Food Stamps in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Northampton County
Northampton County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$62,753.000000$54,895.000000$62,753.000000$62.8k112,819113k$24,632.000000$18,584.000000$24,632.000000$24.6k11,78611.8k$68,209.000000$61,723.000000$68,209.000000$68.2k101,033101k
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 Pennsylvania and Northampton County
Northampton County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.148990%46.751442%54.148990%54.1%18.409%18.4%28.253861%27.423709%28.253861%28.3%40.874%40.9%18.225013%13.438030%18.225013%18.2%9.206%9.21%49.372136%50.444809%49.372136%49.4%19.936%19.9%30.935008%31.598751%30.935008%30.9%7.725%7.72%39.190565%49.582511%39.190565%39.2%45.494%45.5%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Northampton County
Northampton County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.995803%25.836228%27.995803%28.0%81.591%81.6%4.767749%4.394403%4.767749%4.8%59.126%59.1%20.967407%19.259725%20.967407%21.0%90.794%90.8%23.130066%23.066642%23.130066%23.1%80.064%80.1%43.108687%41.546186%43.108687%43.1%92.275%92.3%5.477418%7.254037%5.477418%5.5%54.506%54.5%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Northampton County
Northampton County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1All RacesAsian1White337.242888%40.323048%37.242888%37.2%851356.499697%356%36.293697%31.366897%36.293697%36.3%2,689347.413761%347%30.455259%29.026860%30.455259%30.5%582291.526546%292%21.331637%33.028918%21.331637%21.3%1,006204.192597%204%10.446822%12.983035%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k100.000000%100%7.424893%10.630162%7.424893%7.4%17371.073220%71%6.886628%9.237836%6.886628%6.9%6,48565.920796%66%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Northampton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.5%5.0%9.3%13.7%18.1%22.5%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Northampton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%34%45%57%
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Food Stamps by Place in Northampton County

There are 30 places that are fully or partially contained within Northampton County (29 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 30 of those to each other, Northampton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northampton County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northampton County, selected places in Northampton County, and entities that contain Northampton County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#EastonBathFreemansburgBethlehemBangorWest EastonNorthamptonEast BangorMiddle AtlanticNortheastWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaHellertownChapmanAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownNorthampton CountyNorthamptonNorth CatasauquaN CatasauquaRosetoNazarethPortlandMartins CreekPalmer HeightsPalmer HtsGlendonCherryvillePen ArgylStockertownWind GapMiddletownBelfastEastlawn GardensEastlawn GdnsAckermanvilleTatamyWalnutportOld OrchardRaubsville22.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,115120.679321%20.679321%20.7%207219.497487%19.497487%19.5%194318.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,393418.612157%18.612157%18.6%346514.842301%14.842301%14.8%80614.653903%14.653903%14.7%597713.829787%13.829787%13.8%52813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.082382%13.082382%13.1%424913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.702128%11.702128%11.7%2641011.250000%11.250000%11.3%91111.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k10.357470%10.357470%10.4%113129.907121%9.907121%9.9%64139.378758%9.378758%9.4%234149.045226%9.045226%9.0%18158.664260%8.664260%8.7%24168.658623%8.658623%8.7%122178.552632%8.552632%8.6%13188.024691%8.024691%8.0%52197.731214%7.731214%7.7%107204.909561%4.909561%4.9%19214.750403%4.750403%4.8%59224.357220%4.357220%4.4%121234.016913%4.016913%4.0%19243.941731%3.941731%3.9%46253.819444%3.819444%3.8%11263.081232%3.081232%3.1%11272.403846%2.403846%2.4%20281.531729%1.531729%1.5%14290.000000%0.000000%0.0%030
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 30 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Northampton County

There are 38 county subdivisions in Northampton County. This section compares all 38 of those to each other, Northampton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northampton County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northampton County, selected county subdivisions in Northampton County, and entities that contain Northampton County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#EastonBethlehemBathFreemansburgBangorWest EastonNorthamptonEast BangorMiddle AtlanticNortheastWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaHellertownChapmanAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownNorthampton CountyNorthamptonNorth CatasauquaN CatasauquaRosetoNazarethPortlandGlendonPen ArgylLehigh TownshipLehighPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldWashington TownshipWashingtonPalmer TownshipPalmerAllen TownshipAllenStockertownWind GapMoore TownshipMooreForks TownshipForksLower Saucon TownshipLower SauconBethlehem TownshipBethlehemTatamyUpper Mount Bethel TownshipUpper Mt BethelBushkill TownshipBushkillLower Mount Bethel TownshipLower Mt BethelWalnutportHanover TownshipHanoverUpper Nazareth TownshipUpper NazarethLower Nazareth TownshipLower NazarethEast Allen TownshipE AllenWilliams TownshipWilliams22.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,115121.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,399220.679321%20.679321%20.7%207319.497487%19.497487%19.5%194418.612157%18.612157%18.6%346514.842301%14.842301%14.8%80614.653903%14.653903%14.7%597713.829787%13.829787%13.8%52813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.082382%13.082382%13.1%424913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.702128%11.702128%11.7%2641011.250000%11.250000%11.3%91111.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k10.357470%10.357470%10.4%113129.907121%9.907121%9.9%64139.378758%9.378758%9.4%234149.045226%9.045226%9.0%18158.552632%8.552632%8.6%13167.731214%7.731214%7.7%107177.336288%7.336288%7.3%298186.634692%6.634692%6.6%166196.576087%6.576087%6.6%121206.537295%6.537295%6.5%539215.429864%5.429864%5.4%96224.909561%4.909561%4.9%19234.750403%4.750403%4.8%59244.657070%4.657070%4.7%165254.079799%4.079799%4.1%227263.626220%3.626220%3.6%156273.167788%3.167788%3.2%273283.081232%3.081232%3.1%11292.847114%2.847114%2.8%73302.830503%2.830503%2.8%85312.713178%2.713178%2.7%35322.403846%2.403846%2.4%20332.278121%2.278121%2.3%96342.247191%2.247191%2.2%46351.448598%1.448598%1.4%31361.143791%1.143791%1.1%21370.570426%0.570426%0.6%1338
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 38 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Allentown Area

