Food Stamps in the Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Carbon County and the Lower Towamensing Township
Lower Towamensing Township
Carbon County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,447.000000$50,822.000000$61,447.000000$61.4k1,134$16,033.000000$19,516.000000$16,033.000000$16.0k81$62,484.000000$54,888.000000$62,484.000000$62.5k1,053
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 Carbon County and the Lower Towamensing Township
Lower Towamensing Township
Carbon County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty271.604938%48.929099%71.604938%71.6%15.303%15.3%38.271605%25.221566%38.271605%38.3%75.610%75.6%33.333333%17.688331%33.333333%33.3%9.122%9.12%77.777778%55.539143%77.777778%77.8%15.909%15.9%39.506173%26.809453%39.506173%39.5%8.205%8.21%38.271605%45.531758%38.271605%38.3%46.970%47.0%
% 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 Carbon County and the Lower Towamensing Township
Lower Towamensing Township
Carbon County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.484330%23.722138%30.484330%30.5%84.697%84.7%0.949668%4.159273%0.949668%0.9%24.390%24.4%25.546059%16.788574%25.546059%25.5%90.878%90.9%31.623932%28.063190%31.623932%31.6%84.091%84.1%33.998101%46.288682%33.998101%34.0%91.795%91.8%3.323837%6.760441%3.323837%3.3%53.030%53.0%
% 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 Carbon County and the Lower Towamensing Township
Lower Towamensing Township
Carbon County
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count%All RacesWhite17.142857%10.490838%7.142857%7.1%81100.000000%100%7.142857%9.834453%7.142857%7.1%81100.000000%100%
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 the Allentown Area

