Food Stamps in Wales School District, Massachusetts (Elementary 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 Wales School District
Wales
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,351.000000$70,954.000000$51,351.000000$51.4k800$22,614.000000$18,398.000000$22,614.000000$22.6k131$60,078.000000$80,204.000000$60,078.000000$60.1k669
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 Wales School District
Wales
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.274809%42.602645%44.274809%44.3%22.481%22.5%11.450382%27.028988%11.450382%11.5%37.500%37.5%21.374046%11.479096%21.374046%21.4%18.065%18.1%29.007634%50.924357%29.007634%29.0%24.051%24.1%48.854962%37.493668%48.854962%48.9%20.063%20.1%25.190840%47.359830%25.190840%25.2%62.264%62.3%
% 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 Wales School District
Wales
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.895366%28.272354%29.895366%29.9%77.519%77.5%3.736921%4.942032%3.736921%3.7%62.500%62.5%18.983558%21.331035%18.983558%19.0%81.935%81.9%17.937220%19.662016%17.937220%17.9%75.949%75.9%38.116592%38.196837%38.116592%38.1%79.937%79.9%2.989537%6.718461%2.989537%3.0%37.736%37.7%
% 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 Wales School District
Wales
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black316.603295%8.332878%16.603295%16.6%131101.394170%101%16.375000%12.497220%16.375000%16.4%131100.000000%100%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%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Wales School District

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wales School District, selected county subdivisions in Wales School District, and entities that contain Wales School District
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Hampden CountyHampdenSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of WalesWales School DistrictWalesNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusetts813801Tract 813801Tantasqua School DistrictTantasqua22.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k19.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k16.375000%16.375000%16.4%13116.375000%16.375000%16.4%13113.194686%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%319,790320k10.616438%10.616438%10.6%1867.378735%7.378735%7.4%610
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 elementary school districts in Massachusetts. This section compares Wales School District to the 50 most populous elementary school districts in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wales School District. The least populous of the compared elementary school districts has a population of 34,963.

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wales School District, selected other unified school districts in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Wales 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 DistrictLowellHampden CountyHampdenWorcester School DistrictWorcesterPittsfield School DistrictPittsfieldChicopee School DistrictChicopeeFitchburg School DistrictFitchburgEverett School DistrictEverettBoston School DistrictBostonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTaunton School DistrictTauntonSalem School DistrictSalemTown of WalesWales School DistrictWalesHaverhill School DistrictHaverhillRevere School DistrictRevereLeominster School DistrictLeominsterMalden School DistrictMaldenAttleboro School DistrictAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfield School DistrictWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen School DistrictMethuenPeabody School DistrictPeabodyWeymouth School DistrictWeymouthFramingham School DistrictFraminghamQuincy School DistrictQuincy813801Tract 813801Beverly 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 DistrictWalthamTantasqua School DistrictTantasquaMedford 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%8,974922.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k22.095544%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%49,53949.5k1519.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k18.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801616.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531716.375000%16.375000%16.4%13116.375000%16.375000%16.4%13115.672175%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%3,0012710.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2322810.616438%10.616438%10.6%18610.573664%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%1,770407.378735%7.378735%7.4%6107.274119%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

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:
Hampden
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Towns:
Wales
ZIP Codes:
01057, 01081
Secondary School District:
Tantasqua
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-1st Hampden
Neighboring Elementary School Districts:
Brimfield, Holland, Union
Nearby Elementary School Districts:
Ashford, Brookfield, Chaplin, Eastford, Hampton, Mansfield, Pomfret, Sturbridge, Willington, Woodstock