Food Stamps in the Elk Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Gloucester County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Gloucester County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$68,542.000000$78,592.000000$68,542.000000$68.5k1,519$69,491.000000$83,096.000000$69,491.000000$69.5k1,346
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 Gloucester County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Gloucester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.855491%52.066303%24.855491%24.9%9.862%9.86%17.919075%27.974569%17.919075%17.9%49.206%49.2%6.936416%16.609900%6.936416%6.9%3.670%3.67%36.416185%51.975477%36.416185%36.4%14.964%15.0%70.520231%35.728883%70.520231%70.5%17.354%17.4%17.919075%40.588102%17.919075%17.9%24.219%24.2%
% 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 Gloucester County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Gloucester County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.197623%32.902224%29.197623%29.2%90.138%90.1%2.377415%4.894012%2.377415%2.4%50.794%50.8%23.402675%25.741501%23.402675%23.4%96.330%96.3%26.597325%24.881714%26.597325%26.6%85.036%85.0%43.164933%38.732101%43.164933%43.2%82.646%82.6%7.206538%5.443233%7.206538%7.2%75.781%75.8%
% 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 Gloucester County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Gloucester County
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Mixed129.966330%20.844777%29.966330%30.0%89263.114770%263%11.389072%8.407629%11.389072%11.4%173100.000000%100%6.965174%6.183843%6.965174%7.0%8461.156645%61%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%32.350774%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 Philadelphia Area

There are 375 county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 24,218.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenChesterWilmingtonNorristownPhiladelphiaLower ChristianaDistrict 3:Elkton3, ElktonNew CastlePennsauken TownshipPennsaukenUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaDistrict 5:North East5, N EBristol TownshipBristolElk Township School DistrictElk Township501900Tract 501900Elk TownshipDelsea Regional High School School DistrictDelseaBensalem TownshipBensalemWillingboro TownshipWillingboroPemberton TownshipPembertonRidley TownshipRidleyNew JerseyNewarkMonroe TownshipMonroeDeptford TownshipDeptfordGloucester CountyGloucesterFalls TownshipFallsUpper ChristianaWinslow TownshipWinslowBrandywineUpper Moreland TownshipUpper MorelandMiddletown-OdessaCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamPike Creek-Central KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…Abington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterGloucester TownshipGloucesterGlasgowMiddletown TownshipMiddletownCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlVoorhees TownshipVoorheesWashington TownshipWashingtonUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionUpper Dublin TownshipUpper DublinLower Providence TownshipLower ProvidenceRadnor TownshipRadnorEvesham TownshipEveshamMount Laurel TownshipMt LaurelMontgomery TownshipMontgomeryHaverford TownshipHaverfordLower Merion TownshipLower MerionPiedmontHorsham TownshipHorshamSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower Makefield43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700227.503003%27.503003%27.5%7,785326.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,242425.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k518.116832%18.116832%18.1%2,509614.723990%14.723990%14.7%1,411714.624667%14.624667%14.6%4,666814.578421%14.578421%14.6%1,793913.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.040461%12.040461%12.0%1,1071111.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691211.389072%11.389072%11.4%17311.389072%11.389072%11.4%17311.389072%11.389072%11.4%17310.363990%10.363990%10.4%74610.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393139.971978%9.971978%10.0%1,032149.743954%9.743954%9.7%959159.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143169.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.760282%8.760282%8.8%2,098178.743494%8.743494%8.7%1,176188.540680%8.540680%8.5%992198.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,8088.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061207.705343%7.705343%7.7%773217.564074%7.564074%7.6%1,030227.004839%7.004839%7.0%2,215236.941386%6.941386%6.9%662246.776252%6.776252%6.8%1,179256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.395557%6.395557%6.4%1,071276.389883%6.389883%6.4%1,339286.355965%6.355965%6.4%821295.897205%5.897205%5.9%1,378305.099460%5.099460%5.1%746314.958781%4.958781%5.0%794324.885857%4.885857%4.9%1,282334.845086%4.845086%4.8%527344.646785%4.646785%4.6%790353.407098%3.407098%3.4%408363.357695%3.357695%3.4%317373.166998%3.166998%3.2%271383.044521%3.044521%3.0%292392.964960%2.964960%3.0%517402.942028%2.942028%2.9%508412.874122%2.874122%2.9%266422.842407%2.842407%2.8%496432.639621%2.639621%2.6%596442.396254%2.396254%2.4%261451.929028%1.929028%1.9%187461.859851%1.859851%1.9%155471.840358%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 New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicNewarkTrentonUnion CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyVinelandIrvington TownshipIrvingtonNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenJersey CityBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaTown of KearnyKearnyElk Township School DistrictElk Township501900Tract 501900Elk TownshipDelsea Regional High School School DistrictDelseaCliftonHackensackNew JerseyGloucester CountyGloucesterManchester TownshipManchesterToms River TownshipToms RivBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldHamilton TownshipHamiltonNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickGloucester TownshipGloucesterHobokenWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnion TownshipUnionBrick TownshipBrickHowell TownshipHowellCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlWashington TownshipWashingtonParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsWest Orange TownshipW OrangeSayrevilleOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgMiddletown TownshipMiddletownEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickEdison TownshipEdisonPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayWayne TownshipWayneJackson TownshipJacksonFranklin TownshipFranklinSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickEvesham TownshipEveshamBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterMonroe TownshipMonroe43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k427.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465526.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204623.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,596722.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,625821.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,067919.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9661019.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501119.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071219.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241318.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9281417.833828%17.833828%17.8%3,6061516.508039%16.508039%16.5%3,5731616.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k1713.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4821813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.887778%12.887778%12.9%1,8571912.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.396269%12.396269%12.4%1,6882011.389072%11.389072%11.4%17311.389072%11.389072%11.4%17311.389072%11.389072%11.4%17310.363990%10.363990%10.4%74610.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981219.474196%9.474196%9.5%1,755229.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,8087.023644%7.023644%7.0%1,616236.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394246.394457%6.394457%6.4%1,126256.234009%6.234009%6.2%2,071265.899868%5.899868%5.9%852275.897205%5.897205%5.9%1,378285.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405295.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845305.416891%5.416891%5.4%1,109315.332488%5.332488%5.3%1,599324.906995%4.906995%4.9%860334.885857%4.885857%4.9%1,282344.646785%4.646785%4.6%790354.068786%4.068786%4.1%795364.054962%4.054962%4.1%664374.005972%4.005972%4.0%644383.974252%3.974252%4.0%957393.957350%3.957350%4.0%939403.874164%3.874164%3.9%649413.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355423.722390%3.722390%3.7%605433.687040%3.687040%3.7%672443.664767%3.664767%3.7%746453.530530%3.530530%3.5%854463.373105%3.373105%3.4%523472.964960%2.964960%3.0%517482.864617%2.864617%2.9%438491.434381%1.434381%1.4%26150
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 the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Township. 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 the Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Elk Township
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 StatesPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaStaten IslandElk Township School DistrictElk Township501900Tract 501900Elk TownshipQuincyDelsea Regional High School School DistrictDelseaNew JerseyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeGloucester CountyGloucesterTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown 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%15,360,95115.4M12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3311.389072%11.389072%11.4%17311.389072%11.389072%11.4%17311.389072%11.389072%11.4%17310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.363990%10.363990%10.4%7469.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,8088.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%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 the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Township. 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 the Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlottePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSeattleElk Township School DistrictElk Township501900Tract 501900Elk TownshipLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDelsea Regional High School School DistrictDelseaDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…New JerseyOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityGloucester CountyGloucesterNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast 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%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.389072%11.389072%11.4%17311.389072%11.389072%11.4%17311.389072%11.389072%11.4%17310.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.363990%10.363990%10.4%74610.333295%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%46,82446.8k379.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,8088.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%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:
New Jersey
County:
Gloucester
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Codes:
08028, 08062, 08312, 08343
Elementary School District:
Elk Township
Secondary School District:
Delsea
Congressional District:
NJ-2
State Senate District:
NJ-3
General Assembly District:
NJ-3
Neighboring Boroughs:
Clayton, Glassboro
Neighboring Townships:
Franklin, Harrison, South Harrison, Upper Pittsgrove
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Mullica Hill, Richwood
Nearby Townships:
East Greenwich, Mantua, Monroe, Pittsgrove, Washington