Food Stamps in Altoona, Blair 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 Blair County and Altoona
Altoona
Blair County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,741.000000$44,033.000000$36,741.000000$36.7k18,57418.6k$15,619.000000$16,982.000000$15,619.000000$15.6k4,750$46,835.000000$51,448.000000$46,835.000000$46.8k13,82413.8k
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 Blair County and Altoona
Altoona
Blair County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.989474%45.991561%46.989474%47.0%42.153%42.2%28.357895%24.171187%28.357895%28.4%71.044%71.0%12.442105%15.491260%12.442105%12.4%20.521%20.5%57.642105%55.768535%57.642105%57.6%42.575%42.6%24.168421%28.812538%24.168421%24.2%15.591%15.6%59.621053%51.416516%59.621053%59.6%70.924%70.9%
% 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 Blair County and Altoona
Altoona
Blair County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.157118%22.991631%22.157118%22.2%57.847%57.8%3.971354%3.638154%3.971354%4.0%28.956%29.0%16.558160%17.555498%16.558160%16.6%79.479%79.5%26.714410%27.476031%26.714410%26.7%57.425%57.4%44.958044%47.270213%44.958044%45.0%84.409%84.4%8.398438%7.499004%8.398438%8.4%29.076%29.1%
% 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 Blair County and Altoona
Altoona
Blair County
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1All RacesHispanic2White3Asian178.947368%39.823009%78.947368%78.9%45308.709141%309%66.960352%54.029851%66.960352%67.0%152261.836123%262%54.936709%51.051625%54.936709%54.9%217214.819880%215%25.573382%16.279389%25.573382%25.6%4,750100.000000%100%24.647887%22.274882%24.647887%24.6%3596.381023%96%24.263793%15.587482%24.263793%24.3%4,30194.879094%95%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.084507%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Altoona

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Altoona

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Altoona

There are 16 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Altoona (11 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Altoona, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Altoona, selected neighborhoods in Altoona, and entities that contain Altoona
0%20%40%60%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownLogantown NeighborhoodLogantownDutch Hill NeighborhoodDutch HillCenter City NeighborhoodCenter CityCalvert Hills NeighborhoodCalvert HillsFairview NeighborhoodFairviewAltoonaAltoonaWestmont NeighborhoodWestmontEast End NeighborhoodEast EndAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaJuniata NeighborhoodJuniataAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairGarden Heights NeighborhoodGdn HtsLlyswen NeighborhoodLlyswenPleasant Valley NeighborhoodPleasant VlyHighland Park NeighborhoodHighland ParkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaEldorado NeighborhoodEldoradoWehnwood NeighborhoodWehnwoodPenn State Altoona NeighborhoodPenn State Altoona63.434343%63.434343%63.4%538539146.639351%46.639351%46.6%293238.068101%38.068101%38.1%711333.638711%33.638711%33.6%193429.661017%29.661017%29.7%190191527.205327%27.205327%27.2%536625.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75025.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75024.171753%24.171753%24.2%279723.776802%23.776802%23.8%458459822.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35118.110203%18.110203%18.1%306307916.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29514.956803%14.956803%15.0%491014.744263%14.744263%14.7%74751114.738612%14.738612%14.7%1741751213.728292%13.728292%13.7%1291313.364894%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%644,209644k11.774389%11.774389%11.8%134135141.996850%1.996850%2.0%5150.847458%0.847458%0.8%1216
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Altoona Area

There are 25 county subdivisions in the Altoona Area. This section compares Altoona to all of the county subdivisions in the Altoona Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other county subdivisions in the Altoona Area, and entities that contain Altoona
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#AltoonaAltoonaAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaNewryGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldRoaring SpringRoaring SpgTyroneWilliamsburgAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairFreedom TownshipFreedomMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTunnelhillPennsylvaniaDuncansvilleSnyder TownshipSnyderAntis TownshipAntisNorth Woodbury TownshipN WoodburyLogan TownshipLoganBellwoodJuniata TownshipJuniataMartinsburgBlair TownshipBlairAllegheny TownshipAlleghenyCatharine TownshipCatharineTyrone TownshipTyroneWoodbury TownshipWoodburyHuston TownshipHustonHollidaysburgFrankstown TownshipFrankstownTaylor TownshipTaylor25.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75025.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,750122.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35121.904762%21.904762%21.9%23220.908005%20.908005%20.9%350319.452590%19.452590%19.5%199418.733032%18.733032%18.7%414518.253968%18.253968%18.3%92616.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29514.812139%14.812139%14.8%205713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.043478%13.043478%13.0%6812.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.095400%12.095400%12.1%71911.760125%11.760125%11.8%1511011.662631%11.662631%11.7%2891111.639676%11.639676%11.6%1151211.070182%11.070182%11.1%5711310.972222%10.972222%11.0%791410.864745%10.864745%10.9%491510.495283%10.495283%10.5%89169.876543%9.876543%9.9%176179.007353%9.007353%9.0%245188.896797%8.896797%8.9%25196.841339%6.841339%6.8%47206.548673%6.548673%6.5%37216.306306%6.306306%6.3%28225.176723%5.176723%5.2%145234.352763%4.352763%4.4%115242.404810%2.404810%2.4%2425
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares Altoona to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona. 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 Altoona, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Altoona
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaBethlehemPittsburghAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper 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%12,86512.9k140.482343%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%4,75025.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,7501125.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1222.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6341322.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35121.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,3991417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29515.213388%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%1,061236.938326%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 Altoona to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona. 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 Altoona, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Altoona
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordAltoonaAltoonaPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle 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 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%10,34110.3k1725.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75025.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75025.315915%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%8,9742122.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35122.095544%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%12,17012.2k2816.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.195840%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%5,545397.176033%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 Altoona to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona. 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 Altoona, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Altoona
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimoreAltoonaAltoonaPhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBlair CountyBlairFort 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 HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast 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%62,80362.8k525.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75025.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,75025.315915%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%224,967225k922.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,35120.437953%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%55,99456.0k1716.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29516.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,29515.901493%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%20,38620.4k407.755337%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:
Blair
Metro Area:
Altoona Area
City:
Altoona
ZIP Codes:
16601, 16602
Unified School District:
Altoona
Neighborhoods:
Calvert Hills, Center City, Downtown, Dutch Hill, East End, Eldorado, Fairview, Garden Heights, Highland Park, Juniata, Llyswen, Logantown, Penn State Altoona, Pleasant Valley, Wehnwood, Westmont
Congressional District:
PA-9
State Senate District:
PA-30
State House District:
PA-79
Neighboring Townships:
Allegheny, Logan
Nearby Townships:
Blair, Dean, Frankstown, Gallitzin