Food Stamps in Merrillville Community School, Indiana (Unified School District)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Indiana and Merrillville Community School
Merrillville
Indiana
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,784.000000$50,433.000000$55,784.000000$55.8k18,57718.6k$15,616.000000$18,504.000000$15,616.000000$15.6k1,749$59,852.000000$55,493.000000$59,852.000000$59.9k16,82816.8k
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 Indiana and Merrillville Community School
Merrillville
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.086907%55.511189%52.086907%52.1%17.919%17.9%34.248142%30.717688%34.248142%34.2%39.880%39.9%10.691824%17.691329%10.691824%10.7%5.980%5.98%54.202401%46.667319%54.202401%54.2%19.563%19.6%24.642653%22.904026%24.642653%24.6%5.848%5.85%56.889651%54.401057%56.889651%56.9%51.528%51.5%
% 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 Indiana and Merrillville Community School
Merrillville
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.797956%28.681078%24.797956%24.8%82.081%82.1%5.366057%5.172275%5.366057%5.4%60.120%60.1%17.470882%20.710936%17.470882%17.5%94.020%94.0%23.163775%24.264573%23.163775%23.2%80.437%80.4%41.234847%37.757420%41.234847%41.2%94.152%94.2%5.562158%8.345309%5.562158%5.6%48.472%48.5%
% 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 Indiana and Merrillville Community School
Merrillville
Indiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian123.241590%22.717240%23.241590%23.2%76246.860504%247%12.307462%30.479010%12.307462%12.3%823130.723686%131%11.894273%22.754617%11.894273%11.9%108126.334998%126%9.414868%12.194152%9.414868%9.4%1,749100.000000%100%7.420643%9.796237%7.420643%7.4%70678.818348%79%3.883495%16.592765%3.883495%3.9%3641.248536%41%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.414037%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 Merrillville Community School

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.1%6.1%9.2%12.2%15.2%18.3%
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Food Stamps by Place in Merrillville Community School

There are 3 places that are fully or partially contained within Merrillville Community School (1 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Merrillville Community School, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville Community School.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merrillville Community School, selected places in Merrillville Community School, and entities that contain Merrillville Community School
0%5%10%15%Count#Lake CountyLakeEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIndianaMerrillvilleRoss TownshipMerrillville Community SchoolMerrillvilleHobartCrown Point15.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.033819%11.033819%11.0%1,49119.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7497.861362%7.861362%7.9%90524.317197%4.317197%4.3%4783
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Merrillville Community School

There is 1 county subdivision in Merrillville Community School. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Merrillville Community School, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville Community School.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merrillville Community School, selected county subdivisions in Merrillville Community School, and entities that contain Merrillville Community School
0%5%10%15%Count#Lake CountyLakeEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIndianaRoss TownshipMerrillville Community SchoolMerrillville15.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k9.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,749
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in Indiana

There are 289 unified school districts in Indiana. This section compares Merrillville Community School to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville Community School. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 34,778.

