Food Stamps in Boston, Pennsylvania (Unincorporated Place)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Boston
Boston
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$38,125.000000$54,895.000000$38,125.000000$38.1k149$60,469.000000$61,723.000000$60,469.000000$60.5k122
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 Boston
Boston
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenDisability1Over 601Poverty251.851852%46.751442%51.851852%51.9%100.000%100%100.000000%50.444809%100.000000%100.0%39.706%39.7%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.598751%0.000%0%100.000000%49.582511%100.000000%100.0%64.286%64.3%
% 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 Boston
Boston
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenDisability1Over 601Poverty20.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.836228%0.000%0%33.606557%23.066642%33.606557%33.6%60.294%60.3%79.508197%41.546186%79.508197%79.5%100.000%100%12.295082%7.254037%12.295082%12.3%35.714%35.7%
% 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 Boston
Boston
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%Count%All RacesWhite118.120805%12.983035%18.120805%18.1%27100.000000%100%18.120805%9.237836%18.120805%18.1%27100.000000%100%
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 Pittsburgh Area

There are 368 places in the Pittsburgh Area. This section compares Boston to all of the places in the Pittsburgh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Boston
0%50%100%Count#RoncoElramaRankinEast PittsburghE PittsburghGlasgowFredericktownDuquesneLemont FurnaceBuffingtonMount OliverWilmerdingArnoldBrownsvilleUniontownPitcairnMcKees RocksMidlandMcKeesportCharleroiBraddockHomesteadButlerAmbridgeMillwoodSlickvilleNorth BraddockN BraddockArnold CityConnellsvilleBraddock HillsBraddock HlsBeaver FallsDonegalElcoEtnaBostonMount PleasantMt PleasantPittsburghFairviewMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNorth IrwinPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyPoint Marion496200Tract 496200WhitehallElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135MonroevilleBeaverElizabeth TownshipElizabethPlumBadenBethel ParkGeorgetownGlen OsborneCherry ValleyNaomiGreen HillsOhiopyleSeven Springs100.000000%100.000000%100.0%78160.416667%60.416667%60.4%87255.143160%55.143160%55.1%520347.355474%47.355474%47.4%385447.222222%47.222222%47.2%17543.171806%43.171806%43.2%98642.421564%42.421564%42.4%960742.105263%42.105263%42.1%120841.803279%41.803279%41.8%51941.798561%41.798561%41.8%5811040.397351%40.397351%40.4%3661140.384615%40.384615%40.4%9661239.750260%39.750260%39.8%3821339.326102%39.326102%39.3%1,7041438.066667%38.066667%38.1%5711537.606838%37.606838%37.6%1,0121636.555024%36.555024%36.6%3821735.332804%35.332804%35.3%3,1161834.378499%34.378499%34.4%6141934.195402%34.195402%34.2%2382034.008097%34.008097%34.0%5042133.491260%33.491260%33.5%2,0502232.767624%32.767624%32.8%1,0042332.752613%32.752613%32.8%942432.727273%32.727273%32.7%542532.418301%32.418301%32.4%7442631.372549%31.372549%31.4%802730.935690%30.935690%30.9%1,0152830.752688%30.752688%30.8%2862929.975875%29.975875%30.0%9943025.000000%25.000000%25.0%175322.222222%22.222222%22.2%267919.455511%19.455511%19.5%29310518.120805%18.120805%18.1%2712417.393484%17.393484%17.4%34713117.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k13315.384615%15.384615%15.4%1015713.364894%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%644,209644k12.912088%12.912088%12.9%4718412.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.496746%11.496746%11.5%532109.319588%9.319588%9.3%2269.036760%9.036760%9.0%5312367.316114%7.316114%7.3%5586.806761%6.806761%6.8%1496.693760%6.693760%6.7%8402616.688805%6.688805%6.7%1412626.050605%6.050605%6.1%3305.362805%5.362805%5.4%5922845.126821%5.126821%5.1%952884.451902%4.451902%4.5%5972993.125000%3.125000%3.1%23140.980392%0.980392%1.0%23400.000000%0.000000%0.0%03630.000000%0.000000%0.0%03640.000000%0.000000%0.0%03650.000000%0.000000%0.0%03660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0367
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 367 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. 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 Boston, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemBostonPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwin496200Tract 496200HermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135MonroevilleWest ChesterElizabeth TownshipElizabethPlumHersheyState 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%5,3932418.120805%18.120805%18.1%2717.343865%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%1,1002812.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k10.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.216203%10.216203%10.2%860329.319588%9.319588%9.3%2269.256560%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%448387.316114%7.316114%7.3%5586.806761%6.806761%6.8%1496.693760%6.693760%6.7%840396.402985%6.402985%6.4%429406.050605%6.050605%6.1%3305.362805%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 Boston to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. 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 Boston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomerville496200Tract 496200New RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardToms RiverZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135Elizabeth TownshipElizabethNewton44.333023%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%5,3933218.120805%18.120805%18.1%2717.343865%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%4,3253712.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.472754%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%3,119449.319588%9.319588%9.3%2269.304714%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%2,600487.316114%7.316114%7.3%5587.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346496.806761%6.806761%6.8%1496.050605%6.050605%6.1%3304.239757%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 Boston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. 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 Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlottePittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghOmahaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattle496200Tract 496200RaleighAustinElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135San DiegoElizabeth TownshipElizabethSan 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%49,53949.5k1418.120805%18.120805%18.1%2717.388647%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%39,89339.9k3612.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3712.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.829013%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%29,13629.1k449.319588%9.319588%9.3%2269.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.316114%7.316114%7.3%5587.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.806761%6.806761%6.8%1496.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k496.050605%6.050605%6.1%3305.164561%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:
Allegheny
Metro Area:
Pittsburgh Area
Township:
Elizabeth
ZIP Code:
15135
Unified School District:
Elizabeth Forward
Congressional District:
PA-18
State Senate District:
PA-45
State House District:
PA-39
Neighboring Boroughs:
Versailles
Neighboring Cities:
McKeesport
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Greenock
Nearby Boroughs:
Dravosburg, Elizabeth, Glassport, Liberty, Lincoln, Port Vue, West Elizabeth, White Oak
Nearby Cities:
Clairton, Duquesne