Food Stamps in Lancaster, Lancaster 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 Lancaster County and Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,233.000000$59,237.000000$36,233.000000$36.2k21,27521.3k$17,278.000000$22,491.000000$17,278.000000$17.3k6,522$46,067.000000$63,285.000000$46,067.000000$46.1k14,75314.8k
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 Lancaster County and Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.654094%52.055169%47.654094%47.7%44.198%44.2%31.984054%26.528378%31.984054%32.0%64.224%64.2%10.656240%18.696295%10.656240%10.7%24.395%24.4%53.802515%52.558700%53.802515%53.8%49.492%49.5%29.040172%28.630070%29.040172%29.0%31.509%31.5%55.995094%45.936183%55.995094%56.0%69.088%69.1%
% 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 Lancaster County and Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.597980%29.153457%26.597980%26.6%55.802%55.8%7.876364%3.960090%7.876364%7.9%35.776%35.8%14.600420%23.038224%14.600420%14.6%75.605%75.6%24.273029%21.549747%24.273029%24.3%50.508%50.5%27.906189%40.625632%27.906189%27.9%68.491%68.5%11.075713%6.027544%11.075713%11.1%30.912%30.9%
% 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 Lancaster County and Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White348.620934%37.261568%48.620934%48.6%1,375158.603245%159%48.049820%35.617674%48.049820%48.0%1,466156.740251%157%46.443997%30.504180%46.443997%46.4%1,613151.501997%152%39.576547%24.469467%39.576547%39.6%243129.100129%129%30.655699%9.313813%30.655699%30.7%6,522100.000000%100%23.639456%12.348754%23.639456%23.6%13977.112760%77%15.726145%6.195936%15.726145%15.7%1,68651.299254%51%
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 Lancaster

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
5%15%25%34%44%54%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lancaster

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Lancaster

There are 15 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Lancaster (6 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Lancaster, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster, selected neighborhoods in Lancaster, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Mussertown NeighborhoodMussertownChurchtowne NeighborhoodChurchtowneStevens NeighborhoodStevensSouth Side NeighborhoodSouth SideCentral Business District NeighborhoodCntrl Business DistMusser Park NeighborhoodMusser ParkCabbage Hill NeighborhoodCabbage HillRoss NeighborhoodRossLancasterLancasterEast Side NeighborhoodEast SideStadium District NeighborhoodStadium DistConestoga Heights NeighborhoodConestoga HtsWest End NeighborhoodWest EndProspect Heights NeighborhoodProspect HtsChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterCollege Park NeighborhoodCollege Park53.452545%53.452545%53.5%701152.187170%52.187170%52.2%351248.636606%48.636606%48.6%684341.247780%41.247780%41.2%344345437.396326%37.396326%37.4%449450532.792068%32.792068%32.8%350631.607157%31.607157%31.6%1,1131,114731.073140%31.073140%31.1%963830.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52230.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52222.499770%22.499770%22.5%552921.576869%21.576869%21.6%1471481019.986998%19.986998%20.0%2442451116.723925%16.723925%16.7%7131215.546229%15.546229%15.5%5251314.637745%14.637745%14.6%3641413.364894%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%644,209644k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k5.396870%5.396870%5.4%495015
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Lancaster Area

