Food Stamps in Meridian Community Unit School District 15, Illinois (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 Illinois and Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Meridian 15
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$62,316.000000$59,196.000000$62,316.000000$62.3k2,633$28,654.000000$20,920.000000$28,654.000000$28.7k160$63,387.000000$66,233.000000$63,387.000000$63.4k2,473
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 Illinois and Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Meridian 15
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.125000%52.008572%43.125000%43.1%9.200%9.20%25.625000%28.081860%25.625000%25.6%23.837%23.8%10.625000%17.720368%10.625000%10.6%3.512%3.51%48.125000%39.650833%48.125000%48.1%12.379%12.4%31.875000%28.737175%31.875000%31.9%4.662%4.66%44.375000%49.089639%44.375000%44.4%43.558%43.6%
% 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 Illinois and Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Meridian 15
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.537404%28.711323%27.537404%27.5%90.800%90.8%5.297210%4.935946%5.297210%5.3%76.163%76.2%18.883947%21.518115%18.883947%18.9%96.488%96.5%22.038011%19.821405%22.038011%22.0%87.621%87.6%42.175495%37.052189%42.175495%42.2%95.338%95.3%3.720178%7.858366%3.720178%3.7%56.442%56.4%
% 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 Illinois and Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Meridian 15
Illinois
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3100.000000%25.466348%100.000000%100.0%21,645.625000%1,646%57.407407%22.071431%57.407407%57.4%31944.710648%945%53.571429%33.468733%53.571429%53.6%15881.584821%882%6.076719%13.263818%6.076719%6.1%160100.000000%100%4.400786%7.965181%4.400786%4.4%11272.420432%72%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.892671%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 County Subdivision in Meridian Community Unit School District 15

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%16%21%26%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Meridian Community Unit School District 15

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4.1%5.3%6.5%7.7%8.8%10.0%
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Food Stamps by Place in Meridian Community Unit School District 15

There are 4 places that are fully or partially contained within Meridian Community Unit School District 15 (3 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Meridian Community Unit School District 15, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meridian Community Unit School District 15.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Meridian Community Unit School District 15, selected places in Meridian Community Unit School District 15, and entities that contain Meridian Community Unit School District 15
0%5%10%15%20%Count#DecaturEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestMaconBlue MoundBoodyMeridian Community Unit School District 15Meridian 1521.009345%21.009345%21.0%6,565114.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.134454%11.134454%11.1%5328.908686%8.908686%8.9%4036.666667%6.666667%6.7%746.076719%6.076719%6.1%160
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Meridian Community Unit School District 15

There are 10 county subdivisions that are fully or partially contained within Meridian Community Unit School District 15 (0 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Meridian Community Unit School District 15, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meridian Community Unit School District 15.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Meridian Community Unit School District 15, selected county subdivisions in Meridian Community Unit School District 15, and entities that contain Meridian Community Unit School District 15
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Decatur TownshipDecaturEast North CentralStonington TownshipStoningtonIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHarristown TownshipHarristownSouth Macon TownshipS MaconPleasant View TownshipPleasant VwMeridian Community Unit School District 15Meridian 15South Wheatland TownshipS WheatlandBlue Mound TownshipBlue MoundMount Zion TownshipMt ZionPrairieton TownshipPrairietonMosquito TownshipMosquito25.857693%25.857693%25.9%5,502114.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.318284%13.318284%13.3%59213.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M8.504801%8.504801%8.5%6238.412698%8.412698%8.4%5347.312614%7.312614%7.3%4056.076719%6.076719%6.1%1605.438066%5.438066%5.4%9064.947917%4.947917%4.9%1974.858878%4.858878%4.9%13680.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%010
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in Illinois

There are 853 unified school districts in Illinois. This section compares Meridian Community Unit School District 15 to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meridian Community Unit School District 15. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 66,026.

