Food Stamps in the Lower Merion Township, Montgomery 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 Montgomery County and the Lower Merion Township
Lower Merion Township
Montgomery County
$0k$50k$100kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$121,483.000000$81,902.000000$121,483.000000$121.5k22,57922.6k$27,065.000000$26,119.000000$27,065.000000$27.1k596$124,498.000000$85,798.000000$124,498.000000$124.5k21,98322.0k
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 Montgomery County and the Lower Merion Township
Lower Merion Township
Montgomery County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.234899%49.285441%35.234899%35.2%2.976%2.98%23.322148%24.913760%23.322148%23.3%14.930%14.9%7.885906%17.045392%7.885906%7.9%0.798%0.80%43.456376%46.372447%43.456376%43.5%7.979%7.98%47.818792%35.744401%47.818792%47.8%2.755%2.76%33.221477%38.093413%33.221477%33.2%15.481%15.5%
% 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 Montgomery County and the Lower Merion Township
Lower Merion Township
Montgomery County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.146795%30.751558%31.146795%31.1%97.024%97.0%3.602784%4.193457%3.602784%3.6%85.070%85.1%26.575081%24.749932%26.575081%26.6%99.202%99.2%13.587772%19.112821%13.587772%13.6%92.021%92.0%45.758086%39.834923%45.758086%45.8%97.245%97.2%4.917436%4.890937%4.917436%4.9%84.519%84.5%
% 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 Montgomery County and the Lower Merion Township
Lower Merion Township
Montgomery County
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian130.635838%26.541652%30.635838%30.6%531,160.615083%1,161%12.608696%15.460685%12.608696%12.6%29477.670703%478%12.335958%18.944720%12.335958%12.3%141467.338248%467%6.526316%11.480657%6.526316%6.5%31247.244437%247%2.639621%5.893496%2.639621%2.6%596100.000000%100%1.717161%4.134176%1.717161%1.7%33165.053328%65%0.858034%4.819607%0.858034%0.9%1132.505968%33%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Lower Merion Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.7%7.5%11.2%15.0%18.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Lower Merion Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.8%7.7%11.5%15.3%19.2%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Lower Merion Township

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Lower Merion Township (0 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Lower Merion Township, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Merion Township.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Merion Township, selected neighborhoods in the Lower Merion Township, and entities that contain the Lower Merion Township
0%5%10%15%Count#Wynnefield Heights NeighborhoodWynnefield HtsMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPenn Wynne NeighborhoodPenn WynneLower Merion TownshipLower MerionLower Merion School DistrictLower MerionWest Park NeighborhoodWest Park18.740826%18.740826%18.7%798799113.364894%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k5.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k3.756316%3.756316%3.8%8822.639621%2.639621%2.6%5962.622843%2.622843%2.6%6400.000000%0.000000%0.0%03
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Philadelphia Area

There are 375 county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares the Lower Merion Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Merion Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 24,218.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Merion Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain the Lower Merion Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenChesterWilmingtonNorristownPhiladelphiaLower ChristianaDistrict 3:Elkton3, ElktonNew CastlePennsauken TownshipPennsaukenUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaDistrict 5:North East5, N EBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemWillingboro TownshipWillingboroPemberton TownshipPembertonRidley TownshipRidleyNewarkMonroe TownshipMonroeDeptford TownshipDeptfordFalls TownshipFallsUpper ChristianaWinslow TownshipWinslowBrandywineUpper Moreland TownshipUpper MorelandMiddletown-OdessaCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamPike Creek-Central KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…Abington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterGloucester TownshipGloucesterMontgomery CountyMontgomeryGlasgowMiddletown TownshipMiddletownCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlVoorhees TownshipVoorheesWashington TownshipWashingtonUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionUpper Dublin TownshipUpper DublinLower Providence TownshipLower ProvidenceRadnor TownshipRadnorEvesham TownshipEveshamMount Laurel TownshipMt LaurelMontgomery TownshipMontgomeryHaverford TownshipHaverfordLower Merion TownshipLower MerionLower Merion School DistrictLower MerionPiedmontHorsham TownshipHorshamSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower Makefield43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700227.503003%27.503003%27.5%7,785326.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,242425.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k518.116832%18.116832%18.1%2,509614.723990%14.723990%14.7%1,411714.624667%14.624667%14.6%4,666814.578421%14.578421%14.6%1,793913.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891013.364894%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.040461%12.040461%12.0%1,1071111.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691210.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393139.971978%9.971978%10.0%1,032149.743954%9.743954%9.7%959159.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143168.760282%8.760282%8.8%2,098178.743494%8.743494%8.7%1,176188.540680%8.540680%8.5%992198.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061207.705343%7.705343%7.7%773217.564074%7.564074%7.6%1,030227.004839%7.004839%7.0%2,215236.941386%6.941386%6.9%662246.776252%6.776252%6.8%1,179256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.395557%6.395557%6.4%1,071276.389883%6.389883%6.4%1,339286.355965%6.355965%6.4%821295.897205%5.897205%5.9%1,378305.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k5.099460%5.099460%5.1%746314.958781%4.958781%5.0%794324.885857%4.885857%4.9%1,282334.845086%4.845086%4.8%527344.646785%4.646785%4.6%790353.407098%3.407098%3.4%408363.357695%3.357695%3.4%317373.166998%3.166998%3.2%271383.044521%3.044521%3.0%292392.964960%2.964960%3.0%517402.942028%2.942028%2.9%508412.874122%2.874122%2.9%266422.842407%2.842407%2.8%496432.639621%2.639621%2.6%596442.622843%2.622843%2.6%6402.396254%2.396254%2.4%261451.929028%1.929028%1.9%187461.859851%1.859851%1.9%155471.840358%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 Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Lower Merion Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Merion Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Merion Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Lower Merion Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPlumRoss 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 Merion School DistrictLower MerionLower 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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.671811%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%1,061236.938326%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%821285.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k5.362805%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%311462.622843%2.622843%2.6%6402.542580%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 Lower Merion Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Merion Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Merion Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Lower Merion 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 StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtownLower Merion TownshipLower MerionLower Merion School DistrictLower Merion41.537790%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%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%15,24115.2k435.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k5.451322%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%1,138502.639621%2.639621%2.6%5962.622843%2.622843%2.6%640
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 Lower Merion Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Merion Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Merion Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Lower Merion 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, CharlottePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos 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 EastMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoLower Merion TownshipLower MerionLower Merion School DistrictLower Merion42.327373%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%39,89339.9k3112.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.909058%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%20,38620.4k407.755337%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%13,74613.7k465.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k5.795555%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%7,721502.639621%2.639621%2.6%5962.622843%2.622843%2.6%640
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Montgomery
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
Unincorporated Places:
Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Haverford College, Penn Wynne
ZIP Codes:
19003, 19004, 19010, 19035, 19041, 19066, 19072, 19083, 19085, 19096, 19428
Unified School District:
Lower Merion
Neighborhoods:
Penn Wynne, West Park, Wynnefield Heights
Congressional Districts:
PA-2, PA-13
State Senate District:
PA-17
State House Districts:
PA-148, PA-149, PA-166, PA-194
Neighboring Townships:
Haverford, Radnor, Upper Merion, Whitemarsh
Nearby Townships:
Marple, Plymouth, Springfield, Upper Darby