There are 60 county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area. This section compares Lancaster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,249.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster, selected other county subdivisions in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%Count#LancasterLancasterColumbiaNew HollandMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLancaster TownshipLancasterMount JoyEphrataEast Lampeter TownshipE LampeterLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterUpper Leacock TownshipUpper LeacockAkronConestoga TownshipConestogaDenverWest Hempfield TownshipW HempfieldElizabethtownEphrata TownshipEphrataSalisbury TownshipSalisburyProvidence TownshipProvidenceEast Earl TownshipE EarlManor TownshipMnrClay TownshipEast Cocalico TownshipE CocalicoBrecknock TownshipBrecknockEast Drumore TownshipE DrumoreParadise TownshipParadiseMount Joy TownshipMt JoyLittle Britain TownshipLittle BritainWarwick TownshipWarwickEast Donegal TownshipE DonegalWest Cocalico TownshipW CocalicoLititzManheimStrasburg TownshipStrasburgManheim TownshipManheimMillersvilleSadsbury TownshipSadsburyLeacock TownshipLeacockRapho TownshipRaphoWest Lampeter TownshipW LampeterPequea TownshipPequeaConoy TownshipConoyMartic TownshipMarticEast Hempfield TownshipE HempfieldEast PetersburgE PetersburgWest Earl TownshipW EarlEarl TownshipWest Donegal TownshipW DonegalElizabeth TownshipElizabethColerain TownshipColerainPenn TownshipCaernarvon TownshipCaernarvonBart Township30.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52230.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522122.484352%22.484352%22.5%934213.572401%13.572401%13.6%299313.364894%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%644,209644k12.910974%12.910974%12.9%860411.893204%11.893204%11.9%392511.171903%11.171903%11.2%63369.871589%9.871589%9.9%61579.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.072375%9.072375%9.1%26789.006786%9.006786%9.0%14698.652576%8.652576%8.7%131108.573298%8.573298%8.6%131118.570525%8.570525%8.6%542128.553770%8.553770%8.6%346137.463509%7.463509%7.5%271147.104154%7.104154%7.1%236157.065585%7.065585%7.1%209166.905504%6.905504%6.9%133176.897810%6.897810%6.9%567186.514236%6.514236%6.5%151196.357032%6.357032%6.4%245206.008584%6.008584%6.0%154215.964369%5.964369%6.0%77225.659241%5.659241%5.7%94235.626727%5.626727%5.6%224245.432452%5.432452%5.4%76255.180651%5.180651%5.2%347265.113005%5.113005%5.1%138275.043406%5.043406%5.0%122284.949469%4.949469%4.9%191294.833680%4.833680%4.8%93304.757998%4.757998%4.8%58314.613900%4.613900%4.6%717324.387638%4.387638%4.4%115334.342984%4.342984%4.3%39344.067403%4.067403%4.1%70354.020665%4.020665%4.0%179363.939489%3.939489%3.9%250373.640375%3.640375%3.6%66383.537736%3.537736%3.5%45393.528801%3.528801%3.5%68403.468208%3.468208%3.5%336413.125000%3.125000%3.1%56422.856055%2.856055%2.9%75432.843998%2.843998%2.8%68442.220138%2.220138%2.2%71452.202643%2.202643%2.2%30462.056075%2.056075%2.1%22471.487314%1.487314%1.5%51481.311953%1.311953%1.3%18491.117318%1.117318%1.1%1050
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 Lancaster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. 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 Lancaster, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterMillcreek 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%6,52230.655699%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%1,143209.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k8.762521%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 Lancaster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. 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 Lancaster, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseLancasterLancasterTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterTown 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%17,08117.1k830.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52230.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52230.441676%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%4,232349.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.145754%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 Lancaster to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. 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 Lancaster, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxLancasterLancasterMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl 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…Lancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterOntarioSalt 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%179,811180k230.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52230.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52230.439719%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%46,82446.8k379.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k8.572006%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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  • 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:
Lancaster
Metro Area:
Lancaster Area
City:
Lancaster
ZIP Codes:
17601, 17602, 17603
Unified School Districts:
Lampeter-Strasburg, Lancaster, Manheim Township
Neighborhoods:
Cabbage Hill, Central Business District, Chestnut Hill, Churchtowne, College Park, Conestoga Heights, East Side, Musser Park, Mussertown, Prospect Heights, Ross, South Side, Stadium District, Stevens, West End
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-13
State House District:
PA-96
Neighboring Townships:
East Lampeter, Lancaster, Manheim, West Lampeter
Nearby Townships:
East Hempfield, Manor, Pequea, Strasburg, Upper Leacock