Food Stamps in the Ross Township, Allegheny 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 Allegheny County and the Ross Township
Ross Township
Allegheny County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$65,726.000000$54,357.000000$65,726.000000$65.7k13,75113.8k$20,446.000000$16,413.000000$20,446.000000$20.4k721$68,223.000000$61,294.000000$68,223.000000$68.2k13,03013.0k
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 Allegheny County and the Ross Township
Ross Township
Allegheny County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.959778%42.971678%48.959778%49.0%12.052%12.1%21.775312%28.018062%21.775312%21.8%37.116%37.1%18.169209%10.418075%18.169209%18.2%5.683%5.68%43.689320%46.201696%43.689320%43.7%11.496%11.5%27.461859%31.519936%27.461859%27.5%3.341%3.34%34.257975%51.371567%34.257975%34.3%30.683%30.7%
% 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 Allegheny County and the Ross Township
Ross Township
Allegheny County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.769762%22.229900%19.769762%19.8%87.948%87.9%2.041443%3.625793%2.041443%2.0%62.884%62.9%16.684574%17.031034%16.684574%16.7%94.317%94.3%18.610898%21.194205%18.610898%18.6%88.504%88.5%43.960092%40.285042%43.960092%44.0%96.659%96.7%4.282425%7.583584%4.282425%4.3%69.317%69.3%
% 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 Allegheny County and the Ross Township
Ross Township
Allegheny County
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1White2Hispanic3All RacesAsian1Black1Other114.736842%28.139437%14.736842%14.7%14281.062851%281%5.440229%8.272296%5.440229%5.4%684103.756713%104%5.319149%14.332123%5.319149%5.3%10101.447458%101%5.243255%12.259662%5.243255%5.2%721100.000000%100%2.519380%6.802189%2.519380%2.5%1348.049920%48%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.420196%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.586974%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

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Ross Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.6%3.7%6.7%9.8%12.9%16.0%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Ross Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1.9%5.0%8.0%11.0%14.0%17.0%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Ross Township

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Ross Township (0 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Ross Township, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ross Township.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Ross Township, selected neighborhoods in the Ross Township, and entities that contain the Ross Township
0%5%10%15%Count#Perry North NeighborhoodPerry NorthMiddle AtlanticBrighton Heights NeighborhoodBrighton HtsNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyNorth Hills School DistrictNorth HillsRoss TownshipSummer Hill NeighborhoodSummer Hill15.926652%15.926652%15.9%273274113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.350906%13.350906%13.4%422213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k5.967151%5.967151%6.0%1,0105.243255%5.243255%5.2%7210.607287%0.607287%0.6%233
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Pittsburgh Area

There are 460 county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area. This section compares the Ross Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ross Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 11,197.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Ross Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain the Ross Township
0%10%20%30%Count#McKeesportButlerWashingtonNew KensingtonWilkinsburgNorth Union TownshipN UnionGreensburgPittsburghMunhallPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyDerry TownshipDerryBaldwinRostraver TownshipRostraverWhitehallHempfield TownshipHempfieldLower BurrellButler TownshipButlerNorth Fayette TownshipN FayetteSouth Park TownshipS PkMonroevilleHopewell TownshipHopewellElizabeth TownshipElizabethUnity TownshipUnityNorth Hills School DistrictNorth HillsPlumCecil TownshipCecilRoss TownshipNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonScott TownshipScottBethel ParkNorth Strabane TownshipN StrabaneMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonWest Deer TownshipW DeerJefferson HillsJefferson HlsShaler TownshipShalerCenter TownshipCtrRobinson TownshipRobinsonPenn TownshipMoon TownshipSouth Fayette TownshipS FayetteHampton TownshipHamptonRichland TownshipRichlandCranberry TownshipCranberryMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessMurrysvilleAdams TownshipAdamsUpper St. Clair TownshipUpper St. ClairFranklin ParkPeters TownshipPetersPine Township35.332804%35.332804%35.3%3,116133.491260%33.491260%33.5%2,050228.690118%28.690118%28.7%1,623322.991263%22.991263%23.0%1,342422.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,826521.018277%21.018277%21.0%1,127620.895071%20.895071%20.9%1,382717.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k815.590964%15.590964%15.6%773915.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091013.364894%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%644,209644k12.648040%12.648040%12.6%1,1001112.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.980481%11.980481%12.0%7121210.216203%10.216203%10.2%860139.742186%9.742186%9.7%427149.036760%9.036760%9.0%531158.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468168.078880%8.078880%8.1%381177.604361%7.604361%7.6%572187.410437%7.410437%7.4%453196.975050%6.975050%7.0%383206.693760%6.693760%6.7%840216.449716%6.449716%6.4%329226.050605%6.050605%6.1%330235.991541%5.991541%6.0%510245.967151%5.967151%6.0%1,0105.362805%5.362805%5.4%592255.323276%5.323276%5.3%247265.243255%5.243255%5.2%721275.081714%5.081714%5.1%625284.934044%4.934044%4.9%389294.451902%4.451902%4.5%597304.322305%4.322305%4.3%243314.279263%4.279263%4.3%597324.265692%4.265692%4.3%210334.144022%4.144022%4.1%183344.139236%4.139236%4.1%503354.054967%4.054967%4.1%180364.009474%4.009474%4.0%237373.983697%3.983697%4.0%303383.941188%3.941188%3.9%386393.881857%3.881857%3.9%230403.544234%3.544234%3.5%256413.311718%3.311718%3.3%143422.743233%2.743233%2.7%300432.637605%2.637605%2.6%311442.513621%2.513621%2.5%203451.888359%1.888359%1.9%91461.318401%1.318401%1.3%93471.308226%1.308226%1.3%66481.157531%1.157531%1.2%87490.314890%0.314890%0.3%1450
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 Pennsylvania

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Ross Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Ross Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterNorth Hills School DistrictNorth HillsPlumRoss 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%644,209644k12.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.671811%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%1,061236.938326%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%821285.967151%5.967151%6.0%1,0105.362805%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 Ross Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ross Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Ross Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Ross 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 IslandPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadNorth Hills School DistrictNorth HillsWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeRoss TownshipTown 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%20,82420.8k3312.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k10.627025%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%5,545397.176033%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%15,24115.2k435.967151%5.967151%6.0%1,0105.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845445.243255%5.243255%5.2%7214.454109%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 Ross Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ross Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Ross Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Ross 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, CharlottePittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenySeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastNorth Hills School DistrictNorth HillsOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Ross TownshipSan 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%39,89339.9k3112.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.909058%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%20,38620.4k407.755337%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%13,74613.7k465.967151%5.967151%6.0%1,0105.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.243255%5.243255%5.2%7215.164561%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:
Allegheny
Metro Area:
Pittsburgh Area
Unincorporated Place:
Glenshaw
ZIP Codes:
15116, 15202, 15209, 15212, 15214, 15229, 15237
Unified School District:
North Hills
Neighborhoods:
Brighton Heights, Perry North, Summer Hill
Congressional District:
PA-12
State Senate District:
PA-38
State House Districts:
PA-20, PA-21
Neighboring Townships:
Kilbuck, McCandless, Ohio, Reserve, Shaler
Nearby Townships:
Hampton, Kennedy, Neville, Stowe