Food Stamps in the Locust 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 Locust Township
Locust Township
Columbia County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$57,596.000000$46,952.000000$57,596.000000$57.6k541$21,250.000000$17,027.000000$21,250.000000$21.3k15$58,462.000000$51,336.000000$58,462.000000$58.5k526
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 Locust Township
Locust Township
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.000000%45.328330%40.000000%40.0%4.196%4.20%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.030019%0.000%0%40.000000%12.045028%40.000000%40.0%5.263%5.26%40.000000%49.043152%40.000000%40.0%6.316%6.32%33.333333%35.534709%33.333333%33.3%2.024%2.02%26.666667%47.954972%26.666667%26.7%10.811%10.8%
% 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 Locust Township
Locust Township
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.045627%24.106201%26.045627%26.0%95.804%95.8%4.752852%3.748259%4.752852%4.8%100.000%100%20.532319%17.935081%20.532319%20.5%94.737%94.7%16.920152%22.409354%16.920152%16.9%93.684%93.7%46.007605%42.134144%46.007605%46.0%97.976%98.0%6.273764%11.384070%6.273764%6.3%89.189%89.2%
% 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 Locust Township
Locust Township
Columbia County
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count%White1All RacesAsian22.788104%9.098880%2.788104%2.8%15100.557621%101%2.772643%10.111550%2.772643%2.8%15100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.177606%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 the Locust Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Bloomsburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Locust Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Locust Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Bloomsburg Area, and entities that contain the Locust 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 TownshipAnthonyHemlock TownshipHemlockMadison TownshipMadisonBeaver TownshipBeaverStillwaterMain TownshipSouthern Columbia Area School DistrictS ColumbiaJackson TownshipJacksonRoaring Creek TownshipRoaring Crk051500Tract 051500Cleveland 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%39217.599119%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%32265.766652%5.766652%5.8%2585.579399%5.579399%5.6%13275.194805%5.194805%5.2%12284.997864%4.997864%5.0%1174.772234%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 Locust Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Locust 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 Locust Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Locust 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 TownshipFallsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterSouthern Columbia Area School DistrictS ColumbiaPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN Huntingdon051500Tract 051500Middletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonShaler TownshipShalerUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionRadnor TownshipRadnorHampden TownshipHampdenHaverford TownshipHaverfordLocust TownshipLocustCranberry 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%1,061236.938326%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%821285.766652%5.766652%5.8%2585.362805%5.362805%5.4%592295.243255%5.243255%5.2%721305.136145%5.136145%5.1%1,045315.081714%5.081714%5.1%625324.997864%4.997864%5.0%1174.958781%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%496432.772643%2.772643%2.8%152.743233%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 Locust Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Locust 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 Locust Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Locust 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 BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadSouthern Columbia Area School DistrictS ColumbiaWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridge051500Tract 051500Town of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtownLocust TownshipLocust41.537790%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%5,545397.176033%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%15,24115.2k435.766652%5.766652%5.8%2585.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.997864%4.997864%5.0%1174.454109%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%1,138502.772643%2.772643%2.8%15
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 Locust Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Locust 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 Locust Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Locust 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 VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Southern Columbia Area School DistrictS ColumbiaSan Francisco051500Tract 051500San JosePlanoLocust TownshipLocust42.327373%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%47,77847.8k427.450825%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%12,81612.8k475.766652%5.766652%5.8%2585.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.997864%4.997864%5.0%1174.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721502.772643%2.772643%2.8%15
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
Unincorporated Places:
Numidia, Slabtown
ZIP Codes:
17820, 17824
Unified School District:
Southern Columbia
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-27
State House District:
PA-107
Neighboring Townships:
Catawissa, Cleveland, Conyngham, Roaring Creek
Nearby Townships:
Franklin, Main, Mount Carmel