Food Stamps in the Franklin Township, Carbon 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 Carbon County and the Franklin Township
Franklin Township
Carbon County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$60,864.000000$50,822.000000$60,864.000000$60.9k1,722$12,250.000000$19,516.000000$12,250.000000$12.3k55$61,373.000000$54,888.000000$61,373.000000$61.4k1,667
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 Carbon County and the Franklin Township
Franklin Township
Carbon County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.272727%48.929099%47.272727%47.3%7.202%7.20%47.272727%25.221566%47.272727%47.3%30.233%30.2%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.688331%0.000%0%72.727273%55.539143%72.727273%72.7%8.065%8.06%47.272727%26.809453%47.272727%47.3%3.533%3.53%52.727273%45.531758%52.727273%52.7%24.167%24.2%
% 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 Carbon County and the Franklin Township
Franklin Township
Carbon County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.095981%23.722138%20.095981%20.1%92.798%92.8%3.599280%4.159273%3.599280%3.6%69.767%69.8%14.457109%16.788574%14.457109%14.5%100.000%100%27.354529%28.063190%27.354529%27.4%91.935%91.9%42.591482%46.288682%42.591482%42.6%96.467%96.5%5.458908%6.760441%5.458908%5.5%75.833%75.8%
% 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 Carbon County and the Franklin Township
Franklin Township
Carbon County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Other1100.000000%21.686747%100.000000%100.0%113,130.909091%3,131%3.193961%10.490838%3.193961%3.2%55100.000000%100%2.606635%9.834453%2.606635%2.6%4481.611374%82%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.800281%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.182796%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 Allentown Area

There are 108 county subdivisions in the Allentown Area. This section compares the Franklin Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Franklin Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,676.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Franklin Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain the Franklin Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#AllentownEastonBethlehemTown of PhillipsburgPhillipsburgBangorCatasauquaNorthamptonMiddle AtlanticNortheastWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPenn Forest TownshipPenn FrstHellertownBethlehemLehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonCarbon CountyCarbonJim ThorpeNazarethLopatcong TownshipLopatcongEmmausWhitehall TownshipWhitehallLehighton Area School DistrictLehightonLehigh TownshipLehigh020700Tract 020700Washington TownshipWashingtonTown of HackettstownHackettstownPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldWashington TownshipWashingtonPalmer TownshipPalmerWhite TownshipWhiteGreenwich TownshipGreenwichMoore TownshipMooreSalisbury TownshipSalisburySouth Whitehall TownshipS WhitehallNorth Whitehall TownshipN WhitehallForks TownshipForksWashingtonLower Saucon TownshipLower SauconUpper Saucon TownshipUpper SauconFranklin TownshipFranklinUpper Macungie TownshipUpper MacungieBethlehem TownshipBethlehemMansfield TownshipMansfieldUpper Mount Bethel TownshipUpper Mt BethelBushkill TownshipBushkillLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieHanover TownshipHanoverUpper Nazareth TownshipUpper NazarethWeisenberg TownshipWeisenbergWashington TownshipWashingtonUpper Milford TownshipUpper MilfordLower Nazareth TownshipLower NazarethEast Allen TownshipE AllenBlairstown TownshipBlairstownIndependence TownshipIndependenceWilliams TownshipWilliams29.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k122.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,115221.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,399320.209755%20.209755%20.2%1,214418.612157%18.612157%18.6%346516.654079%16.654079%16.7%441614.653903%14.653903%14.7%597713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.082382%13.082382%13.1%424813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.705570%12.705570%12.7%479911.702128%11.702128%11.7%2641011.659824%11.659824%11.7%9941111.297641%11.297641%11.3%2491211.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.720974%10.720974%10.7%2291310.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,7089.626604%9.626604%9.6%165149.378758%9.378758%9.4%234158.830164%8.830164%8.8%274168.213512%8.213512%8.2%417178.203950%8.203950%8.2%893188.049710%8.049710%8.0%5707.336288%7.336288%7.3%298197.139411%7.139411%7.1%1486.986900%6.986900%7.0%192206.940799%6.940799%6.9%238216.634692%6.634692%6.6%166226.576087%6.576087%6.6%121236.537295%6.537295%6.5%539245.186916%5.186916%5.2%111255.082873%5.082873%5.1%92264.657070%4.657070%4.7%165274.655564%4.655564%4.7%246284.449403%4.449403%4.4%339294.285479%4.285479%4.3%260304.079799%4.079799%4.1%227313.889537%3.889537%3.9%100323.626220%3.626220%3.6%156333.514676%3.514676%3.5%188343.193961%3.193961%3.2%553.178340%3.178340%3.2%270353.167788%3.167788%3.2%273362.933591%2.933591%2.9%91372.847114%2.847114%2.8%73382.830503%2.830503%2.8%85392.542580%2.542580%2.5%312402.278121%2.278121%2.3%96412.247191%2.247191%2.2%46422.084476%2.084476%2.1%38431.892347%1.892347%1.9%45441.649702%1.649702%1.6%47451.448598%1.448598%1.4%31461.143791%1.143791%1.1%21470.895804%0.895804%0.9%19480.645995%0.645995%0.6%15490.570426%0.570426%0.6%1350
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 Franklin Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Franklin 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 Franklin Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Franklin Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownCarbon CountyCarbonBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsLehighton Area School DistrictLehighton020700Tract 020700York TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonShaler TownshipShalerUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionFranklin TownshipFranklinRadnor 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%644,209644k11.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691811.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,70810.120105%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%1,061238.049710%8.049710%8.0%5707.139411%7.139411%7.1%1486.938326%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%408403.193961%3.193961%3.2%553.044521%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 Franklin Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Franklin 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 Franklin Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Franklin 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 IslandAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownQuincyCarbon CountyCarbonTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonLehighton Area School DistrictLehightonTown of AmherstAmherst020700Tract 020700Town of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghFranklin TownshipFranklinTown 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%20,82420.8k3311.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,7089.145754%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%5,545398.049710%8.049710%8.0%5707.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.139411%7.139411%7.1%1487.005629%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%1,216473.193961%3.193961%3.2%553.090064%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 Franklin Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Franklin 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 Franklin Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Franklin 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, CharlotteSeattleAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodCarbon CountyCarbonDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisLehighton Area School DistrictLehightonEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego020700Tract 020700Northeast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoFranklin TownshipFranklin42.327373%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%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,70810.333295%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%20,38620.4k408.049710%8.049710%8.0%5707.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k437.139411%7.139411%7.1%1486.406793%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%7,721503.193961%3.193961%3.2%55
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:
Carbon
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
Unincorporated Place:
Weissport East
ZIP Codes:
18071, 18229, 18235
Unified School District:
Lehighton
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-122
Neighboring Townships:
Lower Towamensing, Mahoning, Penn Forest, Towamensing
Nearby Townships:
East Penn, Lehigh, Lehigh, Polk, Washington