There are 108 county subdivisions in the Allentown Area. This section compares the Lower Towamensing Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Towamensing Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,676.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Towamensing Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain the Lower Towamensing Township
0%10%20%Count#AllentownEastonBethlehemTown of PhillipsburgPhillipsburgBangorCatasauquaNorthamptonMiddle AtlanticNortheastWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPenn Forest TownshipPenn FrstHellertownBethlehemLehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonCarbon CountyCarbonJim ThorpeNazarethLopatcong TownshipLopatcongPalmerton Area School DistrictPalmertonEmmausWhitehall TownshipWhitehallLehigh TownshipLehigh020800Tract 020800Lower Towamensing TownshipLower Towamen…Washington TownshipWashingtonTown of HackettstownHackettstownPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldWashington TownshipWashingtonPalmer TownshipPalmerWhite TownshipWhiteGreenwich TownshipGreenwichMoore TownshipMooreSalisbury TownshipSalisburySouth Whitehall TownshipS WhitehallNorth Whitehall TownshipN WhitehallForks TownshipForksWashingtonLower Saucon TownshipLower SauconUpper Saucon TownshipUpper SauconUpper Macungie TownshipUpper MacungieBethlehem TownshipBethlehemMansfield TownshipMansfieldUpper Mount Bethel TownshipUpper Mt BethelBushkill TownshipBushkillLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieHanover TownshipHanoverUpper Nazareth TownshipUpper NazarethWeisenberg TownshipWeisenbergWashington TownshipWashingtonUpper Milford TownshipUpper MilfordLower Nazareth TownshipLower NazarethEast Allen TownshipE AllenBlairstown TownshipBlairstownIndependence TownshipIndependenceWilliams TownshipWilliams29.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k122.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,115221.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,399320.209755%20.209755%20.2%1,214418.612157%18.612157%18.6%346516.654079%16.654079%16.7%441614.653903%14.653903%14.7%597713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.082382%13.082382%13.1%424813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.705570%12.705570%12.7%479911.702128%11.702128%11.7%2641011.659824%11.659824%11.7%9941111.297641%11.297641%11.3%2491211.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.720974%10.720974%10.7%2291310.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,7089.626604%9.626604%9.6%165149.378758%9.378758%9.4%234158.830164%8.830164%8.8%274168.570400%8.570400%8.6%4768.213512%8.213512%8.2%417178.203950%8.203950%8.2%893187.336288%7.336288%7.3%298197.226448%7.226448%7.2%2477.142857%7.142857%7.1%816.986900%6.986900%7.0%192206.940799%6.940799%6.9%238216.634692%6.634692%6.6%166226.576087%6.576087%6.6%121236.537295%6.537295%6.5%539245.186916%5.186916%5.2%111255.082873%5.082873%5.1%92264.657070%4.657070%4.7%165274.655564%4.655564%4.7%246284.449403%4.449403%4.4%339294.285479%4.285479%4.3%260304.079799%4.079799%4.1%227313.889537%3.889537%3.9%100323.626220%3.626220%3.6%156333.514676%3.514676%3.5%188343.178340%3.178340%3.2%270353.167788%3.167788%3.2%273362.933591%2.933591%2.9%91372.847114%2.847114%2.8%73382.830503%2.830503%2.8%85392.542580%2.542580%2.5%312402.278121%2.278121%2.3%96412.247191%2.247191%2.2%46422.084476%2.084476%2.1%38431.892347%1.892347%1.9%45441.649702%1.649702%1.6%47451.448598%1.448598%1.4%31461.143791%1.143791%1.1%21470.895804%0.895804%0.9%19480.645995%0.645995%0.6%15490.570426%0.570426%0.6%1350
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Lower Towamensing Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Towamensing Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Towamensing Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Lower Towamensing Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownCarbon CountyCarbonBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldPalmerton Area School DistrictPalmertonFalls TownshipFalls020800Tract 020800Lower Towamensing TownshipLower Towamen…York TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonShaler TownshipShalerUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionRadnor TownshipRadnorHampden TownshipHampdenHaverford TownshipHaverfordCranberry TownshipCranberryLower Merion TownshipLower MerionMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower Makefield44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700235.934809%35.934809%35.9%5,843334.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832430.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522530.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,694629.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k727.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k826.477167%26.477167%26.5%2,841926.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421025.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,7501125.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1222.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6341321.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,3991417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1515.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091613.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691811.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,70810.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143208.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.570400%8.570400%8.6%4768.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061237.226448%7.226448%7.2%2477.142857%7.142857%7.1%816.938326%6.938326%6.9%819246.693760%6.693760%6.7%840256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.389883%6.389883%6.4%1,339276.355965%6.355965%6.4%821285.362805%5.362805%5.4%592295.243255%5.243255%5.2%721305.136145%5.136145%5.1%1,045315.081714%5.081714%5.1%625324.958781%4.958781%5.0%794334.770049%4.770049%4.8%502344.764657%4.764657%4.8%577354.613900%4.613900%4.6%717364.451902%4.451902%4.5%597374.279263%4.279263%4.3%597384.139236%4.139236%4.1%503393.407098%3.407098%3.4%408403.044521%3.044521%3.0%292413.014693%3.014693%3.0%357422.842407%2.842407%2.8%496432.743233%2.743233%2.7%300442.639621%2.639621%2.6%596452.637605%2.637605%2.6%311462.542580%2.542580%2.5%312471.840358%1.840358%1.8%255481.281192%1.281192%1.3%153490.677630%0.677630%0.7%8250
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Lower Towamensing Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Towamensing Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Towamensing Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Lower Towamensing Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownQuincyCarbon CountyCarbonTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreecePalmerton Area School DistrictPalmertonCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylon020800Tract 020800Town of AmherstAmherstLower Towamensing TownshipLower Towamen…Town of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3311.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,7089.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.570400%8.570400%8.6%4768.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.226448%7.226448%7.2%2477.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.142857%7.142857%7.1%817.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Lower Towamensing Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Towamensing Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Towamensing Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Lower Towamensing Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodCarbon CountyCarbonDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioPalmerton Area School DistrictPalmertonSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego020800Tract 020800Lower Towamensing TownshipLower Towamen…Northeast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,70810.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.570400%8.570400%8.6%4768.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k437.226448%7.226448%7.2%2477.142857%7.142857%7.1%816.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision 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

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

More Topics to Explore

Demographics

Income

Education

More Maps to Explore

State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Carbon
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
ZIP Codes:
18058, 18071
Unified School District:
Palmerton
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-122
Neighboring Boroughs:
Bowmanstown, Palmerton, Parryville
Neighboring Townships:
East Penn, Eldred, Franklin, Lehigh, Mahoning, Moore, Towamensing, Washington
Nearby Townships:
Allen, North Whitehall, Penn Forest, Polk