Food Stamps in Akron, Pennsylvania (Borough)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Akron
Akron
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$58,795.000000$54,895.000000$58,795.000000$58.8k1,621$61,006.000000$61,723.000000$61,006.000000$61.0k1,475
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 Akron
Akron
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.424658%46.751442%53.424658%53.4%17.143%17.1%28.767123%27.423709%28.767123%28.8%60.000%60.0%24.657534%13.438030%24.657534%24.7%9.809%9.81%43.835616%50.444809%43.835616%43.8%18.768%18.8%8.904110%31.598751%8.904110%8.9%2.330%2.33%36.301370%49.582511%36.301370%36.3%67.089%67.1%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Akron
Akron
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.559322%25.836228%25.559322%25.6%82.857%82.9%1.898305%4.394403%1.898305%1.9%40.000%40.0%22.440678%19.259725%22.440678%22.4%90.191%90.2%18.779661%23.066642%18.779661%18.8%81.232%81.2%36.949153%41.546186%36.949153%36.9%97.670%97.7%1.762712%7.254037%1.762712%1.8%32.911%32.9%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Akron
Akron
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Mixed3Asian323.076923%31.366897%23.076923%23.1%21256.217071%256%9.006786%12.983035%9.006786%9.0%146100.000000%100%8.289125%9.237836%8.289125%8.3%12592.031994%92%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.026860%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.630162%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 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Lancaster Area

There are 63 places in the Lancaster Area. This section compares Akron to all of the places in the Lancaster Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other places in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%Count#LancasterStevensColumbiaBlue BallMountvilleGordonvilleWitmerChristianaWakefieldNew HollandMiddle AtlanticNortheastHopelandQuarryvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRonksClayMariettaMount JoyEphrataBowmansvilleLeolaMaytownLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterEphrata Area School DistrictEphrata012402Tract 012402AkronDenverElizabethtownZIP Code 17501ZIP 17501RothsvilleGapReamstownConestogaSwartzvilleIntercourseWillow StreetMorgantownManheimMillersvilleGeorgetownParadiseFarmersvilleSmoketownFalmouthChurchtownLittle BritainKirkwoodRefton30.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522123.849372%23.849372%23.8%57222.484352%22.484352%22.5%934320.664207%20.664207%20.7%56416.888519%16.888519%16.9%203516.336634%16.336634%16.3%33616.129032%16.129032%16.1%40716.013072%16.013072%16.0%49814.117647%14.117647%14.1%24913.572401%13.572401%13.6%2991013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.147410%13.147410%13.1%331113.106295%13.106295%13.1%1271213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.745098%12.745098%12.7%131312.280702%12.280702%12.3%911412.192903%12.192903%12.2%1341511.893204%11.893204%11.9%3921611.171903%11.171903%11.2%6331710.569106%10.569106%10.6%781810.083714%10.083714%10.1%265199.490940%9.490940%9.5%110209.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.073738%9.073738%9.1%1,2019.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%146218.573298%8.573298%8.6%131228.553770%8.553770%8.6%346238.276644%8.276644%8.3%1468.248473%8.248473%8.2%81248.177905%8.177905%8.2%57257.709924%7.709924%7.7%101267.051282%7.051282%7.1%33276.466513%6.466513%6.5%56286.292517%6.292517%6.3%37295.266075%5.266075%5.3%190305.099150%5.099150%5.1%18324.833680%4.833680%4.8%93364.387638%4.387638%4.4%115403.095975%3.095975%3.1%10452.162162%2.162162%2.2%8490.000000%0.000000%0.0%0540.000000%0.000000%0.0%0580.000000%0.000000%0.0%0590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0600.000000%0.000000%0.0%0610.000000%0.000000%0.0%0620.000000%0.000000%0.0%063
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Akron to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterHermitageEphrata Area School DistrictEphrata012402Tract 012402AkronDrexel HillZIP Code 17501ZIP 17501PhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterPlumHersheyState CollegeBethel ParkKing of PrussiaAllison ParkMurrysvilleHorshamUpper St. ClairFranklin Park44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700238.825125%38.825125%38.8%3,721335.934809%35.934809%35.9%5,843435.332804%35.332804%35.3%3,116535.108605%35.108605%35.1%3,362634.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832731.785568%31.785568%31.8%3,101830.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522930.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,6941029.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1127.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1227.839717%27.839717%27.8%2,5221326.477167%26.477167%26.5%2,8411426.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421525.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,7501625.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1722.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6341822.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,1151922.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,8262021.386163%21.386163%21.4%1,7652121.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,9792220.895071%20.895071%20.9%1,3822318.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3932417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.189270%13.189270%13.2%8852713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.648040%12.648040%12.6%1,1002810.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.216203%10.216203%10.2%860329.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.256560%9.256560%9.3%635339.073738%9.073738%9.1%1,2019.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1468.937330%8.937330%8.9%984348.276644%8.276644%8.3%1468.046749%8.046749%8.0%599357.922945%7.922945%7.9%510367.480337%7.480337%7.5%1,341377.460450%7.460450%7.5%448386.693760%6.693760%6.7%840396.402985%6.402985%6.4%429405.362805%5.362805%5.4%592415.012713%5.012713%5.0%276424.764657%4.764657%4.8%577434.451902%4.451902%4.5%597443.090716%3.090716%3.1%262453.049410%3.049410%3.0%266462.513621%2.513621%2.5%203472.454308%2.454308%2.5%141481.318401%1.318401%1.3%93491.308226%1.308226%1.3%6650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Akron to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterNew RochelleEphrata Area School DistrictEphrata012402Tract 012402AkronStamfordCambridgeZIP Code 17501ZIP 17501NorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.364894%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%644,209644k12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253711.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627459.073738%9.073738%9.1%1,2019.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1468.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666478.276644%8.276644%8.3%1467.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Akron to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterRaleighAustinEphrata Area School DistrictEphrata012402Tract 012402AkronZIP Code 17501ZIP 17501San JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k469.073738%9.073738%9.1%1,2019.006786%9.006786%9.0%1469.006786%9.006786%9.0%1468.276644%8.276644%8.3%1467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Lancaster
Metro Area:
Lancaster Area
ZIP Code:
17501
Unified School District:
Ephrata
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-36
State House District:
PA-99
Neighboring Boroughs:
Ephrata
Neighboring Townships:
Ephrata
Nearby Boroughs:
Lititz
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Brownstown, Clay, Farmersville, Hopeland, Leola, Reamstown, Rothsville, Schoeneck, Stevens