Food Stamps in the Polk 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 Polk Township
Polk Township
Monroe County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,146.000000$58,980.000000$53,146.000000$53.1k3,057$19,495.000000$23,638.000000$19,495.000000$19.5k241$54,704.000000$64,014.000000$54,704.000000$54.7k2,816
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 Polk Township
Polk Township
Monroe County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.672199%53.204195%18.672199%18.7%6.618%6.62%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.342558%0.000%0%18.672199%21.249636%18.672199%18.7%10.251%10.3%49.377593%47.290999%49.377593%49.4%13.837%13.8%74.273859%30.454413%74.273859%74.3%12.030%12.0%34.024896%44.276143%34.024896%34.0%17.787%17.8%
% 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 Polk Township
Polk Township
Monroe County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.549716%28.447504%22.549716%22.5%93.382%93.4%2.485795%4.617895%2.485795%2.5%100.000%100%13.991477%21.046139%13.991477%14.0%89.749%89.7%26.313920%29.316965%26.313920%26.3%86.163%86.2%46.484375%43.351704%46.484375%46.5%87.970%88.0%13.458807%6.663218%13.458807%13.5%82.213%82.2%
% 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 Polk Township
Polk Township
Monroe County
0%5%10%15%20%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black38.597931%9.815357%8.597931%8.6%241109.061720%109%7.883546%12.018835%7.883546%7.9%241100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%20.009253%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.278578%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.716592%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 East Stroudsburg Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the East Stroudsburg Area, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%Count#StroudsburgEast StroudsburgE StroudsburgCoolbaugh TownshipCoolbaughMount PoconoMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDelaware Water GapBarrett TownshipBarrettEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockPocono TownshipPoconoMiddle Smithfield TownshipMiddle SmithfieldParadise TownshipParadiseTobyhanna TownshipTobyhannaSmithfield TownshipSmithfieldStroud TownshipStroudHamilton TownshipHamiltonRoss TownshipEldred TownshipEldredPleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant VlyChestnuthill TownshipChestnuthill301301Tract 301301Polk 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%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.915129%12.915129%12.9%35512.761780%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%82168.066298%8.066298%8.1%9497.983482%7.983482%8.0%464177.883546%7.883546%7.9%2417.883546%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 Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk 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 Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsPleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant Vly301301Tract 301301Polk TownshipYork 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%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86611.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.120105%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%1,061238.066298%8.066298%8.1%9497.883546%7.883546%7.9%2417.883546%7.883546%7.9%2416.938326%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 Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk 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 Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonPleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant Vly301301Tract 301301Polk TownshipTown 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%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3312.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86610.627025%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%5,545398.066298%8.066298%8.1%9497.883546%7.883546%7.9%2417.883546%7.883546%7.9%2417.176033%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 Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk 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 Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisPleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant Vly301301Tract 301301Polk TownshipEast 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%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%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%39,89339.9k3112.018835%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%21,74121.7k3310.333295%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%20,38620.4k408.066298%8.066298%8.1%9497.883546%7.883546%7.9%2417.883546%7.883546%7.9%2417.755337%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
Unincorporated Places:
Effort, Sun Valley
ZIP Codes:
18058, 18330, 18331, 18333, 18353
Unified School District:
Pleasant Valley
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-40
State House District:
PA-176
Neighboring Townships:
Chestnuthill, Eldred, Penn Forest, Ross, Towamensing, Tunkhannock
Nearby Townships:
Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Kidder, Lehigh, Lower Towamensing, Moore