz - Harvard North NeighborhoodAggasiz - Harvard NMIT NeighborhoodMITWest Cambridge NeighborhoodW Cambridge19.597381%19.597381%19.6%537118.334847%18.334847%18.3%1,4271,428213.406727%13.406727%13.4%372313.194686%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%319,790320k11.932978%11.932978%11.9%222411.770517%11.770517%11.8%608609511.587515%11.587515%11.6%725610.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.306159%10.306159%10.3%491710.213367%10.213367%10.2%50288.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,6668.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,6667.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.780188%7.780188%7.8%3797.711680%7.711680%7.7%206107.350294%7.350294%7.4%285116.046814%6.046814%6.0%6061125.886427%5.886427%5.9%302303135.386104%5.386104%5.4%295143.572986%3.572986%3.6%3738152.623616%2.623616%2.6%67162.160715%2.160715%2.2%33170.855360%0.855360%0.9%2180.565905%0.565905%0.6%2019
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Boston Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceDevensChelseaLynnWareham CenterWareham CtrBrocktonTownsendMilton MillsLowellOnsetMiltonEverettBostonRandolphFarmingtonSalemWhite Island ShoresWhite Is ShrsShirleyHaverhillMiddleborough CenterMiddleborough CtrRevereRochesterMaldenSalisburyRaymondNortheastNorth PlymouthN PlymouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandFoxboroughMassachusettsWest WarehamSomersworthMethuen TownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouthBridgewaterCambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridgeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHudsonDedhamBellinghamPinehurstEssexMedfieldLynnfieldWest 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%3222413.420622%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%3,6668.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666567.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.497534%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 Cambridge to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cambridge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridgeBraintree TownNorwoodMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWalthamMedfordWatertown 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%3,3882313.415868%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%3,0012910.787089%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%3,6668.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151398.092240%8.092240%8.1%951407.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.485410%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 Cambridge to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cambridge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridgeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorwalkToms 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%6,7663613.194686%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%3,3543910.787089%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%3,6668.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.835101%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 Cambridge to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cambridge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinCambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridgeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSan 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%31,96532.0k3213.904317%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%19,61419.6k4110.787089%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%33,16533.2k468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,6668.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,6667.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.031769%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:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142, 02143, 02144, 02472, 02478
Unified School District:
Cambridge
Neighborhoods:
Aggasiz - Harvard North, Cambridge Highlands, Cambridgeport, Charlestown, Davis Square, East Cambridge, MIT, Mid-Cambridge, North Cambridge, Peabody, Porter Square, Riverside, Strawberry Hill, Teele Square, The Port - Area 4, Union Square, Wellington-Harrington, West Cambridge, West End
Congressional Districts:
MA-5, MA-7
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-2nd Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-8th Suffolk, MA-24th Middlesex, MA-25th Middlesex, MA-26th Middlesex, MA-29th Middlesex
Neighboring Cities:
Boston, Somerville, Watertown Town
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Belmont
Nearby Cities:
Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Waltham
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Brookline, Stoneham, Winchester