Food Stamps in Allentown, Pennsylvania (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Allentown
Allentown
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$37,256.000000$54,895.000000$37,256.000000$37.3k41,47441.5k$19,364.000000$18,584.000000$19,364.000000$19.4k12,06312.1k$47,486.000000$61,723.000000$47,486.000000$47.5k29,41129.4k
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 Allentown
Allentown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty259.570588%46.751442%59.570588%59.6%45.858%45.9%37.055459%27.423709%37.055459%37.1%61.351%61.4%15.609716%13.438030%15.609716%15.6%29.884%29.9%52.466219%50.444809%52.466219%52.5%43.760%43.8%24.314018%31.598751%24.314018%24.3%21.163%21.2%52.474509%49.582511%52.474509%52.5%65.951%66.0%
% 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 Allentown
Allentown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.846350%25.836228%28.846350%28.8%54.142%54.1%9.574649%4.394403%9.574649%9.6%38.649%38.6%15.021591%19.259725%15.021591%15.0%70.116%70.1%27.656319%23.066642%27.656319%27.7%56.240%56.2%37.149366%41.546186%37.149366%37.1%78.837%78.8%11.111489%7.254037%11.111489%11.1%34.049%34.0%
% 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 Allentown
Allentown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Hispanic1Mixed2Other2Black2All RacesWhite3Asian246.295818%31.366897%46.295818%46.3%3,587159.170419%159%44.866920%29.026860%44.866920%44.9%472154.257701%154%42.464552%40.323048%42.464552%42.5%2,905145.998079%146%41.742523%33.028918%41.742523%41.7%2,247143.515659%144%29.085692%12.983035%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k100.000000%100%14.045833%9.237836%14.045833%14.0%2,75248.291210%48%11.668611%10.630162%11.668611%11.7%10040.118046%40%
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

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Allentown

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
5%14%24%33%42%52%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Allentown

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5%16%26%37%48%59%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Allentown

There are 23 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Allentown (20 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 23 of those to each other, Allentown, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Allentown.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Allentown, selected neighborhoods in Allentown, and entities that contain Allentown
0%20%40%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownJordan Heights/Old Fairgrounds NeighborhoodJordan Hts/Old Fai…Old Allentown Historic District NeighborhoodOld Allentown Hist …6th Ward Neighborhood6th WardJordan Creek/NOTI NeighborhoodJordan Crk/NOTI8th Ward Neighborhood8th WardEast Allentown NeighborhoodE AllentownOverlook Park NeighborhoodOverlook ParkDutch Hill NeighborhoodDutch HillAdams Island NeighborhoodAdams Island1st Ward Neighborhood1st WardWest Walnut/Union Terrace NeighborhoodW Walnut/Union TerWest Park Historic District NeighborhoodW Pk Hist DistAllentownFairview NeighborhoodFairviewMountainville NeighborhoodMountainvilleCumberland Gardens NeighborhoodCumberland GdnsWest End Theatre District NeighborhoodW End Theatre DistMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownWest End NeighborhoodWest EndMidway Manor NeighborhoodMidway ManorAlton Park NeighborhoodAlton ParkLittle Lehigh NeighborhoodLittle LehighHamilton Park NeighborhoodHamilton ParkTrexler Park NeighborhoodTrexler Park51.786509%51.786509%51.8%1,1221,123150.733685%50.733685%50.7%1,220248.202677%48.202677%48.2%870348.091603%48.091603%48.1%446446.987738%46.987738%47.0%615616543.806243%43.806243%43.8%982983639.221447%39.221447%39.2%414739.221447%39.221447%39.2%104839.221447%39.221447%39.2%7576939.221447%39.221447%39.2%61037.702703%37.702703%37.7%2602611129.818182%29.818182%29.8%8748751229.496788%29.496788%29.5%7631329.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k28.990450%28.990450%29.0%2202211424.772502%24.772502%24.8%9361520.666014%20.666014%20.7%541614.593981%14.593981%14.6%871713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.194686%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%35,31435.3k8.988477%8.988477%9.0%278279188.419689%8.419689%8.4%4445196.688596%6.688596%6.7%40206.688596%6.688596%6.7%21215.795758%5.795758%5.8%61225.165087%5.165087%5.2%646523
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Allentown Area

