Food Stamps in Erie, 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 Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,205.000000$54,895.000000$35,205.000000$35.2k40,96341.0k$16,712.000000$18,584.000000$16,712.000000$16.7k11,41411.4k$43,596.000000$61,723.000000$43,596.000000$43.6k29,54929.5k
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 Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.380410%46.751442%47.380410%47.4%46.508%46.5%31.338707%27.423709%31.338707%31.3%68.617%68.6%10.942702%13.438030%10.942702%10.9%24.821%24.8%52.654635%50.444809%52.654635%52.7%43.431%43.4%25.302260%31.598751%25.302260%25.3%21.190%21.2%57.236727%49.582511%57.236727%57.2%65.963%66.0%
% 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 Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.049782%25.836228%21.049782%21.0%53.492%53.5%5.536566%4.394403%5.536566%5.5%31.383%31.4%12.802464%19.259725%12.802464%12.8%75.179%75.2%26.491590%23.066642%26.491590%26.5%56.569%56.6%36.349792%41.546186%36.349792%36.3%78.810%78.8%11.408169%7.254037%11.408169%11.4%34.037%34.0%
% 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 Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%Count%Hispanic1Other2Mixed2Black2Asian2All RacesWhite366.202091%31.366897%66.202091%66.2%760237.588596%238%63.255814%40.323048%63.255814%63.3%408227.014886%227%56.363636%29.026860%56.363636%56.4%434202.279975%202%49.305556%33.028918%49.305556%49.3%2,982176.949665%177%39.123867%10.630162%39.123867%39.1%259140.409231%140%27.864170%12.983035%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k100.000000%100%20.735248%9.237836%20.735248%20.7%6,57174.415451%74%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Erie

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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

There are 21 places in the Erie Area. This section compares Erie to all of the places in the Erie Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Erie, selected other places in the Erie Area, and entities that contain Erie
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CorryErie City School DistrictErieErieWattsburgWesleyvilleLake CityNorth EastMill VillageErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePlateaAlbionUnion CityFairviewEdinboroCranesvilleMiddle AtlanticNortheastGirardUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMcKeanLawrence ParkWaterfordAvoniaNorthwest HarborcreekNW HarborcreekElgin29.023219%29.023219%29.0%725127.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k27.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k224.864865%24.864865%24.9%46320.000000%20.000000%20.0%269419.616788%19.616788%19.6%215518.259874%18.259874%18.3%319617.682927%17.682927%17.7%29717.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.567568%17.567568%17.6%26817.530488%17.530488%17.5%115916.846154%16.846154%16.8%2191016.250000%16.250000%16.3%1561115.829028%15.829028%15.8%3371214.485981%14.485981%14.5%311313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.189448%13.189448%13.2%1651413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.807882%12.807882%12.8%261512.109115%12.109115%12.1%1821610.101010%10.101010%10.1%60176.711409%6.711409%6.7%30185.199888%5.199888%5.2%186191.785714%1.785714%1.8%120
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Erie to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. 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 Erie, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Erie
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErie City School DistrictErieErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel 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%11,41411.4k27.864170%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%5,3932417.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.343865%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%1,1002810.743802%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 Erie to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. 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 Erie, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Erie
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErie City School DistrictErieErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyEriePittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%11,41411.4k27.864170%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%5,3933217.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.343865%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%4,3253711.472754%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%2,981429.748058%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 Erie to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. 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 Erie, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Erie
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeErie City School DistrictErieErieBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyErieColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado 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%70,25070.3k427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k27.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k25.907118%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%49,53949.5k1417.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k17.388647%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%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%29,04429.0k429.844866%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:
Erie
Metro Area:
Erie Area
ZIP Codes:
16501, 16502, 16503, 16504, 16505, 16506, 16507, 16508, 16509, 16510, 16511, 16546
Unified School District:
Erie
Congressional District:
PA-3
State Senate District:
PA-49
State House Districts:
PA-1, PA-2, PA-3
Neighboring Boroughs:
Wesleyville
Neighboring Townships:
Millcreek
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Lawrence Park, Northwest Harborcreek
Nearby Boroughs:
Edinboro, Girard, Lake City, McKean, North East, Waterford, Wattsburg
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Avonia, Fairview, Penn State Erie (Behrend)