Food Stamps in Chester, 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 Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$27,217.000000$54,895.000000$27,217.000000$27.2k11,61011.6k$16,440.000000$18,584.000000$16,440.000000$16.4k4,700$37,604.000000$61,723.000000$37,604.000000$37.6k6,910

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 Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.276596%46.751442%51.276596%51.3%61.401%61.4%41.702128%27.423709%41.702128%41.7%71.143%71.1%5.148936%13.438030%5.148936%5.1%32.310%32.3%44.531915%50.444809%44.531915%44.5%50.999%51.0%27.468085%31.598751%27.468085%27.5%29.083%29.1%59.127660%49.582511%59.127660%59.1%70.319%70.3%

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 Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.924747%25.836228%21.924747%21.9%38.599%38.6%11.505065%4.394403%11.505065%11.5%28.857%28.9%7.337192%19.259725%7.337192%7.3%67.690%67.7%29.102750%23.066642%29.102750%29.1%49.001%49.0%45.557164%41.546186%45.557164%45.6%70.917%70.9%16.975398%7.254037%16.975398%17.0%29.681%29.7%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite3Asian167.184466%40.323048%67.184466%67.2%346165.959926%166%53.648069%31.366897%53.648069%53.6%250132.522144%133%53.030303%29.026860%53.030303%53.0%105130.996132%131%41.241535%33.028918%41.241535%41.2%3,654101.875366%102%40.482343%12.983035%40.482343%40.5%4,700100.000000%100%22.534291%9.237836%22.534291%22.5%34555.664494%56%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.630162%00.000000%0%

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Chester

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in the Philadelphia Area

There are 294 places in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Chester to all of the places in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Lincoln UniversityLincoln UnivCamdenChesterSalemChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandPenns GroveNewportDarbyUplandCoatesvilleModenaWoodlynnePort DepositWilmingtonLinwoodPaulsboroNorristownWarminster HeightsWarminster HtsPhiladelphiaEddystoneMarcus HookTrainerWrightstownColwynPottstownPembertonElsmereSharon HillWoodburyBristolWestwoodWestvilleBrooklawnMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMagnoliaDelaware CountyDelawareHoney BrookNorth WalesLevittownBellefontePerkasiePike Creek ValleyPike Crk VlyHalfway HouseKennett SquareKennett SqCollegevilleNewtownHaverford CollegeJuliustownPomeroyTavistockPine Valley53.846154%53.846154%53.8%7143.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k240.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700339.793409%39.793409%39.8%809439.002236%39.002236%39.0%5,58238.924605%38.924605%38.9%666537.020316%37.020316%37.0%164633.428210%33.428210%33.4%1,057732.192982%32.192982%32.2%367831.929348%31.929348%31.9%1,410931.775701%31.775701%31.8%681030.562660%30.562660%30.6%2391128.750000%28.750000%28.7%691227.503003%27.503003%27.5%7,7851326.905830%26.905830%26.9%3001426.426426%26.426426%26.4%6161526.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421625.445293%25.445293%25.4%4001725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1825.000000%25.000000%25.0%2011924.526066%24.526066%24.5%2072023.339658%23.339658%23.3%1232122.641509%22.641509%22.6%722221.719457%21.719457%21.7%1922321.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,9792420.465890%20.465890%20.5%1232520.304348%20.304348%20.3%4672620.245700%20.245700%20.2%4122720.094858%20.094858%20.1%8052818.945982%18.945982%18.9%7192918.333333%18.333333%18.3%663016.172017%16.172017%16.2%2674214.062500%14.062500%14.1%996313.364894%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.342735%11.342735%11.3%1858410.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k9.928058%9.928058%9.9%691048.196721%8.196721%8.2%1101257.480337%7.480337%7.5%1,3411366.862745%6.862745%6.9%351465.817422%5.817422%5.8%1951674.978541%4.978541%5.0%2321884.094828%4.094828%4.1%382082.933985%2.933985%2.9%602291.957831%1.957831%2.0%262500.747863%0.747863%0.7%72710.000000%0.000000%0.0%02880.000000%0.000000%0.0%02890.000000%0.000000%0.0%02900.000000%0.000000%0.0%02910.000000%0.000000%0.0%0292

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaIndianaDelaware CountyDelawareFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterPlumHersheyState CollegeBethel ParkKing of PrussiaAllison ParkMurrysvilleHorshamUpper St. ClairFranklin Park44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700239.002236%39.002236%39.0%5,58238.825125%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%1,1002812.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k10.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k10.683488%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

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordChesterPatersonChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaWarwickDanburyDelaware CountyDelawareQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%19,04319.0k440.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,70039.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k539.002236%39.002236%39.0%5,58237.003988%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%4,3253712.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k10.627025%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

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitChesterChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlottePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDelaware CountyDelawareDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,70039.002236%39.002236%39.0%5,58235.848492%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%39,89339.9k3612.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.344705%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%19,61419.6k4110.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k10.333295%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

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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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