Food Stamps in the Benton Township, Columbia 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 Columbia County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Columbia County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,859.000000$46,952.000000$50,859.000000$50.9k535$38,750.000000$17,027.000000$38,750.000000$38.8k23$51,563.000000$51,336.000000$51,563.000000$51.6k512
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 Columbia County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty213.043478%45.328330%13.043478%13.0%2.158%2.16%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.030019%0.000%0%13.043478%12.045028%13.043478%13.0%2.609%2.61%43.478261%49.043152%43.478261%43.5%7.407%7.41%43.478261%35.534709%43.478261%43.5%3.937%3.94%17.391304%47.954972%17.391304%17.4%12.500%12.5%
% 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 Columbia County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.562500%24.106201%26.562500%26.6%97.842%97.8%1.757813%3.748259%1.757813%1.8%100.000%100%21.875000%17.935081%21.875000%21.9%97.391%97.4%24.414063%22.409354%24.414063%24.4%92.593%92.6%47.656250%42.134144%47.656250%47.7%96.063%96.1%5.468750%11.384070%5.468750%5.5%87.500%87.5%
% 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 Columbia County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Columbia County
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count%All RacesWhite14.299065%10.111550%4.299065%4.3%23100.000000%100%4.299065%9.098880%4.299065%4.3%23100.000000%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 Bloomsburg Area

There are 45 county subdivisions in the Bloomsburg Area. This section compares the Benton Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Bloomsburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Bloomsburg Area, and entities that contain the Benton Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Briar CreekCatawissaSouth Centre TownshipS CentreDanvilleBerwickMontour TownshipMontourBentonMiddle AtlanticWashingtonvilleNortheastMillvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMahoning TownshipMahoningTown of BloomsburgBloomsburgOrangevilleColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgFishing Creek TownshipFishing CrkNorth Centre TownshipN CentrePine TownshipGreenwood TownshipGreenwoodDerry TownshipDerryBriar Creek TownshipBriar CrkConyngham TownshipConynghamScott TownshipScottAnthony TownshipAnthonyBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100Hemlock TownshipHemlockMadison TownshipMadisonBeaver TownshipBeaverStillwaterMain TownshipJackson TownshipJacksonRoaring Creek TownshipRoaring CrkCleveland TownshipClevelandMifflin TownshipMifflinSugarloaf TownshipSugarloafCatawissa TownshipCatawissaBenton TownshipBentonValley TownshipVlyCooper TownshipCooperFranklin TownshipFranklinLiberty TownshipLibertyLocust TownshipLocustMount Pleasant TownshipMt PleasantOrange TownshipOrangeLimestone TownshipLimestoneWest Hemlock TownshipW HemlockMayberry TownshipMayberryCentralia34.929577%34.929577%34.9%124117.826087%17.826087%17.8%123217.081851%17.081851%17.1%144315.307058%15.307058%15.3%334415.299387%15.299387%15.3%649515.088283%15.088283%15.1%94614.627660%14.627660%14.6%55713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.265306%13.265306%13.3%13813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.068182%13.068182%13.1%46913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k10.555903%10.555903%10.6%1691010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5021110.370370%10.370370%10.4%141210.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.340659%9.340659%9.3%51139.041394%9.041394%9.0%83148.937198%8.937198%8.9%37158.896797%8.896797%8.9%75168.647450%8.647450%8.6%39178.544304%8.544304%8.5%108188.383234%8.383234%8.4%28197.926267%7.926267%7.9%172207.753479%7.753479%7.8%39217.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.599119%7.599119%7.6%69226.393443%6.393443%6.4%39236.376812%6.376812%6.4%22246.250000%6.250000%6.3%6256.130268%6.130268%6.1%32265.579399%5.579399%5.6%13275.194805%5.194805%5.2%12284.772234%4.772234%4.8%22294.670051%4.670051%4.7%46304.629630%4.629630%4.6%15314.415584%4.415584%4.4%17324.299065%4.299065%4.3%23333.733956%3.733956%3.7%32343.513514%3.513514%3.5%13353.265306%3.265306%3.3%8363.196347%3.196347%3.2%21372.772643%2.772643%2.8%15382.054795%2.054795%2.1%12391.918977%1.918977%1.9%9401.694915%1.694915%1.7%6411.041667%1.041667%1.0%2421.041667%1.041667%1.0%1430.000000%0.000000%0.0%044
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 44 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton 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 Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Benton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100York TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkBenton TownshipBentonMount 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%2,3931910.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.597783%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%1,061237.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.725118%7.725118%7.7%1636.938326%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%597374.299065%4.299065%4.3%234.279263%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 Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton 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 Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Benton 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 IslandQuincyColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100Town of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonBenton TownshipBentonEdison 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%4,2323410.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.145754%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%5,545397.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.176033%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%3,052454.299065%4.299065%4.3%233.812606%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 Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton 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 Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Benton 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 AngelesColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100San DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseBenton TownshipBentonPlano42.327373%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%95,93595.9k3610.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.585555%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%47,77847.8k427.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.450825%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%29,11429.1k494.299065%4.299065%4.3%233.859381%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:
Columbia
Metro Area:
Bloomsburg Area
ZIP Codes:
17814, 17878
Unified School District:
Benton
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-27
State House District:
PA-109
Neighboring Boroughs:
Benton, New Columbus
Neighboring Townships:
Fairmount, Fishing Creek, Greenwood, Huntington, Jackson, Sugarloaf
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Waller
Nearby Townships:
Briar Creek, Davidson, Jordan, Mount Pleasant, North Centre, Orange, Pine