Food Stamps in Akron, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Borough)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Lancaster County and Akron
Akron
Lancaster County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$58,795.000000$59,237.000000$58,795.000000$58.8k1,621$61,006.000000$63,285.000000$61,006.000000$61.0k1,475
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 Lancaster County and Akron
Akron
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.424658%52.055169%53.424658%53.4%17.143%17.1%28.767123%26.528378%28.767123%28.8%60.000%60.0%24.657534%18.696295%24.657534%24.7%9.809%9.81%43.835616%52.558700%43.835616%43.8%18.768%18.8%8.904110%28.630070%8.904110%8.9%2.330%2.33%36.301370%45.936183%36.301370%36.3%67.089%67.1%
% 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 Lancaster County and Akron
Akron
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.559322%29.153457%25.559322%25.6%82.857%82.9%1.898305%3.960090%1.898305%1.9%40.000%40.0%22.440678%23.038224%22.440678%22.4%90.191%90.2%18.779661%21.549747%18.779661%18.8%81.232%81.2%36.949153%40.625632%36.949153%36.9%97.670%97.7%1.762712%6.027544%1.762712%1.8%32.911%32.9%
% 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 Lancaster County and Akron
Akron
Lancaster County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Mixed3Asian323.076923%30.504180%23.076923%23.1%21256.217071%256%9.006786%9.313813%9.006786%9.0%146100.000000%100%8.289125%6.195936%8.289125%8.3%12592.031994%92%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.469467%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.348754%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Lancaster Area

There are 60 county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area. This section compares Akron to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,249.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%Count#LancasterColumbiaNew HollandMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLancaster TownshipLancasterMount JoyEphrataEast Lampeter TownshipE LampeterLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterEphrata Area School DistrictEphrataUpper Leacock TownshipUpper Leacock012402Tract 012402AkronAkronConestoga TownshipConestogaDenverWest Hempfield TownshipW HempfieldElizabethtownZIP Code 17501ZIP 17501Ephrata TownshipEphrataSalisbury TownshipSalisburyProvidence TownshipProvidenceEast Earl TownshipE EarlManor TownshipMnrClay TownshipEast Cocalico TownshipE CocalicoBrecknock TownshipBrecknockEast Drumore TownshipE DrumoreParadise TownshipParadiseMount Joy TownshipMt JoyLittle Britain TownshipLittle BritainWarwick TownshipWarwickEast Donegal TownshipE DonegalWest Cocalico TownshipW CocalicoLititzManheimStrasburg TownshipStrasburgManheim TownshipManheimMillersvilleSadsbury TownshipSadsburyLeacock TownshipLeacockRapho TownshipRaphoWest Lampeter TownshipW LampeterPequea TownshipPequeaConoy TownshipConoyMartic TownshipMarticEast Hempfield TownshipE HempfieldEast PetersburgE PetersburgWest Earl TownshipW EarlEarl TownshipWest Donegal TownshipW DonegalElizabeth TownshipElizabethColerain TownshipColerainPenn TownshipCaernarvon TownshipCaernarvonBart Township30.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522122.484352%22.484352%22.5%934213.572401%13.572401%13.6%299313.364894%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%644,209644k12.910974%12.910974%12.9%860411.893204%11.893204%11.9%392511.171903%11.171903%11.2%63369.871589%9.871589%9.9%61579.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.073738%9.073738%9.1%1,2019.072375%9.072375%9.1%26789.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%14698.652576%8.652576%8.7%131108.573298%8.573298%8.6%131118.570525%8.570525%8.6%542128.553770%8.553770%8.6%346138.276644%8.276644%8.3%1467.463509%7.463509%7.5%271147.104154%7.104154%7.1%236157.065585%7.065585%7.1%209166.905504%6.905504%6.9%133176.897810%6.897810%6.9%567186.514236%6.514236%6.5%151196.357032%6.357032%6.4%245206.008584%6.008584%6.0%154215.964369%5.964369%6.0%77225.659241%5.659241%5.7%94235.626727%5.626727%5.6%224245.432452%5.432452%5.4%76255.180651%5.180651%5.2%347265.113005%5.113005%5.1%138275.043406%5.043406%5.0%122284.949469%4.949469%4.9%191294.833680%4.833680%4.8%93304.757998%4.757998%4.8%58314.613900%4.613900%4.6%717324.387638%4.387638%4.4%115334.342984%4.342984%4.3%39344.067403%4.067403%4.1%70354.020665%4.020665%4.0%179363.939489%3.939489%3.9%250373.640375%3.640375%3.6%66383.537736%3.537736%3.5%45393.528801%3.528801%3.5%68403.468208%3.468208%3.5%336413.125000%3.125000%3.1%56422.856055%2.856055%2.9%75432.843998%2.843998%2.8%68442.220138%2.220138%2.2%71452.202643%2.202643%2.2%30462.056075%2.056075%2.1%22471.487314%1.487314%1.5%51481.311953%1.311953%1.3%18491.117318%1.117318%1.1%1050
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 Akron to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. 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 Akron, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterEphrata Area School DistrictEphrata012402Tract 012402AkronAkronMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsZIP Code 17501ZIP 17501York 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%2,2691810.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143209.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.073738%9.073738%9.1%1,2019.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1468.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061238.276644%8.276644%8.3%1466.938326%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 Akron to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. 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 Akron, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Akron
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 IslandQuincyLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterTown of IslipEphrata Area School DistrictEphrata012402Tract 012402AkronAkronTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeZIP Code 17501ZIP 17501Town 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%11,41411.4k1526.525268%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%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111359.073738%9.073738%9.1%1,2019.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1468.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.276644%8.276644%8.3%1468.236290%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 Akron to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. 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 Akron, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Akron
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, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Lancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterEphrata Area School DistrictEphrata012402Tract 012402AkronAkronOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityZIP Code 17501ZIP 17501Northwest 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%70,25070.3k326.918616%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%52,40752.4k3210.963747%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%46,82446.8k379.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.073738%9.073738%9.1%1,2019.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1468.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.276644%8.276644%8.3%1468.134682%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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  • 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:
Pennsylvania
County:
Lancaster
Metro Area:
Lancaster Area
Borough:
Akron
ZIP Code:
17501
Unified School District:
Ephrata
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-36
State House District:
PA-99
Neighboring Townships:
Ephrata, West Earl
Nearby Townships:
Clay, Earl, East Cocalico, Elizabeth, Manheim, Upper Leacock, Warwick