Food Stamps in the Union 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 Union Township
Union Township
Erie County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,935.000000$47,094.000000$53,935.000000$53.9k623$28,750.000000$18,852.000000$28,750.000000$28.8k98$64,688.000000$54,530.000000$64,688.000000$64.7k525
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 Union Township
Union Township
Erie County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.102041%50.059392%55.102041%55.1%27.835%27.8%15.306122%30.191603%15.306122%15.3%55.556%55.6%20.408163%14.408924%20.408163%20.4%14.925%14.9%55.102041%51.572587%55.102041%55.1%29.670%29.7%34.693878%25.791458%34.693878%34.7%12.782%12.8%20.408163%50.617156%20.408163%20.4%29.851%29.9%
% 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 Union Township
Union Township
Erie County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.666667%24.556702%26.666667%26.7%72.165%72.2%2.285714%4.525605%2.285714%2.3%44.444%44.4%21.714286%17.498125%21.714286%21.7%85.075%85.1%24.380952%24.631688%24.380952%24.4%70.330%70.3%44.190476%40.668696%44.190476%44.2%87.218%87.2%8.952381%8.660844%8.952381%9.0%70.149%70.1%
% 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 Union Township
Union Township
Erie County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2100.000000%56.643836%100.000000%100.0%6635.714286%636%15.730337%17.595209%15.730337%15.7%98100.000000%100%14.910859%14.363338%14.910859%14.9%9294.790461%95%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Erie Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Erie Area, and entities that contain the Union Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CorryErieWattsburgWesleyvilleLake CityGirard TownshipGirardWaterford TownshipWaterfordSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldNorth EastMill VillageErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePlateaAlbionUnion CityUnion City Area School DistrictUnion CityEdinboroUnion TownshipUnionCranesvilleLeBoeuf TownshipLeBoeufConneaut TownshipConneaut012001Tract 012001Middle AtlanticNortheastGirardUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMcKeanMcKean TownshipMcKeanLawrence Park TownshipLawrence PkWashington TownshipWashingtonAmity TownshipAmityNorth East TownshipN EWaterfordWayne TownshipWayneGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldMillcreek TownshipMillcreekElk 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%2191316.028003%16.028003%16.0%43515.829028%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%1,977298.151383%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 Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Union Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePittsburghUnion City Area School DistrictUnion CityUnion TownshipUnionPenn Hills TownshipPenn Hls012001Tract 012001Upper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem 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%6,832430.655699%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%23,03323.0k1516.028003%16.028003%16.0%43515.730337%15.730337%15.7%9815.213388%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%2,2691810.120105%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 the Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Union 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 CityUnion City Area School DistrictUnion CityUnion TownshipUnionManchesterQueens012001Tract 012001ManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyTown 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%37,74037.7k632.144141%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%16,13316.1k2916.028003%16.028003%16.0%43515.730337%15.730337%15.7%9814.949843%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%20,82420.8k3310.627025%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%3,666388.236290%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 Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Union Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyErieColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasUnion City Area School DistrictUnion CityFort WorthAlbuquerqueUnion TownshipUnionAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueens012001Tract 012001Las VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-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%179,811180k230.439719%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%55,99456.0k1716.028003%16.028003%16.0%43515.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.730337%15.730337%15.7%9815.004424%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%21,74121.7k3310.333295%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%27,90827.9k398.134682%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

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Erie
Metro Area:
Erie Area
ZIP Codes:
16407, 16438
Unified School District:
Union City
Congressional District:
PA-5
State Senate District:
PA-50
State House District:
PA-4
Neighboring Boroughs:
Elgin, Union City
Neighboring Townships:
Amity, Bloomfield, Concord, LeBoeuf, Sparta, Waterford, Wayne
Nearby Towns:
French Creek
Nearby Townships:
Athens, Cambridge, Rockdale, Venango