Food Stamps in the Union 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 Union Township
Union Township
Adams County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$72,813.000000$61,927.000000$72,813.000000$72.8k1,155$75,491.000000$65,641.000000$75,491.000000$75.5k1,109
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 Union Township
Union Township
Adams County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.695652%51.911469%58.695652%58.7%7.988%7.99%32.608696%27.632461%32.608696%32.6%24.194%24.2%10.869565%15.895372%10.869565%10.9%1.916%1.92%21.739130%56.237425%21.739130%21.7%3.497%3.50%26.086957%31.120054%26.086957%26.1%2.381%2.38%58.695652%44.902750%58.695652%58.7%58.696%58.7%
% 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 Union Township
Union Township
Adams County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.043282%27.789271%28.043282%28.0%92.012%92.0%4.238052%4.012809%4.238052%4.2%75.806%75.8%23.083859%21.361975%23.083859%23.1%98.084%98.1%24.887286%24.442429%24.887286%24.9%96.503%96.5%44.364292%43.724318%44.364292%44.4%97.619%97.6%1.713255%4.783631%1.713255%1.7%41.304%41.3%
% 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 Union Township
Union Township
Adams County
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed34.081633%7.039216%4.081633%4.1%46102.484472%102%3.982684%7.792208%3.982684%4.0%46100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.730337%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.569106%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 Union Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Gettysburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Gettysburg Area, and entities that contain the Union Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#New OxfordBonneauvilleGettysburgYork SpringsMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMenallen TownshipMenallenOxford TownshipOxfordTyrone TownshipTyroneLittlestownBendersvilleHuntington TownshipHuntingtonStraban TownshipStrabanBerwick TownshipBerwickFranklin TownshipFranklinLittlestown Area School DistrictLittlestownGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgAdams CountyAdamsEast BerlinArendtsvilleMcSherrystownAbbottstownBiglervilleHamiltonban TownshipHamiltonbanFairfieldReading TownshipReadingCumberland TownshipCumberlandConewago TownshipConewagoMount Joy TownshipMt JoyButler TownshipButlerLatimore TownshipLatimoreHighland TownshipHighland031203Tract 031203Union 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%159137.946788%7.946788%7.9%4547.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.340946%7.340946%7.3%45147.142857%7.142857%7.1%24156.719368%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%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%463.982684%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 Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Union 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 TownshipFallsLittlestown Area School DistrictLittlestownGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgAdams CountyAdamsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonShaler TownshipShaler031203Tract 031203Union TownshipUnionUpper 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%1,061237.946788%7.946788%7.9%4547.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9826.938326%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%821285.362805%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%503393.982684%3.982684%4.0%463.982684%3.982684%4.0%463.407098%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 Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Union 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 BabylonBabylonLittlestown Area School DistrictLittlestownGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgAdams CountyAdamsTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntington031203Tract 031203Union TownshipUnionEdison 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%5,545397.946788%7.946788%7.9%4547.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,9827.176033%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%3,052453.982684%3.982684%4.0%463.982684%3.982684%4.0%463.812606%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 Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Union 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 HarrisLittlestown Area School DistrictLittlestownGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgAdams CountyAdamsEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan Jose031203Tract 031203Union TownshipUnionPlano42.327373%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%20,38620.4k407.946788%7.946788%7.9%4547.792208%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%60,92860.9k436.406793%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%29,11429.1k493.982684%3.982684%4.0%463.982684%3.982684%4.0%463.859381%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
ZIP Codes:
17331, 17340
Unified School District:
Littlestown
Congressional District:
PA-4
State Senate District:
PA-33
State House District:
PA-91
Neighboring Boroughs:
Littlestown
Neighboring Districts:
3, Myers
Neighboring Townships:
Conewago, Germany, Mount Pleasant, Penn, West Manheim
Nearby Districts:
1, Taneytown
Nearby Townships:
Berwick, Heidelberg, Mount Joy, Oxford