Food Stamps in the Elk Township, Chester 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 Chester County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Chester County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$76,063.000000$88,995.000000$76,063.000000$76.1k625$25,682.000000$25,672.000000$25,682.000000$25.7k40$79,861.000000$92,611.000000$79,861.000000$79.9k585
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 Chester County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Chester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.000000%53.462310%55.000000%55.0%10.000%10.0%7.500000%30.470685%7.500000%7.5%5.263%5.26%17.500000%16.444497%17.500000%17.5%5.036%5.04%35.000000%42.385278%35.000000%35.0%12.500%12.5%20.000000%32.912587%20.000000%20.0%3.493%3.49%35.000000%39.011443%35.000000%35.0%33.333%33.3%
% 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 Chester County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Chester County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.846154%32.678239%33.846154%33.8%90.000%90.0%9.230769%3.781894%9.230769%9.2%94.737%94.7%22.564103%26.816050%22.564103%22.6%94.964%95.0%16.752137%16.651893%16.752137%16.8%87.500%87.5%37.777778%37.775185%37.777778%37.8%96.507%96.5%4.786325%5.209713%4.786325%4.8%66.667%66.7%
% 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 Chester County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Chester County
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black3Asian36.872852%3.129593%6.872852%6.9%40107.388316%107%6.400000%4.539929%6.400000%6.4%40100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.721255%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.796470%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.716611%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.763479%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 the Philadelphia Area

There are 375 county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 24,218.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenChesterWilmingtonNorristownPhiladelphiaLower ChristianaDistrict 3:Elkton3, ElktonNew CastlePennsauken TownshipPennsaukenUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaDistrict 5:North East5, N EBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemWillingboro TownshipWillingboroPemberton TownshipPembertonRidley TownshipRidleyNewarkMonroe TownshipMonroeDeptford TownshipDeptfordFalls TownshipFallsOxford Area School DistrictOxfordUpper ChristianaWinslow TownshipWinslowBrandywineUpper Moreland TownshipUpper MorelandMiddletown-OdessaCheltenham TownshipCheltenham306800Tract 306800Elk TownshipPike Creek-Central KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…Abington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterGloucester TownshipGloucesterGlasgowMiddletown TownshipMiddletownCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlVoorhees TownshipVoorheesWashington TownshipWashingtonChester CountyChesterUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionUpper Dublin TownshipUpper DublinLower Providence TownshipLower ProvidenceRadnor TownshipRadnorEvesham TownshipEveshamMount Laurel TownshipMt LaurelMontgomery TownshipMontgomeryHaverford TownshipHaverfordLower Merion TownshipLower MerionPiedmontHorsham TownshipHorshamSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower Makefield43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700227.503003%27.503003%27.5%7,785326.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,242425.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k518.116832%18.116832%18.1%2,509614.723990%14.723990%14.7%1,411714.624667%14.624667%14.6%4,666814.578421%14.578421%14.6%1,793913.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891013.364894%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.040461%12.040461%12.0%1,1071111.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691210.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393139.971978%9.971978%10.0%1,032149.743954%9.743954%9.7%959159.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143168.760282%8.760282%8.8%2,098178.743494%8.743494%8.7%1,176188.540680%8.540680%8.5%992198.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061207.798278%7.798278%7.8%6347.705343%7.705343%7.7%773217.564074%7.564074%7.6%1,030227.004839%7.004839%7.0%2,215236.941386%6.941386%6.9%662246.776252%6.776252%6.8%1,179256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.400000%6.400000%6.4%406.400000%6.400000%6.4%406.395557%6.395557%6.4%1,071276.389883%6.389883%6.4%1,339286.355965%6.355965%6.4%821295.897205%5.897205%5.9%1,378305.099460%5.099460%5.1%746314.958781%4.958781%5.0%794324.885857%4.885857%4.9%1,282334.845086%4.845086%4.8%527344.646785%4.646785%4.6%790354.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,4773.407098%3.407098%3.4%408363.357695%3.357695%3.4%317373.166998%3.166998%3.2%271383.044521%3.044521%3.0%292392.964960%2.964960%3.0%517402.942028%2.942028%2.9%508412.874122%2.874122%2.9%266422.842407%2.842407%2.8%496432.639621%2.639621%2.6%596442.396254%2.396254%2.4%261451.929028%1.929028%1.9%187461.859851%1.859851%1.9%155471.840358%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 Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk 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 Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsOxford Area School DistrictOxfordYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenham306800Tract 306800Elk TownshipAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimChester CountyChesterBethel 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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.120105%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%1,468228.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061237.798278%7.798278%7.8%6346.938326%6.938326%6.9%819246.693760%6.693760%6.7%840256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.400000%6.400000%6.4%406.400000%6.400000%6.4%406.389883%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%717364.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,4774.451902%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 Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk 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 Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Elk 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 StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonOxford Area School DistrictOxfordTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms Riv306800Tract 306800Elk TownshipTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeChester CountyChesterTown 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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.798278%7.798278%7.8%6347.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.400000%6.400000%6.4%406.400000%6.400000%6.4%406.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,4774.454109%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 Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk 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 Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Elk 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, CharlottePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisOxford Area School DistrictOxfordEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE Tarrant306800Tract 306800Elk TownshipTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseChester CountyChesterPlano42.327373%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%39,89339.9k3112.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%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%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.798278%7.798278%7.8%6347.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.400000%6.400000%6.4%406.400000%6.400000%6.4%406.305438%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%29,11429.1k494.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,4773.859381%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

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Chester
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Codes:
19350, 19352, 19363
Unified School District:
Oxford
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-19
State House District:
PA-13
Neighboring Districts:
4, Fair Hill, 9, Calvert
Neighboring Townships:
East Nottingham, Franklin, New London
Nearby Districts:
3, Elkton
Nearby Townships:
London Britain, London Grove, Lower Oxford, Penn, Upper Oxford, West Nottingham