Food Stamps in the Reading Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Adams County and the Reading Township
Reading Township
Adams County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$69,750.000000$61,927.000000$69,750.000000$69.8k2,150$36,563.000000$20,951.000000$36,563.000000$36.6k135$71,273.000000$65,641.000000$71,273.000000$71.3k2,015
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 Adams County and the Reading Township
Reading Township
Adams County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty271.111111%51.911469%71.111111%71.1%13.278%13.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.632461%0.000%0%39.259259%15.895372%39.259259%39.3%10.251%10.3%43.703704%56.237425%43.703704%43.7%13.657%13.7%28.148148%31.120054%28.148148%28.1%4.792%4.79%23.703704%44.902750%23.703704%23.7%56.140%56.1%
% 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 Adams County and the Reading Township
Reading Township
Adams County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.116625%27.789271%31.116625%31.1%86.722%86.7%3.970223%4.012809%3.970223%4.0%100.000%100%23.027295%21.361975%23.027295%23.0%89.749%89.7%18.511166%24.442429%18.511166%18.5%86.343%86.3%37.468983%43.724318%37.468983%37.5%95.208%95.2%1.240695%4.783631%1.240695%1.2%43.860%43.9%
% 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 Adams County and the Reading Township
Reading Township
Adams County
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Asian36.585366%7.039216%6.585366%6.6%135104.878049%105%6.279070%7.792208%6.279070%6.3%135100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.730337%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.714286%00.000000%0%
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 County Subdivision in the Gettysburg Area

There are 34 county subdivisions in the Gettysburg Area. This section compares the Reading Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Gettysburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Reading Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Reading Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Gettysburg Area, and entities that contain the Reading Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#New OxfordBonneauvilleGettysburgYork SpringsMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMenallen TownshipMenallenOxford TownshipOxfordTyrone TownshipTyroneLittlestownBendersvilleHuntington TownshipHuntingtonStraban TownshipStrabanBerwick TownshipBerwickFranklin TownshipFranklinGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgAdams CountyAdamsEast BerlinArendtsvilleBermudian Springs School DistrictBermudian SpgsMcSherrystownAbbottstownBiglervilleHamiltonban TownshipHamiltonbanFairfield030102Tract 030102Reading TownshipReadingCumberland TownshipCumberlandConewago TownshipConewagoMount Joy TownshipMt JoyButler TownshipButlerLatimore TownshipLatimoreHighland TownshipHighlandUnion TownshipUnionMount Pleasant TownshipMt PleasantLiberty TownshipLibertyHamilton TownshipHamiltonGermany TownshipGermanyFreedom TownshipFreedomCarroll ValleyCarroll Vly22.809278%22.809278%22.8%177121.180030%21.180030%21.2%140219.705500%19.705500%19.7%455313.414634%13.414634%13.4%33413.364894%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%644,209644k9.367297%9.367297%9.4%11459.329446%9.329446%9.3%19269.285714%9.285714%9.3%7879.081081%9.081081%9.1%16889.051724%9.051724%9.1%2198.695652%8.695652%8.7%74108.614668%8.614668%8.6%148118.132875%8.132875%8.1%71128.046559%8.046559%8.0%159137.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.340946%7.340946%7.3%45147.142857%7.142857%7.1%24157.009540%7.009540%7.0%3386.719368%6.719368%6.7%85166.571429%6.571429%6.6%23176.502242%6.502242%6.5%29186.451613%6.451613%6.5%54196.400000%6.400000%6.4%16206.279070%6.279070%6.3%1356.279070%6.279070%6.3%135216.234719%6.234719%6.2%153226.232782%6.232782%6.2%181235.989583%5.989583%6.0%92245.894106%5.894106%5.9%59254.878049%4.878049%4.9%46264.116223%4.116223%4.1%17273.982684%3.982684%4.0%46283.959276%3.959276%4.0%70293.501946%3.501946%3.5%18303.141361%3.141361%3.1%30312.581927%2.581927%2.6%26320.833333%0.833333%0.8%3330.000000%0.000000%0.0%034
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 34 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Reading Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Reading Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Reading Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Reading Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgAdams CountyAdamsBermudian Springs School DistrictBermudian SpgsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminster030102Tract 030102Reading TownshipReadingPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonShaler TownshipShalerUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionRadnor TownshipRadnorHampden TownshipHampdenHaverford TownshipHaverfordCranberry TownshipCranberryLower Merion TownshipLower MerionMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower Makefield44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700235.934809%35.934809%35.9%5,843334.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832430.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522530.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,694629.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k727.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k826.477167%26.477167%26.5%2,841926.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421025.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,7501125.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1222.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6341321.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,3991417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1515.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091613.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891713.364894%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%644,209644k11.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143208.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061237.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.009540%7.009540%7.0%3386.938326%6.938326%6.9%819246.693760%6.693760%6.7%840256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.389883%6.389883%6.4%1,339276.355965%6.355965%6.4%821286.279070%6.279070%6.3%1356.279070%6.279070%6.3%1355.362805%5.362805%5.4%592295.243255%5.243255%5.2%721305.136145%5.136145%5.1%1,045315.081714%5.081714%5.1%625324.958781%4.958781%5.0%794334.770049%4.770049%4.8%502344.764657%4.764657%4.8%577354.613900%4.613900%4.6%717364.451902%4.451902%4.5%597374.279263%4.279263%4.3%597384.139236%4.139236%4.1%503393.407098%3.407098%3.4%408403.044521%3.044521%3.0%292413.014693%3.014693%3.0%357422.842407%2.842407%2.8%496432.743233%2.743233%2.7%300442.639621%2.639621%2.6%596452.637605%2.637605%2.6%311462.542580%2.542580%2.5%312471.840358%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 the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Reading Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Reading 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 Reading Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Reading 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 StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgAdams CountyAdamsTown of AmherstAmherstBermudian Springs School DistrictBermudian SpgsTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempstead030102Tract 030102Reading TownshipReadingWoodbridge 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%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%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%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.009540%7.009540%7.0%3387.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k436.279070%6.279070%6.3%1356.279070%6.279070%6.3%1355.451322%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 Reading Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Reading 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 Reading Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Reading Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgAdams CountyAdamsEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoBermudian Springs School DistrictBermudian SpgsNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempstead030102Tract 030102Reading TownshipReadingSeattle 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%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%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%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k437.009540%7.009540%7.0%3386.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.279070%6.279070%6.3%1356.279070%6.279070%6.3%1356.012518%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:
Pennsylvania
County:
Adams
Metro Area:
Gettysburg Area
Unincorporated Places:
Hampton, Lake Meade
ZIP Codes:
17316, 17350, 17372
Unified School District:
Bermudian Springs
Congressional District:
PA-4
State Senate District:
PA-33
State House District:
PA-193
Neighboring Townships:
Hamilton, Huntington, Latimore, Mount Pleasant, Paradise, Straban, Tyrone, Washington
Nearby Townships:
Berwick, Dover, Franklin, Jackson, Oxford