Food Stamps in Columbia, 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 Columbia
Columbia
Lancaster County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,625.000000$59,237.000000$39,625.000000$39.6k4,154$20,967.000000$22,491.000000$20,967.000000$21.0k934$44,247.000000$63,285.000000$44,247.000000$44.2k3,220

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 Columbia
Columbia
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.458244%52.055169%58.458244%58.5%41.176%41.2%34.689507%26.528378%34.689507%34.7%68.067%68.1%19.486081%18.696295%19.486081%19.5%23.514%23.5%54.710921%52.558700%54.710921%54.7%43.050%43.0%22.698073%28.630070%22.698073%22.7%13.176%13.2%51.605996%45.936183%51.605996%51.6%61.874%61.9%

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 Columbia
Columbia
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.223602%29.153457%24.223602%24.2%58.824%58.8%4.720497%3.960090%4.720497%4.7%31.933%31.9%18.385093%23.038224%18.385093%18.4%76.486%76.5%20.993789%21.549747%20.993789%21.0%56.950%57.0%43.385093%40.625632%43.385093%43.4%86.824%86.8%9.223602%6.027544%9.223602%9.2%38.126%38.1%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Lancaster County and Columbia
Columbia
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Black1Hispanic2Other1All RacesWhite3Asian147.887324%24.469467%47.887324%47.9%34212.980668%213%41.612903%35.617674%41.612903%41.6%129185.074946%185%38.172043%30.504180%38.172043%38.2%71169.771592%170%30.555556%37.261568%30.555556%30.6%11135.896978%136%22.484352%9.313813%22.484352%22.5%934100.000000%100%19.420784%6.195936%19.420784%19.4%68486.374663%86%17.241379%12.348754%17.241379%17.2%576.681681%77%

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Columbia

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
19.3%22.0%24.6%27.2%29.8%32.4%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Lancaster Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbia, selected other county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain Columbia
0%10%20%30%Count#LancasterColumbiaColumbia Borough School DistrictColumbia BoroColumbiaZIP Code 17512ZIP 17512New HollandMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLancaster TownshipLancasterMount JoyEphrataEast Lampeter TownshipE LampeterLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterUpper Leacock TownshipUpper LeacockAkronConestoga TownshipConestogaDenverWest Hempfield TownshipW HempfieldElizabethtownEphrata 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%93422.484352%22.484352%22.5%93422.484352%22.484352%22.5%934216.967458%16.967458%17.0%1,19413.572401%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%18,27118.3k9.072375%9.072375%9.1%26789.006786%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%346137.463509%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares Columbia to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. 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 Columbia, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonColumbiaColumbia Borough School DistrictColumbia BoroColumbiaBethlehemPittsburghZIP Code 17512ZIP 17512Penn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterMillcreek 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%11,41411.4k826.477167%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%6,6341322.484352%22.484352%22.5%93422.484352%22.484352%22.5%93422.484352%22.484352%22.5%93421.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,3991417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1516.967458%16.967458%17.0%1,19415.213388%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%18,27118.3k8.762521%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Columbia to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. 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 Columbia, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellColumbiaColumbia Borough School DistrictColumbia BoroColumbiaWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghZIP Code 17512ZIP 17512YonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterTown 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%11,41411.4k1526.525268%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%8,9742122.484352%22.484352%22.5%93422.484352%22.484352%22.5%93422.484352%22.484352%22.5%93422.095544%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%23,03323.0k2716.967458%16.967458%17.0%1,19416.679687%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%9,111358.981722%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Columbia to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. 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 Columbia, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynColumbiaColumbia Borough School DistrictColumbia BoroColumbiaFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasZIP Code 17512ZIP 17512Fort 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 CountyLancasterOntarioSalt 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%70,25070.3k326.918616%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%224,967225k922.484352%22.484352%22.5%93422.484352%22.484352%22.5%93422.484352%22.484352%22.5%93420.437953%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%55,99456.0k1716.967458%16.967458%17.0%1,19415.901493%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%18,27118.3k8.572006%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

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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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