Food Stamps in the Paradise Township, Monroe 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 Monroe County and the Paradise Township
Paradise Township
Monroe County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$65,000.000000$58,980.000000$65,000.000000$65.0k1,198$40,761.000000$23,638.000000$40,761.000000$40.8k130$76,932.000000$64,014.000000$76,932.000000$76.9k1,068
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 Monroe County and the Paradise Township
Paradise Township
Monroe County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.076923%53.204195%53.076923%53.1%27.165%27.2%35.384615%28.342558%35.384615%35.4%85.185%85.2%17.692308%21.249636%17.692308%17.7%12.299%12.3%9.230769%47.290999%9.230769%9.2%4.225%4.23%9.230769%30.454413%9.230769%9.2%3.023%3.02%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%44.276143%0.000%0%
% 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 Monroe County and the Paradise Township
Paradise Township
Monroe County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.322097%28.447504%17.322097%17.3%72.835%72.8%0.749064%4.617895%0.749064%0.7%14.815%14.8%15.355805%21.046139%15.355805%15.4%87.701%87.7%25.468165%29.316965%25.468165%25.5%95.775%95.8%36.048689%43.351704%36.048689%36.0%96.977%97.0%4.307116%6.663218%4.307116%4.3%100.000%100%
% 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 Monroe County and the Paradise Township
Paradise Township
Monroe County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian142.035398%17.716592%42.035398%42.0%95387.372362%387%10.851419%12.018835%10.851419%10.9%130100.000000%100%4.593176%9.815357%4.593176%4.6%3542.327882%42%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%20.009253%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.998966%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 East Stroudsburg Area

There are 20 county subdivisions in the East Stroudsburg Area. This section compares the Paradise Township to all of the county subdivisions in the East Stroudsburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Paradise Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Paradise Township, selected other county subdivisions in the East Stroudsburg Area, and entities that contain the Paradise Township
0%10%20%Count#StroudsburgEast StroudsburgE StroudsburgCoolbaugh TownshipCoolbaughMount PoconoMiddle AtlanticNortheast300202Tract 300202United States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDelaware Water GapPocono Mountain School DistrictPocono MtnBarrett TownshipBarrettEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockPocono TownshipPoconoMiddle Smithfield TownshipMiddle SmithfieldParadise TownshipParadiseTobyhanna TownshipTobyhannaSmithfield TownshipSmithfieldStroud TownshipStroudHamilton TownshipHamiltonRoss TownshipEldred TownshipEldredChestnuthill TownshipChestnuthillPolk TownshipPrice TownshipPriceJackson TownshipJackson27.875329%27.875329%27.9%635120.655535%20.655535%20.7%668217.295209%17.295209%17.3%1,119315.486726%15.486726%15.5%175413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.101375%13.101375%13.1%30513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.915129%12.915129%12.9%35512.788142%12.788142%12.8%2,73512.761780%12.761780%12.8%195612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86611.693122%11.693122%11.7%221711.510791%11.510791%11.5%432811.223935%11.223935%11.2%619910.851419%10.851419%10.9%1301010.630408%10.630408%10.6%3441110.444540%10.444540%10.4%2421210.068286%10.068286%10.1%634138.929194%8.929194%8.9%256148.495018%8.495018%8.5%162158.291203%8.291203%8.3%82167.983482%7.983482%8.0%464177.883546%7.883546%7.9%241187.775920%7.775920%7.8%93195.453712%5.453712%5.5%11920
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Paradise Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Paradise 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 Paradise Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Paradise Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheast300202Tract 300202United States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPocono Mountain School DistrictPocono MtnEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeBristol TownshipBristolParadise TownshipParadiseBensalem 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%23,03323.0k1515.213388%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%2,780,9862.78M13.101375%13.101375%13.1%30513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.788142%12.788142%12.8%2,73512.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86611.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.851419%10.851419%10.9%13010.120105%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 Paradise Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Paradise 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 Paradise Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Paradise Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheast300202Tract 300202United States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPocono Mountain School DistrictPocono MtnStaten IslandEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeParadise TownshipParadiseQuincyTown 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%23,03323.0k2716.679687%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%2,780,9862.78M13.101375%13.101375%13.1%30513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.788142%12.788142%12.8%2,73512.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3312.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86610.851419%10.851419%10.9%13010.627025%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 Paradise Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Paradise 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 Paradise Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Paradise Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheast300202Tract 300202TulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlottePocono Mountain School DistrictPocono MtnEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodParadise TownshipParadiseDenverAustinLos 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%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%2,780,9862.78M13.101375%13.101375%13.1%30513.071915%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%39,89339.9k3112.788142%12.788142%12.8%2,73512.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86611.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.851419%10.851419%10.9%13010.333295%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:
Monroe
Metro Area:
East Stroudsburg Area
ZIP Codes:
18326, 18332, 18344, 18370
Unified School District:
Pocono Mountain
Congressional District:
PA-10
State Senate District:
PA-40
State House District:
PA-115
Neighboring Boroughs:
Mount Pocono
Neighboring Townships:
Barrett, Coolbaugh, Pocono, Price, Stroud
Nearby Townships:
Hamilton, Jackson, Lehigh, Middle Smithfield, Smithfield, Tobyhanna, Tunkhannock