Food Stamps in Downtown South, Pottstown, Pennsylvania (Neighborhood)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pottstown and Downtown South
Downtown South
Pottstown
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$28,125.000000$45,051.000000$28,125.000000$28.1k506507$17,586.000000$20,992.000000$17,586.000000$17.6k200201$44,583.000000$53,145.000000$44,583.000000$44.6k305306
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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Downtown South
Pottstown
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty241.666667%51.743305%41.666667%41.7%67.376%67.4%26.315789%30.520465%26.315789%26.3%86.957%87.0%15.350877%11.419909%15.350877%15.4%48.611%48.6%48.245614%48.408287%48.245614%48.2%51.402%51.4%24.561404%25.366347%24.561404%24.6%31.818%31.8%60.087719%48.256695%60.087719%60.1%72.105%72.1%
% 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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Downtown South
Pottstown
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty213.256484%23.194331%13.256484%13.3%32.624%32.6%2.593660%5.573726%2.593660%2.6%13.043%13.0%10.662824%15.862633%10.662824%10.7%51.389%51.4%29.971182%25.224857%29.971182%30.0%48.598%48.6%34.582133%37.980376%34.582133%34.6%68.182%68.2%15.273775%9.239575%15.273775%15.3%27.895%27.9%
% 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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Downtown South
Pottstown
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic363.157895%44.067797%63.157895%63.2%1011159.279778%159%57.142857%39.133682%57.142857%57.1%70144.110276%144%45.161290%35.714286%45.161290%45.2%12113.893605%114%39.652174%21.240743%39.652174%39.7%200201100.000000%100%33.516484%16.652983%33.516484%33.5%10784.526219%85%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.268293%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Pottstown

There are 8 neighborhoods in Pottstown. This section compares Downtown South to all of the neighborhoods in Pottstown and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Downtown South.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Downtown South, selected other neighborhoods in Pottstown, and entities that contain Downtown South
0%10%20%30%Count#208801Tract 208801Downtown South NeighborhoodDntn SDowntown North NeighborhoodDntn NWest End NeighborhoodWest EndPottstownPottstown School DistrictPottstownBeech/Wilson NeighborhoodBeech/WilsonManatawny/Farmington NeighborhoodManatawny/Farmin…East End South NeighborhoodE End SZIP Code 19464ZIP 19464Washington/Rosedale NeighborhoodWashington/Rose…North End NeighborhoodNorth EndMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMontgomery CountyMontgomery39.652174%39.652174%39.7%22839.652174%39.652174%39.7%200201134.972299%34.972299%35.0%495496227.256944%27.256944%27.3%167168321.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,97921.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,97918.043622%18.043622%18.0%283417.676768%17.676768%17.7%268269516.320246%16.320246%16.3%197615.231862%15.231862%15.2%2,74614.195298%14.195298%14.2%173174713.688525%13.688525%13.7%154155813.364894%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k5.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Montgomery
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
Borough:
Pottstown
ZIP Code:
19464
Unified School District:
Pottstown
Congressional District:
PA-6
State Senate District:
PA-24
State House Districts:
PA-26, PA-146
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Downtown North, East End South, South Pottstown, Washington/Rosedale, West End
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Alton Park, Andorra, Beech/Wilson, Berwyn, Breinigsville, Devon, Kenilworth, Manatawny/Farmington, North End, Spring House