Food Stamps in the Shenango Township, Mercer 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 Mercer County and the Shenango Township
Shenango Township
Mercer County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,822.000000$45,831.000000$48,822.000000$48.8k1,577$30,089.000000$19,217.000000$30,089.000000$30.1k184$54,442.000000$51,568.000000$54,442.000000$54.4k1,393
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 Mercer County and the Shenango Township
Shenango Township
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty259.782609%49.589651%59.782609%59.8%25.404%25.4%36.413043%26.011963%36.413043%36.4%72.043%72.0%23.369565%17.387676%23.369565%23.4%13.231%13.2%67.391304%52.649882%67.391304%67.4%19.136%19.1%44.021739%27.945472%44.021739%44.0%10.075%10.1%29.347826%50.257338%29.347826%29.3%46.552%46.6%
% 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 Mercer County and the Shenango Township
Shenango Township
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.187365%22.957994%23.187365%23.2%74.596%74.6%1.866475%3.168156%1.866475%1.9%27.957%28.0%20.244078%17.939781%20.244078%20.2%86.769%86.8%37.616655%27.064280%37.616655%37.6%80.864%80.9%51.902369%48.837819%51.902369%51.9%89.925%89.9%4.450826%6.006132%4.450826%4.5%53.448%53.4%
% 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 Mercer County and the Shenango Township
Shenango Township
Mercer County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3100.000000%35.908888%100.000000%100.0%10857.065217%857%11.667724%15.852260%11.667724%11.7%184100.000000%100%11.233054%14.425654%11.233054%11.2%17496.274595%96%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.694915%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Youngstown Area

There are 100 county subdivisions in the Youngstown Area. This section compares the Shenango Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Youngstown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Shenango Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,255.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Shenango Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Youngstown Area, and entities that contain the Shenango Township
0%10%20%30%Count#YoungstownCampbellSharonPymatuning TownshipPymatuningWarrenGreenvilleStruthersFarrellSharpsvilleWarren TownshipWarrenSebringSmith TownshipSmithMecca TownshipMeccaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownMilton TownshipMiltonMercer CountyMercerWeathersfield TownshipWeathersfieldLiberty TownshipLibertyAustintown TownshipAustintown032701Tract 032701Middle AtlanticGrove CityNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldShenango TownshipShenangoBraceville TownshipBracevilleHempfield TownshipHempfieldGreen TownshipGrnWest Middlesex Area School DistrictW MiddlesexMcDonaldFindley TownshipFindleyBrookfield TownshipBrookfieldBoardman TownshipBoardmanBristol TownshipBristolHowland TownshipHowlandGoshen TownshipGoshenHermitageMesopotamia TownshipMesopotamiaHubbard TownshipHubbardNewton TownshipNewtonVienna TownshipViennaCortlandSouth Pymatuning TownshipS PymatuningFarmington TownshipFarmingtonPine TownshipBazetta TownshipBazettaLackawannock TownshipLackawannockFowler TownshipFowlerChampion TownshipChampionWest Salem TownshipW SalemBeaver TownshipBeaverEllsworth TownshipEllsworthSouthington TownshipSouthingtonLordstownPoland TownshipPolandCanfield TownshipCanfield38.923511%38.923511%38.9%10,49310.5k135.497445%35.497445%35.5%1,181232.105698%32.105698%32.1%1,944331.271961%31.271961%31.3%445429.282401%29.282401%29.3%5,113527.120224%27.120224%27.1%582623.021410%23.021410%23.0%957722.423615%22.423615%22.4%433820.862916%20.862916%20.9%382919.698444%19.698444%19.7%4051019.657204%19.657204%19.7%3671119.326339%19.326339%19.3%3501217.011701%17.011701%17.0%1891316.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k16.527867%16.527867%16.5%2581415.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,18915.011119%15.011119%15.0%1,6201514.717805%14.717805%14.7%1,4161613.955435%13.955435%14.0%2,1671713.409563%13.409563%13.4%25813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.211933%13.211933%13.2%3411813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.106803%12.106803%12.1%3311911.667724%11.667724%11.7%1842011.657559%11.657559%11.7%1282111.350666%11.350666%11.4%1792211.168639%11.168639%11.2%1512310.850636%10.850636%10.9%32410.331825%10.331825%10.3%1372410.311751%10.311751%10.3%432510.144540%10.144540%10.1%379269.811385%9.811385%9.8%1,727279.541628%9.541628%9.5%102289.420655%9.420655%9.4%748299.379968%9.379968%9.4%118309.256560%9.256560%9.3%635318.862629%8.862629%8.9%60328.752197%8.752197%8.8%498338.526940%8.526940%8.5%345348.194622%8.194622%8.2%128358.074534%8.074534%8.1%247367.650765%7.650765%7.7%85377.428571%7.428571%7.4%52387.219402%7.219402%7.2%128396.518572%6.518572%6.5%179406.214689%6.214689%6.2%66415.662285%5.662285%5.7%56425.609631%5.609631%5.6%219435.375552%5.375552%5.4%73445.098543%5.098543%5.1%119453.917301%3.917301%3.9%36463.875969%3.875969%3.9%55473.613621%3.613621%3.6%52483.274814%3.274814%3.3%194493.191153%3.191153%3.2%20250
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 Shenango Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Shenango 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 Shenango Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Shenango Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownMercer CountyMercerPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper Darby032701Tract 032701Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolShenango TownshipShenangoWest Middlesex Area School DistrictW MiddlesexBensalem 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%4,3991417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1516.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k15.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,18915.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091613.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891713.409563%13.409563%13.4%25813.364894%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%2,2691811.667724%11.667724%11.7%18410.850636%10.850636%10.9%32410.120105%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 Shenango Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Shenango 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 Shenango Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Shenango Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownYonkersJersey CityMercer CountyMercerManchesterQueensManhattan032701Tract 032701Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandShenango TownshipShenangoWest Middlesex Area School DistrictW MiddlesexQuincyTown 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%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k16.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,18914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.409563%13.409563%13.4%25813.364894%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%20,82420.8k3311.667724%11.667724%11.7%18410.850636%10.850636%10.9%32410.627025%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 Shenango Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Shenango 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 Shenango Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Shenango Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownFort WorthMercer CountyMercerAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenix032701Tract 032701Middle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleShenango TownshipShenangoLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest Middlesex Area School DistrictW MiddlesexDenverAustinLos 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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k15.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,18915.784743%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%153,787154k2813.409563%13.409563%13.4%25813.364894%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%52,40752.4k3211.667724%11.667724%11.7%18410.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.850636%10.850636%10.9%32410.333295%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:
Mercer
Metro Area:
Youngstown Area
ZIP Codes:
16142, 16143, 16148, 16159, 44425
Unified School District:
West Middlesex
Congressional District:
PA-3
State Senate District:
PA-50
State House District:
PA-7
Neighboring Boroughs:
West Middlesex, Wheatland
Neighboring Cities:
Hermitage
Neighboring Townships:
Coitsville, Hubbard, Lackawannock, Pulaski, Wilmington
Nearby Townships:
Brookfield, Mahoning, Neshannock, Wilmington