Food Stamps in the Black Township, Somerset 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 Somerset County and the Black Township
Black Township
Somerset County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,750.000000$45,424.000000$48,750.000000$48.8k317$19,250.000000$16,029.000000$19,250.000000$19.3k31$49,674.000000$51,217.000000$49,674.000000$49.7k286
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 Somerset County and the Black Township
Black Township
Somerset County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.483871%46.146146%35.483871%35.5%14.103%14.1%16.129032%19.594595%16.129032%16.1%33.333%33.3%19.354839%20.620621%19.354839%19.4%10.526%10.5%61.290323%51.551552%61.290323%61.3%16.102%16.1%41.935484%34.334334%41.935484%41.9%8.609%8.61%45.161290%49.674675%45.161290%45.2%51.852%51.9%
% 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 Somerset County and the Black Township
Black Township
Somerset County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.426573%23.094328%23.426573%23.4%85.897%85.9%3.496503%2.192401%3.496503%3.5%66.667%66.7%17.832168%18.818756%17.832168%17.8%89.474%89.5%34.615385%27.330889%34.615385%34.6%83.898%83.9%48.251748%48.490286%48.251748%48.3%91.391%91.4%4.545455%6.834673%4.545455%4.5%48.148%48.1%
% 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 Somerset County and the Black Township
Black Township
Somerset County
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed39.935897%13.293984%9.935897%9.9%31101.602564%102%9.779180%13.486331%9.779180%9.8%31100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.444444%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.391304%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 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Somerset Area

There are 50 county subdivisions in the Somerset Area. This section compares the Black Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Somerset Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Black Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Black Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Somerset Area, and entities that contain the Black Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ConfluenceBensonBoswellUrsinaSomersetWindberMeyersdaleSalisburyShade TownshipShadeCasselmanAddisonCentral CityRockwoodQuemahoning TownshipQuemahoningJenner TownshipJennerLarimer TownshipLarimerHooversvilleLower Turkeyfoot TownshipLower TurkeyfootSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticGarrettNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSummit TownshipSummitStonycreek TownshipStonycreekBerlinWellersburgOgle TownshipBrothersvalley TownshipBrothersvalleySomerset TownshipSomersetElk Lick TownshipElk LickStoystownNew Baltimore021800Tract 021800Black TownshipBlackAllegheny TownshipAlleghenyPaint TownshipPaintNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonRockwood Area School DistrictRockwoodSouthampton TownshipSouthamptonLincoln TownshipLincolnNew CentervilleConemaugh TownshipConemaughAddison TownshipAddisonMilford TownshipMilfordJennerstownCallimontMiddlecreek TownshipMiddlecreekGreenville TownshipGreenvilleJefferson TownshipJeffersonUpper Turkeyfoot TownshipUpper TurkeyfootFairhope TownshipFairhopeShanksvilleIndian LakePaintSeven Springs28.093645%28.093645%28.1%84127.397260%27.397260%27.4%20227.153558%27.153558%27.2%145324.468085%24.468085%24.5%23423.693503%23.693503%23.7%671521.195652%21.195652%21.2%390618.826406%18.826406%18.8%154718.716578%18.716578%18.7%70817.663293%17.663293%17.7%192917.241379%17.241379%17.2%51017.073171%17.073171%17.1%141116.317016%16.317016%16.3%701215.405405%15.405405%15.4%571315.384615%15.384615%15.4%1161415.132003%15.132003%15.1%2351514.975845%14.975845%15.0%311614.876033%14.876033%14.9%361714.479638%14.479638%14.5%321813.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.333333%13.333333%13.3%201913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.758202%12.758202%12.8%1052012.652068%12.652068%12.7%1042112.385919%12.385919%12.4%952211.881188%11.881188%11.9%122311.731844%11.731844%11.7%212411.410118%11.410118%11.4%1062511.216566%11.216566%11.2%3902611.125654%11.125654%11.1%852710.975610%10.975610%11.0%182810.169492%10.169492%10.2%62910.160819%10.160819%10.2%1399.779180%9.779180%9.8%31309.459459%9.459459%9.5%28319.097978%9.097978%9.1%117329.016393%9.016393%9.0%11338.306709%8.306709%8.3%1828.108108%8.108108%8.1%21347.730263%7.730263%7.7%47357.692308%7.692308%7.7%4367.634828%7.634828%7.6%235377.619048%7.619048%7.6%32387.000000%7.000000%7.0%42396.521739%6.521739%6.5%15406.250000%6.250000%6.3%1416.149733%6.149733%6.1%23425.020921%5.020921%5.0%12434.990020%4.990020%5.0%25444.524887%4.524887%4.5%20454.444444%4.444444%4.4%2464.395604%4.395604%4.4%4473.645833%3.645833%3.6%7483.141361%3.141361%3.1%12490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
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 Black Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Black 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 Black Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Black Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbySomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristol021800Tract 021800Bensalem TownshipBensalemBlack TownshipBlackRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsRockwood Area School DistrictRockwoodYork 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%2,8091613.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891713.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%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%644,209644k11.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.160819%10.160819%10.2%13910.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.779180%9.779180%9.8%319.597783%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%1,061238.306709%8.306709%8.3%1826.938326%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 Black Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Black 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 Black Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Black Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincy021800Tract 021800Black TownshipBlackTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeRockwood Area School DistrictRockwoodTown 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%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%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%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.160819%10.160819%10.2%1399.779180%9.779180%9.8%319.145754%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%3,666388.306709%8.306709%8.3%1828.236290%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 Black Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Black 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 Black Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Black Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos Angeles021800Tract 021800Black TownshipBlackAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityRockwood Area School DistrictRockwoodNorthwest 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%51,79251.8k2214.236256%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%55,27855.3k2713.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.433314%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%39,89339.9k3111.909058%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%95,93595.9k3610.160819%10.160819%10.2%1399.779180%9.779180%9.8%319.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.306709%8.306709%8.3%1828.134682%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:
Somerset
Metro Area:
Somerset Area
ZIP Codes:
15501, 15542, 15551, 15557
Unified School District:
Rockwood
Congressional District:
PA-12
State Senate District:
PA-32
State House District:
PA-69
Neighboring Boroughs:
Casselman, Rockwood
Neighboring Townships:
Addison, Brothersvalley, Elk Lick, Milford, Somerset, Summit, Upper Turkeyfoot
Nearby Townships:
Lower Turkeyfoot, Middlecreek