Food Stamps in Hershey, 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 Hershey
Hershey
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,514.000000$54,895.000000$54,514.000000$54.5k5,506$21,286.000000$18,584.000000$21,286.000000$21.3k276$56,901.000000$61,723.000000$56,901.000000$56.9k5,230
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 Hershey
Hershey
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.942029%46.751442%40.942029%40.9%9.331%9.33%23.188406%27.423709%23.188406%23.2%31.373%31.4%17.753623%13.438030%17.753623%17.8%5.518%5.52%58.333333%50.444809%58.333333%58.3%13.820%13.8%38.405797%31.598751%38.405797%38.4%5.148%5.15%59.782609%49.582511%59.782609%59.8%29.837%29.8%
% 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 Hershey
Hershey
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.994264%25.836228%20.994264%21.0%90.669%90.7%2.676864%4.394403%2.676864%2.7%68.627%68.6%16.042065%19.259725%16.042065%16.0%94.482%94.5%19.196941%23.066642%19.196941%19.2%86.180%86.2%37.342256%41.546186%37.342256%37.3%94.852%94.9%7.418738%7.254037%7.418738%7.4%70.163%70.2%
% 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 Hershey
Hershey
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Hispanic1Asian2All RacesWhite3Mixed2Black2Other214.444444%31.366897%14.444444%14.4%13288.156200%288%9.011628%10.630162%9.011628%9.0%31179.775447%180%5.012713%12.983035%5.012713%5.0%276100.000000%100%4.749232%9.237836%4.749232%4.7%23294.743744%95%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.026860%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%33.028918%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.323048%00.000000%0%
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 Hershey

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.2%3.8%5.3%6.8%8.3%9.8%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Harrisburg Area

There are 61 places in the Harrisburg Area. This section compares Hershey to all of the places in the Harrisburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hershey.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hershey, selected other places in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain Hershey
0%10%20%30%Count#HarrisburgSteeltonNewportWest FairviewRoyaltonLandisburgNew BuffaloMount Holly SpringsMt Holly SpgsPenbrookNewvilleHighspireLykensBresslerBlainLiverpoolDuncannonCarlisleLemoyneBloomfieldRutherfordElizabethvilleMiddletownShippensburgHalifaxMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaProgressDauphin CountyDauphinDauphinLawntonMarysvillePillowWilliamstownHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgOberlinWormleysburgPlainfieldBoiling SpringsBoiling SpgsColonial ParkNewburgWiconsicoHersheyDerry TownshipDerryDerry Township School DistrictDerry TwpLenkervilleSkyline ViewBerrysburgMessiah CollegeUnion DepositNew Kingstown34.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832132.645403%32.645403%32.6%696227.968750%27.968750%28.0%179323.010381%23.010381%23.0%133421.507761%21.507761%21.5%97521.250000%21.250000%21.3%17620.754717%20.754717%20.8%11719.732034%19.732034%19.7%162819.370861%19.370861%19.4%234918.538324%18.538324%18.5%1041018.079096%18.079096%18.1%1921118.030513%18.030513%18.0%1301216.666667%16.666667%16.7%911316.161616%16.161616%16.2%161416.129032%16.129032%16.1%601516.071429%16.071429%16.1%1081615.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1621715.759850%15.759850%15.8%3361815.306122%15.306122%15.3%751914.946809%14.946809%14.9%2812014.831804%14.831804%14.8%972114.380757%14.380757%14.4%5622213.606494%13.606494%13.6%3522313.513514%13.513514%13.5%552413.364894%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%644,209644k12.915215%12.915215%12.9%5562512.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.463768%12.463768%12.5%432612.360939%12.360939%12.4%2002711.945392%11.945392%11.9%1402811.000000%11.000000%11.0%112910.794297%10.794297%10.8%533010.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.740260%9.740260%9.7%15318.497191%8.497191%8.5%121358.000000%8.000000%8.0%16397.112971%7.112971%7.1%85437.087854%7.087854%7.1%405445.833333%5.833333%5.8%7485.013928%5.013928%5.0%18525.012713%5.012713%5.0%276533.505007%3.505007%3.5%3433.505007%3.505007%3.5%3432.739726%2.739726%2.7%8561.914486%1.914486%1.9%30570.689655%0.689655%0.7%1580.000000%0.000000%0.0%0590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0600.000000%0.000000%0.0%061
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 61 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Hershey to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hershey. 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 Hershey, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Hershey
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterPlumHersheyState CollegeBethel ParkDerry TownshipDerryDerry Township School DistrictDerry TwpKing 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%5,3932417.343865%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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.648040%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%8603210.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.256560%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%597443.505007%3.505007%3.5%3433.505007%3.505007%3.5%3433.090716%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 Hershey to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hershey. 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 Hershey, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Hershey
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaDauphin CountyDauphinWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverHersheyNewtonDerry TownshipDerryDerry Township School DistrictDerry Twp44.333023%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%5,3933217.343865%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%4,3253712.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k11.472754%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%2,9814210.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.748058%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%2,346495.012713%5.012713%5.0%2764.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310503.505007%3.505007%3.5%3433.505007%3.505007%3.5%343
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 Hershey to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hershey. 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 Hershey, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Hershey
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteDauphin CountyDauphinOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan FranciscoHersheyDerry TownshipDerryDerry Township School DistrictDerry Twp42.327373%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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%39,89339.9k3612.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.344705%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%29,04429.0k4210.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.844866%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%18,42718.4k505.012713%5.012713%5.0%2763.505007%3.505007%3.5%3433.505007%3.505007%3.5%343
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:
Dauphin
Metro Area:
Harrisburg Area
Township:
Derry
ZIP Codes:
17033, 17036, 17078
Unified School District:
Derry Township
Congressional District:
PA-15
State Senate District:
PA-15
State House District:
PA-106
Neighboring Townships:
East Hanover
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Campbelltown, Palmdale, Union Deposit
Nearby Boroughs:
Hummelstown, Middletown, Palmyra, Royalton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Annville, Colonial Park, Lawnton, Paxtonia, Rutherford, Skyline View