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
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 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%
% 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 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%
% 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 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%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 292 by percentage on food stamps

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
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 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
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 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
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:
Delaware
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Codes:
19013, 19015, 19022
Unified School District:
Chester-Upland
Congressional Districts:
PA-1, PA-7
State Senate District:
PA-9
State House District:
PA-159
Neighboring Boroughs:
Brookhaven, Eddystone, Parkside, Trainer, Upland
Neighboring Townships:
Chester, Nether Providence
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Woodlyn
Nearby Boroughs:
Marcus Hook, Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Rose Valley, Rutledge, Swarthmore
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Boothwyn, Folsom, Linwood, Village Green-Green Ridge