Food Stamps in the South Heidelberg Township, Berks 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 Berks County and the South Heidelberg Township
South Heidelberg Township
Berks County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$86,000.000000$57,068.000000$86,000.000000$86.0k2,550$88,872.000000$64,541.000000$88,872.000000$88.9k2,385
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 the South Heidelberg Township
South Heidelberg Township
Berks County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.303030%56.605296%30.303030%30.3%6.353%6.35%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.792730%0.000%0%10.909091%17.376862%10.909091%10.9%2.975%2.98%47.272727%54.028661%47.272727%47.3%13.660%13.7%51.515152%26.283572%51.515152%51.5%7.569%7.57%9.696970%51.181551%9.696970%9.7%34.783%34.8%
% 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 the South Heidelberg Township
South Heidelberg Township
Berks County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.901468%28.441051%30.901468%30.9%93.647%93.6%3.731656%4.990980%3.731656%3.7%100.000%100%24.612159%20.852965%24.612159%24.6%97.025%97.0%20.670860%22.812212%20.670860%20.7%86.340%86.3%43.522013%42.023337%43.522013%43.5%92.431%92.4%1.257862%6.291056%1.257862%1.3%65.217%65.2%
% 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 the South Heidelberg Township
South Heidelberg Township
Berks County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Asian1All RacesWhite2Mixed1Other135.294118%32.822757%35.294118%35.3%18545.454545%545%25.000000%11.288265%25.000000%25.0%16386.363636%386%6.470588%13.823458%6.470588%6.5%165100.000000%100%5.529759%7.196766%5.529759%5.5%13185.459918%85%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%49.665132%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%38.671746%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 Reading Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the South Heidelberg Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Reading Area, and entities that contain the South Heidelberg Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingMount 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 TownshipConrad Weiser Area School DistrictConrad Weiser010700Tract 010700South 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%12,86512.9k119.700552%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%121246.526076%6.526076%6.5%4586.470588%6.470588%6.5%1656.470588%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 the South Heidelberg Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the South Heidelberg 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 South Heidelberg Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the South Heidelberg Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamConrad Weiser Area School DistrictConrad Weiser010700Tract 010700South Heidelberg TownshipS HeidelbergAbington 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%12,86512.9k140.482343%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%950266.526076%6.526076%6.5%4586.470588%6.470588%6.5%1656.470588%6.470588%6.5%1656.389883%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 the South Heidelberg Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the South Heidelberg 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 South Heidelberg Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the South Heidelberg Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town 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 RivConrad Weiser Area School DistrictConrad Weiser010700Tract 010700South Heidelberg TownshipS HeidelbergTown 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%108,512109k3113.823458%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%2,394426.526076%6.526076%6.5%4586.470588%6.470588%6.5%1656.470588%6.470588%6.5%1656.305438%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 South Heidelberg Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the South Heidelberg 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 South Heidelberg Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the South Heidelberg Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl 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 DiegoConrad Weiser Area School DistrictConrad Weiser010700Tract 010700South Heidelberg TownshipS HeidelbergNortheast 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%108,512109k2413.823458%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%60,92860.9k436.526076%6.526076%6.5%4586.470588%6.470588%6.5%1656.470588%6.470588%6.5%1656.406793%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
ZIP Codes:
17569, 19551, 19565, 19608
Unified School District:
Conrad Weiser
Congressional District:
PA-6
State Senate District:
PA-29
State House District:
PA-129
Neighboring Boroughs:
Sinking Spring, Wernersville
Neighboring Townships:
East Cocalico, Heidelberg, Lower Heidelberg, Millcreek, Spring, West Cocalico
Nearby Townships:
Cumru, North Heidelberg