Food Stamps in Berkshire Hills School District, Massachusetts (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 Massachusetts and Berkshire Hills School District
Berkshire Hills
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$57,300.000000$70,954.000000$57,300.000000$57.3k4,077$23,839.000000$18,398.000000$23,839.000000$23.8k294$60,446.000000$80,204.000000$60,446.000000$60.4k3,783
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 Berkshire Hills School District
Berkshire Hills
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.918367%42.602645%45.918367%45.9%14.610%14.6%13.945578%27.028988%13.945578%13.9%36.283%36.3%12.585034%11.479096%12.585034%12.6%5.864%5.86%43.877551%50.924357%43.877551%43.9%16.538%16.5%61.224490%37.493668%61.224490%61.2%8.268%8.27%24.829932%47.359830%24.829932%24.8%26.165%26.2%
% 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 Berkshire Hills School District
Berkshire Hills
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.856463%28.272354%20.856463%20.9%85.390%85.4%1.903251%4.942032%1.903251%1.9%63.717%63.7%15.701824%21.331035%15.701824%15.7%94.136%94.1%17.208565%19.662016%17.208565%17.2%83.462%83.5%52.788792%38.196837%52.788792%52.8%91.732%91.7%5.445414%6.718461%5.445414%5.4%73.835%73.8%
% 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 Berkshire Hills School District
Berkshire Hills
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Black1Asian1Other168.817204%25.680801%68.817204%68.8%64954.312047%954%8.988764%35.171106%8.988764%9.0%8124.650310%125%7.211185%12.497220%7.211185%7.2%294100.000000%100%5.966138%8.332878%5.966138%6.0%22282.734507%83%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.085104%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.305381%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.134139%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

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Berkshire Hills School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.69%7.08%7.46%7.84%8.22%8.61%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Berkshire Hills School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
6.69%7.08%7.46%7.84%8.22%8.61%
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Food Stamps by Place in Berkshire Hills School District

There are 2 places in Berkshire Hills School District. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Berkshire Hills School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkshire Hills School District.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkshire Hills School District, selected places in Berkshire Hills School District, and entities that contain Berkshire Hills School District
0%5%10%Count#Pittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsGreat BarringtonBerkshire Hills School DistrictBerkshire HlsHousatonic14.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k8.030431%8.030431%8.0%9517.211185%7.211185%7.2%2944.166667%4.166667%4.2%112
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Berkshire Hills School District

There are 3 county subdivisions in Berkshire Hills School District. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Berkshire Hills School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkshire Hills School District.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkshire Hills School District, selected county subdivisions in Berkshire Hills School District, and entities that contain Berkshire Hills School District
0%5%10%Count#Pittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsTown of StockbridgeStockbridgeTown of West StockbridgeW StockbridgeBerkshire Hills School DistrictBerkshire HlsTown of Great BarringtonGreat Barrington14.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k8.602151%8.602151%8.6%8017.303371%7.303371%7.3%3927.211185%7.211185%7.2%2946.697283%6.697283%6.7%1753
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in Massachusetts

There are 294 unified school districts in Massachusetts. This section compares Berkshire Hills School District to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkshire Hills School District. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 34,963.

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkshire Hills School District, selected other unified school districts in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Berkshire Hills School District
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Lawrence School DistrictLawrenceSpringfield School DistrictSpringfieldHolyoke School DistrictHolyokeChelsea School DistrictChelseaLynn School DistrictLynnFall River School DistrictFall RiverBrockton School DistrictBrocktonNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordLowell School DistrictLowellWorcester School DistrictWorcesterPittsfield School DistrictPittsfieldChicopee School DistrictChicopeeFitchburg School DistrictFitchburgEverett School DistrictEverettBoston School DistrictBostonTaunton School DistrictTauntonSalem School DistrictSalemHaverhill School DistrictHaverhillRevere School DistrictRevereLeominster School DistrictLeominsterMalden School DistrictMaldenPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireAttleboro School DistrictAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfield School DistrictWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen School DistrictMethuenPeabody School DistrictPeabodyWeymouth School DistrictWeymouthFramingham School DistrictFraminghamQuincy School DistrictQuincyBeverly School DistrictBeverlyBarnstable School DistrictBarnstableSomerville School DistrictSomervilleMarlborough School DistrictMarlboroughWoburn School DistrictWoburnCambridge School DistrictCambridgeBraintree School DistrictBraintreeDennis-Yarmouth School DistrictDennis-YarmouthAmherst School DistrictAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamPlymouth School DistrictPlymouthWaltham School DistrictWalthamMedford School DistrictMedfordBridgewater-Raynham School DistrictBridgewater-Raynh…Berkshire Hills School DistrictBerkshire HlsBrookline School DistrictBrooklineArlington School DistrictArlingtonNewton School DistrictNewtonBillerica School DistrictBillericaWachusett School DistrictWachusettAndover School DistrictAndoverNatick School DistrictNatickShrewsbury School DistrictShrewsbury43.670174%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%8,974922.095544%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%49,53949.5k1518.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801616.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531715.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271815.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0691914.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4762014.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882114.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2542213.194686%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%1,9232312.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0342411.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402510.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5172610.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0012710.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2322810.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7162910.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,914309.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119319.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410328.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261338.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666348.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151358.291556%8.291556%8.3%1,472368.163037%8.163037%8.2%731377.842605%7.842605%7.8%867387.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675397.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770407.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615417.249703%7.249703%7.2%916427.211185%7.211185%7.2%2945.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241434.557152%4.557152%4.6%850444.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310454.237469%4.237469%4.2%596464.204285%4.204285%4.2%624474.023319%4.023319%4.0%490483.165908%3.165908%3.2%445492.943683%2.943683%2.9%38050
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:
Massachusetts
County:
Berkshire
Metro Area:
Pittsfield Area
Towns:
Great Barrington, Stockbridge, West Stockbridge
Unincorporated Places:
Great Barrington, Housatonic
ZIP Codes:
01229, 01230, 01236, 01238, 01240, 01254, 01260, 01262, 01266
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-4th Berkshire
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Chatham, Lee, Lenox, New Lebanon, Southern Berkshire
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Central Berkshire, Gateway, Germantown, Hudson, Kinderhook (Ichabod Crane), Pine Plains, Pittsfield, Southwick-Tolland-Granville, Taconic Hills, Winchester