Food Stamps in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Berks County and Reading
Reading
Berks County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$27,247.000000$57,068.000000$27,247.000000$27.2k29,01929.0k$16,695.000000$19,927.000000$16,695.000000$16.7k12,86512.9k$38,107.000000$64,541.000000$38,107.000000$38.1k16,15416.2k
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 Berks County and Reading
Reading
Berks County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty259.409250%56.605296%59.409250%59.4%63.328%63.3%37.621454%31.792730%37.621454%37.6%78.725%78.7%15.227361%17.376862%15.227361%15.2%43.934%43.9%56.245628%54.028661%56.245628%56.2%62.557%62.6%24.018655%26.283572%24.018655%24.0%35.452%35.5%61.383599%51.181551%61.383599%61.4%75.809%75.8%
% 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 Berks County and Reading
Reading
Berks County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.398787%28.441051%27.398787%27.4%36.672%36.7%8.097066%4.990980%8.097066%8.1%21.275%21.3%15.476043%20.852965%15.476043%15.5%56.066%56.1%26.810697%22.812212%26.810697%26.8%37.443%37.4%34.827287%42.023337%34.827287%34.8%64.548%64.5%15.599851%6.291056%15.599851%15.6%24.191%24.2%
% 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 Berks County and Reading
Reading
Berks County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2Other1All RacesBlack1Asian1White361.447811%49.665132%61.447811%61.4%2,190138.605056%139%58.212005%47.917995%58.212005%58.2%4,558131.306193%131%47.773475%38.671746%47.773475%47.8%1,974107.760473%108%44.333023%13.823458%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k100.000000%100%41.552142%32.822757%41.552142%41.6%1,54293.727292%94%30.630631%11.288265%30.630631%30.6%6869.092131%69%26.495816%7.196766%26.495816%26.5%2,53359.765416%60%
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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Reading

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Reading Area

There are 74 county subdivisions in the Reading Area. This section compares Reading to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Reading Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,350.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Reading, selected other county subdivisions in the Reading Area, and entities that contain Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingReading School DistrictReadingReadingMount PennLaureldaleReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksWest ReadingHamburgMiddle AtlanticGreenwich TownshipGreenwichNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLower Alsace TownshipLower AlsaceRichmond TownshipRichmondSinking SpringSinking SpgWernersvilleBirdsboroMuhlenberg TownshipMuhlenbergShillingtonKenhorstMohntonAlsace TownshipAlsaceLongswamp TownshipLongswampCumru TownshipCumruRockland TownshipRocklandWashington TownshipWashingtonHereford TownshipHerefordBoyertownTilden TownshipTildenBern TownshipSouth Heidelberg TownshipS HeidelbergPerry TownshipPerryAmity TownshipAmityLower Heidelberg TownshipLower HeidelbergDouglass TownshipDouglassKutztownTulpehocken TownshipTulpehockenFleetwoodCentre TownshipCentreExeter TownshipExeterMaidencreek TownshipMaidencreekUnion TownshipUnionWindsor TownshipWindsorSpring TownshipSpgWomelsdorfRuscombmanor TownshipRuscombmanorRobeson TownshipRobesonOntelaunee TownshipOntelauneeBethel TownshipBethelColebrookdale TownshipColebrookdaleCaernarvon TownshipCaernarvonBrecknock TownshipBrecknockEarl TownshipMaxatawny TownshipMaxatawnyWyomissingOley Township44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k119.700552%19.700552%19.7%250215.617128%15.617128%15.6%248313.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.736264%13.736264%13.7%225413.431270%13.431270%13.4%256513.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.266667%13.266667%13.3%199613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.763396%12.763396%12.8%212710.704023%10.704023%10.7%149810.613811%10.613811%10.6%166910.330138%10.330138%10.3%971010.050251%10.050251%10.1%200119.579655%9.579655%9.6%727129.198543%9.198543%9.2%202138.782609%8.782609%8.8%101148.673091%8.673091%8.7%117158.650742%8.650742%8.7%134168.508810%8.508810%8.5%198177.652360%7.652360%7.7%501187.601935%7.601935%7.6%110197.524613%7.524613%7.5%107207.206406%7.206406%7.2%81216.947368%6.947368%6.9%132226.853583%6.853583%6.9%88236.568947%6.568947%6.6%121246.470588%6.470588%6.5%165256.422018%6.422018%6.4%63266.104129%6.104129%6.1%272276.087383%6.087383%6.1%124286.023222%6.023222%6.0%83295.818001%5.818001%5.8%117305.682951%5.682951%5.7%57315.526992%5.526992%5.5%86325.487805%5.487805%5.5%90334.991198%4.991198%5.0%482344.944412%4.944412%4.9%169354.913679%4.913679%4.9%74364.907306%4.907306%4.9%45374.770049%4.770049%4.8%502384.540967%4.540967%4.5%46394.468912%4.468912%4.5%69404.075472%4.075472%4.1%108413.804994%3.804994%3.8%32423.736089%3.736089%3.7%47433.325416%3.325416%3.3%70443.306343%3.306343%3.3%49453.113553%3.113553%3.1%51462.708978%2.708978%2.7%35472.400662%2.400662%2.4%29482.368905%2.368905%2.4%103491.231190%1.231190%1.2%1850
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 Reading to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Reading, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingReading School DistrictReadingReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss 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%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%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%2,8091613.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.818242%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%1,061236.938326%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%821285.362805%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 Reading to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Reading, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingReading School DistrictReadingReadingTown of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown 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 SmithtownSmithtown44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k41.537790%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%108,512109k3113.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.731890%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%5,545397.176033%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 Reading to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Reading, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingReading School DistrictReadingReadingDetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksLas 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 HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k42.327373%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%108,512109k2413.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.780346%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%20,38620.4k407.755337%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:
Pennsylvania
County:
Berks
Metro Area:
Reading Area
City:
Reading
ZIP Codes:
19601, 19602, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19610, 19611
Unified School District:
Reading
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-11
State House Districts:
PA-126, PA-127
Neighboring Townships:
Alsace, Bern, Cumru, Lower Alsace, Muhlenberg
Nearby Townships:
Exeter, Lower Heidelberg, Robeson, Ruscombmanor, Spring