Food Stamps in Houston, Washington 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 Washington County and Houston
Houston
Washington County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,114.000000$57,534.000000$40,114.000000$40.1k576$12,143.000000$17,444.000000$12,143.000000$12.1k128$48,529.000000$64,452.000000$48,529.000000$48.5k448
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 Washington County and Houston
Houston
Washington County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.437500%40.743003%23.437500%23.4%26.786%26.8%11.718750%24.376590%11.718750%11.7%88.235%88.2%11.718750%10.687023%11.718750%11.7%18.987%19.0%63.281250%52.488550%63.281250%63.3%38.571%38.6%34.375000%37.821883%34.375000%34.4%17.671%17.7%55.468750%48.468193%55.468750%55.5%67.619%67.6%
% 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 Washington County and Houston
Houston
Washington County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.303571%25.121753%18.303571%18.3%73.214%73.2%0.446429%2.961310%0.446429%0.4%11.765%11.8%14.285714%19.901245%14.285714%14.3%81.013%81.0%28.794643%25.047348%28.794643%28.8%61.429%61.4%45.758929%44.734848%45.758929%45.8%82.329%82.3%7.589286%5.240801%7.589286%7.6%32.381%32.4%
% 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 Washington County and Houston
Houston
Washington County
0%20%40%60%Count%Hispanic1Black2All RacesWhite3Mixed2Asian266.666667%18.116976%66.666667%66.7%6300.000000%300%45.454545%28.269050%45.454545%45.5%5204.545455%205%22.222222%11.732044%22.222222%22.2%128100.000000%100%21.467890%11.046021%21.467890%21.5%11796.605505%97%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.508772%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.777778%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Pittsburgh Area

There are 460 county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area. This section compares Houston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 11,197.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houston, selected other county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Houston
0%10%20%30%Count#McKeesportButlerWashingtonNew KensingtonWilkinsburgHouston743700Tract 743700HoustonNorth Union TownshipN UnionGreensburgPittsburghMunhallPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghDerry TownshipDerryWashington CountyWashingtonBaldwinRostraver TownshipRostraverChartiers-Houston School DistrictChartiers-HoustonWhitehallHempfield TownshipHempfieldLower BurrellButler TownshipButlerNorth Fayette TownshipN FayetteSouth Park TownshipS PkMonroevilleHopewell TownshipHopewellElizabeth TownshipElizabethUnity TownshipUnityPlumCecil TownshipCecilRoss TownshipNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonScott TownshipScottBethel ParkNorth Strabane TownshipN StrabaneMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonWest Deer TownshipW DeerJefferson HillsJefferson HlsShaler TownshipShalerCenter TownshipCtrRobinson TownshipRobinsonPenn TownshipMoon TownshipSouth Fayette TownshipS FayetteHampton TownshipHamptonRichland TownshipRichlandCranberry TownshipCranberryMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessMurrysvilleAdams TownshipAdamsUpper St. Clair TownshipUpper St. ClairFranklin ParkPeters TownshipPetersPine Township35.332804%35.332804%35.3%3,116133.491260%33.491260%33.5%2,050228.690118%28.690118%28.7%1,623322.991263%22.991263%23.0%1,342422.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,826522.222222%22.222222%22.2%12822.222222%22.222222%22.2%12822.222222%22.222222%22.2%12821.018277%21.018277%21.0%1,127620.895071%20.895071%20.9%1,382717.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k815.590964%15.590964%15.6%773915.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091013.364894%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%644,209644k12.648040%12.648040%12.6%1,1001112.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k11.980481%11.980481%12.0%7121211.732044%11.732044%11.7%9,82510.216203%10.216203%10.2%860139.742186%9.742186%9.7%427149.558413%9.558413%9.6%3429.036760%9.036760%9.0%531158.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468168.078880%8.078880%8.1%381177.604361%7.604361%7.6%572187.410437%7.410437%7.4%453196.975050%6.975050%7.0%383206.693760%6.693760%6.7%840216.449716%6.449716%6.4%329226.050605%6.050605%6.1%330235.991541%5.991541%6.0%510245.362805%5.362805%5.4%592255.323276%5.323276%5.3%247265.243255%5.243255%5.2%721275.081714%5.081714%5.1%625284.934044%4.934044%4.9%389294.451902%4.451902%4.5%597304.322305%4.322305%4.3%243314.279263%4.279263%4.3%597324.265692%4.265692%4.3%210334.144022%4.144022%4.1%183344.139236%4.139236%4.1%503354.054967%4.054967%4.1%180364.009474%4.009474%4.0%237373.983697%3.983697%4.0%303383.941188%3.941188%3.9%386393.881857%3.881857%3.9%230403.544234%3.544234%3.5%256413.311718%3.311718%3.3%143422.743233%2.743233%2.7%300432.637605%2.637605%2.6%311442.513621%2.513621%2.5%203451.888359%1.888359%1.9%91461.318401%1.318401%1.3%93471.308226%1.308226%1.3%66481.157531%1.157531%1.2%87490.314890%0.314890%0.3%1450
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 Houston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houston. 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 Houston, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Houston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonHouston743700Tract 743700HoustonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghWashington CountyWashingtonBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyChartiers-Houston School DistrictChartiers-HoustonMillcreek 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%6,6341322.222222%22.222222%22.2%12822.222222%22.222222%22.2%12822.222222%22.222222%22.2%12821.579593%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%4,1891713.364894%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%644,209644k12.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k11.732044%11.732044%11.7%9,82511.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143209.558413%9.558413%9.6%3428.762521%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 Houston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houston. 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 Houston, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Houston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellHouston743700Tract 743700HoustonWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghWashington CountyWashingtonQuincyChartiers-Houston School DistrictChartiers-HoustonTown 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%8,9742122.222222%22.222222%22.2%12822.222222%22.222222%22.2%12822.222222%22.222222%22.2%12822.095544%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%103,454103k3213.364894%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%20,82420.8k3312.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k11.732044%11.732044%11.7%9,82510.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.558413%9.558413%9.6%3429.145754%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 Houston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houston. 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 Houston, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Houston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynHouston743700Tract 743700HoustonFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlottePittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghSeattleWashington CountyWashingtonLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Chartiers-Houston School DistrictChartiers-HoustonOntarioSalt 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%224,967225k922.222222%22.222222%22.2%12822.222222%22.222222%22.2%12822.222222%22.222222%22.2%12820.437953%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%55,27855.3k2713.433314%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%39,89339.9k3112.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.732044%11.732044%11.7%9,82510.963747%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%46,82446.8k379.558413%9.558413%9.6%3428.572006%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:
Washington
Metro Area:
Pittsburgh Area
Borough:
Houston
ZIP Codes:
15317, 15342
Unified School District:
Chartiers-Houston
Congressional District:
PA-18
State Senate District:
PA-46
State House District:
PA-48
Neighboring Townships:
Chartiers, North Strabane
Nearby Townships:
Canton, Cecil, Mount Pleasant, North Franklin, Peters, South Strabane