Food Stamps in Merkel Independent School District, Texas (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 Texas and Merkel Independent School District
Merkel
Texas
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,779.000000$54,727.000000$44,779.000000$44.8k2,284$20,859.000000$22,016.000000$20,859.000000$20.9k227$50,772.000000$61,364.000000$50,772.000000$50.8k2,057
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 Texas and Merkel Independent School District
Merkel
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.577093%64.943999%47.577093%47.6%17.705%17.7%26.872247%32.668216%26.872247%26.9%32.973%33.0%12.334802%25.891967%12.334802%12.3%7.273%7.27%56.387665%41.753501%56.387665%56.4%15.940%15.9%33.920705%26.858341%33.920705%33.9%8.922%8.92%42.290749%50.860665%42.290749%42.3%32.215%32.2%
% 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 Texas and Merkel Independent School District
Merkel
Texas
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.404473%33.475710%24.404473%24.4%82.295%82.3%6.028196%6.379565%6.028196%6.0%67.027%67.0%17.355372%24.385758%17.355372%17.4%92.727%92.7%32.814779%22.039001%32.814779%32.8%84.060%84.1%38.210987%32.956837%38.210987%38.2%91.078%91.1%9.820126%9.743683%9.820126%9.8%67.785%67.8%
% 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 Texas and Merkel Independent School District
Merkel
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1Other1White2All RacesHispanic3Mixed157.142857%22.506780%57.142857%57.1%4574.952801%575%11.330049%20.450500%11.330049%11.3%23113.999262%114%10.156250%6.350986%10.156250%10.2%195102.188877%102%9.938704%13.136648%9.938704%9.9%227100.000000%100%5.263158%21.787407%5.263158%5.3%552.956179%53%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.602441%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Merkel Independent School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.8%8.2%11.6%15.0%18.4%21.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Merkel Independent School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%10%16%22%27%33%
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Food Stamps by Place in Merkel Independent School District

There are 3 places that are fully or partially contained within Merkel Independent School District (2 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Merkel Independent School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel Independent School District.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merkel Independent School District, selected places in Merkel Independent School District, and entities that contain Merkel Independent School District
0%5%10%Count#SouthAbileneTyeWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaMerkelMerkel Independent School DistrictMerkel14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.186068%14.186068%14.2%6,020114.000000%14.000000%14.0%56213.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.490880%12.490880%12.5%7,53311.284047%11.284047%11.3%11639.938704%9.938704%9.9%227
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Merkel Independent School District

There are 5 county subdivisions that are fully or partially contained within Merkel Independent School District (0 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Merkel Independent School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel Independent School District.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merkel Independent School District, selected county subdivisions in Merkel Independent School District, and entities that contain Merkel Independent School District
0%5%10%15%20%Count#HamlinSouthWest South CentralAbileneTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaMerkel Independent School DistrictMerkelHawley-NoodleMerkelJim Ned21.797753%21.797753%21.8%194114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.677070%13.677070%13.7%6,109213.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.490880%12.490880%12.5%7,5339.938704%9.938704%9.9%2277.828418%7.828418%7.8%14637.252856%7.252856%7.3%14644.804270%4.804270%4.8%1355
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in Texas

There are 1,023 unified school districts in Texas. This section compares Merkel Independent School District to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel Independent School District. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 133,447.