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Meridian Community Unit School District 15, selected other unified school districts in Illinois, and entities that contain Meridian Community Unit School District 15
0%10%20%Count#Thornton Township High School District 205Thornton Twp 205Cicero School District 99Cicero 99Joliet Public School District 86Joliet 86Aurora East Unit School District 131Aurora E 131Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Waukegan 60J. Sterling Morton High School District 201J. Sterling Morton …Decatur School District 61Decatur 61Rockford School District 205Rockford 205Peoria School District 150Peoria 150Joliet Township High School District 204Joliet Twp 204Chicago Public School District 299Chicago 299Proviso Township High School District 209Proviso Twp 209Springfield School District 186Springfield 186Rich Township High School District 227Rich Twp 227Community High School District 218218Aurora West Unit School District 129Aurora W 129East North CentralBremen Community High School District 228Bremen 228IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestValley View Community Unit School District 365UVly Vw 365USchool District U-46U-46Belleville Township High School District 201Belleville Twp 201DuPage High School District 88DuPage 88Niles Township Community High School District 219Niles Twp 219Community Consolidated School District 5959Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21Wheeling 21Maine Township High School District 207Maine Twp 207Glenbard Township High School District 87Glenbard Twp 87Warren Township High School District 121Warren Twp 121Champaign Community Unit School District 4Champaign 4Community Unit School District 300300McLean County Unit School District 5McLean Co 5Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54Schaumburg 54Township High School District 214Township 214Township High School District 211Township 211Community Unit School District 200200Lockport Township High School District 205Lockport Twp 205Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15Palatine 15Consolidated High School District 230230Meridian Community Unit School District 15Meridian 15Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65Evanston 65Evanston Township High School District 202Evanston Twp 202Plainfield School District 202Plainfield 202Lyons Township High School District 204Lyons Twp 204Oswego Community Unit School District 308Oswego 308Community High School District 155155Community High School District 9999Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204Indian Prairie 204Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Lincoln Wy 210St. Charles Community Unit School District 303St. Charles 303Naperville Community Unit District 203Naperville 203Northfield Township High School District 225Northfield Twp 225Hinsdale Township High School District 86Hinsdale Twp 8629.070732%29.070732%29.1%12,26012.3k127.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,993225.879549%25.879549%25.9%7,275324.373884%24.373884%24.4%6,141423.441378%23.441378%23.4%6,328522.166063%22.166063%22.2%10,35010.4k621.996183%21.996183%22.0%6,455721.188116%21.188116%21.2%16,07516.1k820.307911%20.307911%20.3%8,297919.852541%19.852541%19.9%8,7511019.820827%19.820827%19.8%206,645207k1118.283457%18.283457%18.3%8,1931217.697933%17.697933%17.7%8,8811314.914307%14.914307%14.9%4,0031414.832671%14.832671%14.8%6,8301514.292553%14.292553%14.3%3,5831614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.740073%13.740073%13.7%4,6371713.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.721130%11.721130%11.7%3,3861811.001903%11.001903%11.0%8,3841910.728837%10.728837%10.7%4,7402010.055096%10.055096%10.1%2,993219.553877%9.553877%9.6%3,238229.463035%9.463035%9.5%2,432238.809365%8.809365%8.8%2,250247.991452%7.991452%8.0%4,338257.919975%7.919975%7.9%4,798267.772042%7.772042%7.8%1,912277.715798%7.715798%7.7%3,032287.340917%7.340917%7.3%2,846297.276773%7.276773%7.3%2,616307.193912%7.193912%7.2%3,583316.972932%6.972932%7.0%6,806326.753954%6.753954%6.8%6,025336.672588%6.672588%6.7%1,878346.499417%6.499417%6.5%1,728356.333341%6.333341%6.3%2,902366.232328%6.232328%6.2%3,659376.076719%6.076719%6.1%1605.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,820385.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,820395.788549%5.788549%5.8%2,109405.558820%5.558820%5.6%1,419414.824614%4.824614%4.8%1,209424.770078%4.770078%4.8%1,612434.710527%4.710527%4.7%2,100444.392393%4.392393%4.4%1,924454.157743%4.157743%4.2%1,456464.029411%4.029411%4.0%970473.824175%3.824175%3.8%1,325482.666830%2.666830%2.7%872492.458930%2.458930%2.5%69950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of unified school district 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:
Illinois
Counties:
Christian, Macon
Metro Areas:
Decatur Area, Taylorville Area
Cities:
Decatur, Macon
Townships:
Blue Mound, Decatur, Harristown, Mosquito, Mount Zion, Pleasant View, Prairieton, South Macon, South Wheatland, Stonington
Unincorporated Places:
Boody
Villages:
Blue Mound
ZIP Codes:
61925, 62513, 62514, 62521, 62522, 62532, 62544, 62547, 62550, 62567
Congressional District:
IL-13
State Senate Districts:
IL-48, IL-51
State House Districts:
IL-95, IL-96, IL-101, IL-102
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Central A & M 21, Decatur 61, Mount Zion 3, Okaw Valley 302, Sangamon Valley 9, Taylorville 3
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Argenta-Oreana 1, Cerro Gordo 100, Edinburg 4, Maroa-Forsyth 2, Mount Pulaski 23, Pana 8, Rochester 3A, South Fork 14, Tri-City 1, Warrensburg-Latham 11