Food Stamps in the Elk Lick 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 Elk Lick Township
Elk Lick Township
Somerset County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,792.000000$45,424.000000$44,792.000000$44.8k764$21,528.000000$16,029.000000$21,528.000000$21.5k85$47,375.000000$51,217.000000$47,375.000000$47.4k679
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 Elk Lick Township
Elk Lick Township
Somerset County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.882353%46.146146%45.882353%45.9%15.984%16.0%10.588235%19.594595%10.588235%10.6%31.034%31.0%35.294118%20.620621%35.294118%35.3%15.625%15.6%69.411765%51.551552%69.411765%69.4%24.280%24.3%47.058824%34.334334%47.058824%47.1%11.527%11.5%50.588235%49.674675%50.588235%50.6%32.824%32.8%
% 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 Elk Lick Township
Elk Lick Township
Somerset County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.191458%23.094328%30.191458%30.2%84.016%84.0%2.945508%2.192401%2.945508%2.9%68.966%69.0%23.858616%18.818756%23.858616%23.9%84.375%84.4%27.098675%27.330889%27.098675%27.1%75.720%75.7%45.213549%48.490286%45.213549%45.2%88.473%88.5%12.960236%6.834673%12.960236%13.0%67.176%67.2%
% 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 Elk Lick Township
Elk Lick Township
Somerset County
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Other311.184211%13.293984%11.184211%11.2%85100.526316%101%11.125654%13.486331%11.125654%11.1%85100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.444444%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.421053%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 Elk Lick Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Somerset Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Lick Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elk Lick Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Somerset Area, and entities that contain the Elk Lick Township
0%10%20%Count#ConfluenceBensonBoswellUrsinaSomersetWindberMeyersdaleSalisburyShade TownshipShadeCasselmanAddisonCentral CityRockwoodQuemahoning TownshipQuemahoningJenner TownshipJennerLarimer TownshipLarimerHooversvilleLower Turkeyfoot TownshipLower TurkeyfootSalisbury-Elk Lick School DistrictSalisbury-Elk Lick021700Tract 021700Somerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticGarrettNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSummit TownshipSummitStonycreek TownshipStonycreekBerlinWellersburgOgle TownshipBrothersvalley TownshipBrothersvalleySomerset TownshipSomersetElk Lick TownshipElk LickStoystownNew BaltimoreBlack TownshipBlackAllegheny TownshipAlleghenyPaint TownshipPaintNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonSouthampton 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%321813.620387%13.620387%13.6%15513.620387%13.620387%13.6%15513.486331%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%6299.779180%9.779180%9.8%31309.459459%9.459459%9.5%28319.097978%9.097978%9.1%117329.016393%9.016393%9.0%11338.108108%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 Elk Lick Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Lick 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 Elk Lick Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Elk Lick Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbySalisbury-Elk Lick School DistrictSalisbury-Elk Lick021700Tract 021700Somerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolElk Lick TownshipElk LickBensalem 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%2,8091613.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891713.620387%13.620387%13.6%15513.620387%13.620387%13.6%15513.486331%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%2,2691811.125654%11.125654%11.1%8510.120105%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 the Elk Lick Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Lick 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 Elk Lick Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Elk Lick Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanSalisbury-Elk Lick School DistrictSalisbury-Elk Lick021700Tract 021700Somerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandElk Lick TownshipElk LickQuincyTown 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%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.620387%13.620387%13.6%15513.620387%13.620387%13.6%15513.486331%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%20,82420.8k3311.125654%11.125654%11.1%8510.627025%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 the Elk Lick Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Lick 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 Elk Lick Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Elk Lick Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSalisbury-Elk Lick School DistrictSalisbury-Elk Lick021700Tract 021700SacramentoSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleElk Lick TownshipElk LickLong 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%51,79251.8k2214.236256%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%103,454103k2613.620387%13.620387%13.6%15513.620387%13.620387%13.6%15513.554775%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%52,40752.4k3211.125654%11.125654%11.1%8510.963747%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:
Somerset
Metro Area:
Somerset Area
ZIP Codes:
15532, 15540, 15552, 15558, 15562
Unified School District:
Salisbury-Elk Lick
Congressional District:
PA-9
State Senate District:
PA-32
State House District:
PA-51
Neighboring Boroughs:
Salisbury
Neighboring Districts:
3, Grantsville
Neighboring Townships:
Addison, Black, Greenville, Summit
Nearby Districts:
9, Finzel, 15, Avilton
Nearby Townships:
Larimer