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merrillville Community School, selected other unified school districts in Indiana, and entities that contain Merrillville Community School
0%10%20%30%Count#Gary Community School CorporationGaryIndianapolis Public SchoolsIndianapolisMarion Community SchoolsMarionRichmond Community School CorporationRichmondHammond School CityHammondMuncie Community SchoolsMuncieAnderson Community School CorporationAndersonMichigan City Area SchoolsMichigan CityKokomo-Center Township Consolidated School CorporationKokomo-Ctr TwpWayne Township Metropolitan School DistrictWayne TwpElkhart Community SchoolsElkhartWarren Township Metropolitan School DistrictWarren TwpSouth Bend Community School CorporationSouth BendFort Wayne Community SchoolsFort WayneLake CountyLakeLafayette School CorporationLafayetteVigo County School CorporationVigoEast North CentralPike Township Metropolitan School DistrictPike TownshipEvansville-Vanderburgh School CorporationEvansville-Vanderb…Chicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPerry Township Metropolitan School DistrictPerry TwpMidwestEast Allen County SchoolsE Allen CoIndianaPortage Township SchoolsPortage TwpGreater Clark County SchoolsGreater Clark CoLa Porte Community School CorporationLa PorteGoshen Community SchoolsGoshenHuntington County Community School CorporationHuntington CoLawrence Township Metropolitan School DistrictLawrence TwpNew Albany-Floyd County Consolidated SchoolsNew Albany-Floyd …Bartholomew County School CorporationBartholomewRoss TownshipMerrillville Community SchoolMerrillvilleClark-Pleasant Community School CorporationClark-PleasantFranklin Township Community School CorporationFranklin TwpMonroe County Community School CorporationMonroe CountyTippecanoe School CorporationTippecanoeWashington Township Metropolitan School DistrictWashington TwpWarsaw Community SchoolsWarsawDuneland School CorporationDunelandValparaiso Community SchoolsValparaisoWarrick County School CorporationWarrickNoblesville SchoolsNoblesvilleCrown Point Community School CorporationCrown PointAvon Community School CorporationAvonWestfield-Washington SchoolsWestfield-Washing…Penn-Harris-Madison School CorporationPenn-Harris-MadisonCenter Grove Community School CorporationCenter GroveLake Central School CorporationLakeHamilton Southeastern SchoolsHamilton SEBrownsburg Community School CorporationBrownsburgSouthwest Allen County Metropolitan School DistrictSW Allen CoCarmel Clay SchoolsCarmel ClayNorthwest Allen County SchoolsNW Allen Co33.447239%33.447239%33.4%9,788125.728940%25.728940%25.7%31,20231.2k222.330584%22.330584%22.3%3,114320.502494%20.502494%20.5%3,411420.260093%20.260093%20.3%5,811520.127323%20.127323%20.1%5,438620.039061%20.039061%20.0%5,951718.421053%18.421053%18.4%3,668818.403681%18.403681%18.4%3,680918.228915%18.228915%18.2%5,6651017.817768%17.817768%17.8%5,0101116.551001%16.551001%16.6%4,1021216.473740%16.473740%16.5%9,7771316.147729%16.147729%16.1%14,37614.4k1415.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.738271%15.738271%15.7%4,0121515.670012%15.670012%15.7%6,3861614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.254841%13.254841%13.3%3,9291713.136329%13.136329%13.1%9,7621813.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.932171%12.932171%12.9%5,0011912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.235420%12.235420%12.2%2,9772012.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.979628%11.979628%12.0%2,1642111.671169%11.671169%11.7%3,4132211.667415%11.667415%11.7%1,8202310.796591%10.796591%10.8%1,4572410.418387%10.418387%10.4%1,5142510.170557%10.170557%10.2%4,0432610.026176%10.026176%10.0%2,911279.815338%9.815338%9.8%2,849289.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,749299.369731%9.369731%9.4%1,167308.834074%8.834074%8.8%1,651318.546628%8.546628%8.5%4,027328.153764%8.153764%8.2%2,592338.083764%8.083764%8.1%3,177348.083736%8.083736%8.1%1,255357.492949%7.492949%7.5%983367.255464%7.255464%7.3%1,215377.183340%7.183340%7.2%1,673386.609684%6.609684%6.6%1,361395.818275%5.818275%5.8%908405.625635%5.625635%5.6%941415.444083%5.444083%5.4%719425.285618%5.285618%5.3%1,251433.869220%3.869220%3.9%600443.284408%3.284408%3.3%819453.123882%3.123882%3.1%1,135462.887347%2.887347%2.9%437472.640329%2.640329%2.6%405482.260284%2.260284%2.3%772492.236996%2.236996%2.2%28650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of unified school district out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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:
Indiana
County:
Lake
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Cities:
Crown Point, Hobart
Towns:
Merrillville
Townships:
Ross
ZIP Codes:
46307, 46342, 46410
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate Districts:
IN-2, IN-3
State House Districts:
IN-14, IN-19
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Crown Point, Gary, Hobart, Lake, Lake Ridge, Porter Township, Union Township
Nearby Unified School Districts:
City of East Chicago, Griffith, Hammond, Hanover, Highland, Lake Station, Munster, Portage Township, River Forest, Valparaiso