Food Stamps in Portland, Northampton 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 Northampton County and Portland
Portland
Northampton County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,625.000000$62,753.000000$50,625.000000$50.6k199$19,583.000000$24,632.000000$19,583.000000$19.6k18$57,813.000000$68,209.000000$57,813.000000$57.8k181
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 Northampton County and Portland
Portland
Northampton County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.333333%54.148990%33.333333%33.3%13.953%14.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.253861%0.000%0%33.333333%18.225013%33.333333%33.3%20.690%20.7%77.777778%49.372136%77.777778%77.8%20.290%20.3%44.444444%30.935008%44.444444%44.4%9.756%9.76%55.555556%39.190565%55.555556%55.6%47.619%47.6%
% 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 Northampton County and Portland
Portland
Northampton County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.441989%27.995803%20.441989%20.4%86.047%86.0%6.629834%4.767749%6.629834%6.6%100.000%100%12.707182%20.967407%12.707182%12.7%79.310%79.3%30.386740%23.130066%30.386740%30.4%79.710%79.7%40.883978%43.108687%40.883978%40.9%90.244%90.2%6.077348%5.477418%6.077348%6.1%52.381%52.4%
% 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 Northampton County and Portland
Portland
Northampton County
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Asian136.363636%21.331637%36.363636%36.4%4402.020202%402%9.045226%10.446822%9.045226%9.0%18100.000000%100%7.608696%6.886628%7.608696%7.6%1484.118357%84%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.424893%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Allentown Area

There are 108 county subdivisions in the Allentown Area. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,676.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other county subdivisions in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Portland
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#AllentownEastonBethlehemTown of PhillipsburgPhillipsburgBangorCatasauquaNorthamptonMiddle AtlanticNortheastWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPenn Forest TownshipPenn FrstHellertownBethlehemLehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonJim ThorpeNazarethPortlandPortlandLopatcong TownshipLopatcongEmmausWhitehall TownshipWhitehallBangor Area School DistrictBangorLehigh TownshipLehighWashington TownshipWashingtonTown of HackettstownHackettstownPlainfield TownshipPlainfield018300Tract 018300Washington TownshipWashingtonPalmer TownshipPalmerWhite TownshipWhiteGreenwich TownshipGreenwichMoore TownshipMooreSalisbury TownshipSalisburySouth Whitehall TownshipS WhitehallNorth Whitehall TownshipN WhitehallForks TownshipForksWashingtonLower Saucon TownshipLower SauconUpper Saucon TownshipUpper SauconUpper Macungie TownshipUpper MacungieBethlehem TownshipBethlehemMansfield TownshipMansfieldUpper Mount Bethel TownshipUpper Mt BethelBushkill TownshipBushkillLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieHanover TownshipHanoverUpper Nazareth TownshipUpper NazarethWeisenberg TownshipWeisenbergWashington TownshipWashingtonUpper Milford TownshipUpper MilfordLower Nazareth TownshipLower NazarethEast Allen TownshipE AllenBlairstown TownshipBlairstownIndependence TownshipIndependenceWilliams TownshipWilliams29.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k122.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,115221.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,399320.209755%20.209755%20.2%1,214418.612157%18.612157%18.6%346516.654079%16.654079%16.7%441614.653903%14.653903%14.7%597713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.082382%13.082382%13.1%424813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.705570%12.705570%12.7%479911.702128%11.702128%11.7%2641011.659824%11.659824%11.7%9941111.297641%11.297641%11.3%2491211.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.720974%10.720974%10.7%2291310.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k9.626604%9.626604%9.6%165149.378758%9.378758%9.4%234159.045226%9.045226%9.0%189.045226%9.045226%9.0%188.830164%8.830164%8.8%274168.213512%8.213512%8.2%417178.203950%8.203950%8.2%893188.110348%8.110348%8.1%6857.336288%7.336288%7.3%298196.986900%6.986900%7.0%192206.940799%6.940799%6.9%238216.634692%6.634692%6.6%166226.592179%6.592179%6.6%1186.576087%6.576087%6.6%121236.537295%6.537295%6.5%539245.186916%5.186916%5.2%111255.082873%5.082873%5.1%92264.657070%4.657070%4.7%165274.655564%4.655564%4.7%246284.449403%4.449403%4.4%339294.285479%4.285479%4.3%260304.079799%4.079799%4.1%227313.889537%3.889537%3.9%100323.626220%3.626220%3.6%156333.514676%3.514676%3.5%188343.178340%3.178340%3.2%270353.167788%3.167788%3.2%273362.933591%2.933591%2.9%91372.847114%2.847114%2.8%73382.830503%2.830503%2.8%85392.542580%2.542580%2.5%312402.278121%2.278121%2.3%96412.247191%2.247191%2.2%46422.084476%2.084476%2.1%38431.892347%1.892347%1.9%45441.649702%1.649702%1.6%47451.448598%1.448598%1.4%31461.143791%1.143791%1.1%21470.895804%0.895804%0.9%19480.645995%0.645995%0.6%15490.570426%0.570426%0.6%1350
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 Portland to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. 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 Portland, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownNorthampton CountyNorthamptonBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyPortlandPortlandMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsBangor Area School DistrictBangorYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenham018300Tract 018300Abington 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%2,2691811.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k10.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143209.045226%9.045226%9.0%189.045226%9.045226%9.0%188.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061238.110348%8.110348%8.1%6856.938326%6.938326%6.9%819246.693760%6.693760%6.7%840256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.592179%6.592179%6.6%1186.389883%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 Portland to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. 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 Portland, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Portland
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 IslandAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownQuincyNorthampton CountyNorthamptonTown of IslipPortlandPortlandTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonBangor Area School DistrictBangorTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms Riv018300Tract 018300Town 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%20,82420.8k3311.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k9.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111359.045226%9.045226%9.0%189.045226%9.045226%9.0%188.981722%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%5,545398.110348%8.110348%8.1%6857.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.592179%6.592179%6.6%1186.305438%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 Portland to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. 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 Portland, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Portland
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, CharlotteSeattleAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNorthampton CountyNorthamptonDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…PortlandPortlandOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisBangor Area School DistrictBangorEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego018300Tract 018300Northeast 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%52,40752.4k3211.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k10.333295%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%46,82446.8k379.045226%9.045226%9.0%189.045226%9.045226%9.0%188.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k408.110348%8.110348%8.1%6857.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.592179%6.592179%6.6%1186.406793%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:
Northampton
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
Borough:
Portland
ZIP Codes:
18343, 18351
Unified School District:
Bangor
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-40
State House District:
PA-137
Neighboring Townships:
Knowlton, Upper Mount Bethel
Nearby Townships:
Blairstown, Hope, Washington