Food Stamps in Altoona, Pennsylvania (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Altoona
Altoona
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,741.000000$54,895.000000$36,741.000000$36.7k18,57418.6k$15,619.000000$18,584.000000$15,619.000000$15.6k4,750$46,835.000000$61,723.000000$46,835.000000$46.8k13,82413.8k
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 Pennsylvania and Altoona
Altoona
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.989474%46.751442%46.989474%47.0%42.153%42.2%28.357895%27.423709%28.357895%28.4%71.044%71.0%12.442105%13.438030%12.442105%12.4%20.521%20.5%57.642105%50.444809%57.642105%57.6%42.575%42.6%24.168421%31.598751%24.168421%24.2%15.591%15.6%59.621053%49.582511%59.621053%59.6%70.924%70.9%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Altoona
Altoona
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.157118%25.836228%22.157118%22.2%57.847%57.8%3.971354%4.394403%3.971354%4.0%28.956%29.0%16.558160%19.259725%16.558160%16.6%79.479%79.5%26.714410%23.066642%26.714410%26.7%57.425%57.4%44.958044%41.546186%44.958044%45.0%84.409%84.4%8.398438%7.254037%8.398438%8.4%29.076%29.1%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Altoona
Altoona
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1All RacesHispanic2White3Asian178.947368%40.323048%78.947368%78.9%45308.709141%309%66.960352%29.026860%66.960352%67.0%152261.836123%262%54.936709%33.028918%54.936709%54.9%217214.819880%215%25.573382%12.983035%25.573382%25.6%4,750100.000000%100%24.647887%31.366897%24.647887%24.6%3596.381023%96%24.263793%9.237836%24.263793%24.3%4,30194.879094%95%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.630162%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Altoona

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Altoona

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Altoona

There are 16 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Altoona (11 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Altoona, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Altoona, selected neighborhoods in Altoona, and entities that contain Altoona
0%20%40%60%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownLogantown NeighborhoodLogantownDutch Hill NeighborhoodDutch HillCenter City NeighborhoodCenter CityCalvert Hills NeighborhoodCalvert HillsFairview NeighborhoodFairviewAltoonaWestmont NeighborhoodWestmontEast End NeighborhoodEast EndAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaJuniata NeighborhoodJuniataAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairGarden Heights NeighborhoodGdn HtsLlyswen NeighborhoodLlyswenPleasant Valley NeighborhoodPleasant VlyHighland Park NeighborhoodHighland ParkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaEldorado NeighborhoodEldoradoWehnwood NeighborhoodWehnwoodPenn State Altoona NeighborhoodPenn State Altoona63.434343%63.434343%63.4%538539146.639351%46.639351%46.6%293238.068101%38.068101%38.1%711333.638711%33.638711%33.6%193429.661017%29.661017%29.7%190191527.205327%27.205327%27.2%536625.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75024.171753%24.171753%24.2%279723.776802%23.776802%23.8%458459822.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35118.110203%18.110203%18.1%306307916.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29514.956803%14.956803%15.0%491014.744263%14.744263%14.7%74751114.738612%14.738612%14.7%1741751213.728292%13.728292%13.7%1291313.364894%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%644,209644k11.774389%11.774389%11.8%134135141.996850%1.996850%2.0%5150.847458%0.847458%0.8%1216
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Altoona Area

There are 18 places in the Altoona Area. This section compares Altoona to all of the places in the Altoona Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in the Altoona Area, and entities that contain Altoona
0%10%20%30%Count#ClaysburgEast FreedomAltoonaGreenwoodAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaNewryRoaring SpringRoaring SpgGraziervilleTyroneWilliamsburgAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairTunnelhillMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDuncansvilleBellwoodMartinsburgLakemontNorthwoodHollidaysburgFoot of TenTipton30.582524%30.582524%30.6%189128.307692%28.307692%28.3%92225.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,750322.680412%22.680412%22.7%198422.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35121.904762%21.904762%21.9%23519.452590%19.452590%19.5%199619.270833%19.270833%19.3%37718.733032%18.733032%18.7%414818.253968%18.253968%18.3%92916.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29514.482759%14.482759%14.5%211013.364894%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%644,209644k12.095400%12.095400%12.1%711110.972222%10.972222%11.0%791210.495283%10.495283%10.5%89139.257266%9.257266%9.3%86147.352941%7.352941%7.4%10155.176723%5.176723%5.2%145161.086957%1.086957%1.1%3170.000000%0.000000%0.0%018
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Altoona to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Altoona
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterPlumHersheyState CollegeBethel ParkKing of PrussiaAllison ParkMurrysvilleHorshamUpper St. ClairFranklin Park44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700238.825125%38.825125%38.8%3,721335.934809%35.934809%35.9%5,843435.332804%35.332804%35.3%3,116535.108605%35.108605%35.1%3,362634.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832731.785568%31.785568%31.8%3,101830.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522930.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,6941029.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1127.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1227.839717%27.839717%27.8%2,5221326.477167%26.477167%26.5%2,8411426.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421525.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,7501625.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1722.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6341822.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,1151922.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,8262022.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35121.386163%21.386163%21.4%1,7652121.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,9792220.895071%20.895071%20.9%1,3822318.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3932417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.189270%13.189270%13.2%8852713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.648040%12.648040%12.6%1,1002810.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.216203%10.216203%10.2%860329.256560%9.256560%9.3%635338.937330%8.937330%8.9%984348.046749%8.046749%8.0%599357.922945%7.922945%7.9%510367.480337%7.480337%7.5%1,341377.460450%7.460450%7.5%448386.693760%6.693760%6.7%840396.402985%6.402985%6.4%429405.362805%5.362805%5.4%592415.012713%5.012713%5.0%276424.764657%4.764657%4.8%577434.451902%4.451902%4.5%597443.090716%3.090716%3.1%262453.049410%3.049410%3.0%266462.513621%2.513621%2.5%203472.454308%2.454308%2.5%141481.318401%1.318401%1.3%93491.308226%1.308226%1.3%6650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Altoona to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Altoona
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketAltoonaPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75025.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.364894%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%644,209644k12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253711.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Altoona to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Altoona
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimoreAltoonaPhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75025.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k822.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35121.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Blair
Metro Area:
Altoona Area
ZIP Codes:
16601, 16602
Unified School District:
Altoona
Neighborhoods:
Calvert Hills, Center City, Downtown, Dutch Hill, East End, Eldorado, Fairview, Garden Heights, Highland Park, Juniata, Llyswen, Logantown, Penn State Altoona, Pleasant Valley, Wehnwood, Westmont
Congressional District:
PA-9
State Senate District:
PA-30
State House District:
PA-79
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Greenwood, Lakemont
Nearby Boroughs:
Ashville, Bellwood, Cresson, Duncansville, Gallitzin, Hollidaysburg, Newry, Tunnelhill
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Foot of Ten, Tipton