Food Stamps in Forest City, 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 Forest City
Forest City
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$37,208.000000$54,895.000000$37,208.000000$37.2k848$22,727.000000$18,584.000000$22,727.000000$22.7k160$40,833.000000$61,723.000000$40,833.000000$40.8k688
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 Forest City
Forest City
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty260.000000%46.751442%60.000000%60.0%41.558%41.6%20.000000%27.423709%20.000000%20.0%54.237%54.2%18.750000%13.438030%18.750000%18.8%24.390%24.4%46.250000%50.444809%46.250000%46.3%33.790%33.8%15.625000%31.598751%15.625000%15.6%7.143%7.14%42.500000%49.582511%42.500000%42.5%50.746%50.7%
% 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 Forest City
Forest City
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.622093%25.836228%19.622093%19.6%58.442%58.4%3.924419%4.394403%3.924419%3.9%45.763%45.8%13.517442%19.259725%13.517442%13.5%75.610%75.6%21.075581%23.066642%21.075581%21.1%66.210%66.2%47.238372%41.546186%47.238372%47.2%92.857%92.9%9.593023%7.254037%9.593023%9.6%49.254%49.3%
% 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 Forest City
Forest City
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1All RacesWhite2100.000000%40.323048%100.000000%100.0%17530.000000%530%18.867925%12.983035%18.867925%18.9%160100.000000%100%17.208183%9.237836%17.208183%17.2%14391.203369%91%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in Susquehanna County

There are 13 places in Susquehanna County. This section compares Forest City to all of the places in Susquehanna County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Forest City.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Forest City, selected other places in Susquehanna County, and entities that contain Forest City
0%10%20%Count#Susquehanna DepotGreat BendThompsonHallstead032902Tract 032902Forest CityZIP Code 18421ZIP 18421Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaForest City Regional School DistrictForest CityNew MilfordOaklandMontroseSusquehanna CountySusquehannaLanesboroUnion DaleFriendsvilleHop BottomLittle MeadowsLittle Mdws28.640777%28.640777%28.6%177121.848739%21.848739%21.8%78219.259259%19.259259%19.3%26319.001919%19.001919%19.0%99418.867925%18.867925%18.9%16018.867925%18.867925%18.9%160513.858425%13.858425%13.9%27813.364894%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%644,209644k12.003346%12.003346%12.0%28711.842105%11.842105%11.8%45611.570248%11.570248%11.6%2879.401709%9.401709%9.4%7788.613542%8.613542%8.6%1,4967.537688%7.537688%7.5%1594.545455%4.545455%4.5%6103.278689%3.278689%3.3%2112.702703%2.702703%2.7%3121.923077%1.923077%1.9%213
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Forest City to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Forest City. 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 Forest City, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Forest City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburg032902Tract 032902Forest CityBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleZIP Code 18421ZIP 18421Middle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinForest City Regional School DistrictForest CityIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillSusquehanna CountySusquehannaPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow 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%1,3822318.867925%18.867925%18.9%16018.867925%18.867925%18.9%16018.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3932417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622613.858425%13.858425%13.9%27813.364894%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%1,1002812.003346%12.003346%12.0%28710.743802%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%984348.613542%8.613542%8.6%1,4968.046749%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 Forest City to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Forest City. 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 Forest City, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Forest City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBoston032902Tract 032902Forest CityBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterZIP Code 18421ZIP 18421Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaForest City Regional School DistrictForest CityWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordSusquehanna CountySusquehannaCambridgeNorwalkToms 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%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.867925%18.867925%18.9%16018.867925%18.867925%18.9%16018.654445%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%6,7663613.858425%13.858425%13.9%27813.364894%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%4,3253712.003346%12.003346%12.0%28711.472754%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%4,285468.613542%8.613542%8.6%1,4968.428167%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 Forest City to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Forest City. 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 Forest City, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Forest City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBoston032902Tract 032902Forest CityColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoZIP Code 18421ZIP 18421Middle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaForest City Regional School DistrictForest CityLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSusquehanna CountySusquehannaSan 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%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1418.867925%18.867925%18.9%16018.867925%18.867925%18.9%16017.388647%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%25,00925.0k3313.858425%13.858425%13.9%27813.364894%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%21,58221.6k3712.003346%12.003346%12.0%28711.829013%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%33,16533.2k468.613542%8.613542%8.6%1,4967.031769%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:
Susquehanna
ZIP Code:
18421
Unified School District:
Forest City
Congressional District:
PA-10
State Senate District:
PA-20
State House District:
PA-111
Neighboring Boroughs:
Vandling
Neighboring Townships:
Clifford, Clinton
Nearby Boroughs:
Archbald, Bethany, Honesdale, Jermyn, Mayfield, Prompton, Union Dale, Waymart
Nearby Cities:
Carbondale
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Simpson