Food Stamps in Reading 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 Reading School District
Reading
Massachusetts
$0k$50k$100kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$108,894.000000$70,954.000000$108,894.000000$108.9k9,351$27,269.000000$18,398.000000$27,269.000000$27.3k329$112,184.000000$80,204.000000$112,184.000000$112.2k9,022
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 Reading School District
Reading
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.699088%42.602645%30.699088%30.7%3.076%3.08%17.021277%27.028988%17.021277%17.0%23.333%23.3%9.118541%11.479096%9.118541%9.1%1.012%1.01%84.194529%50.924357%84.194529%84.2%14.011%14.0%53.191489%37.493668%53.191489%53.2%5.030%5.03%27.963526%47.359830%27.963526%28.0%29.487%29.5%
% 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 Massachusetts and Reading School District
Reading
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.280426%28.272354%35.280426%35.3%96.924%96.9%2.039459%4.942032%2.039459%2.0%76.667%76.7%32.531589%21.331035%32.531589%32.5%98.988%99.0%18.842829%19.662016%18.842829%18.8%85.989%86.0%36.621592%38.196837%36.621592%36.6%94.970%95.0%2.438484%6.718461%2.438484%2.4%70.513%70.5%
% 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 Massachusetts and Reading School District
Reading
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%White1All RacesAsian2Hispanic3Mixed2Black2Other23.766963%8.332878%3.766963%3.8%322107.066478%107%3.518340%12.497220%3.518340%3.5%329100.000000%100%1.573034%12.305381%1.573034%1.6%744.709539%45%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.171106%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.680801%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.085104%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
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Reading School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.4%3.1%3.7%4.3%4.9%5.6%
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Food Stamps by Place in Reading School District

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Reading School District, selected places in Reading School District, and entities that contain Reading School District
0%5%10%Count#NortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexReadingTown of ReadingReadingReading School DistrictReading13.194686%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%192,490192k7.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k3.518340%3.518340%3.5%3293.518340%3.518340%3.5%3293.518340%3.518340%3.5%329
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Reading School District

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Reading School District, selected county subdivisions in Reading School District, and entities that contain Reading School District
0%5%10%Count#NortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexReadingTown of ReadingReadingReading School DistrictReading13.194686%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%192,490192k7.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k3.518340%3.518340%3.5%3293.518340%3.518340%3.5%3293.518340%3.518340%3.5%329
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 Reading School District to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading 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 Reading School District, selected other unified school districts in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Reading 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 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 DistrictAmherstMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAmherst-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 DistrictAndoverReadingTown of ReadingReadingReading School DistrictReadingNatick 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%3,3882113.415868%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%731377.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k7.842605%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%490483.518340%3.518340%3.5%3293.518340%3.518340%3.5%3293.518340%3.518340%3.5%3293.165908%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:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Towns:
Reading
Unincorporated Places:
Reading
ZIP Codes:
01801, 01867
Congressional District:
MA-6
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-5th Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-20th Middlesex, MA-30th Middlesex
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Lynnfield, North Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wilmington, Woburn
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Andover, Billerica, Burlington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Peabody, Saugus, Tewksbury, Winchester