Food Stamps in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Boston and South Boston
South Boston
Boston
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$81,536.431843$58,516.000000$81,536.431843$81.5k15,64815.6k$17,235.004495$14,596.000000$17,235.004495$17.2k2,5092,510$93,004.484871$72,597.000000$93,004.484871$93.0k13,13913.1k
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 Boston and South Boston
South Boston
Boston
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.116839%42.059791%42.116839%42.1%41.401%41.4%35.141943%30.242839%35.141943%35.1%64.984%65.0%4.738592%8.393387%4.738592%4.7%11.182%11.2%51.970067%50.366378%51.970067%52.0%41.497%41.5%34.443624%39.318517%34.443624%34.4%27.010%27.0%62.875058%55.517875%62.875058%62.9%64.083%64.1%
% 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 Boston and South Boston
South Boston
Boston
0%5%10%15%20%25%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty211.386944%18.785423%11.386944%11.4%58.599%58.6%3.616963%5.682484%3.616963%3.6%35.016%35.0%7.189472%11.432181%7.189472%7.2%88.818%88.8%13.995042%16.307172%13.995042%14.0%58.503%58.5%17.779281%25.782110%17.779281%17.8%72.990%73.0%6.731243%12.486117%6.731243%6.7%35.917%35.9%
% 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 Boston and South Boston
South Boston
Boston
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite360.800869%43.516523%60.800869%60.8%401379.104987%379%56.633473%33.128656%56.633473%56.6%390391353.120477%353%54.983706%31.484887%54.983706%55.0%413342.833870%343%27.862463%26.497890%27.862463%27.9%6667173.727755%174%26.280899%22.101968%26.280899%26.3%239163.866407%164%16.038003%19.103130%16.038003%16.0%2,5092,510100.000000%100%8.052115%7.388520%8.052115%8.1%99850.206470%50%
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 South Boston

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
3%14%25%36%46%57%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Boston

There are 41 neighborhoods in Boston. This section compares South Boston to all of the neighborhoods in Boston and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Boston.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of South Boston, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain South Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Roxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterFenway NeighborhoodFenwayEast Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownBostonBoston School DistrictBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamMassachusettsDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyAllston NeighborhoodAllstonKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreWest End NeighborhoodWest EndRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BaySprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton Corner41.306720%41.306720%41.3%8,115135.399742%35.399742%35.4%4,063227.771539%27.771539%27.8%1,4171,418326.704501%26.704501%26.7%5,638424.291064%24.291064%24.3%3,437523.410159%23.410159%23.4%348621.922777%21.922777%21.9%2,1602,161721.417569%21.417569%21.4%1,111819.441604%19.441604%19.4%2,775919.248733%19.248733%19.2%5485491019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k18.334847%18.334847%18.3%1,4271,4281116.038003%16.038003%16.0%2,5092,5101215.869384%15.869384%15.9%2,6402,6411315.281595%15.281595%15.3%4791415.076154%15.076154%15.1%1,6771514.852077%14.852077%14.9%1,5841613.831767%13.831767%13.8%2,6871713.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.584169%12.584169%12.6%2311812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.172638%11.172638%11.2%451911.172638%11.172638%11.2%352010.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.213367%10.213367%10.2%5022110.181409%10.181409%10.2%1,2681,269229.692051%9.692051%9.7%1,0081,009239.078922%9.078922%9.1%585247.711680%7.711680%7.7%206257.532827%7.532827%7.5%113114267.180221%7.180221%7.2%69276.569647%6.569647%6.6%5455286.109680%6.109680%6.1%89296.109680%6.109680%6.1%67304.848465%4.848465%4.8%562314.139439%4.139439%4.1%4546323.905170%3.905170%3.9%225332.634153%2.634153%2.6%154155342.381514%2.381514%2.4%4546352.119525%2.119525%2.1%68360.851347%0.851347%0.9%161737
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 37 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

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Suffolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
City:
Boston
ZIP Codes:
02111, 02118, 02125, 02127, 02210
Unified School District:
Boston
Congressional Districts:
MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-13th Suffolk
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Downtown, North Dorchester, South End
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, Government Center, Haymarket, Leather District, North End, West End