Food Stamps in the Union 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 Union Township
Union Township
Schuylkill County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,354.000000$46,573.000000$46,354.000000$46.4k541$21,458.000000$18,611.000000$21,458.000000$21.5k69$51,333.000000$52,105.000000$51,333.000000$51.3k472
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 the Union Township
Union Township
Schuylkill County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty236.231884%45.532971%36.231884%36.2%22.936%22.9%2.898551%22.429686%2.898551%2.9%11.765%11.8%21.739130%15.232805%21.739130%21.7%18.750%18.8%62.318841%55.778776%62.318841%62.3%20.874%20.9%62.318841%33.207280%62.318841%62.3%14.576%14.6%34.782609%46.135665%34.782609%34.8%42.105%42.1%
% 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 the Union Township
Union Township
Schuylkill County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.796610%24.356944%17.796610%17.8%77.064%77.1%3.177966%3.905451%3.177966%3.2%88.235%88.2%13.771186%18.139899%13.771186%13.8%81.250%81.3%34.533898%29.878305%34.533898%34.5%79.126%79.1%53.389831%46.546643%53.389831%53.4%85.424%85.4%6.991525%7.085146%6.991525%7.0%57.895%57.9%
% 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 the Union Township
Union Township
Schuylkill County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3100.000000%30.078125%100.000000%100.0%6784.057971%784%12.754159%14.504379%12.754159%12.8%69100.000000%100%11.977186%13.744531%11.977186%12.0%6393.908084%94%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.779221%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 the Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Pottsville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Pottsville Area, and entities that contain the Union Township
0%10%20%30%Count#ShenandoahMahanoy CityAshlandGilbertonTamaquaGirardvilleCoaldaleMcAdooSt. ClairNew PhiladelphiaPottsvilleTremontSchuylkill TownshipSchuylkillSchuylkill HavenSchuylkill HvnFrackvilleMinersvilleNorth Schuylkill School DistrictN SchuylkillPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillPalo AltoPine GroveMiddle AtlanticNortheastPorter TownshipPorterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaUnion TownshipUnionPort CarbonEast Norwegian TownshipE NorwegianWest Mahanoy TownshipW MahanoyCressonaTower CityMahanoy TownshipMahanoyCass TownshipOrwigsburgGordon000100Tract 000100Blythe 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%2861615.110146%15.110146%15.1%97414.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.395887%14.395887%14.4%561713.630881%13.630881%13.6%1131813.364894%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%622511.231102%11.231102%11.2%522611.038961%11.038961%11.0%852710.073111%10.073111%10.1%1242810.000000%10.000000%10.0%29299.503546%9.503546%9.5%2019.375000%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 the Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Union Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsNorth Schuylkill School DistrictN SchuylkillPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaUnion TownshipUnionBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidley000100Tract 000100Millcreek 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%2,8091615.110146%15.110146%15.1%97414.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46213.818242%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%644,209644k12.754159%12.754159%12.8%6911.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143209.503546%9.503546%9.5%2018.762521%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 the Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Union Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNorth Schuylkill School DistrictN SchuylkillManchesterPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaUnion TownshipUnionStaten IslandQuincy000100Tract 000100Town 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%16,13316.1k2915.110146%15.110146%15.1%97414.949843%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%103,454103k3213.364894%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%644,209644k12.754159%12.754159%12.8%6912.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.503546%9.503546%9.5%2019.145754%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 the Union Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Union 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 Union Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Union Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNorth Schuylkill School DistrictN SchuylkillAtlantaWashingtonTucsonPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteUnion TownshipUnionSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…000100Tract 000100OntarioSalt 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%39,68639.7k1915.110146%15.110146%15.1%97415.004424%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%153,787154k2813.364894%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%39,89339.9k3112.754159%12.754159%12.8%6911.909058%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%46,82446.8k379.503546%9.503546%9.5%2018.572006%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
ZIP Codes:
17967, 17985
Unified School District:
North Schuylkill
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-29
State House District:
PA-124
Neighboring Boroughs:
Ringtown
Neighboring Townships:
Butler, Conyngham, East Union, Mahanoy, North Union, Roaring Creek, West Mahanoy
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Brandonville, Shenandoah Heights
Nearby Townships:
Beaver, Locust