Food Stamps in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Erie County and Erie
Erie
Erie County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,205.000000$47,094.000000$35,205.000000$35.2k40,96341.0k$16,712.000000$18,852.000000$16,712.000000$16.7k11,41411.4k$43,596.000000$54,530.000000$43,596.000000$43.6k29,54929.5k
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 Erie County and Erie
Erie
Erie County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.380410%50.059392%47.380410%47.4%46.508%46.5%31.338707%30.191603%31.338707%31.3%68.617%68.6%10.942702%14.408924%10.942702%10.9%24.821%24.8%52.654635%51.572587%52.654635%52.7%43.431%43.4%25.302260%25.791458%25.302260%25.3%21.190%21.2%57.236727%50.617156%57.236727%57.2%65.963%66.0%
% 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 Erie County and Erie
Erie
Erie County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.049782%24.556702%21.049782%21.0%53.492%53.5%5.536566%4.525605%5.536566%5.5%31.383%31.4%12.802464%17.498125%12.802464%12.8%75.179%75.2%26.491590%24.631688%26.491590%26.5%56.569%56.6%36.349792%40.668696%36.349792%36.3%78.810%78.8%11.408169%8.660844%11.408169%11.4%34.037%34.0%
% 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 Erie County and Erie
Erie
Erie County
0%20%40%60%Count%Hispanic1Other2Mixed2Black2Asian2All RacesWhite366.202091%56.643836%66.202091%66.2%760237.588596%238%63.255814%55.752212%63.255814%63.3%408227.014886%227%56.363636%40.550459%56.363636%56.4%434202.279975%202%49.305556%46.965383%49.305556%49.3%2,982176.949665%177%39.123867%23.901099%39.123867%39.1%259140.409231%140%27.864170%17.595209%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k100.000000%100%20.735248%14.363338%20.735248%20.7%6,57174.415451%74%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Erie

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Erie Area

There are 39 county subdivisions in the Erie Area. This section compares Erie to all of the county subdivisions in the Erie Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Erie, selected other county subdivisions in the Erie Area, and entities that contain Erie
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CorryErie City School DistrictErieErieErieWattsburgWesleyvilleLake CityGirard TownshipGirardWaterford TownshipWaterfordSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldNorth EastMill VillageErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePlateaAlbionUnion CityEdinboroUnion TownshipUnionCranesvilleLeBoeuf TownshipLeBoeufConneaut TownshipConneautMiddle AtlanticNortheastGirardUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMcKeanMcKean TownshipMcKeanLawrence Park TownshipLawrence PkWashington TownshipWashingtonAmity TownshipAmityNorth East TownshipN EWaterfordWayne TownshipWayneGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldMillcreek TownshipMillcreekElk Creek TownshipElk CrkFranklin TownshipFranklinVenango TownshipVenangoFairview TownshipFairviewConcord TownshipConcordSummit TownshipSummitGreene TownshipGrnHarborcreek TownshipHarborcreekElgin29.023219%29.023219%29.0%725127.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k27.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k27.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k224.864865%24.864865%24.9%46320.000000%20.000000%20.0%269419.616788%19.616788%19.6%215519.509704%19.509704%19.5%382619.084967%19.084967%19.1%292718.981481%18.981481%19.0%246818.259874%18.259874%18.3%319917.682927%17.682927%17.7%291017.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.567568%17.567568%17.6%261117.530488%17.530488%17.5%1151216.846154%16.846154%16.8%2191315.829028%15.829028%15.8%3371415.730337%15.730337%15.7%981514.485981%14.485981%14.5%311614.149444%14.149444%14.1%891714.068966%14.068966%14.1%1021813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.189448%13.189448%13.2%1651913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.807882%12.807882%12.8%262012.344950%12.344950%12.3%2092112.109115%12.109115%12.1%1822211.724566%11.724566%11.7%1892310.666667%10.666667%10.7%402410.167415%10.167415%10.2%2492510.101010%10.101010%10.1%60269.333333%9.333333%9.3%63278.831522%8.831522%8.8%65288.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977298.151383%8.151383%8.2%56308.121019%8.121019%8.1%51317.970112%7.970112%8.0%64327.919213%7.919213%7.9%298337.439825%7.439825%7.4%34346.739651%6.739651%6.7%197356.225895%6.225895%6.2%113366.109643%6.109643%6.1%370371.785714%1.785714%1.8%138
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 38 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Erie, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Erie
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErie City School DistrictErieErieErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork 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%11,41411.4k27.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k27.864170%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%4,3991417.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.343865%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%2,2691810.120105%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%1,061236.938326%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 Erie to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Erie, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Erie
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErie City School DistrictErieErieErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown 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%11,41411.4k27.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k27.864170%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%49,53949.5k2617.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.343865%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%20,82420.8k3310.627025%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%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%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 Erie to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Erie, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Erie
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeErie City School DistrictErieErieErieMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyErieColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast 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%70,25070.3k327.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k27.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k27.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k26.918616%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%49,53949.5k1517.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.573826%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%52,40752.4k3210.963747%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%20,38620.4k407.755337%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%13,11413.1k446.305438%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

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Erie
Metro Area:
Erie Area
City:
Erie
ZIP Codes:
16501, 16502, 16503, 16504, 16505, 16506, 16507, 16508, 16509, 16510, 16511, 16546
Unified School District:
Erie
Congressional District:
PA-3
State Senate District:
PA-49
State House Districts:
PA-1, PA-2, PA-3
Neighboring Townships:
Harborcreek, Lawrence Park, Millcreek
Nearby Townships:
Fairview, Greene, Greenfield, McKean, North East, Summit, Venango, Waterford