Food Stamps in Ephrata, 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 Ephrata
Ephrata
Lancaster County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,303.000000$59,237.000000$50,303.000000$50.3k5,666$29,958.000000$22,491.000000$29,958.000000$30.0k633$54,149.000000$63,285.000000$54,149.000000$54.1k5,033
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 Ephrata
Ephrata
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.025276%52.055169%48.025276%48.0%16.504%16.5%12.638231%26.528378%12.638231%12.6%28.986%29.0%32.227488%18.696295%32.227488%32.2%13.953%14.0%60.505529%52.558700%60.505529%60.5%27.377%27.4%24.012638%28.630070%24.012638%24.0%8.030%8.03%39.336493%45.936183%39.336493%39.3%52.201%52.2%
% 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 Ephrata
Ephrata
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.558315%29.153457%30.558315%30.6%83.496%83.5%3.894298%3.960090%3.894298%3.9%71.014%71.0%24.995033%23.038224%24.995033%25.0%86.047%86.0%20.186767%21.549747%20.186767%20.2%72.623%72.6%34.591695%40.625632%34.591695%34.6%91.970%92.0%4.530101%6.027544%4.530101%4.5%47.799%47.8%
% 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 Ephrata
Ephrata
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Black2All RacesWhite3Mixed2Asian2Other250.000000%30.504180%50.000000%50.0%39447.551343%448%46.938776%35.617674%46.938776%46.9%23420.150240%420%11.171903%9.313813%11.171903%11.2%633100.000000%100%10.839028%6.195936%10.839028%10.8%57197.020432%97%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.469467%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.348754%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.261568%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 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Ephrata

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.2%9.2%10.3%11.3%12.3%13.4%
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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 Ephrata to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ephrata. 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 Ephrata, selected other county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain Ephrata
0%10%20%30%Count#LancasterColumbiaNew HollandMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLancaster TownshipLancasterMount JoyEphrataEphrataEast Lampeter TownshipE LampeterLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterEphrata Area School DistrictEphrataUpper Leacock TownshipUpper LeacockAkronConestoga TownshipConestogaDenverWest Hempfield TownshipW HempfieldElizabethtownZIP Code 17522ZIP 17522Ephrata 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%63311.171903%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%14698.652576%8.652576%8.7%131108.573298%8.573298%8.6%131118.570525%8.570525%8.6%542128.553770%8.553770%8.6%346138.174860%8.174860%8.2%1,0367.463509%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 Ephrata to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ephrata. 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 Ephrata, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Ephrata
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolEphrataEphrataBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterEphrata Area School DistrictEphrataMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsZIP Code 17522ZIP 17522York 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%2,2691811.171903%11.171903%11.2%63311.171903%11.171903%11.2%63310.120105%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%1,2018.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061238.174860%8.174860%8.2%1,0366.938326%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 Ephrata to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ephrata. 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 Ephrata, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Ephrata
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 IslandEphrataEphrataQuincyLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterTown of IslipEphrata Area School DistrictEphrataTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonZIP Code 17522ZIP 17522Town 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%20,82420.8k3311.171903%11.171903%11.2%63311.171903%11.171903%11.2%63310.627025%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%1,2018.981722%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%5,545398.174860%8.174860%8.2%1,0367.176033%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 Ephrata to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ephrata. 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 Ephrata, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Ephrata
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, CharlotteSeattleEphrataEphrataLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Lancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterEphrata Area School DistrictEphrataOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityZIP Code 17522ZIP 17522Northwest 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%52,40752.4k3211.171903%11.171903%11.2%63311.171903%11.171903%11.2%63310.963747%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%1,2018.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.174860%8.174860%8.2%1,0368.134682%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:
Lancaster
Metro Area:
Lancaster Area
Borough:
Ephrata
ZIP Code:
17522
Unified School District:
Ephrata
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-36
State House District:
PA-99
Neighboring Townships:
Ephrata
Nearby Townships:
Clay, Earl, East Cocalico, Upper Leacock, Warwick, West Cocalico, West Earl