Food Stamps in the Independence Township, Washington 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 Washington County and the Independence Township
Independence Township
Washington County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$68,594.000000$57,534.000000$68,594.000000$68.6k647$75,156.000000$64,452.000000$75,156.000000$75.2k587
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 the Independence Township
Independence Township
Washington County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.666667%40.743003%21.666667%21.7%7.558%7.56%3.333333%24.376590%3.333333%3.3%7.407%7.41%13.333333%10.687023%13.333333%13.3%6.015%6.02%58.333333%52.488550%58.333333%58.3%18.325%18.3%43.333333%37.821883%43.333333%43.3%8.904%8.90%48.333333%48.468193%48.333333%48.3%40.278%40.3%
% 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 the Independence Township
Independence Township
Washington County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.086882%25.121753%27.086882%27.1%92.442%92.4%4.258944%2.961310%4.258944%4.3%92.593%92.6%21.294719%19.901245%21.294719%21.3%93.985%94.0%26.575809%25.047348%26.575809%26.6%81.675%81.7%45.315162%44.734848%45.315162%45.3%91.096%91.1%7.325383%5.240801%7.325383%7.3%59.722%59.7%
% 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 the Independence Township
Independence Township
Washington County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesBlack29.331260%11.046021%9.331260%9.3%60100.622084%101%9.273570%11.732044%9.273570%9.3%60100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.269050%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 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Pittsburgh Area

There are 460 county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area. This section compares the Independence Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Independence Township. 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 the Independence Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain the Independence Township
0%10%20%30%Count#McKeesportButlerWashingtonNew KensingtonWilkinsburgNorth Union TownshipN UnionGreensburgPittsburghMunhallPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghDerry TownshipDerryWashington CountyWashingtonBaldwinRostraver TownshipRostraverIndependence TownshipIndependenceWhitehallHempfield TownshipHempfieldLower BurrellButler TownshipButlerAvella Area School DistrictAvella721000Tract 721000North 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%1,826521.018277%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%427149.273570%9.273570%9.3%609.036760%9.036760%9.0%531158.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468168.078880%8.078880%8.1%381177.604361%7.604361%7.6%572187.595694%7.595694%7.6%1277.595694%7.595694%7.6%1277.410437%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 the Independence Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Independence 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 Independence Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Independence Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghWashington CountyWashingtonBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyIndependence TownshipIndependenceMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsAvella Area School DistrictAvella721000Tract 721000York 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%4,1891713.364894%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%1,143209.273570%9.273570%9.3%608.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061237.595694%7.595694%7.6%1277.595694%7.595694%7.6%1276.938326%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 Independence Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Independence 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 Independence Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Independence Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghWashington CountyWashingtonQuincyIndependence TownshipIndependenceTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonAvella Area School DistrictAvella721000Tract 721000Town 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%103,454103k3213.364894%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%4,232349.273570%9.273570%9.3%609.145754%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%5,545397.595694%7.595694%7.6%1277.595694%7.595694%7.6%1277.176033%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 Independence Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Independence 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 Independence Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Independence Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan 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…Independence TownshipIndependenceOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyAvella Area School DistrictAvella721000Tract 721000San 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%55,27855.3k2713.433314%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%46,82446.8k379.273570%9.273570%9.3%608.572006%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%47,77847.8k427.595694%7.595694%7.6%1277.595694%7.595694%7.6%1277.450825%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
Unincorporated Place:
Avella
ZIP Codes:
15312, 15323, 15376
Unified School District:
Avella
Congressional District:
PA-18
State Senate District:
PA-46
State House District:
PA-15
Neighboring Districts:
Wellsburg
Neighboring Townships:
Blaine, Cross Creek, Donegal, Hopewell, Jefferson
Nearby Districts:
Follansbee, Weirton
Nearby Townships:
Buffalo, Canton, Mount Pleasant, Smith, Steubenville