There are 4 counties in the Allentown Area. This section compares Northampton County to all of the counties in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northampton County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northampton County, selected other counties in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Northampton County
0%5%10%Count#Middle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownCarbon CountyCarbonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonWarren CountyWarren13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,708210.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k36.660395%6.660395%6.7%2,7614
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Northampton County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northampton County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northampton County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Northampton County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphiaFayette CountyFayetteMifflin CountyMifflinLawrence CountyLawrenceErie CountyErieClearfield CountyClearfieldLuzerne CountyLuzerneCambria CountyCambriaBlair CountyBlairMercer CountyMercerVenango CountyVenangoCrawford CountyCrawfordJefferson CountyJeffersonLackawanna CountyLackawannaArmstrong CountyArmstrongSchuylkill CountySchuylkillBedford CountyBedfordHuntingdon CountyHuntingdonLycoming CountyLycomingBerks CountyBerksSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighBeaver CountyBeaverNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandDauphin CountyDauphinWayne CountyWayneIndiana CountyIndianaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyMonroe CountyMonroeWashington CountyWashingtonWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLebanon CountyLebanonBradford CountyBradfordUnion CountyUnionYork CountyYorkDelaware CountyDelawareFranklin CountyFranklinCarbon CountyCarbonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonColumbia CountyColumbiaPike CountyPikeLancaster CountyLancasterPerry CountyPerryButler CountyButlerAdams CountyAdamsCumberland CountyCumberlandCentre CountyCentreMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBucks CountyBucksChester CountyChester25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k120.248257%20.248257%20.2%10,86410.9k218.561113%18.561113%18.6%3,470318.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,729417.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k516.768361%16.768361%16.8%5,249616.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k716.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,451816.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,295915.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,1891015.772698%15.772698%15.8%3,4641115.342061%15.342061%15.3%5,2971215.157952%15.157952%15.2%2,7831315.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k1414.541593%14.541593%14.5%4,1081514.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,4621614.450574%14.450574%14.5%2,8551714.250368%14.250368%14.3%2,4191813.824117%13.824117%13.8%6,3021913.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k2013.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,9962113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k2213.272121%13.272121%13.3%9,2802313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,0442412.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k2512.637563%12.637563%12.6%2,4232612.278693%12.278693%12.3%4,1822712.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2812.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,8662911.732044%11.732044%11.7%9,8253011.414295%11.414295%11.4%17,20117.2k3111.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k11.131740%11.131740%11.1%5,8163210.999469%10.999469%11.0%2,6933310.813025%10.813025%10.8%1,5843410.767940%10.767940%10.8%18,09118.1k3510.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k3610.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,2693710.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,7083810.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k3910.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,665409.467708%9.467708%9.5%2,001419.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k429.310518%9.310518%9.3%1,665438.636741%8.636741%8.6%6,457447.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,982457.336712%7.336712%7.3%7,080466.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,878475.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k485.550774%5.550774%5.6%12,96213.0k494.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,47750
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Northampton County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northampton County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northampton County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Northampton County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardMiddle AtlanticFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkPennsylvaniaSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownRiverside CountyRiversideNorthampton CountyNorthamptonPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2711.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k10.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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Principal City:
Bethlehem
Boroughs:
Bangor, Bath, Chapman, East Bangor, Freemansburg, Glendon, Hellertown, Nazareth, North Catasauqua, Northampton, Pen Argyl, Portland, Roseto, Stockertown, Tatamy, Walnutport, West Easton, Wilson, Wind Gap
Cities:
Bethlehem, Easton
Townships:
Allen, Bethlehem, Bushkill, East Allen, Forks, Hanover, Lehigh, Lower Mount Bethel, Lower Nazareth, Lower Saucon, Moore, Palmer, Plainfield, Upper Mount Bethel, Upper Nazareth, Washington, Williams
Unincorporated Places:
Ackermanville, Belfast, Cherryville, Eastlawn Gardens, Martins Creek, Middletown, Old Orchard, Palmer Heights, Raubsville
ZIP Codes:
18013, 18014, 18015, 18017, 18018, 18020, 18032, 18035, 18038, 18040, 18042, 18045, 18055, 18063, 18064, 18067, 18072, 18077, 18083, 18085, 18086, 18088, 18091, 18109, 18343, 18351
Unified School Districts:
Bangor, Bethlehem, Catasauqua, Easton, Nazareth, Northampton, Northern Lehigh, Pen Argyl, Saucon Valley, Wilson
Congressional Districts:
PA-15, PA-17
State Senate Districts:
PA-18, PA-40
State House Districts:
PA-131, PA-135, PA-136, PA-137, PA-138, PA-183
Neighboring Counties:
Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Warren
Nearby Counties:
Berks, Hunterdon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Mercer, Montgomery, Morris, Pike, Somerset, Sussex