Food Stamps in Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$32,688.000000$54,895.000000$32,688.000000$32.7k19,98120.0k$15,441.000000$18,584.000000$15,441.000000$15.4k6,832$42,989.000000$61,723.000000$42,989.000000$43.0k13,14913.1k
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 Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.610070%46.751442%51.610070%51.6%54.973%55.0%36.021663%27.423709%36.021663%36.0%67.536%67.5%10.963115%13.438030%10.963115%11.0%38.195%38.2%46.150468%50.444809%46.150468%46.2%50.271%50.3%26.039227%31.598751%26.039227%26.0%29.660%29.7%60.026347%49.582511%60.026347%60.0%74.361%74.4%
% 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 Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.963647%25.836228%21.963647%22.0%45.027%45.0%8.996882%4.394403%8.996882%9.0%32.464%32.5%9.217431%19.259725%9.217431%9.2%61.805%61.8%23.720435%23.066642%23.720435%23.7%49.729%49.7%32.086090%41.546186%32.086090%32.1%70.340%70.3%10.753669%7.254037%10.753669%10.8%25.639%25.6%
% 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 Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Other1Hispanic2Asian1Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite362.607862%40.323048%62.607862%62.6%653183.104170%183%55.595668%31.366897%55.595668%55.6%770162.596171%163%39.825898%10.630162%39.825898%39.8%366116.475595%116%39.610182%33.028918%39.610182%39.6%3,719115.844709%116%37.351190%29.026860%37.351190%37.4%251109.238018%109%34.192483%12.983035%34.192483%34.2%6,832100.000000%100%16.324357%9.237836%16.324357%16.3%1,07347.742532%48%
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 Harrisburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
20%28%36%43%51%59%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Harrisburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
15%24%33%42%51%60%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Harrisburg

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Harrisburg (7 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Harrisburg, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisburg, selected neighborhoods in Harrisburg, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#South Harrisburg NeighborhoodS HarrisburgAllison Hill NeighborhoodAllison HillUptown NeighborhoodUptownHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownCapitol District NeighborhoodCapitol DistShipoke NeighborhoodShipokeMidtown NeighborhoodMidtownMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburg58.494301%58.494301%58.5%1,202136.893801%36.893801%36.9%383234.210545%34.210545%34.2%1,1431,144334.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83228.384279%28.384279%28.4%417418428.384279%28.384279%28.4%127528.384279%28.384279%28.4%6263620.412944%20.412944%20.4%773713.364894%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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k10.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Harrisburg Area

There are 61 places in the Harrisburg Area. This section compares Harrisburg to all of the places in the Harrisburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisburg, selected other places in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%Count#Harrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgSteeltonNewportWest FairviewRoyaltonLandisburgNew BuffaloMount Holly SpringsMt Holly SpgsPenbrookNewvilleHighspireLykensBresslerBlainLiverpoolDuncannonCarlisleLemoyneBloomfieldRutherfordElizabethvilleMiddletownShippensburgHalifaxMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaProgressDauphin CountyDauphinDauphinLawntonMarysvillePillowWilliamstownHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgOberlinWormleysburgPlainfieldBoiling SpringsBoiling SpgsColonial ParkNewburgWiconsicoHersheyLenkervilleSkyline ViewBerrysburgMessiah CollegeUnion DepositNew Kingstown34.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832132.645403%32.645403%32.6%696227.968750%27.968750%28.0%179323.010381%23.010381%23.0%133421.507761%21.507761%21.5%97521.250000%21.250000%21.3%17620.754717%20.754717%20.8%11719.732034%19.732034%19.7%162819.370861%19.370861%19.4%234918.538324%18.538324%18.5%1041018.079096%18.079096%18.1%1921118.030513%18.030513%18.0%1301216.666667%16.666667%16.7%911316.161616%16.161616%16.2%161416.129032%16.129032%16.1%601516.071429%16.071429%16.1%1081615.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1621715.759850%15.759850%15.8%3361815.306122%15.306122%15.3%751914.946809%14.946809%14.9%2812014.831804%14.831804%14.8%972114.380757%14.380757%14.4%5622213.606494%13.606494%13.6%3522313.513514%13.513514%13.5%552413.364894%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%644,209644k12.915215%12.915215%12.9%5562512.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.463768%12.463768%12.5%432612.360939%12.360939%12.4%2002711.945392%11.945392%11.9%1402811.000000%11.000000%11.0%112910.794297%10.794297%10.8%533010.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.740260%9.740260%9.7%15318.497191%8.497191%8.5%121358.000000%8.000000%8.0%16397.112971%7.112971%7.1%85437.087854%7.087854%7.1%405445.833333%5.833333%5.8%7485.013928%5.013928%5.0%18525.012713%5.012713%5.0%276532.739726%2.739726%2.7%8561.914486%1.914486%1.9%30570.689655%0.689655%0.7%1580.000000%0.000000%0.0%0590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0600.000000%0.000000%0.0%061
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 61 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Harrisburg to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg. 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 Harrisburg, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgHermitageDrexel 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%6,83234.192483%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%1,8262021.386163%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%1,1622613.364894%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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.648040%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%8603210.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.256560%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 Harrisburg to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg. 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 Harrisburg, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaDauphin CountyDauphinWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgNashuaSomervilleNew 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%37,74037.7k834.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83232.144141%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%7,1412325.315915%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%6,7663613.364894%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%4,3253712.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k11.472754%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%2,9814210.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.748058%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 Harrisburg to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg. 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 Harrisburg, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteDauphin CountyDauphinOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%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%25,00925.0k3313.364894%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%39,89339.9k3612.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.344705%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%29,04429.0k4210.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.844866%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:
Dauphin
Metro Area:
Harrisburg Area
ZIP Codes:
17101, 17102, 17103, 17104, 17110, 17111, 17120
Unified School District:
Harrisburg
Neighborhoods:
Allison Hill, Capitol District, City Island, Downtown, Midtown, Shipoke, South Harrisburg, Uptown
Congressional Districts:
PA-4, PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-15
State House District:
PA-103
Neighboring Boroughs:
Lemoyne, New Cumberland, Paxtang, Wormleysburg
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
West Fairview
Nearby Boroughs:
Camp Hill, Penbrook
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bressler, Colonial Park, Enhaut, Enola, Lower Allen, New Market, Oberlin, Progress