Food Stamps in the Peters Township, Franklin 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 Franklin County and the Peters Township
Peters Township
Franklin County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$56,580.000000$55,751.000000$56,580.000000$56.6k1,637$41,522.000000$18,369.000000$41,522.000000$41.5k136$57,633.000000$61,179.000000$57,633.000000$57.6k1,501
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 Franklin County and the Peters Township
Peters Township
Franklin County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.676471%50.119636%28.676471%28.7%7.156%7.16%7.352941%27.293029%7.352941%7.4%43.478%43.5%21.323529%18.535652%21.323529%21.3%5.967%5.97%21.323529%46.243420%21.323529%21.3%9.797%9.80%41.176471%25.634072%41.176471%41.2%8.777%8.78%39.705882%53.341841%39.705882%39.7%65.060%65.1%
% 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 Franklin County and the Peters Township
Peters Township
Franklin County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.710859%28.629784%33.710859%33.7%92.844%92.8%0.866089%4.322045%0.866089%0.9%56.522%56.5%30.446369%21.659168%30.446369%30.4%94.033%94.0%17.788141%22.312369%17.788141%17.8%90.203%90.2%38.774151%42.555955%38.774151%38.8%91.223%91.2%1.932045%4.969599%1.932045%1.9%34.940%34.9%
% 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 Franklin County and the Peters Township
Peters Township
Franklin County
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count%All RacesWhite18.307880%10.555294%8.307880%8.3%136100.000000%100%8.307880%9.488281%8.307880%8.3%136100.000000%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 Chambersburg Area

There are 22 county subdivisions in the Chambersburg Area. This section compares the Peters Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Chambersburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Peters Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Peters Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Chambersburg Area, and entities that contain the Peters Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ChambersburgWaynesboroSouthampton TownshipSouthamptonSt. Thomas TownshipSt. ThomasMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgFranklin CountyFranklinMercersburgGreene TownshipGrnMetal TownshipMetalFannett TownshipFannett011500Tract 011500Washington TownshipWashingtonTuscarora School DistrictTuscaroraPeters TownshipPetersMont AltoLetterkenny TownshipLetterkennyGreencastleAntrim TownshipAntrimOrrstownLurgan TownshipLurganQuincy TownshipQuincyGuilford TownshipGuilfordHamilton TownshipHamiltonWarren TownshipWarrenMontgomery TownshipMontgomeryShippensburg21.386163%21.386163%21.4%1,765120.480377%20.480377%20.5%955214.543155%14.543155%14.5%460314.113597%14.113597%14.1%328413.364894%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%644,209644k10.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.142857%10.142857%10.1%7159.872328%9.872328%9.9%66569.871245%9.871245%9.9%6979.396752%9.396752%9.4%8188.857510%8.857510%8.9%2078.728393%8.728393%8.7%51098.342825%8.342825%8.3%5868.307880%8.307880%8.3%136108.026756%8.026756%8.0%48117.590759%7.590759%7.6%69127.339988%7.339988%7.3%125136.098024%6.098024%6.1%321146.060606%6.060606%6.1%6156.048387%6.048387%6.0%45165.111336%5.111336%5.1%101174.765872%4.765872%4.8%286184.074586%4.074586%4.1%177193.846154%3.846154%3.8%5202.060009%2.060009%2.1%46210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Peters Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Peters 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 Peters Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Peters Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgFranklin CountyFranklinBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidley011500Tract 011500Millcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldTuscarora School DistrictTuscaroraFalls TownshipFallsPeters TownshipPetersYork 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%4,3991417.343865%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%2,2691810.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143208.857510%8.857510%8.9%2078.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.342825%8.342825%8.3%5868.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061238.307880%8.307880%8.3%1366.938326%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 Peters Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Peters 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 Peters Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Peters 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 IslandQuincyChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgFranklin CountyFranklinTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamford011500Tract 011500Town of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTuscarora School DistrictTuscaroraPeters TownshipPetersTown 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%49,53949.5k2617.343865%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%4,2323410.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,2699.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.857510%8.857510%8.9%2078.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.342825%8.342825%8.3%5868.307880%8.307880%8.3%1368.236290%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 Peters Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Peters 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 Peters Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Peters 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-LakewoodChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgFranklin CountyFranklinDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…011500Tract 011500OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityTuscarora School DistrictTuscaroraPeters TownshipPetersNorthwest 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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%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%21,74121.7k3310.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.333295%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%46,82446.8k378.857510%8.857510%8.9%2078.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.342825%8.342825%8.3%5868.307880%8.307880%8.3%1368.134682%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:
Franklin
Metro Area:
Chambersburg Area
Unincorporated Place:
Fort Loudon
ZIP Codes:
17224, 17225, 17236, 17252
Unified School District:
Tuscarora
Congressional District:
PA-9
State Senate District:
PA-30
State House District:
PA-78
Neighboring Townships:
Antrim, Ayr, Metal, Montgomery, St. Thomas, Todd, Warren
Nearby Districts:
13, Maugansville
Nearby Townships:
Belfast, Dublin, Hamilton, Letterkenny, Licking Creek, Thompson