Food Stamps in the Washington 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 Washington Township
Washington Township
Lehigh County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$62,917.000000$57,685.000000$62,917.000000$62.9k2,748$9,308.000000$20,129.000000$9,308.000000$9.3k192$67,880.000000$64,363.000000$67,880.000000$67.9k2,556
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 Washington Township
Washington Township
Lehigh County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.687500%54.316407%29.687500%29.7%7.928%7.93%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.522177%0.000%0%5.208333%17.476051%5.208333%5.2%1.842%1.84%55.729167%51.813500%55.729167%55.7%13.613%13.6%18.229167%30.195470%18.229167%18.2%3.007%3.01%75.520833%48.302785%75.520833%75.5%55.556%55.6%
% 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 Washington Township
Washington Township
Lehigh County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.899844%28.702346%25.899844%25.9%92.072%92.1%1.799687%5.784969%1.799687%1.8%100.000%100%20.852895%20.544909%20.852895%20.9%98.158%98.2%26.564945%23.316340%26.564945%26.6%86.387%86.4%44.170579%40.115427%44.170579%44.2%96.993%97.0%4.538341%5.881300%4.538341%4.5%44.444%44.4%
% 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 Washington Township
Washington Township
Lehigh County
0%10%20%30%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black3Other37.370441%6.623594%7.370441%7.4%192105.489443%105%6.986900%13.341164%6.986900%7.0%192100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.520923%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.879541%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.275370%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%38.843465%00.000000%0%
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 Allentown Area

There are 108 county subdivisions in the Allentown Area. This section compares the Washington Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Washington 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 Washington Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain the Washington Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#AllentownEastonBethlehemTown of PhillipsburgPhillipsburgBangorCatasauquaNorthamptonMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPenn Forest TownshipPenn FrstHellertownBethlehemLehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonNorthern Lehigh School DistrictN LehighJim ThorpeNazarethLopatcong TownshipLopatcongEmmausWhitehall TownshipWhitehallLehigh TownshipLehigh005200Tract 005200Washington TownshipWashingtonTown of HackettstownHackettstownPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldWashington TownshipWashingtonPalmer TownshipPalmerWhite TownshipWhiteGreenwich TownshipGreenwichMoore 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 NazarethWeisenberg 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%229139.803193%9.803193%9.8%5289.626604%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%1926.986900%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%92264.657070%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%46422.084476%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 Washington Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Washington 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 Washington Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Washington 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 TownshipBensalemNorthern Lehigh School DistrictN LehighRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFalls005200Tract 005200Washington TownshipWashingtonYork 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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%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%2,393199.803193%9.803193%9.8%5289.597783%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%1,061236.986900%6.986900%7.0%1926.986900%6.986900%7.0%1926.938326%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 Washington Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Washington 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 Washington Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Washington 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 AreaAllentownQuincyNorthern Lehigh School DistrictN LehighTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhaven005200Tract 005200Washington TownshipWashingtonToms 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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%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%4,232349.803193%9.803193%9.8%5289.145754%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%11,26411.3k416.986900%6.986900%7.0%1926.986900%6.986900%7.0%1926.917276%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 Washington Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Washington 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 Washington Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Washington 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 AngelesNorthern Lehigh School DistrictN LehighAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego005200Tract 005200Washington TownshipWashingtonNortheast 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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%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%95,93595.9k369.803193%9.803193%9.8%5289.585555%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%60,92860.9k436.986900%6.986900%7.0%1926.986900%6.986900%7.0%1926.406793%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:
Lehigh
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
Unincorporated Place:
Slatedale
ZIP Codes:
18078, 18079, 18080
Unified School District:
Northern Lehigh
Congressional District:
PA-15
State Senate District:
PA-16
State House District:
PA-183
Neighboring Townships:
East Penn, Heidelberg, Lehigh, Lower Towamensing, North Whitehall
Nearby Townships:
Allen, Franklin, Lowhill, Mahoning, Towamensing