Food Stamps in Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania (Borough)

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 Benton
Benton
Columbia County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$42,917.000000$46,952.000000$42,917.000000$42.9k376$18,375.000000$17,027.000000$18,375.000000$18.4k55$45,563.000000$51,336.000000$45,563.000000$45.6k321
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 Benton
Benton
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.636364%45.328330%43.636364%43.6%19.355%19.4%16.363636%28.030019%16.363636%16.4%20.455%20.5%27.272727%12.045028%27.272727%27.3%22.059%22.1%29.090909%49.043152%29.090909%29.1%18.605%18.6%32.727273%35.534709%32.727273%32.7%11.392%11.4%40.000000%47.954972%40.000000%40.0%40.741%40.7%
% 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 Columbia County and Benton
Benton
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.152648%24.106201%31.152648%31.2%80.645%80.6%10.903427%3.748259%10.903427%10.9%79.545%79.5%16.510903%17.935081%16.510903%16.5%77.941%77.9%21.806854%22.409354%21.806854%21.8%81.395%81.4%43.613707%42.134144%43.613707%43.6%88.608%88.6%9.968847%11.384070%9.968847%10.0%59.259%59.3%
% 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 Columbia County and Benton
Benton
Columbia County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesMixed214.784946%9.098880%14.784946%14.8%55101.075269%101%14.627660%10.111550%14.627660%14.6%55100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.411765%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 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Bloomsburg Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton, selected other county subdivisions in the Bloomsburg Area, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%Count#Briar CreekCatawissaSouth Centre TownshipS CentreDanvilleBerwickMontour TownshipMontourBentonBentonMiddle AtlanticWashingtonvilleNortheastMillvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMahoning TownshipMahoningTown of BloomsburgBloomsburgOrangevilleColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgZIP Code 17814ZIP 17814Fishing 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%5514.627660%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%3,3349.665428%9.665428%9.7%1829.340659%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 Benton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton. 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 Benton, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsBentonBentonUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgZIP Code 17814ZIP 17814Ridley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100York 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%23,03323.0k1515.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091614.627660%14.627660%14.6%5514.627660%14.627660%14.6%5513.818242%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%3,3349.665428%9.665428%9.7%1829.597783%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%597374.279263%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 Benton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton. 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 Benton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterBentonBentonQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgZIP Code 17814ZIP 17814Town of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100Town 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%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663014.627660%14.627660%14.6%5514.627660%14.627660%14.6%5513.924220%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%3,3349.665428%9.665428%9.7%1829.145754%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%3,052453.812606%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 Benton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton. 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 Benton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonBentonBentonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgZIP Code 17814ZIP 17814Anaheim-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 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%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%51,79251.8k2214.627660%14.627660%14.6%5514.627660%14.627660%14.6%5514.236256%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%3,3349.665428%9.665428%9.7%1829.585555%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%29,11429.1k493.859381%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:
Columbia
Metro Area:
Bloomsburg Area
Borough:
Benton
ZIP Code:
17814
Unified School District:
Benton
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-27
State House District:
PA-109
Neighboring Townships:
Benton
Nearby Townships:
Fishing Creek, Greenwood, Huntington, Jackson, Jordan, Orange, Pine, Sugarloaf