Food Stamps in Chester, 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 Chester
Chester
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$62,292.000000$70,954.000000$62,292.000000$62.3k281$11,538.000000$18,398.000000$11,538.000000$11.5k42$76,563.000000$80,204.000000$76,563.000000$76.6k239
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 Chester
Chester
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.619048%42.602645%47.619048%47.6%20.000%20.0%21.428571%27.028988%21.428571%21.4%75.000%75.0%26.190476%11.479096%26.190476%26.2%18.033%18.0%59.523810%50.924357%59.523810%59.5%26.596%26.6%21.428571%37.493668%21.428571%21.4%10.345%10.3%73.809524%47.359830%73.809524%73.8%91.176%91.2%
% 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 Chester
Chester
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.472803%28.272354%33.472803%33.5%80.000%80.0%1.255230%4.942032%1.255230%1.3%25.000%25.0%20.920502%21.331035%20.920502%20.9%81.967%82.0%28.870293%19.662016%28.870293%28.9%73.404%73.4%32.635983%38.196837%32.635983%32.6%89.655%89.7%1.255230%6.718461%1.255230%1.3%8.824%8.82%
% 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 Chester
Chester
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2Other1100.000000%25.680801%100.000000%100.0%5669.047619%669%14.946619%12.497220%14.946619%14.9%42100.000000%100%13.602941%8.332878%13.602941%13.6%3791.010154%91%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

Food Stamps by Place in the Springfield Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%Count#SpringfieldHolyokeHampden CountyHampdenBelchertownChicopeeWareMonson CenterSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownHuntingtonPalmer TownChesterNorthamptonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsTown of ChesterChesterSouth AmherstEasthampton TownZIP Code 01011ZIP 01011Agawam TownAmherst CenterAmherst CtrBlandfordHatfieldGateway School DistrictGateway813000Tract 813000North AmherstWilbrahamHollandLongmeadowRussellGranby37.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k133.635455%33.635455%33.6%5,047222.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k20.364501%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%319,790320k11.681416%11.681416%11.7%6611.596091%11.596091%11.6%1781311.298809%11.298809%11.3%8161411.231884%11.231884%11.2%6210.412185%10.412185%10.4%1,210159.233512%9.233512%9.2%259168.125000%8.125000%8.1%13177.369942%7.369942%7.4%51186.648847%6.648847%6.6%1996.087262%6.087262%6.1%1735.202914%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 Chester to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. 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 Chester, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellHampden CountyHampdenWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereChesterLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownTown of ChesterChesterPeabodyZIP Code 01011ZIP 01011Weymouth TownFraminghamQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownNorwoodWalthamMedfordGateway School DistrictGatewayWatertown Town813000Tract 813000Franklin 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%8,974922.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k22.095544%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%3,0692114.946619%14.946619%14.9%4214.812156%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%2,0342611.681416%11.681416%11.7%6611.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402711.231884%11.231884%11.2%6210.995588%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%1,615426.648847%6.648847%6.6%1996.417221%6.417221%6.4%945436.087262%6.087262%6.1%1735.039764%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 Chester to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. 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 Chester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonHampden CountyHampdenWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterChesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsTown of ChesterChesterWarwickDanburyZIP Code 01011ZIP 01011QuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverGateway School DistrictGateway813000Tract 813000Newton44.333023%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%6,6342622.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k22.095544%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%6,7663614.946619%14.946619%14.9%4213.194686%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%319,790320k11.681416%11.681416%11.7%6611.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543911.231884%11.231884%11.2%6210.627025%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%2,346496.648847%6.648847%6.6%1996.087262%6.087262%6.1%1734.239757%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 Chester to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. 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 Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoHampden CountyHampdenEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonChesterKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachTown of ChesterChesterOaklandZIP Code 01011ZIP 01011MesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchGateway School DistrictGatewaySan Diego813000Tract 813000San 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%38,49138.5k822.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k21.836606%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%41,37241.4k2814.946619%14.946619%14.9%4214.878116%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%19,39019.4k3811.681416%11.681416%11.7%6611.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.231884%11.231884%11.2%6211.059321%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%11,55711.6k486.648847%6.648847%6.6%1996.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k496.087262%6.087262%6.1%1735.164561%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:
Hampden
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Town:
Chester
ZIP Code:
01011
Unified School District:
Gateway
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-1st Franklin
Nearby Cities:
Easthampton Town, Holyoke, Northampton, Pittsfield, Westfield
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Blandford, Huntington, Lee, Lenox, Russell