Food Stamps in the Foster Township, Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County and the Foster Township
Foster Township
Schuylkill County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,750.000000$46,573.000000$38,750.000000$38.8k112$23,750.000000$18,611.000000$23,750.000000$23.8k16$49,167.000000$52,105.000000$49,167.000000$49.2k96

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Schuylkill County and the Foster Township
Foster Township
Schuylkill County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty293.750000%45.532971%93.750000%93.8%34.884%34.9%31.250000%22.429686%31.250000%31.3%100.000%100%62.500000%15.232805%62.500000%62.5%30.303%30.3%75.000000%55.778776%75.000000%75.0%28.571%28.6%31.250000%33.207280%31.250000%31.3%9.434%9.43%6.250000%46.135665%6.250000%6.3%7.143%7.14%

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 Schuylkill County and the Foster Township
Foster Township
Schuylkill County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.166667%24.356944%29.166667%29.2%65.116%65.1%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.905451%0.000%0%23.958333%18.139899%23.958333%24.0%69.697%69.7%31.250000%29.878305%31.250000%31.3%71.429%71.4%50.000000%46.546643%50.000000%50.0%90.566%90.6%13.541667%7.085146%13.541667%13.5%92.857%92.9%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Schuylkill County and the Foster Township
Foster Township
Schuylkill County
0%5%10%Count%All RacesWhite114.285714%14.504379%14.285714%14.3%16100.000000%100%14.285714%13.744531%14.285714%14.3%16100.000000%100%

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Pottsville Area

There are 67 county subdivisions in the Pottsville Area. This section compares the Foster Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Pottsville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Foster Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 806.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Foster Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Pottsville Area, and entities that contain the Foster Township
0%10%20%30%Count#ShenandoahMahanoy CityAshlandGilbertonTamaquaGirardvilleCoaldaleMcAdooSt. ClairNew PhiladelphiaPottsvilleTremont001300Tract 001300Schuylkill TownshipSchuylkillSchuylkill HavenSchuylkill HvnZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901FrackvilleMinersvillePottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillPalo AltoFoster TownshipFosterPine GroveMiddle AtlanticNortheastPorter TownshipPorterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMinersville Area School DistrictMinersvillePennsylvaniaUnion TownshipUnionPort CarbonEast Norwegian TownshipE NorwegianWest Mahanoy TownshipW MahanoyCressonaTower CityMahanoy TownshipMahanoyCass TownshipOrwigsburgGordonBlythe TownshipBlytheKline TownshipKlineNorth Manheim TownshipN ManheimEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickEast Union TownshipE UnionSouth Manheim TownshipS ManheimRyan TownshipNorwegian TownshipNorwegianHegins TownshipHeginsWalker TownshipWalkerWest Penn TownshipW PennPine Grove TownshipPne GrvNorth Union TownshipN UnionRush TownshipEldred TownshipEldredBranch TownshipBranchBarry TownshipBarryWashington TownshipWashingtonButler TownshipButlerWayne TownshipWayneWest Brunswick TownshipW Brunswick34.745763%34.745763%34.7%738131.480284%31.480284%31.5%487227.627628%27.627628%27.6%368325.961538%25.961538%26.0%81425.542741%25.542741%25.5%753525.000000%25.000000%25.0%140623.984526%23.984526%24.0%248723.279352%23.279352%23.3%230822.720000%22.720000%22.7%284922.637363%22.637363%22.6%1031019.911954%19.911954%19.9%1,1761119.843750%19.843750%19.8%1271219.717138%19.717138%19.7%23719.433198%19.433198%19.4%961317.561887%17.561887%17.6%3761416.380449%16.380449%16.4%1,61215.758372%15.758372%15.8%2401515.459459%15.459459%15.5%2861614.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.395887%14.395887%14.4%561714.285714%14.285714%14.3%1613.630881%13.630881%13.6%1131813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.178295%13.178295%13.2%1191913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.989418%12.989418%13.0%49112.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.754159%12.754159%12.8%692012.672522%12.672522%12.7%1012112.500000%12.500000%12.5%462212.307692%12.307692%12.3%1442312.256267%12.256267%12.3%882412.180747%12.180747%12.2%622511.231102%11.231102%11.2%522611.038961%11.038961%11.0%852710.073111%10.073111%10.1%1242810.000000%10.000000%10.0%29299.375000%9.375000%9.4%36308.928571%8.928571%8.9%55318.269632%8.269632%8.3%119328.104197%8.104197%8.1%56338.022923%8.022923%8.0%56347.878788%7.878788%7.9%78357.676349%7.676349%7.7%37367.407407%7.407407%7.4%70377.031250%7.031250%7.0%99386.829268%6.829268%6.8%28396.697729%6.697729%6.7%115406.409459%6.409459%6.4%103416.104129%6.104129%6.1%34425.559567%5.559567%5.6%77435.300353%5.300353%5.3%15445.100671%5.100671%5.1%38455.093834%5.093834%5.1%19464.279070%4.279070%4.3%46473.749192%3.749192%3.7%58483.146375%3.146375%3.1%69493.042071%3.042071%3.0%4750

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Foster Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Foster 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 Foster Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Foster Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehem001300Tract 001300PittsburghZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901Penn Hills TownshipPenn HlsPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillFoster TownshipFosterUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMinersville Area School DistrictMinersvillePennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem 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%4,3991419.717138%19.717138%19.7%23717.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1516.380449%16.380449%16.4%1,61215.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091614.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.285714%14.285714%14.3%1613.818242%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%15,360,95115.4M12.989418%12.989418%13.0%49112.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.671811%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%821285.362805%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Foster Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Foster 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 Foster Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Foster Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbany001300Tract 001300ElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901Jersey CityManchesterPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillFoster TownshipFosterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMinersville Area School DistrictMinersvillePennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyTown 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%8,8242319.717138%19.717138%19.7%23719.514573%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%12,17012.2k2816.380449%16.380449%16.4%1,61216.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663014.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.285714%14.285714%14.3%1613.924220%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%15,360,95115.4M12.989418%12.989418%13.0%49112.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.543520%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%15,24115.2k435.451322%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Foster Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Foster 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 Foster Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Foster Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicago001300Tract 001300San BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901Fort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillFoster TownshipFosterHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMinersville Area School DistrictMinersvillePennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 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 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%206,645207k1219.717138%19.717138%19.7%23719.710216%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%55,99456.0k1716.380449%16.380449%16.4%1,61215.901493%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%51,79251.8k2214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.285714%14.285714%14.3%1614.236256%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%15,360,95115.4M12.989418%12.989418%13.0%49112.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%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%13,11413.1k446.305438%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

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  • 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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