There are 114 places in the Allentown Area. This section compares Allentown to all of the places in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Allentown.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Allentown, selected other places in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Allentown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WeissportAllentownLansfordUpper StewartsvilleEastonBathPhillipsburgFreemansburgBethlehemBangorSlatingtonBeaver MeadowsBeaver MdwsNesquehoningCatasauquaEast SideFountain HillWest EastonNorthamptonEast BangorBelvidereMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighParryvilleNortheastUpper PohatcongCementonWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCoopersburgIndian Mountain LakeIndian Mtn LkHellertownLehightonChapmanAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonFullertonNorth CatasauquaN CatasauquaNazarethEmmausDelaware ParkStockertownBelfastHokendauquaCetroniaSlatedaleAlbrightsvilleDelawarePort MurrayJohnsonburgButtzvilleHainesburg43.225806%43.225806%43.2%67129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k224.669868%24.669868%24.7%411324.193548%24.193548%24.2%15422.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,115520.679321%20.679321%20.7%207620.209755%20.209755%20.2%1,214719.497487%19.497487%19.5%194818.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,393918.612157%18.612157%18.6%3461017.497231%17.497231%17.5%3161117.210682%17.210682%17.2%581216.678806%16.678806%16.7%2291316.654079%16.654079%16.7%4411415.873016%15.873016%15.9%201515.604938%15.604938%15.6%3161614.842301%14.842301%14.8%801714.653903%14.653903%14.7%5971813.829787%13.829787%13.8%521913.756098%13.756098%13.8%1412013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.265306%13.265306%13.3%262113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.162706%13.162706%13.2%722213.162393%13.162393%13.2%772313.082382%13.082382%13.1%4242413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.351029%12.351029%12.4%1142512.263490%12.263490%12.3%1752611.702128%11.702128%11.7%2642711.297641%11.297641%11.3%2492811.250000%11.250000%11.3%92911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.720974%10.720974%10.7%2293010.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693110.357470%10.357470%10.4%113339.378758%9.378758%9.4%234418.213512%8.213512%8.2%417495.925926%5.925926%5.9%16574.909561%4.909561%4.9%19654.016913%4.016913%4.0%19733.037383%3.037383%3.0%39811.060071%1.060071%1.1%9890.000000%0.000000%0.0%0970.000000%0.000000%0.0%01050.000000%0.000000%0.0%01090.000000%0.000000%0.0%01100.000000%0.000000%0.0%01110.000000%0.000000%0.0%01120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0113
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 113 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Allentown, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Allentown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow 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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.194686%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%1,1002811.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.216203%10.216203%10.2%860329.256560%9.256560%9.3%635338.937330%8.937330%8.9%984348.046749%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 Allentown to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Allentown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Allentown, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Allentown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms 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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.194686%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%3,3543911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.627025%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%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%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 Allentown to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Allentown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Allentown, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Allentown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeAllentownBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%70,25070.3k429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k25.907118%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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.305549%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%18,46018.5k3911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k11.059321%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%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%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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  • 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:
Lehigh
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
ZIP Codes:
18052, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18109
Unified School Districts:
Allentown, Parkland
Neighborhoods:
1st Ward, 6th Ward, 8th Ward, Adams Island, Alton Park, Cumberland Gardens, Downtown, Dutch Hill, East Allentown, Fairview, Hamilton Park, Jordan Creek/NOTI, Jordan Heights/Old Fairgrounds, Little Lehigh, Midway Manor, Mountainville, Old Allentown Historic District, Overlook Park, Trexler Park, West End, West End Theatre District, West Park Historic District, West Walnut/Union Terrace
Congressional District:
PA-15
State Senate District:
PA-16
State House Districts:
PA-22, PA-132
Neighboring Boroughs:
Emmaus
Neighboring Cities:
Bethlehem
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Cetronia, Dorneyville, Fullerton
Nearby Boroughs:
Catasauqua, Coplay, Fountain Hill, North Catasauqua, Northampton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
DeSales University, Hokendauqua, Stiles, Trexlertown, Wescosville