Food Stamps in the Lowhill Township, Lehigh 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 Lehigh County and the Lowhill Township
Lowhill Township
Lehigh County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$92,270.000000$57,685.000000$92,270.000000$92.3k795$92,434.000000$64,363.000000$92,434.000000$92.4k778
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 Lehigh County and the Lowhill Township
Lowhill Township
Lehigh County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty270.588235%54.316407%70.588235%70.6%4.743%4.74%35.294118%30.522177%35.294118%35.3%24.000%24.0%35.294118%17.476051%35.294118%35.3%2.871%2.87%29.411765%51.813500%29.411765%29.4%3.448%3.45%64.705882%30.195470%64.705882%64.7%3.514%3.51%35.294118%48.302785%35.294118%35.3%54.545%54.5%
% 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 Lehigh County and the Lowhill Township
Lowhill Township
Lehigh County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.976864%28.702346%30.976864%31.0%95.257%95.3%2.442159%5.784969%2.442159%2.4%76.000%76.0%26.092545%20.544909%26.092545%26.1%97.129%97.1%17.994859%23.316340%17.994859%18.0%96.552%96.6%38.817481%40.115427%38.817481%38.8%96.486%96.5%0.642674%5.881300%0.642674%0.6%45.455%45.5%
% 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 Lehigh County and the Lowhill Township
Lowhill Township
Lehigh County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2100.000000%37.520923%100.000000%100.0%64,676.470588%4,676%2.138365%13.341164%2.138365%2.1%17100.000000%100%1.394170%6.623594%1.394170%1.4%1165.197942%65%
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 Allentown Area

There are 108 county subdivisions in the Allentown Area. This section compares the Lowhill Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lowhill Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,676.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lowhill Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain the Lowhill Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#AllentownEastonBethlehemTown of PhillipsburgPhillipsburgBangorCatasauquaNorthamptonMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPenn Forest TownshipPenn FrstHellertownBethlehemLehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonJim ThorpeNazarethLopatcong TownshipLopatcongEmmausWhitehall TownshipWhitehallLehigh TownshipLehighWashington TownshipWashingtonTown of HackettstownHackettstownPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldWashington TownshipWashingtonPalmer TownshipPalmerWhite TownshipWhiteGreenwich TownshipGreenwichNorthwestern Lehigh School DistrictNW LehighMoore TownshipMooreSalisbury TownshipSalisburySouth Whitehall TownshipS WhitehallNorth Whitehall TownshipN WhitehallForks TownshipForksWashingtonLower Saucon TownshipLower SauconUpper Saucon TownshipUpper SauconUpper Macungie TownshipUpper MacungieBethlehem TownshipBethlehemMansfield TownshipMansfieldUpper Mount Bethel TownshipUpper Mt BethelBushkill TownshipBushkillLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieHanover TownshipHanoverUpper Nazareth TownshipUpper Nazareth005401Tract 005401Lowhill TownshipLowhillWeisenberg TownshipWeisenbergWashington TownshipWashingtonUpper Milford TownshipUpper MilfordLower Nazareth TownshipLower NazarethEast Allen TownshipE AllenBlairstown TownshipBlairstownIndependence TownshipIndependenceWilliams TownshipWilliams29.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k122.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,115221.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,399320.209755%20.209755%20.2%1,214418.612157%18.612157%18.6%346516.654079%16.654079%16.7%441614.653903%14.653903%14.7%597713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.082382%13.082382%13.1%424813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.705570%12.705570%12.7%479911.702128%11.702128%11.7%2641011.659824%11.659824%11.7%9941111.297641%11.297641%11.3%2491211.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.720974%10.720974%10.7%229139.626604%9.626604%9.6%165149.378758%9.378758%9.4%234158.830164%8.830164%8.8%274168.213512%8.213512%8.2%417178.203950%8.203950%8.2%893187.336288%7.336288%7.3%298196.986900%6.986900%7.0%192206.940799%6.940799%6.9%238216.634692%6.634692%6.6%166226.576087%6.576087%6.6%121236.537295%6.537295%6.5%539245.186916%5.186916%5.2%111255.082873%5.082873%5.1%92265.075867%5.075867%5.1%2814.657070%4.657070%4.7%165274.655564%4.655564%4.7%246284.449403%4.449403%4.4%339294.285479%4.285479%4.3%260304.079799%4.079799%4.1%227313.889537%3.889537%3.9%100323.626220%3.626220%3.6%156333.514676%3.514676%3.5%188343.178340%3.178340%3.2%270353.167788%3.167788%3.2%273362.933591%2.933591%2.9%91372.847114%2.847114%2.8%73382.830503%2.830503%2.8%85392.542580%2.542580%2.5%312402.278121%2.278121%2.3%96412.247191%2.247191%2.2%46422.138365%2.138365%2.1%172.138365%2.138365%2.1%172.084476%2.084476%2.1%38431.892347%1.892347%1.9%45441.649702%1.649702%1.6%47451.448598%1.448598%1.4%31461.143791%1.143791%1.1%21470.895804%0.895804%0.9%19480.645995%0.645995%0.6%15490.570426%0.570426%0.6%1350
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 the Lowhill Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lowhill 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 Lowhill Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Lowhill Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonNorthwestern Lehigh School DistrictNW LehighMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonShaler TownshipShalerUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionRadnor TownshipRadnorHampden TownshipHampdenHaverford TownshipHaverfordCranberry TownshipCranberryLower Merion TownshipLower MerionMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessLower Macungie TownshipLower Macungie005401Tract 005401Lowhill TownshipLowhillNorthampton 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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.194686%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%2,2691811.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.120105%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%625325.075867%5.075867%5.1%2814.958781%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%312472.138365%2.138365%2.1%172.138365%2.138365%2.1%171.840358%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 Lowhill Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lowhill 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 Lowhill Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Lowhill Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeNorthwestern Lehigh School DistrictNW LehighTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown005401Tract 005401Lowhill TownshipLowhill41.537790%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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.194686%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%20,82420.8k3311.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.627025%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%1,845445.075867%5.075867%5.1%2814.454109%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%1,138502.138365%2.138365%2.1%172.138365%2.138365%2.1%17
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 Lowhill Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lowhill 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 Lowhill Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Lowhill Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLong 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 FranciscoNorthwestern Lehigh School DistrictNW LehighSan JosePlano005401Tract 005401Lowhill TownshipLowhill42.327373%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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.194686%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%52,40752.4k3211.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.963747%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%18,42718.4k485.075867%5.075867%5.1%2814.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721502.138365%2.138365%2.1%172.138365%2.138365%2.1%17
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:
Lehigh
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
ZIP Codes:
18051, 18066, 18069, 18078
Unified School District:
Northwestern Lehigh
Congressional District:
PA-15
State Senate District:
PA-16
State House District:
PA-187
Neighboring Townships:
Heidelberg, Lynn, North Whitehall, Upper Macungie, Weisenberg
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Schnecksville
Nearby Townships:
East Penn, Lower Macungie, Maxatawny, South Whitehall, Washington, Whitehall