Food Stamps in Benson, Pennsylvania (Borough)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Benson
Benson
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,958.000000$54,895.000000$38,958.000000$39.0k73$18,750.000000$18,584.000000$18,750.000000$18.8k20$53,250.000000$61,723.000000$53,250.000000$53.3k53
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 Benson
Benson
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.000000%46.751442%30.000000%30.0%42.857%42.9%25.000000%27.423709%25.000000%25.0%100.000%100%5.000000%13.438030%5.000000%5.0%11.111%11.1%70.000000%50.444809%70.000000%70.0%43.750%43.8%10.000000%31.598751%10.000000%10.0%10.000%10.0%55.000000%49.582511%55.000000%55.0%61.111%61.1%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Benson
Benson
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty215.094340%25.836228%15.094340%15.1%57.143%57.1%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.394403%0.000%0%15.094340%19.259725%15.094340%15.1%88.889%88.9%33.962264%23.066642%33.962264%34.0%56.250%56.3%33.962264%41.546186%33.962264%34.0%90.000%90.0%13.207547%7.254037%13.207547%13.2%38.889%38.9%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Benson
Benson
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%All RacesWhite127.397260%12.983035%27.397260%27.4%20100.000000%100%27.397260%9.237836%27.397260%27.4%20100.000000%100%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Somerset Area

There are 30 places in the Somerset Area. This section compares Benson to all of the places in the Somerset Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benson.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benson, selected other places in the Somerset Area, and entities that contain Benson
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ConfluenceBensonBoswellUrsinaSomersetWindberMeyersdaleSalisburyCasselmanAddisonCentral CityRockwoodCairnbrookHooversvilleSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticGarrettNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBerlinWellersburgFriedensEdieStoystownNew BaltimoreConemaugh Township Area School DistrictConemaugh Twp020102Tract 020102New CentervilleJeromeJennerstownZIP Code 15935ZIP 15935CallimontShanksvilleIndian LakePaintDavidsvilleSeven Springs28.093645%28.093645%28.1%84127.397260%27.397260%27.4%20227.153558%27.153558%27.2%145324.468085%24.468085%24.5%23423.693503%23.693503%23.7%671521.195652%21.195652%21.2%390618.826406%18.826406%18.8%154718.716578%18.716578%18.7%70817.241379%17.241379%17.2%5917.073171%17.073171%17.1%141016.317016%16.317016%16.3%701115.405405%15.405405%15.4%571215.019763%15.019763%15.0%381314.876033%14.876033%14.9%361413.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.333333%13.333333%13.3%201513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.385919%12.385919%12.4%951611.881188%11.881188%11.9%121711.869919%11.869919%11.9%731811.538462%11.538462%11.5%31910.975610%10.975610%11.0%182010.169492%10.169492%10.2%6219.114286%9.114286%9.1%3198.678756%8.678756%8.7%2017.692308%7.692308%7.7%4226.622517%6.622517%6.6%30236.521739%6.521739%6.5%15246.262042%6.262042%6.3%656.250000%6.250000%6.3%1254.395604%4.395604%4.4%4263.645833%3.645833%3.6%7273.141361%3.141361%3.1%12280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%030
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 30 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benson, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Benson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonBensonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageConemaugh Township Area School DistrictConemaugh TwpDrexel Hill020102Tract 020102PhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterZIP Code 15935ZIP 15935PlumHersheyState 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%2,5221327.397260%27.397260%27.4%2026.477167%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%1,8262021.386163%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%23,03323.0k2515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%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%635339.114286%9.114286%9.1%3198.937330%8.937330%8.9%984348.678756%8.678756%8.7%2018.046749%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%429406.262042%6.262042%6.3%655.362805%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 Benson to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benson. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benson, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Benson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieBensonTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleConemaugh Township Area School DistrictConemaugh TwpStamford020102Tract 020102CambridgeNorwalkToms RiverZIP Code 15935ZIP 15935Newton44.333023%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%11,41411.4k1927.397260%27.397260%27.4%2027.097172%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%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%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%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%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%2,627459.114286%9.114286%9.1%3198.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.678756%8.678756%8.7%2018.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346496.262042%6.262042%6.3%654.239757%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 Benson to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benson. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Benson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBensonBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinConemaugh Township Area School DistrictConemaugh Twp020102Tract 020102San JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoZIP Code 15935ZIP 15935San 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%70,25070.3k427.397260%27.397260%27.4%2025.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%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%53,09453.1k1916.142911%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%25,00925.0k3313.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%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%33,16533.2k469.114286%9.114286%9.1%3198.678756%8.678756%8.7%2017.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k496.262042%6.262042%6.3%655.164561%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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  • 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:
Somerset
Metro Area:
Somerset Area
ZIP Code:
15935
Unified School District:
Conemaugh Township
Congressional District:
PA-12
State Senate District:
PA-32
State House District:
PA-69
Neighboring Townships:
Paint, Quemahoning
Nearby Boroughs:
Boswell, Ferndale, Hooversville, Paint, Scalp Level, Windber
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Belmont, Davidsville, Jerome, Riverside