Food Stamps in Cheshire, 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 Cheshire
Cheshire
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$59,844.000000$70,954.000000$59,844.000000$59.8k253$19,830.000000$18,398.000000$19,830.000000$19.8k41$70,929.000000$80,204.000000$70,929.000000$70.9k212
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 Cheshire
Cheshire
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.658537%42.602645%53.658537%53.7%25.000%25.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.028988%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.479096%0.000%0%78.048780%50.924357%78.048780%78.0%22.695%22.7%21.951220%37.493668%21.951220%22.0%9.184%9.18%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%47.359830%0.000%0%
% 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 Cheshire
Cheshire
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.132075%28.272354%31.132075%31.1%75.000%75.0%11.320755%4.942032%11.320755%11.3%100.000%100%19.811321%21.331035%19.811321%19.8%100.000%100%51.415094%19.662016%51.415094%51.4%77.305%77.3%41.981132%38.196837%41.981132%42.0%90.816%90.8%4.245283%6.718461%4.245283%4.2%100.000%100%
% 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 Cheshire
Cheshire
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%Count%White1All RacesHispanic217.299578%8.332878%17.299578%17.3%41106.751055%107%16.205534%12.497220%16.205534%16.2%41100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.171106%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 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Pittsfield Area

There are 9 places in the Pittsfield Area. This section compares Cheshire to all of the places in the Pittsfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cheshire.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cheshire, selected other places in the Pittsfield Area, and entities that contain Cheshire
0%5%10%15%20%Count#North AdamsPittsfieldCheshirePittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireAdamsLenoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLeeNew EnglandMassachusettsAdams-Cheshire School DistrictAdams-CheshireTown of CheshireCheshire923100Tract 923100ZIP Code 01225ZIP 01225WilliamstownGreat BarringtonHousatonic24.014882%24.014882%24.0%1,420120.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,923216.205534%16.205534%16.2%41314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.990647%13.990647%14.0%359413.645224%13.645224%13.6%140513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.043478%13.043478%13.0%117612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.495209%12.495209%12.5%65211.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16010.724365%10.724365%10.7%11478.030431%8.030431%8.0%9584.166667%4.166667%4.2%119
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cheshire, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Cheshire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemCheshireHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsAdams-Cheshire School DistrictAdams-CheshireMethuen TownPeabodyTown of CheshireCheshire923100Tract 923100ZIP Code 01225ZIP 01225Weymouth TownFraminghamQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownNorwoodWalthamMedfordWatertown 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%3,0531916.205534%16.205534%16.2%4115.672175%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%3,3882314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.415868%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%319,790320k12.495209%12.495209%12.5%65211.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0342611.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402711.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16010.995588%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%1,914339.677620%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%951407.485410%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 Cheshire to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cheshire. 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 Cheshire, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Cheshire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersCheshireJersey CityManchesterPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsAdams-Cheshire School DistrictAdams-CheshireWarwickDanburyTown of CheshireCheshire923100Tract 923100ZIP Code 01225ZIP 01225QuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%12,17012.2k3416.205534%16.205534%16.2%4116.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663614.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.194686%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%319,790320k12.495209%12.495209%12.5%65211.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543911.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16010.627025%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 Cheshire to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cheshire. 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 Cheshire, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Cheshire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleCheshireDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsAdams-Cheshire School DistrictAdams-CheshireOmahaLong BeachOaklandTown of CheshireCheshire923100Tract 923100ZIP Code 01225ZIP 01225MesaColorado 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%53,09453.1k1916.205534%16.205534%16.2%4116.142911%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%31,96532.0k3214.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.904317%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%319,790320k12.495209%12.495209%12.5%65212.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.072664%11.072664%11.1%16011.059321%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:
Massachusetts
County:
Berkshire
Metro Area:
Pittsfield Area
Town:
Cheshire
ZIP Code:
01225
Unified School District:
Adams-Cheshire
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-1st Berkshire
Nearby Cities:
North Adams, Pittsfield
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Adams, Averill Park, Lee, Lenox, Poestenkill, Readsboro, Williamstown
Nearby Villages:
East Nassau