Food Stamps in Pittsfield, 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 Pittsfield
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,206.000000$70,954.000000$45,206.000000$45.2k19,16619.2k$18,167.000000$18,398.000000$18,167.000000$18.2k3,923$55,186.000000$80,204.000000$55,186.000000$55.2k15,24315.2k
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 Pittsfield
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.377262%42.602645%40.377262%40.4%30.865%30.9%29.620189%27.028988%29.620189%29.6%52.963%53.0%7.290339%11.479096%7.290339%7.3%12.233%12.2%48.202906%50.924357%48.202906%48.2%33.175%33.2%25.057354%37.493668%25.057354%25.1%12.383%12.4%45.781290%47.359830%45.781290%45.8%57.749%57.7%
% 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 Pittsfield
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.276258%28.272354%23.276258%23.3%69.135%69.1%6.770321%4.942032%6.770321%6.8%47.037%47.0%13.461917%21.331035%13.461917%13.5%87.767%87.8%24.988519%19.662016%24.988519%25.0%66.825%66.8%45.627501%38.196837%45.627501%45.6%87.617%87.6%8.620350%6.718461%8.620350%8.6%42.251%42.3%
% 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 Pittsfield
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Asian1Hispanic2All RacesWhite361.894025%29.085104%61.894025%61.9%549302.386153%302%56.000000%40.134139%56.000000%56.0%112273.590619%274%48.059701%25.680801%48.059701%48.1%161234.797920%235%44.623656%12.305381%44.623656%44.6%83218.010958%218%36.455696%35.171106%36.455696%36.5%144178.106009%178%20.468538%12.497220%20.468538%20.5%3,923100.000000%100%16.745324%8.332878%16.745324%16.7%2,87481.810065%82%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Pittsfield

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
42.70%42.98%43.26%43.54%43.81%44.09%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Pittsfield

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%14%23%32%41%51%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Pittsfield

There are 2 neighborhoods in Pittsfield. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Pittsfield, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pittsfield.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pittsfield, selected neighborhoods in Pittsfield, and entities that contain Pittsfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Westside NeighborhoodWestsideMorning Side NeighborhoodMorning SidePittsfield School DistrictPittsfieldPittsfieldZIP Code 01201ZIP 01201Pittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusetts44.089140%44.089140%44.1%906142.703976%42.703976%42.7%1,1261,127220.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,92320.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,92319.974703%19.974703%20.0%3,94814.279724%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%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Pittsfield Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pittsfield, selected other places in the Pittsfield Area, and entities that contain Pittsfield
0%5%10%15%20%Count#North AdamsPittsfield School DistrictPittsfieldPittsfieldZIP Code 01201ZIP 01201CheshirePittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireAdamsLenoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLeeNew EnglandMassachusettsWilliamstownGreat BarringtonHousatonic24.014882%24.014882%24.0%1,420120.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,92320.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,923219.974703%19.974703%20.0%3,94816.205534%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%319,790320k10.724365%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 Pittsfield to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pittsfield. 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 Pittsfield, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Pittsfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfield School DistrictPittsfieldPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgZIP Code 01201ZIP 01201EverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireAttleboroNortheastUnited 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%11,07311.1k628.501766%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%3,92320.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,9231120.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,6711220.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,9561319.974703%19.974703%20.0%3,94819.542865%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%3,3882314.279724%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%319,790320k11.693687%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 Pittsfield to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pittsfield. 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 Pittsfield, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Pittsfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyPittsfield School DistrictPittsfieldPittsfieldNew YorkZIP Code 01201ZIP 01201ElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited 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%11,07311.1k1628.501766%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%8,8242820.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,92320.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,92320.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.974703%19.974703%20.0%3,94819.514573%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%6,7663614.279724%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%319,790320k11.472754%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 Pittsfield to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pittsfield. 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 Pittsfield, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Pittsfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoPittsfield School DistrictPittsfieldPittsfieldNew YorkZIP Code 01201ZIP 01201ChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited 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%70,25070.3k425.907118%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%48,37948.4k920.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,92320.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,92320.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.974703%19.974703%20.0%3,94819.820560%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%31,96532.0k3214.279724%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%319,790320k12.344705%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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  • 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
ZIP Code:
01201
Unified School District:
Pittsfield
Neighborhoods:
Morning Side, Westside
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-2nd Berkshire, MA-3rd Berkshire
Neighboring Towns:
Dalton, Hancock, Lanesborough, Richmond, Washington
Nearby Cities:
North Adams
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Adams, Cheshire, Housatonic, Lee, Lenox, Williamstown
Nearby Villages:
Chatham, East Nassau, Nassau