Food Stamps in Hometown, 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 Hometown
Hometown
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$56,925.000000$54,895.000000$56,925.000000$56.9k619$58,398.000000$61,723.000000$58,398.000000$58.4k573
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 Hometown
Hometown
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 6010.000000%0.000000%0.0%46.751442%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.423709%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.438030%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%50.444809%0.000%0%100.000000%31.598751%100.000000%100.0%12.672%12.7%
% 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 Hometown
Hometown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 60128.621291%25.836228%28.621291%28.6%100.000%100%2.792321%4.394403%2.792321%2.8%100.000%100%25.828970%19.259725%25.828970%25.8%100.000%100%26.527051%23.066642%26.527051%26.5%100.000%100%55.322862%41.546186%55.322862%55.3%87.328%87.3%
% 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 Hometown
Hometown
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%Count%White1All RacesAsian27.553366%9.237836%7.553366%7.6%46101.642036%102%7.431341%12.983035%7.431341%7.4%46100.000000%100%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
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Pottsville Area

There are 69 places in the Pottsville Area. This section compares Hometown to all of the places in the Pottsville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hometown.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hometown, selected other places in the Pottsville Area, and entities that contain Hometown
0%10%20%30%Count#ShenandoahMahanoy CityAshlandShepptonGilbertonTamaquaGirardvilleCoaldaleMcAdooSt. ClairNew PhiladelphiaBranchdaleMcKeansburgTuscaroraPottsvilleTremontZIP Code 18252ZIP 18252NewtownBuck RunSchuylkill HavenSchuylkill HvnMechanicsvilleDonaldsonFrackvilleTamaqua Area School DistrictTamaquaMinersvillePottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillOneidaPalo AltoMiddleportNew RinggoldGrier CityMarlinPine GroveMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaTower CityAltamontHeckschervilleNurembergHometown000300Tract 000300Rush TownshipKelayresFriedensburgEnglewoodLavelleFountain SpringsFountain SpgsSummit StationBeurys LakeKlingerstown34.745763%34.745763%34.7%738131.480284%31.480284%31.5%487227.627628%27.627628%27.6%368326.388889%26.388889%26.4%19425.961538%25.961538%26.0%81525.542741%25.542741%25.5%753625.000000%25.000000%25.0%140723.984526%23.984526%24.0%248823.279352%23.279352%23.3%230922.720000%22.720000%22.7%2841022.637363%22.637363%22.6%1031122.289157%22.289157%22.3%371222.222222%22.222222%22.2%141320.657277%20.657277%20.7%881419.911954%19.911954%19.9%1,1761519.843750%19.843750%19.8%1271619.338366%19.338366%19.3%87118.691589%18.691589%18.7%201717.721519%17.721519%17.7%141817.561887%17.561887%17.6%3761916.267943%16.267943%16.3%342016.037736%16.037736%16.0%172115.758372%15.758372%15.8%2402215.598638%15.598638%15.6%1,05415.459459%15.459459%15.5%2862314.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.492754%14.492754%14.5%102414.395887%14.395887%14.4%562514.285714%14.285714%14.3%292614.285714%14.285714%14.3%162714.018692%14.018692%14.0%152813.636364%13.636364%13.6%302913.630881%13.630881%13.6%1133013.364894%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%644,209644k12.180747%12.180747%12.2%623511.349693%11.349693%11.3%373910.000000%10.000000%10.0%5448.284024%8.284024%8.3%14497.431341%7.431341%7.4%46507.286893%7.286893%7.3%1595.559567%5.559567%5.6%775.022831%5.022831%5.0%11543.181818%3.181818%3.2%14590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0640.000000%0.000000%0.0%0650.000000%0.000000%0.0%0660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0670.000000%0.000000%0.0%0680.000000%0.000000%0.0%069
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 69 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Hometown to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hometown. 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 Hometown, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Hometown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgZIP Code 18252ZIP 18252BethlehemPittsburghCarlisleTamaqua Area School DistrictTamaquaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveHometown000300Tract 000300MonroevilleWest ChesterRush TownshipPlumHersheyState 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%1,3822319.338366%19.338366%19.3%87118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3932417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622615.598638%15.598638%15.6%1,05414.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46213.364894%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%448387.431341%7.431341%7.4%467.286893%7.286893%7.3%1596.693760%6.693760%6.7%840396.402985%6.402985%6.4%429405.559567%5.559567%5.6%775.362805%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 Hometown to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hometown. 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 Hometown, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Hometown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethZIP Code 18252ZIP 18252BostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityTamaqua Area School DistrictTamaquaManchesterPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkHometown000300Tract 000300Toms RiverRush TownshipNewton44.333023%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%7,8073019.338366%19.338366%19.3%87119.103130%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%16,13316.1k3515.598638%15.598638%15.6%1,05414.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663614.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46213.364894%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%2,600487.431341%7.431341%7.4%467.286893%7.286893%7.3%1597.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346495.559567%5.559567%5.6%774.239757%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 Hometown to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hometown. 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 Hometown, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Hometown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonZIP Code 18252ZIP 18252PortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleTamaqua Area School DistrictTamaquaFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinHometown000300Tract 000300San JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoRush TownshipSan 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%40,58140.6k1219.338366%19.338366%19.3%87119.219520%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%39,29539.3k2415.598638%15.598638%15.6%1,05415.408373%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%31,96532.0k3214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46213.904317%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%33,16533.2k467.431341%7.431341%7.4%467.286893%7.286893%7.3%1597.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.559567%5.559567%5.6%775.164561%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:
Schuylkill
Metro Area:
Pottsville Area
Township:
Rush
ZIP Code:
18252
Unified School District:
Tamaqua
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-29
State House District:
PA-124
Neighboring Boroughs:
Tamaqua
Nearby Boroughs:
Coaldale, Lansford, McAdoo, Summit Hill
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Delano, Grier City, Kelayres, Park Crest, Tresckow, Tuscarora