Food Stamps in the Jay Township, Elk 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 Elk County and the Jay Township
Jay Township
Elk County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,433.000000$47,917.000000$50,433.000000$50.4k832$13,000.000000$14,728.000000$13,000.000000$13.0k76$52,260.000000$51,669.000000$52,260.000000$52.3k756
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 Elk County and the Jay Township
Jay Township
Elk County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty260.526316%38.107203%60.526316%60.5%18.254%18.3%34.210526%21.691792%34.210526%34.2%68.421%68.4%21.052632%9.966499%21.052632%21.1%9.756%9.76%81.578947%64.321608%81.578947%81.6%18.902%18.9%26.315789%33.500838%26.315789%26.3%5.222%5.22%81.578947%50.586265%81.578947%81.6%58.491%58.5%
% 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 Elk County and the Jay Township
Jay Township
Elk County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.248677%23.093360%27.248677%27.2%81.746%81.7%1.587302%3.139382%1.587302%1.6%31.579%31.6%19.576720%16.814596%19.576720%19.6%90.244%90.2%35.185185%27.473702%35.185185%35.2%81.098%81.1%48.015873%44.156805%48.015873%48.0%94.778%94.8%5.820106%4.930966%5.820106%5.8%41.509%41.5%
% 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 Elk County and the Jay Township
Jay Township
Elk County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%White1All RacesAsian29.234508%8.320000%9.234508%9.2%76101.093560%101%9.134615%8.935788%9.134615%9.1%76100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%48.888889%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 St. Marys Area

There are 12 county subdivisions in the St. Marys Area. This section compares the Jay Township to all of the county subdivisions in the St. Marys Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Jay Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Jay Township, selected other county subdivisions in the St. Marys Area, and entities that contain the Jay Township
0%5%10%15%Count#RidgwayMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJohnsonburgPennsylvaniaHorton TownshipHortonJay TownshipSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysElk CountyElkRidgway TownshipRidgwayFox Township950900Tract 950900Millstone TownshipMillstoneSt. Marys Area School DistrictSt. MarysSt. MarysSpring Creek TownshipSpg CrkJones TownshipJonesHighland TownshipHighlandBenezette TownshipBenezette16.286472%16.286472%16.3%307113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.043478%13.043478%13.0%144212.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k10.204082%10.204082%10.2%6539.134615%9.134615%9.1%7648.935788%8.935788%8.9%1,1948.935788%8.935788%8.9%1,1948.919722%8.919722%8.9%9058.590308%8.590308%8.6%11768.351178%8.351178%8.4%787.894737%7.894737%7.9%376.885880%6.885880%6.9%5346.209929%6.209929%6.2%33986.172840%6.172840%6.2%595.397301%5.397301%5.4%36105.376344%5.376344%5.4%10111.960784%1.960784%2.0%212
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Jay Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Jay 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 Jay Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Jay Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyJay TownshipSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysElk CountyElkMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfield950900Tract 950900Falls TownshipFallsYork TownshipSt. Marys Area School DistrictSt. MarysMonroevilleCheltenham 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%2,8091613.818242%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%1,143209.134615%9.134615%9.1%768.935788%8.935788%8.9%1,1948.935788%8.935788%8.9%1,1948.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.351178%8.351178%8.4%788.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061236.938326%6.938326%6.9%819246.885880%6.885880%6.9%5346.693760%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 the Jay Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Jay 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 Jay Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Jay 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 IslipJay TownshipTown of StamfordStamfordSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysElk CountyElkTown of GreeceGreeceCambridge950900Tract 950900Town of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivSt. Marys Area School DistrictSt. MarysTown 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%6,7663013.924220%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%9,111359.134615%9.134615%9.1%768.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.935788%8.935788%8.9%1,1948.935788%8.935788%8.9%1,1948.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.351178%8.351178%8.4%788.236290%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%2,394426.885880%6.885880%6.9%5346.305438%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 the Jay Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Jay 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 Jay Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Jay 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…Jay TownshipSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysElk CountyElkOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk City950900Tract 950900Northwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoSt. Marys Area School DistrictSt. MarysNortheast 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%51,79251.8k2214.236256%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%46,82446.8k379.134615%9.134615%9.1%768.935788%8.935788%8.9%1,1948.935788%8.935788%8.9%1,1948.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.351178%8.351178%8.4%788.134682%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%60,92860.9k436.885880%6.885880%6.9%5346.406793%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:
Elk
Metro Area:
St. Marys Area
Unincorporated Places:
Byrnedale, Force, Weedville
ZIP Codes:
15827, 15841, 15846, 15857, 15868
Unified School District:
St. Marys
Congressional District:
PA-5
State Senate District:
PA-25
State House District:
PA-75
Neighboring Townships:
Benezette, Fox, Huston, Lawrence
Nearby Townships:
Gibson, Girard, Goshen, Horton, Pine, Ridgway, Shippen