Food Stamps in Bessemer, 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 Bessemer
Bessemer
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,523.000000$54,895.000000$43,523.000000$43.5k463$24,750.000000$18,584.000000$24,750.000000$24.8k90$48,750.000000$61,723.000000$48,750.000000$48.8k373
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 Bessemer
Bessemer
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.000000%46.751442%40.000000%40.0%26.667%26.7%28.888889%27.423709%28.888889%28.9%81.250%81.3%11.111111%13.438030%11.111111%11.1%10.638%10.6%41.111111%50.444809%41.111111%41.1%23.418%23.4%33.333333%31.598751%33.333333%33.3%17.857%17.9%41.111111%49.582511%41.111111%41.1%71.154%71.2%
% 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 Bessemer
Bessemer
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.541555%25.836228%26.541555%26.5%73.333%73.3%1.608579%4.394403%1.608579%1.6%18.750%18.8%22.520107%19.259725%22.520107%22.5%89.362%89.4%32.439678%23.066642%32.439678%32.4%76.582%76.6%36.997319%41.546186%36.997319%37.0%82.143%82.1%4.021448%7.254037%4.021448%4.0%28.846%28.8%
% 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 Bessemer
Bessemer
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Other319.650655%9.237836%19.650655%19.7%90101.091703%101%19.438445%12.983035%19.438445%19.4%90100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.366897%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.323048%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 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the New Castle Area

There are 18 places in the New Castle Area. This section compares Bessemer to all of the places in the New Castle Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the New Castle Area, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%Count#New CastleSouth New CastleS New CastleChewtonOaklandEllwood CityFrizzleburgNew Castle NorthwestNew Castle NWBessemerWest PittsburgW PittsburgNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleLawrence CountyLawrenceOakwoodNew BeaverEllportMiddle AtlanticEnon ValleyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvania011200Tract 011200Mohawk Area School DistrictMohawkWampumNew BedfordNew WilmingtonVolantS.N.P.J.35.108605%35.108605%35.1%3,362125.913621%25.913621%25.9%78225.906736%25.906736%25.9%50324.573379%24.573379%24.6%144423.137830%23.137830%23.1%789520.000000%20.000000%20.0%66619.615385%19.615385%19.6%102719.438445%19.438445%19.4%90818.801090%18.801090%18.8%69918.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,72918.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,72917.114094%17.114094%17.1%1531016.181230%16.181230%16.2%1001114.058957%14.058957%14.1%621213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.333333%13.333333%13.3%181313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.524272%12.524272%12.5%12911.253071%11.253071%11.3%4589.665428%9.665428%9.7%26146.216216%6.216216%6.2%23154.181818%4.181818%4.2%23163.846154%3.846154%3.8%2170.000000%0.000000%0.0%018
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. 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 Bessemer, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBessemerBethlehemNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleLawrence CountyLawrencePittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest Mifflin011200Tract 011200Mohawk Area School DistrictMohawkIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel 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%1,3822319.438445%19.438445%19.4%9018.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3932418.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,72918.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,72917.343865%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%1,1002812.524272%12.524272%12.5%12911.253071%11.253071%11.3%45810.743802%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 Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. 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 Bessemer, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBessemerBostonBethlehemNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleLawrence CountyLawrencePittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowaga011200Tract 011200WarwickDanburyMohawk Area School DistrictMohawkQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%7,8073019.438445%19.438445%19.4%9019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933218.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,72918.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,72917.343865%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%4,3253712.524272%12.524272%12.5%12911.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543911.253071%11.253071%11.3%45810.627025%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 Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. 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 Bessemer, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonBessemerPortlandBostonNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleLawrence CountyLawrenceColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotte011200Tract 011200OmahaLong BeachOaklandMohawk Area School DistrictMohawkMesaColorado 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%70,25070.3k425.907118%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%40,58140.6k1219.438445%19.438445%19.4%9019.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1418.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,72918.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,72917.388647%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%39,89339.9k3612.524272%12.524272%12.5%12912.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.253071%11.253071%11.3%45811.059321%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:
Lawrence
Metro Area:
New Castle Area
ZIP Codes:
16102, 16112
Unified School District:
Mohawk
Congressional District:
PA-3
State Senate District:
PA-47
State House District:
PA-9
Neighboring Townships:
North Beaver
Nearby Boroughs:
S.N.P.J., South New Castle
Nearby Cities:
Struthers
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Frizzleburg, Oakland, Oakwood, West Pittsburg
Nearby Villages:
Lowellville, New Middletown, Poland