Food Stamps in Quincy, 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 Quincy
Quincy
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$64,890.000000$70,954.000000$64,890.000000$64.9k39,82339.8k$19,541.000000$18,398.000000$19,541.000000$19.5k4,232$72,353.000000$80,204.000000$72,353.000000$72.4k35,59135.6k
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 Quincy
Quincy
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.878072%42.602645%37.878072%37.9%16.558%16.6%17.273157%27.028988%17.273157%17.3%38.945%38.9%18.407372%11.479096%18.407372%18.4%11.338%11.3%43.690926%50.924357%43.690926%43.7%21.575%21.6%48.794896%37.493668%48.794896%48.8%14.430%14.4%41.257089%47.359830%41.257089%41.3%39.069%39.1%
% 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 Quincy
Quincy
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.696749%28.272354%22.696749%22.7%83.442%83.4%3.219915%4.942032%3.219915%3.2%61.055%61.1%17.116687%21.331035%17.116687%17.1%88.662%88.7%18.883988%19.662016%18.883988%18.9%78.425%78.4%34.404765%38.196837%34.404765%34.4%85.570%85.6%7.650811%6.718461%7.650811%7.7%60.931%60.9%
% 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 Quincy
Quincy
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Other1Asian1All RacesBlack1Hispanic2White324.493927%25.680801%24.493927%24.5%121230.487160%230%19.148936%40.134139%19.148936%19.1%63180.190946%180%16.223977%12.305381%16.223977%16.2%1,356152.667164%153%10.627025%12.497220%10.627025%10.6%4,232100.000000%100%10.375174%29.085104%10.375174%10.4%22497.630090%98%8.724832%35.171106%8.724832%8.7%6582.100424%82%8.663206%8.332878%8.663206%8.7%2,40381.520520%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 Quincy

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
4%12%19%26%33%41%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Quincy

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
3%11%19%26%33%41%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Quincy

There are 9 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Quincy (6 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Quincy, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Quincy.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Quincy, selected neighborhoods in Quincy, and entities that contain Quincy
0%10%20%30%40%Count#German Town NeighborhoodGerman TownSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincy School DistrictQuincyQuincyNorth Quincy NeighborhoodNorth QuincyAdams Shore NeighborhoodAdams ShoreNorfolk CountyNorfolkNorth Weymouth NeighborhoodN WeymouthMontclair NeighborhoodMontclairSquantum NeighborhoodSquantumMerrymount NeighborhoodMerrymountHoughs Neck NeighborhoodHoughs Neck40.632054%40.632054%40.6%476126.704501%26.704501%26.7%5,638213.194686%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%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,23210.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,23210.460235%10.460235%10.5%82882938.119358%8.119358%8.1%10447.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k7.092336%7.092336%7.1%24624757.075136%7.075136%7.1%15916065.780939%5.780939%5.8%13513675.004634%5.004634%5.0%232484.508125%4.508125%4.5%71729
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Quincy to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Quincy.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Quincy, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Quincy
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceDevensChelseaLynnWareham CenterWareham CtrBrocktonTownsendMilton MillsLowellOnsetMiltonEverettBostonRandolphFarmingtonSalemWhite Island ShoresWhite Is ShrsShirleyHaverhillMiddleborough CenterMiddleborough CtrRevereRochesterMaldenSalisburyRaymondNortheastNorth PlymouthN PlymouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandFoxboroughMassachusettsWest WarehamSomersworthMethuen TownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouthQuincy School DistrictQuincyQuincyBridgewaterCambridgeHudsonNorfolk CountyNorfolkDedhamBellinghamPinehurstEssexMedfieldLynnfieldWest ConcordBoxfordDoverThe PinehillsNewfields43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k138.297872%38.297872%38.3%90230.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742329.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573428.562341%28.562341%28.6%449528.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118625.043178%25.043178%25.0%145724.468085%24.468085%24.5%23823.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974922.018349%22.018349%22.0%1441021.126761%21.126761%21.1%601119.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,9841219.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1318.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821417.315514%17.315514%17.3%2981516.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531616.379310%16.379310%16.4%951715.935673%15.935673%15.9%1091815.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271915.223665%15.223665%15.2%4222015.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692114.768779%14.768779%14.8%1,9132214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882314.413608%14.413608%14.4%3222413.420622%13.420622%13.4%1642513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.109128%13.109128%13.1%1912613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.527376%12.527376%12.5%2862712.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.415541%12.415541%12.4%1472811.773569%11.773569%11.8%5472911.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0343010.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.631741%10.631741%10.6%3453810.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,23210.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232409.845228%9.845228%9.8%229478.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666567.497534%7.497534%7.5%456667.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k6.287737%6.287737%6.3%604755.445076%5.445076%5.4%115844.882085%4.882085%4.9%118933.852890%3.852890%3.9%221033.175966%3.175966%3.2%741121.851434%1.851434%1.9%821210.505051%0.505051%0.5%131270.000000%0.000000%0.0%01280.000000%0.000000%0.0%01290.000000%0.000000%0.0%01300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0131
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Quincy to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Quincy. 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 Quincy, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Quincy
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincy School DistrictQuincyQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownNorwoodWalthamMedfordNorfolk CountyNorfolkWatertown 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%3,9231120.319297%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%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%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%3,0012910.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,23210.627025%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%1,615427.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k6.417221%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 Quincy to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Quincy. 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 Quincy, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Quincy
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincy School DistrictQuincyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkNorfolk CountyNorfolkToms 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%8,8242820.381006%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%4,3253712.730340%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%3,3543910.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,23210.627025%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%2,600487.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k7.073936%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 Quincy to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Quincy. 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 Quincy, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Quincy
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincy School DistrictQuincyQuincyDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinNorfolk CountyNorfolkSan 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%48,37948.4k920.381006%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%19,60619.6k3512.867008%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%19,61419.6k4110.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,23210.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,23210.333295%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%33,16533.2k467.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k7.031769%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:
Norfolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
02169, 02170, 02171, 02186
Unified School District:
Quincy
Neighborhoods:
Adams Shore, German Town, Houghs Neck, Merrymount, Montclair, North Quincy, North Weymouth, South Dorchester, Squantum
Congressional District:
MA-8
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Norfolk and Plymouth
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Norfolk, MA-2nd Norfolk, MA-3rd Norfolk, MA-13th Suffolk
Neighboring Cities:
Boston, Braintree Town, Weymouth Town
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Hull, Milton, Randolph
Nearby Cities:
Cambridge, Chelsea, Somerville, Winthrop Town
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Abington, Brookline, Dedham, Hingham, Holbrook, Southfield