Food Stamps in the Shamokin Township, Northumberland 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 Northumberland County and the Shamokin Township
Shamokin Township
Northumberland County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$56,944.000000$43,701.000000$56,944.000000$56.9k1,062$60,926.000000$48,163.000000$60,926.000000$60.9k994
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 Northumberland County and the Shamokin Township
Shamokin Township
Northumberland County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty25.882353%45.539255%5.882353%5.9%1.633%1.63%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.145123%0.000%0%5.882353%15.602696%5.882353%5.9%1.878%1.88%30.882353%51.367962%30.882353%30.9%7.807%7.81%17.647059%32.969865%17.647059%17.6%2.553%2.55%14.705882%48.215702%14.705882%14.7%30.303%30.3%
% 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 Northumberland County and the Shamokin Township
Shamokin Township
Northumberland County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.245473%22.914958%24.245473%24.2%98.367%98.4%2.816901%4.503924%2.816901%2.8%100.000%100%21.026157%15.728593%21.026157%21.0%98.122%98.1%24.949698%27.433525%24.949698%24.9%92.193%92.2%46.076459%45.501933%46.076459%46.1%97.447%97.4%2.313883%8.799930%2.313883%2.3%69.697%69.7%
% 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 Northumberland County and the Shamokin Township
Shamokin Township
Northumberland County
0%5%10%Count%White1All RacesAsian26.427221%12.488840%6.427221%6.4%68100.378072%100%6.403013%12.869973%6.403013%6.4%68100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.132231%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 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Sunbury Area

There are 36 county subdivisions in the Sunbury Area. This section compares the Shamokin Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Sunbury Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Shamokin Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Shamokin Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Sunbury Area, and entities that contain the Shamokin Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ShamokinSunburyShamokin Area School DistrictShamokinMiltonMarion HeightsMarion HtsKulpmontMount CarmelCoal TownshipNorthumberlandMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandHerndonEast Cameron TownshipE CameronZerbe TownshipZerbeMount Carmel TownshipMt CarmelDelaware TownshipDelawareTurbotvillePoint TownshipPtWest Chillisquaque TownshipW ChillisquaqueRockefeller TownshipRockefellerShamokin TownshipShamokinWatsontownLower Augusta TownshipLower AugustaUpper Mahanoy TownshipUpper MahanoyRush TownshipJordan TownshipJordanWest Cameron TownshipW Cameron080800Tract 080800Jackson TownshipJacksonSnydertownTurbot TownshipTurbotEast Chillisquaque TownshipE ChillisquaqueUpper Augusta TownshipUpper AugustaLower Mahanoy TownshipLower MahanoyRalpho TownshipRalphoWashington TownshipWashingtonRiversideMcEwensvilleLittle Mahanoy TownshipLittle MahanoyLewis TownshipLewis27.894581%27.894581%27.9%942121.033826%21.033826%21.0%883219.078216%19.078216%19.1%1,54418.410463%18.410463%18.4%549317.689531%17.689531%17.7%49416.848674%16.848674%16.8%216516.841344%16.841344%16.8%466614.813711%14.813711%14.8%497714.219385%14.219385%14.2%245813.364894%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%644,209644k12.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,04412.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,04412.857143%12.857143%12.9%18912.374582%12.374582%12.4%371011.516854%11.516854%11.5%821110.700539%10.700539%10.7%139128.920705%8.920705%8.9%162138.540925%8.540925%8.5%24148.516484%8.516484%8.5%124158.006963%8.006963%8.0%92166.569343%6.569343%6.6%63176.403013%6.403013%6.4%68186.370656%6.370656%6.4%66196.203474%6.203474%6.2%25205.172414%5.172414%5.2%15215.104408%5.104408%5.1%22224.870130%4.870130%4.9%15234.807692%4.807692%4.8%10244.281637%4.281637%4.3%1354.054054%4.054054%4.1%15253.973510%3.973510%4.0%6263.819918%3.819918%3.8%28273.610108%3.610108%3.6%10283.519856%3.519856%3.5%39293.479576%3.479576%3.5%23303.144330%3.144330%3.1%61312.996255%2.996255%3.0%8322.738095%2.738095%2.7%23332.500000%2.500000%2.5%4342.469136%2.469136%2.5%4351.963534%1.963534%2.0%1436
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 36 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Shamokin Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Shamokin 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 Shamokin Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Shamokin Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemShamokin Area School DistrictShamokinPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamShamokin TownshipShamokinAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel Park080800Tract 080800Mount 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%4,3991419.078216%19.078216%19.1%1,54417.343865%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%644,209644k12.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,04412.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,04411.671811%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%950266.403013%6.403013%6.4%686.389883%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%597374.281637%4.281637%4.3%1354.279263%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 Shamokin Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Shamokin 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 Shamokin Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Shamokin Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonShamokin Area School DistrictShamokinPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivShamokin TownshipShamokinTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntington080800Tract 080800Edison 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%49,53949.5k2619.078216%19.078216%19.1%1,54417.343865%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%644,209644k12.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,04412.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,04412.543520%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%2,394426.403013%6.403013%6.4%686.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052454.281637%4.281637%4.3%1353.812606%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 Shamokin Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Shamokin 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 Shamokin Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Shamokin Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonShamokin Area School DistrictShamokinColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong 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 TarrantShamokin TownshipShamokinTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan Jose080800Tract 080800Plano42.327373%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%49,53949.5k1519.078216%19.078216%19.1%1,54417.573826%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%73,75173.8k3012.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,04412.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,04412.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%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%13,11413.1k446.403013%6.403013%6.4%686.305438%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%29,11429.1k494.281637%4.281637%4.3%1353.859381%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:
Northumberland
Metro Area:
Sunbury Area
ZIP Codes:
17801, 17821, 17860, 17872
Unified School District:
Shamokin
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-27
State House District:
PA-107
Neighboring Boroughs:
Snydertown
Neighboring Townships:
Coal, Ralpho, Rockefeller, Rush, Upper Augusta, Zerbe
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Trevorton
Nearby Townships:
East Cameron, Little Mahanoy, Mahoning, Mayberry, Upper Mahanoy, West Cameron