Food Stamps in Boston 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 Boston School District
Boston
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,516.000000$70,954.000000$58,516.000000$58.5k259,324259k$14,596.000000$18,398.000000$14,596.000000$14.6k49,53949.5k$72,597.000000$80,204.000000$72,597.000000$72.6k209,785210k
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 Boston School District
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.059791%42.602645%42.059791%42.1%34.585%34.6%30.242839%27.028988%30.242839%30.2%55.689%55.7%8.393387%11.479096%8.393387%8.4%14.776%14.8%50.366378%50.924357%50.366378%50.4%42.175%42.2%39.318517%37.493668%39.318517%39.3%26.477%26.5%55.517875%47.359830%55.517875%55.5%51.219%51.2%
% 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 Boston School District
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.785423%28.272354%18.785423%18.8%65.415%65.4%5.682484%4.942032%5.682484%5.7%44.311%44.3%11.432181%21.331035%11.432181%11.4%85.224%85.2%16.307172%19.662016%16.307172%16.3%57.825%57.8%25.782110%38.196837%25.782110%25.8%73.523%73.5%12.486117%6.718461%12.486117%12.5%48.781%48.8%
% 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 Boston School District
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite343.516523%40.134139%43.516523%43.5%7,269227.797873%228%33.128656%29.085104%33.128656%33.1%19,36919.4k173.420044%173%31.484887%35.171106%31.484887%31.5%5,479164.815333%165%26.497890%25.680801%26.497890%26.5%2,512138.709681%139%22.101968%12.305381%22.101968%22.1%4,942115.698151%116%19.103130%12.497220%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k100.000000%100%7.388520%8.332878%7.388520%7.4%9,96838.677013%39%
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 Boston School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Boston School District

There is 1 place in Boston School District. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Boston School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston School District.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston School District, selected places in Boston School District, and entities that contain Boston School District
0%5%10%15%Count#BostonBoston School DistrictBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston Area19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k13.194686%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%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Boston School District

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston School District, selected county subdivisions in Boston School District, and entities that contain Boston School District
0%5%10%15%Count#BostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston Area19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k119.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k13.194686%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%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k
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 Massachusetts

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

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston School District, selected other unified school districts in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Boston 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 DistrictEverettBostonBoston School DistrictBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkTaunton School DistrictTauntonSalem School DistrictSalemHaverhill School DistrictHaverhillRevere School DistrictRevereLeominster School DistrictLeominsterMalden School DistrictMaldenAttleboro School DistrictAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfield School DistrictWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen School DistrictMethuenPeabody School DistrictPeabodyWeymouth School DistrictWeymouthFramingham School DistrictFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincy 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…Brookline 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%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1519.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k18.290223%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%3,3882113.415868%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%3,0012710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%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%916425.015965%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

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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:
Massachusetts
County:
Suffolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Cities:
Boston
ZIP Codes:
02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02149, 02151, 02152, 02163, 02199, 02203, 02210, 02215, 02445, 02446, 02467
Congressional Districts:
MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-11th Suffolk, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Suffolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-17th Suffolk, MA-18th Suffolk
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Brookline, Cambridge, Canton, Chelsea, Dedham, Everett, Hull, Milton, Needham, Newton, Quincy, Revere, Somerville, Watertown, Winthrop
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Arlington, Belmont, Braintree, Hingham, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Saugus, Weymouth