Food Stamps in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Dauphin County and Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$32,688.000000$54,968.000000$32,688.000000$32.7k19,98120.0k$15,441.000000$19,987.000000$15,441.000000$15.4k6,832$42,989.000000$61,353.000000$42,989.000000$43.0k13,14913.1k
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 Dauphin County and Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.610070%52.727915%51.610070%51.6%54.973%55.0%36.021663%32.989399%36.021663%36.0%67.536%67.5%10.963115%13.837456%10.963115%11.0%38.195%38.2%46.150468%44.176678%46.150468%46.2%50.271%50.3%26.039227%25.455830%26.039227%26.0%29.660%29.7%60.026347%49.031802%60.026347%60.0%74.361%74.4%
% 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 Dauphin County and Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.963647%26.160461%21.963647%22.0%45.027%45.0%8.996882%5.535025%8.996882%9.0%32.464%32.5%9.217431%17.827214%9.217431%9.2%61.805%61.8%23.720435%22.194231%23.720435%23.7%49.729%49.7%32.086090%38.993973%32.086090%32.1%70.340%70.3%10.753669%6.502118%10.753669%10.8%25.639%25.6%
% 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 Dauphin County and Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Other1Hispanic2Asian1Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite362.607862%43.627032%62.607862%62.6%653183.104170%183%55.595668%37.802071%55.595668%55.6%770162.596171%163%39.825898%19.083738%39.825898%39.8%366116.475595%116%39.610182%30.375857%39.610182%39.6%3,719115.844709%116%37.351190%31.051051%37.351190%37.4%251109.238018%109%34.192483%12.839009%34.192483%34.2%6,832100.000000%100%16.324357%6.321804%16.324357%16.3%1,07347.742532%48%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Harrisburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
20%28%36%43%51%59%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Harrisburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
15%24%33%42%51%60%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Harrisburg

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Harrisburg (7 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Harrisburg, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisburg, selected neighborhoods in Harrisburg, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#South Harrisburg NeighborhoodS HarrisburgAllison Hill NeighborhoodAllison HillUptown NeighborhoodUptownHarrisburgHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownCapitol District NeighborhoodCapitol DistShipoke NeighborhoodShipokeMidtown NeighborhoodMidtownMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburg58.494301%58.494301%58.5%1,202136.893801%36.893801%36.9%383234.210545%34.210545%34.2%1,1431,144334.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83228.384279%28.384279%28.4%417418428.384279%28.384279%28.4%127528.384279%28.384279%28.4%6263620.412944%20.412944%20.4%773713.364894%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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k10.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Harrisburg Area

There are 103 county subdivisions in the Harrisburg Area. This section compares Harrisburg to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Harrisburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,275.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisburg, selected other county subdivisions in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%Count#HarrisburgHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgSteeltonPenbrookHighspireShippensburgCarlisleLemoyneMiddletownSwatara TownshipSwataraMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinLower Swatara TownshipLower SwataraMarysvilleHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgMillersburgCentre TownshipCentreEast Pennsboro TownshipE PennsboroMiddlesex TownshipMiddlesexWormleysburgHummelstownNew CumberlandCarroll TownshipCarrollWheatfield TownshipWheatfieldWest Pennsboro TownshipW PennsboroSusquehanna TownshipSusquehannaMiddle Paxton TownshipMiddle PaxtonSouthampton TownshipSouthamptonMechanicsburgLondonderry TownshipLondonderryUpper Allen TownshipUpper AllenLower Allen TownshipLower AllenNorth Middleton TownshipN MiddletonSaville TownshipSavilleDickinson TownshipDickinsonLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonCamp HillPenn TownshipSouth Middleton TownshipS MiddletonUpper Paxton TownshipUpper PaxtonHopewell TownshipHopewellConewago TownshipConewagoMonroe TownshipMonroeSouth Hanover TownshipS HanoverNorth Newton TownshipN NewtonDerry TownshipDerryPenn TownshipSilver Spring TownshipSilver SpgHampden TownshipHampdenShippensburg TownshipShippensburgEast Hanover TownshipE HanoverWest Hanover TownshipW HanoverRye TownshipHalifax TownshipHalifax34.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832132.645403%32.645403%32.6%696219.370861%19.370861%19.4%234318.079096%18.079096%18.1%192416.955684%16.955684%17.0%352515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,162615.759850%15.759850%15.8%336714.380757%14.380757%14.4%562813.523092%13.523092%13.5%1,221913.364894%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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.046749%12.046749%12.0%4021011.945392%11.945392%11.9%1401110.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.591326%9.591326%9.6%115129.483667%9.483667%9.5%90139.478181%9.478181%9.5%821148.511497%8.511497%8.5%211158.497191%8.497191%8.5%121168.329101%8.329101%8.3%164178.299120%8.299120%8.3%283187.933662%7.933662%7.9%177197.927333%7.927333%7.9%96207.808456%7.808456%7.8%181217.720656%7.720656%7.7%838227.657658%7.657658%7.7%153237.351809%7.351809%7.4%191247.052529%7.052529%7.1%290256.929283%6.929283%6.9%146266.829680%6.829680%6.8%486276.604718%6.604718%6.6%462286.217504%6.217504%6.2%287295.690073%5.690073%5.7%47305.136268%5.136268%5.1%98315.136145%5.136145%5.1%1,045325.134550%5.134550%5.1%166334.957397%4.957397%5.0%64344.705495%4.705495%4.7%286354.659091%4.659091%4.7%82364.272517%4.272517%4.3%37374.147031%4.147031%4.1%44383.892734%3.892734%3.9%90393.846154%3.846154%3.8%98403.559127%3.559127%3.6%31413.505007%3.505007%3.5%343423.355079%3.355079%3.4%36433.098324%3.098324%3.1%196443.014693%3.014693%3.0%357452.541106%2.541106%2.5%34462.335456%2.335456%2.3%55472.279202%2.279202%2.3%88482.015677%2.015677%2.0%18491.970109%1.970109%2.0%2950
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 Harrisburg to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisburg, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinBristol TownshipBristolHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork 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%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k11.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k10.120105%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%819246.693760%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 Harrisburg to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisburg, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloHarrisburgHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinStaten IslandQuincyHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown 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%37,74037.7k634.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83232.144141%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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.145754%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%15,24115.2k435.451322%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 Harrisburg to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisburg. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisburg, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Harrisburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxHarrisburgHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgHarrisburgMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteDauphin CountyDauphinSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgAnaheim-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…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,83230.439719%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%39,89339.9k3112.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k11.909058%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%95,93595.9k3610.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.585555%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%12,81612.8k475.164561%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

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Dauphin
Metro Area:
Harrisburg Area
City:
Harrisburg
ZIP Codes:
17101, 17102, 17103, 17104, 17110, 17111, 17120
Unified School District:
Harrisburg
Neighborhoods:
Allison Hill, Capitol District, City Island, Downtown, Midtown, Shipoke, South Harrisburg, Uptown
Congressional Districts:
PA-4, PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-15
State House District:
PA-103
Neighboring Townships:
East Pennsboro, Susquehanna, Swatara
Nearby Townships:
Hampden, Lower Allen, Lower Paxton