Food Stamps in Benton, 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 Benton
Benton
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$42,917.000000$54,895.000000$42,917.000000$42.9k376$18,375.000000$18,584.000000$18,375.000000$18.4k55$45,563.000000$61,723.000000$45,563.000000$45.6k321
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 Benton
Benton
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.636364%46.751442%43.636364%43.6%19.355%19.4%16.363636%27.423709%16.363636%16.4%20.455%20.5%27.272727%13.438030%27.272727%27.3%22.059%22.1%29.090909%50.444809%29.090909%29.1%18.605%18.6%32.727273%31.598751%32.727273%32.7%11.392%11.4%40.000000%49.582511%40.000000%40.0%40.741%40.7%
% 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 Benton
Benton
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.152648%25.836228%31.152648%31.2%80.645%80.6%10.903427%4.394403%10.903427%10.9%79.545%79.5%16.510903%19.259725%16.510903%16.5%77.941%77.9%21.806854%23.066642%21.806854%21.8%81.395%81.4%43.613707%41.546186%43.613707%43.6%88.608%88.6%9.968847%7.254037%9.968847%10.0%59.259%59.3%
% 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 Benton
Benton
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesMixed214.784946%9.237836%14.784946%14.8%55101.075269%101%14.627660%12.983035%14.627660%14.6%55100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.026860%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 Place in the Bloomsburg Area

There are 35 places in the Bloomsburg Area. This section compares Benton to all of the places in the Bloomsburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton, selected other places in the Bloomsburg Area, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%Count#JonestownBriar CreekAshlandRohrsburgFoundryvilleCatawissaJerseytownLime RidgeDanvilleBerwickBentonBuckhornMiddle AtlanticWashingtonvilleNortheastMillvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaJamison CityMainvilleEspyBloomsburgOrangevilleAristesColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgLocustdaleZIP Code 17814ZIP 17814AlmediaLightstreetNumidiaBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100MifflinvilleStillwaterFernvilleWilburton Number OneWilburton Number …RupertIolaSlabtownWilburton Number TwoWilburton Number …Eyers GroveWallerCentralia35.897436%35.897436%35.9%14134.929577%34.929577%34.9%124227.627628%27.627628%27.6%368323.809524%23.809524%23.8%15423.255814%23.255814%23.3%10517.826087%17.826087%17.8%123615.909091%15.909091%15.9%7715.702479%15.702479%15.7%57815.307058%15.307058%15.3%334915.299387%15.299387%15.3%6491014.627660%14.627660%14.6%551114.285714%14.285714%14.3%211213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.265306%13.265306%13.3%131313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.068182%13.068182%13.1%461413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.244898%12.244898%12.2%61512.000000%12.000000%12.0%61611.253197%11.253197%11.3%881710.521903%10.521903%10.5%5021810.370370%10.370370%10.4%141910.322581%10.322581%10.3%162010.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.722222%9.722222%9.7%7219.665428%9.665428%9.7%1829.381663%9.381663%9.4%44228.653846%8.653846%8.7%36238.536585%8.536585%8.5%7247.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.725118%7.725118%7.7%1636.433824%6.433824%6.4%35256.250000%6.250000%6.3%6266.172840%6.172840%6.2%15274.411765%4.411765%4.4%3283.797468%3.797468%3.8%3290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%035
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 35 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Benton to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton. 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 Benton, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleBentonMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgZIP Code 17814ZIP 17814HermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100LevittownWillow 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%1,1622614.627660%14.627660%14.6%5513.364894%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%8603210.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.665428%9.665428%9.7%1829.256560%9.256560%9.3%635338.937330%8.937330%8.9%984348.046749%8.046749%8.0%599357.922945%7.922945%7.9%510367.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.480337%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 Benton to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton. 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 Benton, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterBentonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgNashuaSomervilleZIP Code 17814ZIP 17814New RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100Toms 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%6,7663614.627660%14.627660%14.6%5513.364894%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%2,9814210.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.665428%9.665428%9.7%1829.304714%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%2,600487.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.073936%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 Benton to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton. 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 Benton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Benton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonBentonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgLos AngelesZIP Code 17814ZIP 17814SeattleRaleighAustinBenton Area School DistrictBenton050100Tract 050100San 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%38,46438.5k3014.627660%14.627660%14.6%5514.606174%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%29,04429.0k4210.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.665428%9.665428%9.7%1829.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.725118%7.725118%7.7%1637.031769%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:
Columbia
Metro Area:
Bloomsburg Area
ZIP Code:
17814
Unified School District:
Benton
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-27
State House District:
PA-109
Neighboring Townships:
Benton
Nearby Boroughs:
Millville, New Columbus, Orangeville, Stillwater
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Eyers Grove, Iola, Jamison City, Jonestown, Rohrsburg, Waller