Food Stamps in the Amity Township, Erie 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 Erie County and the Amity Township
Amity Township
Erie County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,558.000000$47,094.000000$58,558.000000$58.6k375$14,167.000000$18,852.000000$14,167.000000$14.2k40$60,625.000000$54,530.000000$60,625.000000$60.6k335
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 Erie County and the Amity Township
Amity Township
Erie County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.000000%50.059392%25.000000%25.0%12.500%12.5%7.500000%30.191603%7.500000%7.5%60.000%60.0%17.500000%14.408924%17.500000%17.5%10.000%10.0%67.500000%51.572587%67.500000%67.5%22.500%22.5%40.000000%25.791458%40.000000%40.0%8.290%8.29%47.500000%50.617156%47.500000%47.5%43.182%43.2%
% 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 Erie County and the Amity Township
Amity Township
Erie County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.895522%24.556702%20.895522%20.9%87.500%87.5%0.597015%4.525605%0.597015%0.6%40.000%40.0%18.805970%17.498125%18.805970%18.8%90.000%90.0%27.761194%24.631688%27.761194%27.8%77.500%77.5%52.835821%40.668696%52.835821%52.8%91.710%91.7%7.462687%8.660844%7.462687%7.5%56.818%56.8%
% 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 Erie County and the Amity Township
Amity Township
Erie County
0%5%10%15%Count%All RacesWhite110.666667%17.595209%10.666667%10.7%40100.000000%100%10.666667%14.363338%10.666667%10.7%40100.000000%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 Erie Area

There are 39 county subdivisions in the Erie Area. This section compares the Amity Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Erie Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amity Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Amity Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Erie Area, and entities that contain the Amity Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CorryErieWattsburgWesleyvilleLake CityGirard TownshipGirardWaterford TownshipWaterfordSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldNorth EastMill VillageErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePlateaAlbionUnion CityEdinboroUnion TownshipUnionCranesvilleLeBoeuf TownshipLeBoeufConneaut TownshipConneaut012001Tract 012001Middle AtlanticNortheastGirardUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMcKeanMcKean TownshipMcKeanLawrence Park TownshipLawrence PkWashington TownshipWashingtonAmity TownshipAmityNorth East TownshipN EWaterfordWayne TownshipWayneGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldMillcreek TownshipMillcreekWattsburg Area School DistrictWattsburgElk Creek TownshipElk CrkFranklin TownshipFranklinVenango TownshipVenangoFairview TownshipFairviewConcord TownshipConcordSummit TownshipSummitGreene TownshipGrnHarborcreek TownshipHarborcreekElgin29.023219%29.023219%29.0%725127.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k224.864865%24.864865%24.9%46320.000000%20.000000%20.0%269419.616788%19.616788%19.6%215519.509704%19.509704%19.5%382619.084967%19.084967%19.1%292718.981481%18.981481%19.0%246818.259874%18.259874%18.3%319917.682927%17.682927%17.7%291017.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.567568%17.567568%17.6%261117.530488%17.530488%17.5%1151216.846154%16.846154%16.8%2191315.829028%15.829028%15.8%3371415.730337%15.730337%15.7%981514.485981%14.485981%14.5%311614.149444%14.149444%14.1%891714.068966%14.068966%14.1%1021813.827655%13.827655%13.8%13813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.189448%13.189448%13.2%1651913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.807882%12.807882%12.8%262012.344950%12.344950%12.3%2092112.109115%12.109115%12.1%1822211.724566%11.724566%11.7%1892310.666667%10.666667%10.7%402410.167415%10.167415%10.2%2492510.101010%10.101010%10.1%60269.333333%9.333333%9.3%63278.831522%8.831522%8.8%65288.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977298.380174%8.380174%8.4%3288.151383%8.151383%8.2%56308.121019%8.121019%8.1%51317.970112%7.970112%8.0%64327.919213%7.919213%7.9%298337.439825%7.439825%7.4%34346.739651%6.739651%6.7%197356.225895%6.225895%6.2%113366.109643%6.109643%6.1%370371.785714%1.785714%1.8%138
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 38 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Amity Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amity 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 Amity Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Amity Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn Hls012001Tract 012001Upper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolAmity TownshipAmityBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldWattsburg Area School DistrictWattsburgFalls 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%6,832430.655699%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%4,3991417.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1515.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091613.827655%13.827655%13.8%13813.818242%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%2,2691810.666667%10.666667%10.7%4010.120105%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%1,468228.380174%8.380174%8.4%3288.314395%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 the Amity Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amity 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 Amity Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Amity Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueens012001Tract 012001ManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandAmity TownshipAmityQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeWattsburg Area School DistrictWattsburgTown 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%37,74037.7k632.144141%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%49,53949.5k2617.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.343865%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%108,512109k3113.827655%13.827655%13.8%13813.731890%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%20,82420.8k3310.666667%10.666667%10.7%4010.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%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%3,666388.380174%8.380174%8.4%3288.236290%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 the Amity Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amity 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 Amity Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Amity Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyErieColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueens012001Tract 012001Las VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAmity TownshipAmityDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityWattsburg Area School DistrictWattsburgNorthwest 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%179,811180k230.439719%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%49,53949.5k1517.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.573826%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%108,512109k2413.827655%13.827655%13.8%13813.780346%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%21,74121.7k3310.666667%10.666667%10.7%4010.333295%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%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.380174%8.380174%8.4%3288.134682%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

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

More Topics to Explore

Demographics

Income

Education

More Maps to Explore

State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Erie
Metro Area:
Erie Area
ZIP Codes:
16438, 16442
Unified School District:
Wattsburg
Congressional District:
PA-5
State Senate District:
PA-50
State House District:
PA-4
Neighboring Boroughs:
Wattsburg
Neighboring Towns:
French Creek
Neighboring Townships:
Union, Venango, Waterford, Wayne
Nearby Townships:
Bloomfield, Concord, Greene, Greenfield, LeBoeuf