Food Stamps in the Ross 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 Ross Township
Ross Township
Monroe County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$72,645.000000$58,980.000000$72,645.000000$72.6k1,907$79,414.000000$64,014.000000$79,414.000000$79.4k1,745
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 Ross Township
Ross Township
Monroe County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.938272%53.204195%54.938272%54.9%14.614%14.6%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.342558%0.000%0%45.061728%21.249636%45.061728%45.1%14.928%14.9%53.703704%47.290999%53.703704%53.7%23.901%23.9%23.456790%30.454413%23.456790%23.5%4.841%4.84%54.320988%44.276143%54.320988%54.3%54.658%54.7%
% 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 Ross Township
Ross Township
Monroe County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.799427%28.447504%29.799427%29.8%85.386%85.4%0.916905%4.617895%0.916905%0.9%100.000%100%23.839542%21.046139%23.839542%23.8%85.072%85.1%15.873926%29.316965%15.873926%15.9%76.099%76.1%42.808023%43.351704%42.808023%42.8%95.159%95.2%4.183381%6.663218%4.183381%4.2%45.342%45.3%
% 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 Ross Township
Ross Township
Monroe County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Asian3Other39.050279%9.815357%9.050279%9.1%162106.536313%107%8.495018%12.018835%8.495018%8.5%162100.000000%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%2.998966%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.785003%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 Ross Township to all of the county subdivisions in the East Stroudsburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ross Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Ross Township, selected other county subdivisions in the East Stroudsburg Area, and entities that contain the Ross 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 TownshipHamilton301203Tract 301203Ross TownshipEldred TownshipEldredPleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant VlyChestnuthill TownshipChestnuthillPolk TownshipPrice TownshipPriceZIP Code 18353ZIP 18353Jackson 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%1628.495018%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%241187.775920%7.775920%7.8%93197.735209%7.735209%7.7%3195.453712%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 Ross Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ross 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 Ross Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Ross 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 TownshipHempfield301203Tract 301203Ross TownshipFalls TownshipFallsPleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant VlyZIP Code 18353ZIP 18353York 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%1,468228.495018%8.495018%8.5%1628.495018%8.495018%8.5%1628.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061238.066298%8.066298%8.1%9497.735209%7.735209%7.7%3196.938326%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 Ross Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ross 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 Ross Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Ross 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 GreeceGreece301203Tract 301203Ross TownshipCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonPleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant VlyZIP Code 18353ZIP 18353Town 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%3,551378.495018%8.495018%8.5%1628.495018%8.495018%8.5%1628.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545398.066298%8.066298%8.1%9497.735209%7.735209%7.7%3197.176033%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 Ross Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ross 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 Ross Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Ross 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 City301203Tract 301203Ross TownshipNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisPleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant VlyEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyZIP Code 18353ZIP 18353San 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%27,90827.9k398.495018%8.495018%8.5%1628.495018%8.495018%8.5%1628.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k408.066298%8.066298%8.1%9497.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.735209%7.735209%7.7%3197.450825%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 Place:
Saylorsburg
ZIP Code:
18353
Unified School District:
Pleasant Valley
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-40
State House District:
PA-189
Neighboring Townships:
Bushkill, Chestnuthill, Eldred, Hamilton, Moore, Plainfield, Polk
Nearby Townships:
Jackson, Upper Nazareth, Washington