Food Stamps in Spencer, 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 Spencer
Spencer
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,652.000000$70,954.000000$46,652.000000$46.7k2,447$15,611.000000$18,398.000000$15,611.000000$15.6k382$54,705.000000$80,204.000000$54,705.000000$54.7k2,065
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 Spencer
Spencer
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.083770%42.602645%24.083770%24.1%16.606%16.6%8.376963%27.028988%8.376963%8.4%13.853%13.9%15.706806%11.479096%15.706806%15.7%22.814%22.8%62.303665%50.924357%62.303665%62.3%34.643%34.6%53.403141%37.493668%53.403141%53.4%20.774%20.8%40.837696%47.359830%40.837696%40.8%32.842%32.8%
% 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 Spencer
Spencer
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.372881%28.272354%22.372881%22.4%83.394%83.4%9.636804%4.942032%9.636804%9.6%86.147%86.1%9.830508%21.331035%9.830508%9.8%77.186%77.2%21.743341%19.662016%21.743341%21.7%65.357%65.4%37.675545%38.196837%37.675545%37.7%79.226%79.2%15.447942%6.718461%15.447942%15.4%67.158%67.2%
% 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 Spencer
Spencer
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2White3All RacesBlack1Asian1100.000000%25.680801%100.000000%100.0%18640.575916%641%17.142857%35.171106%17.142857%17.1%18109.813014%110%15.663196%8.332878%15.663196%15.7%346100.334661%100%15.610952%12.497220%15.610952%15.6%382100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.085104%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.305381%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Food Stamps by Place in the Worcester Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Spencer, selected other places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Spencer
0%10%20%30%Count#DevensWillimanticEast BrooklynWaureganDanielsonNorth Grosvenor DaleN Grosvenor DaleSouthbridge TownAtholWebsterPlainfield VillagePlainfield VlgWorcesterGardnerFitchburgWarrenWinchendonQuinebaugClinton726200Tract 726200SpencerPutnamLeominsterMoosupOxfordWhitinsvilleNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterBarreNew EnglandEast DouglasMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterPetershamRutlandMilfordFiskdaleTown of SpencerSpencerZIP Code 01562ZIP 01562South WoodstockS WoodstockBaldwinvilleSpencer-East Brookfield School DistrictSpencer-E BrookfieldSouth 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%1,7561220.089710%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%38215.610952%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%105299.841605%9.841605%9.8%4669.841605%9.841605%9.8%4669.498208%9.498208%9.5%53309.213759%9.213759%9.2%75319.153030%9.153030%9.2%5098.073394%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 Spencer to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Spencer. 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 Spencer, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Spencer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhill726200Tract 726200SpencerRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownTown of SpencerSpencerZIP Code 01562ZIP 01562SomervilleGloucesterSpencer-East Brookfield School DistrictSpencer-E BrookfieldMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree 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%3,9231120.319297%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%3,7272015.610952%15.610952%15.6%38215.610952%15.610952%15.6%38215.169039%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%37,64237.6k11.693687%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%1,914339.841605%9.841605%9.8%4669.841605%9.841605%9.8%4669.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119349.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181359.153030%9.153030%9.2%5099.130942%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 Spencer to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Spencer. 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 Spencer, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Spencer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey City726200Tract 726200SpencerManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonTown of SpencerSpencerZIP Code 01562ZIP 01562NashuaSomervilleNew RochelleSpencer-East Brookfield School DistrictSpencer-E BrookfieldStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms 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%16,13316.1k3515.610952%15.610952%15.6%38215.610952%15.610952%15.6%38214.949843%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%37,64237.6k11.472754%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%2,981429.841605%9.841605%9.8%4669.841605%9.841605%9.8%4669.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627459.153030%9.153030%9.2%5098.981722%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 Spencer to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Spencer. 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 Spencer, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Spencer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisville726200Tract 726200SpencerFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesTown of SpencerSpencerZIP Code 01562ZIP 01562SeattleRaleighAustinSpencer-East Brookfield School DistrictSpencer-E BrookfieldSan 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%39,29539.3k2415.610952%15.610952%15.6%38215.610952%15.610952%15.6%38215.408373%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%21,58221.6k3711.829013%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%133,527134k439.841605%9.841605%9.8%4669.841605%9.841605%9.8%4669.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k469.153030%9.153030%9.2%5097.031769%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:
Spencer
ZIP Code:
01562
Unified School District:
Spencer-East Brookfield
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-5th Worcester, MA-6th Worcester
Nearby Cities:
Worcester
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Brookfield, East Brookfield, Fiskdale, North Brookfield, Oxford, Rutland, Sturbridge, Warren, West Brookfield