Food Stamps in Somerset, 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 Somerset
Somerset
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$68,900.000000$70,954.000000$68,900.000000$68.9k6,935$72,745.000000$80,204.000000$72,745.000000$72.7k6,408
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 Somerset
Somerset
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.354839%42.602645%19.354839%19.4%5.274%5.27%3.415560%27.028988%3.415560%3.4%4.245%4.25%6.641366%11.479096%6.641366%6.6%2.505%2.51%45.351044%50.924357%45.351044%45.4%10.674%10.7%70.777989%37.493668%70.777989%70.8%10.062%10.1%43.833017%47.359830%43.833017%43.8%41.848%41.8%
% 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 Somerset
Somerset
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.589263%28.272354%28.589263%28.6%94.726%94.7%6.335830%4.942032%6.335830%6.3%95.755%95.8%21.254682%21.331035%21.254682%21.3%97.495%97.5%31.210986%19.662016%31.210986%31.2%89.326%89.3%52.028714%38.196837%52.028714%52.0%89.938%89.9%5.009363%6.718461%5.009363%5.0%58.152%58.2%
% 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 Somerset
Somerset
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Black1Asian1Other137.681159%25.680801%37.681159%37.7%26495.861178%496%7.599135%12.497220%7.599135%7.6%527100.000000%100%7.417826%8.332878%7.417826%7.4%50197.614092%98%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.171106%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.085104%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 Somerset

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.00%6.48%6.96%7.44%7.92%8.41%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Providence Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset, selected other places in the Providence Area, and entities that contain Somerset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceFall 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 HlTown of SomersetSomersetSomerset School DistrictSomersetSomersetBliss CornerSomerset-Berkley School DistrictSomerset-BerkleyGreeneMisquamicutBradfordNarragansett 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%11,07311.1k328.264147%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%5277.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.599135%7.599135%7.6%527307.311734%7.311734%7.3%167316.981520%6.981520%7.0%6466.849315%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 Somerset to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Somerset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownNorwoodTown of SomersetSomersetSomerset School DistrictSomersetSomersetWalthamMedfordSomerset-Berkley School DistrictSomerset-BerkleyWatertown 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%3,0531916.111096%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%951407.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770417.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615426.981520%6.981520%7.0%6466.417221%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 Somerset to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Somerset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkTown of SomersetSomersetSomerset School DistrictSomersetSomersetToms RiverSomerset-Berkley School DistrictSomerset-BerkleyNewton44.333023%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%16,13316.1k3516.111096%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%2,600487.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346496.981520%6.981520%7.0%6464.239757%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 Somerset to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Somerset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinTown of SomersetSomersetSomerset School DistrictSomersetSomersetSan JoseSomerset-Berkley School DistrictSomerset-BerkleyVirginia 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%78,75478.8k2016.111096%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%33,16533.2k467.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.599135%7.599135%7.6%5277.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.981520%6.981520%7.0%6466.899331%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
Town:
Somerset
ZIP Codes:
02725, 02726
Elementary School District:
Somerset
Secondary School District:
Somerset-Berkley
Congressional District:
MA-4
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-5th Bristol
Neighboring Cities:
Fall River
Neighboring Towns:
Berkley, Dighton, Freetown
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Tiverton
Nearby Cities:
East Providence, New Bedford, Providence, Taunton, Warwick
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Acushnet Center, North Seekonk, North Westport, Ocean Grove, Smith Mills