Food Stamps in Highspire, 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 Highspire
Highspire
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,069.000000$54,895.000000$39,069.000000$39.1k1,062$20,625.000000$18,584.000000$20,625.000000$20.6k192$41,128.000000$61,723.000000$41,128.000000$41.1k870
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 Highspire
Highspire
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.937500%46.751442%35.937500%35.9%30.000%30.0%30.729167%27.423709%30.729167%30.7%55.140%55.1%5.208333%13.438030%5.208333%5.2%9.259%9.26%46.875000%50.444809%46.875000%46.9%23.377%23.4%38.020833%31.598751%38.020833%38.0%16.782%16.8%46.875000%49.582511%46.875000%46.9%56.604%56.6%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Highspire
Highspire
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.505747%25.836228%18.505747%18.5%70.000%70.0%5.517241%4.394403%5.517241%5.5%44.860%44.9%11.264368%19.259725%11.264368%11.3%90.741%90.7%33.908046%23.066642%33.908046%33.9%76.623%76.6%41.609195%41.546186%41.609195%41.6%83.218%83.2%7.931034%7.254037%7.931034%7.9%43.396%43.4%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Highspire
Highspire
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Black1Other1All RacesHispanic2White3Mixed1Asian161.379310%33.028918%61.379310%61.4%89339.504310%340%32.142857%40.323048%32.142857%32.1%9177.790179%178%18.079096%12.983035%18.079096%18.1%192100.000000%100%10.810811%31.366897%10.810811%10.8%859.797297%60%10.736579%9.237836%10.736579%10.7%8659.386704%59%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.026860%00.000000%0%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

Food Stamps by Place in the Harrisburg Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Highspire, selected other places in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain Highspire
0%10%20%30%Count#HarrisburgSteeltonNewportSteelton-Highspire School DistrictSteelton-HighspireWest FairviewRoyaltonLandisburgNew BuffaloMount Holly SpringsMt Holly SpgsPenbrookNewvilleZIP Code 17034ZIP 17034023500Tract 023500HighspireLykensBresslerBlainLiverpoolDuncannonCarlisleLemoyneBloomfieldRutherfordElizabethvilleMiddletownShippensburgHalifaxMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaProgressDauphin CountyDauphinDauphinLawntonMarysvillePillowWilliamstownHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgOberlinWormleysburgPlainfieldBoiling SpringsBoiling SpgsColonial ParkNewburgWiconsicoHersheyLenkervilleSkyline ViewBerrysburgMessiah CollegeUnion DepositNew Kingstown34.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832132.645403%32.645403%32.6%696227.968750%27.968750%28.0%179327.802129%27.802129%27.8%88823.010381%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%19218.079096%18.079096%18.1%19218.079096%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 Highspire to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highspire. 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 Highspire, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Highspire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonSteelton-Highspire School DistrictSteelton-HighspireWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemZIP Code 17034ZIP 17034023500Tract 023500HighspirePittsburghCarlisleMiddle 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%6,832731.785568%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%2,5221327.802129%27.802129%27.8%88826.477167%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%5,3932418.079096%18.079096%18.1%19218.079096%18.079096%18.1%19218.079096%18.079096%18.1%19217.343865%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 Highspire to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highspire. 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 Highspire, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Highspire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieSteelton-Highspire School DistrictSteelton-HighspireTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemZIP Code 17034ZIP 17034023500Tract 023500HighspirePittsburghYonkersJersey 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%37,74037.7k832.144141%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%11,41411.4k1927.802129%27.802129%27.8%88827.097172%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%5,3933218.079096%18.079096%18.1%19218.079096%18.079096%18.1%19218.079096%18.079096%18.1%19217.343865%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 Highspire to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highspire. 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 Highspire, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Highspire
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeSteelton-Highspire School DistrictSteelton-HighspireBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonZIP Code 17034ZIP 17034023500Tract 023500HighspireColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan 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%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k427.802129%27.802129%27.8%88825.907118%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%49,53949.5k1418.079096%18.079096%18.1%19218.079096%18.079096%18.1%19218.079096%18.079096%18.1%19217.388647%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 Code:
17034
Unified School District:
Steelton-Highspire
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-48
State House District:
PA-103
Neighboring Boroughs:
Steelton
Neighboring Townships:
Lower Swatara
Nearby Boroughs:
Goldsboro, Middletown, Royalton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bressler, Enhaut, Lawnton, New Market, Oberlin, Rutherford, Valley Green