Food Stamps in North Amherst, 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 North Amherst
North Amherst
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$36,395.000000$70,954.000000$36,395.000000$36.4k1,922$36,895.000000$80,204.000000$36,895.000000$36.9k1,822
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 North Amherst
North Amherst
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.000000%42.602645%52.000000%52.0%14.648%14.6%52.000000%27.028988%52.000000%52.0%62.651%62.7%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.479096%0.000%0%23.000000%50.924357%23.000000%23.0%12.568%12.6%38.000000%37.493668%38.000000%38.0%8.858%8.86%56.000000%47.359830%56.000000%56.0%7.756%7.76%
% 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 North Amherst
North Amherst
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.630077%28.272354%16.630077%16.6%85.352%85.4%1.701427%4.942032%1.701427%1.7%37.349%37.3%12.294182%21.331035%12.294182%12.3%100.000%100%8.781559%19.662016%8.781559%8.8%87.432%87.4%21.459934%38.196837%21.459934%21.5%91.142%91.1%36.553238%6.718461%36.553238%36.6%92.244%92.2%
% 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 North Amherst
North Amherst
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1White2All RacesHispanic3Asian1Other135.135135%29.085104%35.135135%35.1%13675.297297%675%5.727452%8.332878%5.727452%5.7%87110.081633%110%5.202914%12.497220%5.202914%5.2%100100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.171106%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.305381%00.000000%0%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in North Amherst

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.4%9.0%9.5%10.0%10.5%11.1%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in North Amherst

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

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of North Amherst, selected neighborhoods in North Amherst, and entities that contain North Amherst
0%5%10%15%Count#Springfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsHampshire CountyHampshireNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamNorth Amherst19.095420%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%5,7148.505031%8.505031%8.5%1548.163037%8.163037%8.2%7318.163037%8.163037%8.2%7317.842605%7.842605%7.8%8675.202914%5.202914%5.2%100
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 North Amherst to all of the places in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Amherst.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of North Amherst, selected other places in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain North Amherst
0%10%20%30%Count#SpringfieldHolyokeBelchertownChicopeeWareMonson CenterSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownHuntingtonPalmer TownChesterNorthamptonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsSouth AmherstEasthampton TownAgawam TownHampshire CountyHampshireAmherst CenterAmherst CtrNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstTown 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%259168.505031%8.505031%8.5%1548.163037%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 North Amherst to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Amherst. 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 North Amherst, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain North Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownHampshire CountyHampshireSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstNorwoodAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamWalthamMedfordWatertown TownNorth AmherstFranklin 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%1,181359.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410368.505031%8.505031%8.5%1548.433654%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%945435.202914%5.202914%5.2%1005.039764%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 North Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Amherst. 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 North Amherst, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain North Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonHampshire CountyHampshireNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstCambridgeTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamNorwalkToms RiverNorth AmherstNewton44.333023%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%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.505031%8.505031%8.5%1548.428167%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%2,346495.202914%5.202914%5.2%1004.239757%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 North Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Amherst. 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 North Amherst, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain North Amherst
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 CountyHampshireSeattleRaleighAustinNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoNorth AmherstSan 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%33,16533.2k468.505031%8.505031%8.5%1548.163037%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%31,31031.3k495.202914%5.202914%5.2%1005.164561%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:
Amherst Center
Nearby Cities:
Easthampton Town, Northampton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Belchertown, Deerfield, Granby, Hatfield, Millers Falls, South Amherst, South Deerfield, Turners Falls