Food Stamps in Fall River, 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 Fall River
Fall River
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,798.000000$70,954.000000$36,798.000000$36.8k38,36638.4k$15,321.000000$18,398.000000$15,321.000000$15.3k11,07311.1k$48,544.000000$80,204.000000$48,544.000000$48.5k27,29327.3k
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 Fall River
Fall River
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.246184%42.602645%38.246184%38.2%39.217%39.2%26.460760%27.028988%26.460760%26.5%57.327%57.3%7.929197%11.479096%7.929197%7.9%18.617%18.6%57.843403%50.924357%57.843403%57.8%45.068%45.1%29.748036%37.493668%29.748036%29.7%24.953%25.0%53.047954%47.359830%53.047954%53.0%69.515%69.5%
% 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 Fall River
Fall River
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.050123%28.272354%24.050123%24.1%60.783%60.8%7.991060%4.942032%7.991060%8.0%42.673%42.7%14.062214%21.331035%14.062214%14.1%81.383%81.4%28.604404%19.662016%28.604404%28.6%54.932%54.9%36.298685%38.196837%36.298685%36.3%75.047%75.0%9.438318%6.718461%9.438318%9.4%30.485%30.5%
% 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 Fall River
Fall River
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2Mixed2All RacesAsian2White356.182473%35.171106%56.182473%56.2%468194.662400%195%54.887543%40.134139%54.887543%54.9%1,269190.175696%190%43.937419%29.085104%43.937419%43.9%674152.235437%152%43.374558%25.680801%43.374558%43.4%491150.285226%150%28.861492%12.497220%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k100.000000%100%28.830645%12.305381%28.830645%28.8%14399.893121%100%25.041330%8.332878%25.041330%25.0%8,02886.763810%87%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Fall River

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
11%17%24%30%36%43%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Fall River

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%13%22%31%40%49%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Fall River

There are 13 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Fall River (9 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Fall River, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fall River.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Fall River, selected neighborhoods in Fall River, and entities that contain Fall River
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Corky Row NeighborhoodCorky RowMerchants NeighborhoodMerchantsSandy Beach NeighborhoodSandy BeachLower Highlands NeighborhoodLower HighlandsFlint NeighborhoodFlintFather Kelly NeighborhoodFather KellyNiagara NeighborhoodNiagaraFall River School DistrictFall RiverFall RiverMaplewood NeighborhoodMaplewoodBank Street NeighborhoodBank StreetNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndSaint Anne's NeighborhoodSaint Anne'sProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSteep Brook NeighborhoodSteep BrookNew EnglandMassachusettsHighlands NeighborhoodHighlands42.186611%42.186611%42.2%834140.926925%40.926925%40.9%764237.122977%37.122977%37.1%2,116336.277797%36.277797%36.3%480435.889554%35.889554%35.9%1,079535.333866%35.333866%35.3%692632.009712%32.009712%32.0%845846728.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k28.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k27.837588%27.837588%27.8%1,4621,463824.036077%24.036077%24.0%313923.558045%23.558045%23.6%3303311022.466981%22.466981%22.5%2051116.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.985210%12.985210%13.0%2301212.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.327243%11.327243%11.3%27427513
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Providence Area

There are 50 places in the Providence Area. This section compares Fall River to all of the places in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fall River.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Fall River, selected other places in the Providence Area, and entities that contain Fall River
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceFall River School DistrictFall RiverFall RiverWoonsocketNew BedfordPawtucketFoster CenterSmith MillsTauntonChepachetHarrisvilleEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolPascoagWesterlyValley FallsNewportAcushnet CenterAcushnet CtrRaynham CenterRaynham CtrAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsNewport EastNorth SeekonkWakefield-PeacedaleHope ValleyWarwickNorth WestportN WestportCranstonOcean GroveHopkintonCumberland HillCumberland HlSomersetBliss CornerGreeneMisquamicutBradfordNarragansett PierTivertonWeekapaugCarolinaMansfield CenterMansfield CtrGreenvilleQuonochontaugHarmonyNorton CenterKingstonCharlestownMelvilleAshawayWyomingWatch HillClayville43.432907%43.432907%43.4%2,748132.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k228.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k28.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k328.264147%28.264147%28.3%4,875426.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k525.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141624.626866%24.626866%24.6%33718.870804%18.870804%18.9%371818.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,080916.338880%16.338880%16.3%1081016.307278%16.307278%16.3%1211116.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,1761216.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k15.886771%15.886771%15.9%2751314.744925%14.744925%14.7%1,1331414.712741%14.712741%14.7%6941514.642590%14.642590%14.6%1,5651614.444444%14.444444%14.4%1691714.382174%14.382174%14.4%2131813.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2541913.194686%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%319,790320k12.494828%12.494828%12.5%6042011.748120%11.748120%11.7%1252111.634506%11.634506%11.6%4102211.532385%11.532385%11.5%732311.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0362411.288546%11.288546%11.3%2052510.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1782610.037175%10.037175%10.0%108278.256881%8.256881%8.3%18287.920175%7.920175%7.9%254297.599135%7.599135%7.6%527307.311734%7.311734%7.3%167316.849315%6.849315%6.8%20326.635071%6.635071%6.6%14336.331878%6.331878%6.3%29345.715841%5.715841%5.7%105355.112474%5.112474%5.1%175364.166667%4.166667%4.2%9373.846154%3.846154%3.8%11383.621080%3.621080%3.6%112393.325123%3.325123%3.3%108402.611940%2.611940%2.6%7412.412869%2.412869%2.4%9422.337662%2.337662%2.3%9432.176871%2.176871%2.2%16441.328904%1.328904%1.3%8450.000000%0.000000%0.0%0460.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Fall River to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fall River. 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 Fall River, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Fall River
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall River School DistrictFall RiverFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth 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%11,07311.1k28.861492%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%3,0531916.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k15.672175%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%1,914339.677620%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 Fall River to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fall River. 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 Fall River, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Fall River
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall River School DistrictFall RiverFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%11,07311.1k28.861492%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%16,13316.1k3516.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k14.949843%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%2,981429.748058%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 Fall River to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fall River. 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 Fall River, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Fall River
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeFall River School DistrictFall RiverFall RiverBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado 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%70,25070.3k428.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k28.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k25.907118%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%78,75478.8k2016.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k16.101953%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%133,527134k439.579263%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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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Bristol
Metro Area:
Providence Area
ZIP Codes:
02720, 02721, 02723, 02724, 02747, 02790
Unified School District:
Fall River
Neighborhoods:
Bank Street, Corky Row, Father Kelly, Flint, Highlands, Lower Highlands, Maplewood, Merchants, Niagara, North End, Saint Anne's, Sandy Beach, Steep Brook
Congressional Districts:
MA-4, MA-9
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-6th Bristol, MA-7th Bristol, MA-8th Bristol
Neighboring Towns:
Freetown
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
North Westport, Somerset, Tiverton
Nearby Cities:
East Providence, New Bedford, Taunton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Acushnet Center, Bliss Corner, Middleborough Center, North Lakeville, Ocean Grove, Raynham Center, Smith Mills