Food Stamps in Southern Berkshire 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 Southern Berkshire School District
Southern Berkshire
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$68,018.000000$70,954.000000$68,018.000000$68.0k3,259$16,726.000000$18,398.000000$16,726.000000$16.7k203$71,759.000000$80,204.000000$71,759.000000$71.8k3,056
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 Southern Berkshire School District
Southern Berkshire
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.123153%42.602645%25.123153%25.1%8.293%8.29%15.763547%27.028988%15.763547%15.8%21.918%21.9%6.403941%11.479096%6.403941%6.4%3.088%3.09%50.246305%50.924357%50.246305%50.2%12.439%12.4%47.783251%37.493668%47.783251%47.8%5.121%5.12%49.753695%47.359830%49.753695%49.8%34.828%34.8%
% 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 Southern Berkshire School District
Southern Berkshire
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.455497%28.272354%18.455497%18.5%91.707%91.7%3.730366%4.942032%3.730366%3.7%78.082%78.1%13.350785%21.331035%13.350785%13.4%96.912%96.9%23.494764%19.662016%23.494764%23.5%87.561%87.6%58.802356%38.196837%58.802356%58.8%94.879%94.9%6.184555%6.718461%6.184555%6.2%65.172%65.2%
% 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 Southern Berkshire School District
Southern Berkshire
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Black3Asian3Other318.518519%35.171106%18.518519%18.5%5297.299763%297%6.228905%12.497220%6.228905%6.2%203100.000000%100%6.206897%8.332878%6.206897%6.2%19899.646679%100%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
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

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

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.5%3.7%5.9%8.0%10.2%12.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Southern Berkshire School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1.9%3.3%4.6%6.0%7.3%8.7%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Southern Berkshire School District

There are 6 county subdivisions in Southern Berkshire School District. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Southern Berkshire School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Southern Berkshire School District.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Southern Berkshire School District, selected county subdivisions in Southern Berkshire School District, and entities that contain Southern Berkshire School District
0%5%10%Count#Pittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsTown of Mount WashingtonMt WashingtonTown of New MarlboroughNew MarlboroughTown of AlfordAlfordTown of SheffieldSheffieldSouthern Berkshire School DistrictS BerkshireTown of EgremontEgremontTown of MontereyMonterey14.279724%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%319,790320k12.345679%12.345679%12.3%1018.620690%8.620690%8.6%5526.989247%6.989247%7.0%1336.352605%6.352605%6.4%8946.228905%6.228905%6.2%2035.319149%5.319149%5.3%3051.542416%1.542416%1.5%66
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in Massachusetts

There are 294 unified school districts in Massachusetts. This section compares Southern Berkshire School District to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Southern Berkshire 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 Southern Berkshire School District, selected other unified school districts in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Southern Berkshire 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…Southern Berkshire School DistrictS BerkshireBrookline 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%916426.228905%6.228905%6.2%2035.015965%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:
Alford, Egremont, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Sheffield
ZIP Codes:
01222, 01230, 01244, 01245, 01257, 01258, 01259, 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:
Berkshire Hills, Chatham, Lee, Taconic Hills
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Central Berkshire, Gateway, Germantown, Hudson, Lenox, Northeast, Pine Plains, Pittsfield, Southwick-Tolland-Granville, Winchester