Food Stamps in the Portage Township, Cambria 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 Cambria County and the Portage Township
Portage Township
Cambria County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,300.000000$42,917.000000$50,300.000000$50.3k1,394$14,777.000000$15,310.000000$14,777.000000$14.8k184$57,375.000000$50,701.000000$57,375.000000$57.4k1,210
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 Cambria County and the Portage Township
Portage Township
Cambria County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.217391%41.307798%40.217391%40.2%18.830%18.8%14.673913%25.013226%14.673913%14.7%39.130%39.1%4.891304%10.771347%4.891304%4.9%3.358%3.36%80.434783%55.010052%80.434783%80.4%28.850%28.8%50.543478%29.795789%50.543478%50.5%13.943%13.9%63.586957%54.999471%63.586957%63.6%60.622%60.6%
% 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 Cambria County and the Portage Township
Portage Township
Cambria County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.363636%22.130101%26.363636%26.4%81.170%81.2%3.471074%3.563428%3.471074%3.5%60.870%60.9%21.404959%16.223855%21.404959%21.4%96.642%96.6%30.165289%28.915688%30.165289%30.2%71.150%71.2%47.438017%49.161485%47.438017%47.4%86.057%86.1%6.280992%7.788455%6.280992%6.3%39.378%39.4%
% 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 Cambria County and the Portage Township
Portage Township
Cambria County
0%5%10%15%Count%All RacesWhite113.199426%16.518684%13.199426%13.2%184100.000000%100%13.199426%15.041132%13.199426%13.2%184100.000000%100%
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 Johnstown Area

There are 63 county subdivisions in the Johnstown Area. This section compares the Portage Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Johnstown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portage Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 663.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Portage Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Johnstown Area, and entities that contain the Portage Township
0%10%20%30%Count#JohnstownDaleEast ConemaughE ConemaughReade TownshipReadeSouth ForkPortageLorainPattonNanty-GloGallitzinNorthern CambriaN CambriaScalp LevelFerndaleSummerhill TownshipSummerhillJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownCambria CountyCambriaHastingsBrownstownConemaugh TownshipConemaughSusquehanna TownshipSusquehannaElder TownshipElderWhite TownshipWhiteLower Yoder TownshipLower YoderMiddle Atlantic012900Tract 012900Portage TownshipPortageNortheastEast Taylor TownshipE TaylorUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCressonPennsylvaniaWest Taylor TownshipW TaylorBlacklick TownshipBlacklickWashington TownshipWashingtonWest Carroll TownshipW CarrollLillyCroyle TownshipCroyleCresson TownshipCressonStonycreek TownshipStonycreekCarrolltownRichland TownshipRichlandBarr TownshipUpper Yoder TownshipUpper YoderEbensburgCambria TownshipCambriaAdams TownshipAdamsGallitzin TownshipGallitzinJackson TownshipJacksonMiddle Taylor TownshipMiddle TaylorGeistownEast Carroll TownshipE CarrollWestmontMunster TownshipMunsterSouthmontAllegheny TownshipAlleghenyLorettoClearfield TownshipClearfield38.825125%38.825125%38.8%3,721137.080868%37.080868%37.1%188234.632035%34.632035%34.6%160327.401575%27.401575%27.4%174423.389021%23.389021%23.4%98522.949389%22.949389%22.9%263621.489971%21.489971%21.5%75720.809249%20.809249%20.8%180820.246479%20.246479%20.2%230920.153846%20.153846%20.2%1311019.530201%19.530201%19.5%2911118.918919%18.918919%18.9%631218.825301%18.825301%18.8%1251318.392070%18.392070%18.4%1671416.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.300366%16.300366%16.3%891515.709970%15.709970%15.7%521615.263749%15.263749%15.3%1361715.258512%15.258512%15.3%1211815.000000%15.000000%15.0%541914.379085%14.379085%14.4%442014.170338%14.170338%14.2%1932113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.199426%13.199426%13.2%18413.199426%13.199426%13.2%1842213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.137996%13.137996%13.1%1392313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008130%13.008130%13.0%962412.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.786885%12.786885%12.8%392512.348668%12.348668%12.3%1022612.087912%12.087912%12.1%442711.970534%11.970534%12.0%652811.202186%11.202186%11.2%412910.960452%10.960452%11.0%973010.038119%10.038119%10.0%79319.186536%9.186536%9.2%131328.781870%8.781870%8.8%31338.687539%8.687539%8.7%419348.280255%8.280255%8.3%65358.270342%8.270342%8.3%186368.263473%8.263473%8.3%138378.108108%8.108108%8.1%177387.761733%7.761733%7.8%172397.429719%7.429719%7.4%37406.857143%6.857143%6.9%120416.597222%6.597222%6.6%19426.454545%6.454545%6.5%71436.397306%6.397306%6.4%38445.112279%5.112279%5.1%107454.761905%4.761905%4.8%12464.665960%4.665960%4.7%44474.414003%4.414003%4.4%29483.846154%3.846154%3.8%4493.424658%3.424658%3.4%2050
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 Portage Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portage 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 Portage Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Portage Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownCambria CountyCambriaPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle Atlantic012900Tract 012900Portage TownshipPortageNortheastUnited 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%4,7501125.315915%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%23,03323.0k1516.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45115.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091613.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.199426%13.199426%13.2%18413.199426%13.199426%13.2%18413.194686%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 the Portage Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portage 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 Portage Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Portage Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownCambria CountyCambriaJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle Atlantic012900Tract 012900Portage TownshipPortageNortheastUnited 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%10,34110.3k1725.315915%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%12,17012.2k2816.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.195840%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%2,061,2852.06M13.199426%13.199426%13.2%18413.199426%13.199426%13.2%18413.194686%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 the Portage Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portage 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 Portage Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Portage Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownCambria CountyCambriaFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle Atlantic012900Tract 012900Portage TownshipPortageNortheastTulsaUnited 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%62,80362.8k525.315915%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%55,99456.0k1716.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45115.901493%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%2,061,2852.06M13.199426%13.199426%13.2%18413.199426%13.199426%13.2%18413.194686%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:
Cambria
Metro Area:
Johnstown Area
Unincorporated Place:
Spring Hill
ZIP Codes:
15938, 15946, 15958
Unified School Districts:
Forest Hills, Portage
Congressional District:
PA-12
State Senate District:
PA-35
State House District:
PA-72
Neighboring Townships:
Greenfield, Juniata, Munster, Summerhill, Washington
Nearby Townships:
Cresson, Croyle, Pavia