Food Stamps in West Springfield Town, 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 West Springfield Town
West Springfield Town
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,649.000000$70,954.000000$50,649.000000$50.6k11,63011.6k$20,327.000000$18,398.000000$20,327.000000$20.3k2,193$60,604.000000$80,204.000000$60,604.000000$60.6k9,437
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 West Springfield Town
West Springfield Town
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.498860%42.602645%42.498860%42.5%28.502%28.5%19.060648%27.028988%19.060648%19.1%41.800%41.8%18.878249%11.479096%18.878249%18.9%22.010%22.0%48.426813%50.924357%48.426813%48.4%34.649%34.6%36.662107%37.493668%36.662107%36.7%17.448%17.4%49.566803%47.359830%49.566803%49.6%73.396%73.4%
% 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 West Springfield Town
West Springfield Town
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.774823%28.272354%24.774823%24.8%71.498%71.5%6.167214%4.942032%6.167214%6.2%58.200%58.2%15.545194%21.331035%15.545194%15.5%77.990%78.0%21.224966%19.662016%21.224966%21.2%65.351%65.4%40.309420%38.196837%40.309420%40.3%82.552%82.6%4.175056%6.718461%4.175056%4.2%26.604%26.6%
% 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 West Springfield Town
West Springfield Town
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesBlack1Other1White352.173913%25.680801%52.173913%52.2%96276.690656%277%35.728543%35.171106%35.728543%35.7%179189.476951%189%22.277228%12.305381%22.277228%22.3%90118.141431%118%18.856406%12.497220%18.856406%18.9%2,193100.000000%100%18.384401%29.085104%18.384401%18.4%6697.496847%97%18.197574%40.134139%18.197574%18.2%10596.506056%97%17.251432%8.332878%17.251432%17.3%1,65791.488440%91%
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 Tract in West Springfield Town

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in the Springfield Area

There are 24 places in the Springfield Area. This section compares West Springfield Town to all of the places in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Springfield Town.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Springfield Town, selected other places in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain West Springfield Town
0%10%20%30%Count#SpringfieldHolyokeHampden CountyHampdenBelchertownChicopeeWareMonson CenterSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield School DistrictW SpringfieldZIP Code 01089ZIP 01089West Springfield TownW Springfield To…HuntingtonPalmer TownChesterNorthamptonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsSouth AmherstEasthampton TownAgawam TownAmherst CenterAmherst CtrBlandfordHatfieldNorth AmherstWilbrahamHollandLongmeadowRussellGranby37.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k133.635455%33.635455%33.6%5,047222.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k20.364501%20.364501%20.4%257320.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,671420.047638%20.047638%20.0%505520.023015%20.023015%20.0%174619.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19318.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19318.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,193716.901408%16.901408%16.9%48816.338379%16.338379%16.3%788914.946619%14.946619%14.9%421013.815558%13.815558%13.8%1,5701113.194686%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%1,9231212.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.596091%11.596091%11.6%1781311.298809%11.298809%11.3%8161410.412185%10.412185%10.4%1,210159.233512%9.233512%9.2%259168.125000%8.125000%8.1%13177.369942%7.369942%7.4%51185.202914%5.202914%5.2%100194.122137%4.122137%4.1%54203.141361%3.141361%3.1%18212.276708%2.276708%2.3%130221.731602%1.731602%1.7%4231.547988%1.547988%1.5%1024
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 24 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares West Springfield Town to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Springfield Town. 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 West Springfield Town, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain West Springfield Town
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellHampden CountyHampdenWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield School DistrictW SpringfieldZIP Code 01089ZIP 01089West Springfield TownW Springfield To…RandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited 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%8,974922.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k22.095544%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%49,53949.5k1519.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19318.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19318.856406%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%3,0012910.627025%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 West Springfield Town to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Springfield Town. 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 West Springfield Town, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain West Springfield Town
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonHampden CountyHampdenWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield School DistrictW SpringfieldZIP Code 01089ZIP 01089West Springfield TownW Springfield To…BethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited 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%6,6342622.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k22.095544%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%49,53949.5k3119.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19318.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19318.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19318.654445%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%3,3543910.627025%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 West Springfield Town to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Springfield Town. 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 West Springfield Town, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Springfield Town
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoHampden CountyHampdenEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Springfield School DistrictW SpringfieldZIP Code 01089ZIP 01089West Springfield TownW Springfield To…ColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited 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%38,49138.5k822.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k21.836606%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%49,53949.5k1419.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19318.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19318.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,19317.388647%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%19,61419.6k4110.333295%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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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Hampden
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
ZIP Codes:
01001, 01089
Unified School District:
West Springfield
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampden
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-6th Hampden
Neighboring Cities:
Agawam Town, Chicopee, Holyoke, Springfield, Westfield
Nearby Cities:
Easthampton Town
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Granby, Hazardville, Longmeadow, Russell, Sherwood Manor, Southwood Acres, Suffield Depot, Thompsonville, Wilbraham