Food Stamps in the Potter Township, Centre 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 Centre County and the Potter Township
Potter Township
Centre County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$61,935.000000$54,407.000000$61,935.000000$61.9k1,591$63,563.000000$57,505.000000$63,563.000000$63.6k1,521
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 Centre County and the Potter Township
Potter Township
Centre County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty294.285714%43.295513%94.285714%94.3%19.469%19.5%68.571429%23.001547%68.571429%68.6%71.642%71.6%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.168128%0.000%0%74.285714%40.407427%74.285714%74.3%11.111%11.1%5.714286%26.302218%5.714286%5.7%0.540%0.54%68.571429%42.109335%68.571429%68.6%45.714%45.7%
% 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 Centre County and the Potter Township
Potter Township
Centre County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.948718%22.577550%17.948718%17.9%80.531%80.5%1.249178%2.658064%1.249178%1.2%28.358%28.4%13.938199%18.472883%13.938199%13.9%100.000%100%27.350427%19.441675%27.350427%27.4%88.889%88.9%48.454964%33.021690%48.454964%48.5%99.460%99.5%3.747535%15.303147%3.747535%3.7%54.286%54.3%
% 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 Centre County and the Potter Township
Potter Township
Centre County
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed34.484305%6.751978%4.484305%4.5%70101.921845%102%4.399749%6.799095%4.399749%4.4%70100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.335578%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.865874%00.000000%0%
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 State College Area

There are 35 county subdivisions in the State College Area. This section compares the Potter Township to all of the county subdivisions in the State College Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Potter Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Potter Township, selected other county subdivisions in the State College Area, and entities that contain the Potter Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PhilipsburgUnionvilleMilesburgBellefonteHuston TownshipHustonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaTaylor TownshipTaylorBoggs TownshipBoggsPort MatildaWorth TownshipWorthRush TownshipLiberty TownshipLibertySpring TownshipSpgHoward TownshipHowardBenner TownshipBennerMiles TownshipMilesSnow Shoe TownshipSnow ShoeCurtin TownshipCurtinState College Metro AreaState CollegeCentre CountyCentreMillheimCentre HallGregg TownshipGreggPatton TownshipPattonCollege TownshipCollegeHalfmoon TownshipHalfmoonPenns Valley Area School DistrictPenns Valley010900Tract 010900Burnside TownshipBurnsideMarion TownshipMarionHaines TownshipHainesState CollegePotter TownshipPotterHarris TownshipHarrisSnow ShoeHowardUnion TownshipUnionFerguson TownshipFergusonWalker TownshipWalkerPenn Township20.090978%20.090978%20.1%265118.888889%18.888889%18.9%17216.890080%16.890080%16.9%63316.014760%16.014760%16.0%434414.492754%14.492754%14.5%80513.364894%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%644,209644k12.874251%12.874251%12.9%43611.632101%11.632101%11.6%129711.188811%11.188811%11.2%32810.638298%10.638298%10.6%35910.414053%10.414053%10.4%1661010.204082%10.204082%10.2%801110.107391%10.107391%10.1%320129.717868%9.717868%9.7%31139.703053%9.703053%9.7%232148.741259%8.741259%8.7%50158.547009%8.547009%8.5%60168.097166%8.097166%8.1%20176.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.557377%6.557377%6.6%20186.100218%6.100218%6.1%28196.079027%6.079027%6.1%60205.905193%5.905193%5.9%365215.551086%5.551086%5.6%207225.408163%5.408163%5.4%53235.309373%5.309373%5.3%2605.202502%5.202502%5.2%1585.202312%5.202312%5.2%9245.050505%5.050505%5.1%20254.868914%4.868914%4.9%26264.764657%4.764657%4.8%577274.399749%4.399749%4.4%70284.395604%4.395604%4.4%92294.240283%4.240283%4.2%12303.773585%3.773585%3.8%10313.454894%3.454894%3.5%18322.819986%2.819986%2.8%206332.334630%2.334630%2.3%42341.336303%1.336303%1.3%635
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 35 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Potter Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Potter 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 Potter Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Potter Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork TownshipState College Metro AreaState CollegeCentre CountyCentreMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumPenns Valley Area School DistrictPenns ValleyRoss Township010900Tract 010900Lower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkPotter TownshipPotterMount 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%2,8091613.818242%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%819246.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.693760%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%592295.309373%5.309373%5.3%2605.243255%5.243255%5.2%721305.202502%5.202502%5.2%1585.136145%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%597374.399749%4.399749%4.4%704.279263%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 Potter Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Potter 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 Potter Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Potter 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 IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivState College Metro AreaState CollegeCentre CountyCentreTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgePenns Valley Area School DistrictPenns Valley010900Tract 010900Town of HuntingtonHuntingtonPotter TownshipPotterEdison 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%108,512109k3113.731890%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%2,394426.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845445.309373%5.309373%5.3%2605.202502%5.202502%5.2%1584.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052454.399749%4.399749%4.4%703.812606%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 Potter Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Potter 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 Potter Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Potter 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, 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 DiegoState College Metro AreaState CollegeCentre CountyCentreNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Penns Valley Area School DistrictPenns Valley010900Tract 010900San FranciscoSan JosePotter TownshipPotterPlano42.327373%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%52,40752.4k3210.963747%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%60,92860.9k436.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.406793%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%12,81612.8k475.309373%5.309373%5.3%2605.202502%5.202502%5.2%1585.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k494.399749%4.399749%4.4%703.859381%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:
Centre
Metro Area:
State College Area
ZIP Codes:
16828, 16875
Unified School District:
Penns Valley
Congressional District:
PA-5
State Senate District:
PA-34
State House District:
PA-171
Neighboring Boroughs:
Centre Hall
Neighboring Townships:
Armagh, Benner, Brown, Gregg, Harris, Jackson, Spring, Walker
Nearby Townships:
College, Derry, Marion, Penn, Union