Food Stamps in Somerville, 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 Somerville
Somerville
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$78,673.000000$70,954.000000$78,673.000000$78.7k32,22932.2k$18,233.000000$18,398.000000$18,233.000000$18.2k3,119$85,141.000000$80,204.000000$85,141.000000$85.1k29,11029.1k
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 Somerville
Somerville
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.608208%42.602645%37.608208%37.6%19.521%19.5%18.723950%27.028988%18.723950%18.7%40.612%40.6%16.575826%11.479096%16.575826%16.6%12.431%12.4%46.841937%50.924357%46.841937%46.8%28.069%28.1%47.034306%37.493668%47.034306%47.0%18.033%18.0%47.226675%47.359830%47.226675%47.2%39.113%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 Somerville
Somerville
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.612848%28.272354%16.612848%16.6%80.479%80.5%2.933700%4.942032%2.933700%2.9%59.388%59.4%12.511165%21.331035%12.511165%12.5%87.569%87.6%12.861560%19.662016%12.861560%12.9%71.931%71.9%22.906218%38.196837%22.906218%22.9%81.967%82.0%7.877018%6.718461%7.877018%7.9%60.887%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 Somerville
Somerville
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Asian1Hispanic2Other1All RacesMixed1White336.913452%29.085104%36.913452%36.9%708381.431109%381%12.994772%12.305381%12.994772%13.0%348134.276535%134%12.822350%35.171106%12.822350%12.8%179132.494872%132%10.519645%40.134139%10.519645%10.5%83108.700751%109%9.677620%12.497220%9.677620%9.7%3,119100.000000%100%8.297568%25.680801%8.297568%8.3%5885.739762%86%7.042709%8.332878%7.042709%7.0%1,74372.773152%73%
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 Somerville

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.1%5.4%8.6%11.9%15.1%18.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Somerville

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.5%4.8%9.0%13.3%17.5%21.8%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Somerville

There are 17 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Somerville (4 fully and 13 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Somerville, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerville, selected neighborhoods in Somerville, and entities that contain Somerville
0%5%10%15%Count#Charlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownWinter Hill NeighborhoodWinter HillEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleWellington-Harrington NeighborhoodWellington-Harring…NortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsTeele Square NeighborhoodTeele SquareNorth Cambridge NeighborhoodN CambridgeUnion Square NeighborhoodUnion SquareBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeSomerville School DistrictSomervilleSomervilleTen Hills NeighborhoodTen HillsMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMagoun Square NeighborhoodMagoun SquarePorter Square NeighborhoodPorter SquareSpring Hill NeighborhoodSpring HillBall Square NeighborhoodBall SquareCentral Hill NeighborhoodCentral HillDavis Square NeighborhoodDavis SquareAggasiz - Harvard North NeighborhoodAggasiz - Harvard N18.334847%18.334847%18.3%1,4271,428115.696088%15.696088%15.7%771772215.281595%15.281595%15.3%479313.406727%13.406727%13.4%372413.194686%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%319,790320k11.932978%11.932978%11.9%222511.770517%11.770517%11.8%608609611.587515%11.587515%11.6%725710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.213367%10.213367%10.2%50289.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,1199.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,1198.614232%8.614232%8.6%394097.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.531037%7.531037%7.5%115106.046814%6.046814%6.0%6061114.805008%4.805008%4.8%156123.653904%3.653904%3.7%6566133.044682%3.044682%3.0%46142.623616%2.623616%2.6%67152.160715%2.160715%2.2%3316
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Boston Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerville, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Somerville
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 AreaPlymouthBridgewaterSomerville School DistrictSomervilleSomervilleCambridgeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHudsonDedhamBellinghamPinehurstEssexMedfieldLynnfieldWest 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%345389.845228%9.845228%9.8%229479.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,1199.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119488.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666567.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.497534%7.497534%7.5%456666.287737%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 Somerville to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. 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 Somerville, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Somerville
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 AreaQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownSomerville School DistrictSomervilleSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownNorwoodMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWalthamMedfordWatertown 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%4,2323010.573664%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%3,1199.677620%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%951407.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.485410%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 Somerville to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. 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 Somerville, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Somerville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomerville School DistrictSomervilleSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorwalkToms 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%4,2324010.439867%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%3,1199.677620%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%3,666477.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.835101%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 Somerville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerville. 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 Somerville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Somerville
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 AreaDenverLos AngelesSomerville School DistrictSomervilleSomervilleSeattleRaleighAustinMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSan 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%192,490192k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,1199.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,1199.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.031769%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:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
02138, 02140, 02143, 02144, 02145, 02155, 02474
Unified School District:
Somerville
Neighborhoods:
Aggasiz - Harvard North, Assembly Square, Ball Square, Central Hill, Charlestown, Davis Square, East Cambridge, East Somerville, Magoun Square, North Cambridge, Porter Square, Spring Hill, Teele Square, Ten Hills, Union Square, Wellington-Harrington, Winter Hill
Congressional District:
MA-7
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex
Neighboring Cities:
Boston, Cambridge, Everett, Medford
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Arlington
Nearby Cities:
Chelsea, Malden, Melrose, Revere, Watertown Town, Winthrop Town
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Belmont, Brookline, Stoneham, Winchester