Food Stamps in Hightstown, New Jersey (Borough)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Hightstown
Hightstown
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$68,271.000000$73,702.000000$68,271.000000$68.3k1,817$31,923.000000$20,687.000000$31,923.000000$31.9k158$71,217.000000$80,566.000000$71,217.000000$71.2k1,659
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 New Jersey and Hightstown
Hightstown
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.632911%52.253199%50.632911%50.6%11.730%11.7%28.481013%29.393053%28.481013%28.5%25.424%25.4%22.151899%17.375319%22.151899%22.2%9.589%9.59%43.037975%41.806913%43.037975%43.0%22.368%22.4%34.810127%35.110266%34.810127%34.8%7.639%7.64%30.379747%47.344982%30.379747%30.4%31.788%31.8%
% 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 New Jersey and Hightstown
Hightstown
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty236.286920%31.920209%36.286920%36.3%88.270%88.3%7.956600%5.690705%7.956600%8.0%74.576%74.6%19.891501%23.969262%19.891501%19.9%90.411%90.4%14.225437%20.413780%14.225437%14.2%77.632%77.6%40.084388%39.270715%40.084388%40.1%92.361%92.4%6.208559%6.812419%6.208559%6.2%68.212%68.2%
% 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 New Jersey and Hightstown
Hightstown
New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Mixed1Asian129.000000%20.521619%29.000000%29.0%29333.500000%334%13.526570%24.667789%13.526570%13.5%28155.555556%156%9.815951%19.519639%9.815951%9.8%32112.883436%113%8.695652%9.347126%8.695652%8.7%158100.000000%100%6.289881%4.530378%6.289881%6.3%6972.333637%72%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.876652%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.780709%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 Trenton Area

There are 14 places in the Trenton Area. This section compares Hightstown to all of the places in the Trenton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hightstown.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hightstown, selected other places in the Trenton Area, and entities that contain Hightstown
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TrentonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercer004403Tract 004403HightstownPrinceton JunctionPrinceton JctEast Windsor Regional School DistrictEast WindsorZIP Code 08520ZIP 08520RobbinsvilleWhite HorseHopewellYardvilleHamilton SquareHamilton SqMercervilleGrovevillePrincetonTwin RiversLawrencevillePennington27.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%15828.219178%8.219178%8.2%7836.246140%6.246140%6.2%7085.091269%5.091269%5.1%4634.881450%4.881450%4.9%7044.308202%4.308202%4.3%15654.269082%4.269082%4.3%3363.165299%3.165299%3.2%8172.369021%2.369021%2.4%10482.319852%2.319852%2.3%11391.550388%1.550388%1.6%14101.313547%1.313547%1.3%131111.250558%1.250558%1.3%28120.901857%0.901857%0.9%17130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Hightstown to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hightstown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hightstown, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Hightstown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicLakewoodAtlantic CityBridgetonNewarkTrentonUnion CityPleasantvilleEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldWest New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyMillvilleVinelandGarfieldJersey CityLodiBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKearnyLong BranchRoselleCarteretCliftonRahwayHackensackElmwood ParkNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerLinden004403Tract 004403HightstownCliffside ParkCliffside PkToms RiverBergenfieldEnglewoodEast Windsor Regional School DistrictEast WindsorHobokenNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldPalisades ParkPalisades PkOld BridgeZIP Code 08520ZIP 08520Fort LeeIselinFair LawnSayrevilleSummitRidgewoodSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldSomersetWestfieldParamusPrinceton43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341334.590290%34.590290%34.6%3,605432.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,999531.692460%31.692460%31.7%1,925629.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k727.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465826.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204923.947642%23.947642%23.9%1,6101022.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,6251121.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,0671219.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9661319.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501419.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071519.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241618.987929%18.987929%19.0%2,0451718.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9281816.974606%16.974606%17.0%1,8651916.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2013.952721%13.952721%14.0%1,2692113.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4822213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.396269%12.396269%12.4%1,6882311.998657%11.998657%12.0%1,4302411.484803%11.484803%11.5%9222510.561630%10.561630%10.6%8502610.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,9812710.199810%10.199810%10.2%1,072289.474196%9.474196%9.5%1,755299.438663%9.438663%9.4%644309.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.062655%9.062655%9.1%1,283318.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1587.529103%7.529103%7.5%802327.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346336.998445%6.998445%7.0%630346.652300%6.652300%6.7%710356.246140%6.246140%6.2%7085.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405365.527570%5.527570%5.5%406375.213459%5.213459%5.2%392385.152104%5.152104%5.2%398395.091269%5.091269%5.1%4634.674980%4.674980%4.7%776404.510929%4.510929%4.5%291414.395512%4.395512%4.4%521424.005972%4.005972%4.0%644433.265095%3.265095%3.3%252442.591482%2.591482%2.6%216452.447685%2.447685%2.4%193462.446308%2.446308%2.4%213472.164009%2.164009%2.2%228481.798604%1.798604%1.8%152491.313547%1.313547%1.3%13150
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 Hightstown to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hightstown. 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 Hightstown, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Hightstown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew JerseyNew RochelleTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerStamford004403Tract 004403HightstownCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverEast Windsor Regional School DistrictEast WindsorZIP Code 08520ZIP 08520Newton44.333023%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%6,7663613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253711.472754%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%3,119449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627459.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346496.246140%6.246140%6.2%7085.091269%5.091269%5.1%4634.239757%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 Hightstown to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hightstown. 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 Hightstown, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Hightstown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleNew JerseyRaleighAustinTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercer004403Tract 004403HightstownSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoEast Windsor Regional School DistrictEast WindsorSan FranciscoZIP Code 08520ZIP 0852042.327373%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%25,00925.0k3313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.305549%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%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%29,13629.1k449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k469.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.695652%8.695652%8.7%1588.695652%8.695652%8.7%1587.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k496.246140%6.246140%6.2%7085.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k505.091269%5.091269%5.1%463
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
New Jersey
County:
Mercer
Metro Area:
Trenton Area
ZIP Codes:
08512, 08520
Unified School District:
East Windsor
Congressional District:
NJ-12
State Senate District:
NJ-14
General Assembly District:
NJ-14
Nearby Boroughs:
Roosevelt
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Clearbrook Park, Concordia, Cranbury, Plainsboro Center, Princeton Junction, Princeton Meadows, Rossmoor, Twin Rivers, Whittingham