Food Stamps in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (Borough)

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 Tower City
Tower City
Schuylkill County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$48,958.000000$46,573.000000$48,958.000000$49.0k509$53,456.000000$52,105.000000$53,456.000000$53.5k447
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 Schuylkill County and Tower City
Tower City
Schuylkill County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.322581%45.532971%40.322581%40.3%16.447%16.4%4.838710%22.429686%4.838710%4.8%8.333%8.33%4.838710%15.232805%4.838710%4.8%3.571%3.57%50.000000%55.778776%50.000000%50.0%19.255%19.3%58.064516%33.207280%58.064516%58.1%15.319%15.3%53.225806%46.135665%53.225806%53.2%57.895%57.9%
% 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 Schuylkill County and Tower City
Tower City
Schuylkill County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.411633%24.356944%28.411633%28.4%83.553%83.6%7.382550%3.905451%7.382550%7.4%91.667%91.7%18.120805%18.139899%18.120805%18.1%96.429%96.4%29.082774%29.878305%29.082774%29.1%80.745%80.7%44.519016%46.546643%44.519016%44.5%84.681%84.7%5.369128%7.085146%5.369128%5.4%42.105%42.1%
% 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 Schuylkill County and Tower City
Tower City
Schuylkill County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1All RacesWhite2Black1100.000000%64.163090%100.000000%100.0%7820.967742%821%12.180747%14.504379%12.180747%12.2%62100.000000%100%11.000000%13.744531%11.000000%11.0%5590.306452%90%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.179856%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Pottsville Area

There are 67 county subdivisions in the Pottsville Area. This section compares Tower City to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Pottsville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tower City. 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 Tower City, selected other county subdivisions in the Pottsville Area, and entities that contain Tower City
0%10%20%30%Count#ShenandoahMahanoy CityAshlandGilbertonTamaquaGirardvilleCoaldaleMcAdooSt. ClairNew PhiladelphiaPottsvilleTremontSchuylkill TownshipSchuylkillSchuylkill HavenSchuylkill HvnFrackvilleMinersvillePottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillPalo AltoPine Grove003700Tract 003700Middle AtlanticNortheastPorter TownshipPorterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaUnion TownshipUnionPort CarbonEast Norwegian TownshipE NorwegianWest Mahanoy TownshipW MahanoyCressonaTower CityTower CityWilliams Valley School DistrictWilliams VlyZIP Code 17980ZIP 17980Mahanoy 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%1271219.433198%19.433198%19.4%961317.561887%17.561887%17.6%3761415.758372%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%561713.630881%13.630881%13.6%1131813.408190%13.408190%13.4%20313.364894%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%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%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%6212.180747%12.180747%12.2%622512.135593%12.135593%12.1%35811.451613%11.451613%11.5%14211.231102%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
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 Tower City to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tower City. 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 Tower City, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Tower City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillUpper Darby TownshipUpper Darby003700Tract 003700Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaTower CityTower CityWilliams Valley School DistrictWilliams VlyBristol TownshipBristolZIP Code 17980ZIP 17980Bensalem 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%4,3991417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1515.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091614.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46213.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891713.408190%13.408190%13.4%20313.364894%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%644,209644k12.180747%12.180747%12.2%6212.180747%12.180747%12.2%6212.135593%12.135593%12.1%35811.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691811.451613%11.451613%11.5%14210.120105%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
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 Tower City to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tower City. 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 Tower City, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Tower City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillQueensManhattan003700Tract 003700Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandTower CityTower CityWilliams Valley School DistrictWilliams VlyZIP Code 17980ZIP 17980QuincyTown 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%8,8242319.514573%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%6,7663014.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46213.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.408190%13.408190%13.4%20313.364894%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%20,82420.8k3312.180747%12.180747%12.2%6212.180747%12.180747%12.2%6212.135593%12.135593%12.1%35811.451613%11.451613%11.5%14210.627025%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
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 Tower City to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tower City. 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 Tower City, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Tower City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenix003700Tract 003700Middle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTower CityTower CityWilliams Valley School DistrictWilliams VlySeattleZIP Code 17980ZIP 17980Long 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%206,645207k1219.710216%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%51,79251.8k2214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.236256%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%153,787154k2813.408190%13.408190%13.4%20313.364894%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%39,89339.9k3112.180747%12.180747%12.2%6212.180747%12.180747%12.2%6212.135593%12.135593%12.1%35811.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.451613%11.451613%11.5%14210.963747%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
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:
Schuylkill
Metro Area:
Pottsville Area
Borough:
Tower City
ZIP Code:
17980
Unified School District:
Williams Valley
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-29
State House District:
PA-125
Neighboring Townships:
Porter
Nearby Townships:
Cold Spring, Hegins, Hubley, Rush, Tremont, Upper Mahantongo, Wiconisco, Williams