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merkel Independent School District, selected other unified school districts in Texas, and entities that contain Merkel Independent School District
0%10%20%30%Count#Brownsville Independent School DistrictBrownsvilleEdinburg Consolidated Independent School DistrictEdinburgYsleta Independent School DistrictYsletaSan Antonio Independent School DistrictSan AntonioUnited Independent School DistrictUnitedAldine Independent School DistrictAldineEl Paso Independent School DistrictEl PasoAlief Independent School DistrictAliefFort Worth Independent School DistrictFort WorthSocorro Independent School DistrictSocorroPasadena Independent School DistrictPasadenaDallas Independent School DistrictDallasBeaumont Independent School DistrictBeaumontCorpus Christi Independent School DistrictCorpus ChristiMesquite Independent School DistrictMesquiteLubbock Independent School DistrictLubbockSpring Independent School DistrictSpringHouston Independent School DistrictHoustonIrving Independent School DistrictIrvingSouthAmarillo Independent School DistrictAmarilloWest South CentralArlington Independent School DistrictArlingtonKilleen Independent School DistrictKilleenTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGarland Independent School DistrictGarlandEctor County Independent School DistrictEctor CountyAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaRichardson Independent School DistrictRichardsonNorthside Independent School DistrictNorthsideSpring Branch Independent School DistrictSpring BranchMerkel Independent School DistrictMerkelAustin Independent School DistrictAustinBirdville Independent School DistrictBirdvilleLamar Consolidated Independent School DistrictLamarDenton Independent School DistrictDentonHurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School DistrictHurst-Euless-BedfordNorth East Independent School DistrictNorth EastKlein Independent School DistrictKleinMidland Independent School DistrictMidlandFort Bend Independent School DistrictFort BendCypress-Fairbanks Independent School DistrictCypress-FairbanksPflugerville Independent School DistrictPflugervilleMansfield Independent School DistrictMansfieldConroe Independent School DistrictConroeRound Rock Independent School DistrictRound RockCarrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School DistrictCarrollton-Farmers …Humble Independent School DistrictHumbleClear Creek Independent School DistrictClear CreekLewisville Independent School DistrictLewisvilleKaty Independent School DistrictKatyKeller Independent School DistrictKellerLeander Independent School DistrictLeanderPlano Independent School DistrictPlanoFrisco Independent School DistrictFrisco30.918163%30.918163%30.9%16,54416.5k128.068727%28.068727%28.1%11,22311.2k227.300691%27.300691%27.3%17,30717.3k325.751009%25.751009%25.8%27,56827.6k425.062128%25.062128%25.1%11,29511.3k523.355795%23.355795%23.4%20,06820.1k622.030679%22.030679%22.0%24,58824.6k720.908948%20.908948%20.9%19,99020.0k819.397475%19.397475%19.4%33,41733.4k918.474346%18.474346%18.5%10,87410.9k1018.039081%18.039081%18.0%14,66014.7k1117.363608%17.363608%17.4%69,91769.9k1217.081434%17.081434%17.1%8,1681316.864145%16.864145%16.9%15,21515.2k1416.622532%16.622532%16.6%9,1021515.391204%15.391204%15.4%10,96111.0k1614.897247%14.897247%14.9%9,4311714.716725%14.716725%14.7%80,04080.0k1814.617598%14.617598%14.6%9,0921914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.116915%14.116915%14.1%9,3072013.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.688002%13.688002%13.7%17,51917.5k2113.200319%13.200319%13.2%8,7862213.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.595576%12.595576%12.6%11,66311.7k2312.545633%12.545633%12.5%6,3922412.490880%12.490880%12.5%7,53311.195912%11.195912%11.2%10,25410.3k2510.163694%10.163694%10.2%20,38420.4k269.952153%9.952153%10.0%6,448279.938704%9.938704%9.9%2279.870286%9.870286%9.9%27,67527.7k289.836425%9.836425%9.8%4,931299.684020%9.684020%9.7%4,591308.836113%8.836113%8.8%5,473318.663685%8.663685%8.7%5,114328.464409%8.464409%8.5%13,40513.4k338.200873%8.200873%8.2%6,573347.873314%7.873314%7.9%4,062357.852792%7.852792%7.9%9,425367.779631%7.779631%7.8%14,31614.3k377.081904%7.081904%7.1%3,386386.274478%6.274478%6.3%3,092395.849491%5.849491%5.8%6,073405.763448%5.763448%5.8%5,443415.674611%5.674611%5.7%4,205425.663222%5.663222%5.7%3,644435.634582%5.634582%5.6%4,789445.220129%5.220129%5.2%5,504454.723971%4.723971%4.7%4,750464.536403%4.536403%4.5%2,506473.921604%3.921604%3.9%2,201483.830754%3.830754%3.8%5,109492.380275%2.380275%2.4%1,67350
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:
Texas
Counties:
Jones, Taylor
Metro Area:
Abilene Area
Cities:
Abilene, Tye
Towns:
Merkel
ZIP Codes:
79536, 79560, 79562, 79563, 79566, 79603, 79605, 79606
Congressional District:
TX-19
State Senate Districts:
TX-24, TX-28
State House District:
TX-71
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Abilene, Anson, Blackwell, Hawley, Jim Ned, Roby, Trent, Wylie
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Baird, Clyde, Eula, Hamlin, Highland, Lueders-Avoca, Roscoe Collegiate, Stamford, Sweetwater, Winters