Food Stamps in Petersham, 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 Petersham
Petersham
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$75,417.000000$70,954.000000$75,417.000000$75.4k109$22,031.000000$18,398.000000$22,031.000000$22.0k13$78,333.000000$80,204.000000$78,333.000000$78.3k96
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 Petersham
Petersham
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.461538%42.602645%38.461538%38.5%25.000%25.0%15.384615%27.028988%15.384615%15.4%50.000%50.0%23.076923%11.479096%23.076923%23.1%18.750%18.8%61.538462%50.924357%61.538462%61.5%44.444%44.4%61.538462%37.493668%61.538462%61.5%12.698%12.7%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 Petersham
Petersham
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty215.625000%28.272354%15.625000%15.6%75.000%75.0%2.083333%4.942032%2.083333%2.1%50.000%50.0%13.541667%21.331035%13.541667%13.5%81.250%81.3%10.416667%19.662016%10.416667%10.4%55.556%55.6%57.291667%38.196837%57.291667%57.3%87.302%87.3%2.083333%6.718461%2.083333%2.1%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 Petersham
Petersham
Massachusetts
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesMixed212.264151%8.332878%12.264151%12.3%13102.830189%103%11.926606%12.497220%11.926606%11.9%13100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.680801%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 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Worcester Area

There are 46 places in the Worcester Area. This section compares Petersham to all of the places in the Worcester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Petersham.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Petersham, selected other places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Petersham
0%10%20%30%Count#DevensWillimanticEast BrooklynWaureganDanielsonNorth Grosvenor DaleN Grosvenor DaleSouthbridge TownAtholWebsterPlainfield VillagePlainfield VlgWorcesterGardnerRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharFitchburgWarrenWinchendonQuinebaugClintonSpencerPutnamLeominsterMoosupOxfordWhitinsvilleNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterBarreNew EnglandEast DouglasMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterPetershamRutlandMilfordFiskdale704200Tract 704200South WoodstockS WoodstockTown of PetershamPetershamPetersham School DistrictPetershamZIP Code 01366ZIP 01366BaldwinvilleSouth WindhamUptonWest BrookfieldW BrookfieldWestboroughSturbridgeHopedaleNorth BrookfieldN BrookfieldBrookfieldSouth LancasterS LancasterEast BrookfieldE BrookfieldNorthboroughCordavilleLunenburgSouth AshburnhamS AshburnhamBrooklyn38.297872%38.297872%38.3%90136.394316%36.394316%36.4%2,049234.770115%34.770115%34.8%242334.474328%34.474328%34.5%141428.392371%28.392371%28.4%521527.777778%27.777778%27.8%165626.525238%26.525238%26.5%1,813724.652778%24.652778%24.7%852824.305710%24.305710%24.3%1,094922.488584%22.488584%22.5%1971022.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k1121.375533%21.375533%21.4%1,7561220.632133%20.632133%20.6%94020.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,9561319.260700%19.260700%19.3%991418.276762%18.276762%18.3%2801517.173524%17.173524%17.2%961615.764385%15.764385%15.8%4631715.610952%15.610952%15.6%3821815.589226%15.589226%15.6%4631914.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4762014.803150%14.803150%14.8%1882114.627887%14.627887%14.6%3422214.600000%14.600000%14.6%3652313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.857143%12.857143%12.9%722412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.574850%12.574850%12.6%1262512.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k11.926606%11.926606%11.9%132611.513158%11.513158%11.5%1052710.196548%10.196548%10.2%1,0222810.174419%10.174419%10.2%1052910.047847%10.047847%10.0%1059.498208%9.498208%9.5%53309.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.213759%9.213759%9.2%75318.073394%8.073394%8.1%44327.548701%7.548701%7.5%93337.535642%7.535642%7.5%37347.443739%7.443739%7.4%129357.151231%7.151231%7.2%61365.266667%5.266667%5.3%79375.116279%5.116279%5.1%44384.559271%4.559271%4.6%15394.552590%4.552590%4.6%29403.624733%3.624733%3.6%17412.576633%2.576633%2.6%58420.816803%0.816803%0.8%7430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Petersham to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Petersham. 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 Petersham, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Petersham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterPetershamMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable Town704200Tract 704200SomervilleGloucesterTown of PetershamPetershamPetersham School DistrictPetershamZIP Code 01366ZIP 01366MarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree 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%15,29115.3k1020.632133%20.632133%20.6%94020.468538%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%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.724987%12.724987%12.7%1,9232512.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k11.926606%11.926606%11.9%1311.693687%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%1,9143310.047847%10.047847%10.0%1059.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119349.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181359.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.130942%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 Petersham to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Petersham. 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 Petersham, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Petersham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterPetershamWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonClifton704200Tract 704200NashuaSomervilleTown of PetershamPetershamPetersham School DistrictPetershamZIP Code 01366ZIP 01366New 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%8,8242820.632133%20.632133%20.6%94020.381006%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%4,3253712.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k11.926606%11.926606%11.9%1311.472754%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%2,9814210.047847%10.047847%10.0%1059.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.304714%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 Petersham to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Petersham. 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 Petersham, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Petersham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterOmahaPetershamLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenver704200Tract 704200Los AngelesSeattleTown of PetershamPetershamPetersham School DistrictPetershamZIP Code 01366ZIP 01366RaleighAustinSan 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%48,37948.4k920.632133%20.632133%20.6%94020.381006%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%19,60619.6k3512.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.926606%11.926606%11.9%1311.829013%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%29,04429.0k4210.047847%10.047847%10.0%1059.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.355509%9.355509%9.4%459.299252%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:
Worcester
Metro Area:
Worcester Area
Town:
Petersham
ZIP Code:
01366
Elementary School District:
Petersham
Secondary School District:
Ralph C. Mahar
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Franklin
Nearby Cities:
Gardner
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Athol, Baldwinville, Barre, Millers Falls, North Brookfield, Orange, Rutland, South Ashburnham, Winchendon