Food Stamps in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,233.000000$54,895.000000$36,233.000000$36.2k21,27521.3k$17,278.000000$18,584.000000$17,278.000000$17.3k6,522$46,067.000000$61,723.000000$46,067.000000$46.1k14,75314.8k
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 Lancaster
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.654094%46.751442%47.654094%47.7%44.198%44.2%31.984054%27.423709%31.984054%32.0%64.224%64.2%10.656240%13.438030%10.656240%10.7%24.395%24.4%53.802515%50.444809%53.802515%53.8%49.492%49.5%29.040172%31.598751%29.040172%29.0%31.509%31.5%55.995094%49.582511%55.995094%56.0%69.088%69.1%
% 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 Lancaster
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.597980%25.836228%26.597980%26.6%55.802%55.8%7.876364%4.394403%7.876364%7.9%35.776%35.8%14.600420%19.259725%14.600420%14.6%75.605%75.6%24.273029%23.066642%24.273029%24.3%50.508%50.5%27.906189%41.546186%27.906189%27.9%68.491%68.5%11.075713%7.254037%11.075713%11.1%30.912%30.9%
% 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 Lancaster
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White348.620934%40.323048%48.620934%48.6%1,375158.603245%159%48.049820%33.028918%48.049820%48.0%1,466156.740251%157%46.443997%31.366897%46.443997%46.4%1,613151.501997%152%39.576547%29.026860%39.576547%39.6%243129.100129%129%30.655699%12.983035%30.655699%30.7%6,522100.000000%100%23.639456%10.630162%23.639456%23.6%13977.112760%77%15.726145%9.237836%15.726145%15.7%1,68651.299254%51%
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 Neighborhood in Lancaster

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
5%15%25%34%44%54%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lancaster

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Lancaster

There are 15 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Lancaster (6 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Lancaster, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster, selected neighborhoods in Lancaster, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Mussertown NeighborhoodMussertownChurchtowne NeighborhoodChurchtowneStevens NeighborhoodStevensSouth Side NeighborhoodSouth SideCentral Business District NeighborhoodCntrl Business DistMusser Park NeighborhoodMusser ParkCabbage Hill NeighborhoodCabbage HillRoss NeighborhoodRossLancasterEast Side NeighborhoodEast SideStadium District NeighborhoodStadium DistConestoga Heights NeighborhoodConestoga HtsWest End NeighborhoodWest EndProspect Heights NeighborhoodProspect HtsChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterCollege Park NeighborhoodCollege Park53.452545%53.452545%53.5%701152.187170%52.187170%52.2%351248.636606%48.636606%48.6%684341.247780%41.247780%41.2%344345437.396326%37.396326%37.4%449450532.792068%32.792068%32.8%350631.607157%31.607157%31.6%1,1131,114731.073140%31.073140%31.1%963830.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52222.499770%22.499770%22.5%552921.576869%21.576869%21.6%1471481019.986998%19.986998%20.0%2442451116.723925%16.723925%16.7%7131215.546229%15.546229%15.5%5251314.637745%14.637745%14.6%3641413.364894%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%644,209644k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k5.396870%5.396870%5.4%495015
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Lancaster Area

There are 63 places in the Lancaster Area. This section compares Lancaster to all of the places in the Lancaster Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster, selected other places in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%Count#LancasterStevensColumbiaBlue BallMountvilleGordonvilleWitmerChristianaWakefieldNew HollandMiddle AtlanticNortheastHopelandQuarryvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRonksClayMariettaMount JoyEphrataBowmansvilleLeolaMaytownLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterAkronDenverElizabethtownRothsvilleGapReamstownConestogaSwartzvilleIntercourseWillow StreetMorgantownManheimMillersvilleGeorgetownParadiseFarmersvilleSmoketownFalmouthChurchtownLittle BritainKirkwoodRefton30.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522123.849372%23.849372%23.8%57222.484352%22.484352%22.5%934320.664207%20.664207%20.7%56416.888519%16.888519%16.9%203516.336634%16.336634%16.3%33616.129032%16.129032%16.1%40716.013072%16.013072%16.0%49814.117647%14.117647%14.1%24913.572401%13.572401%13.6%2991013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.147410%13.147410%13.1%331113.106295%13.106295%13.1%1271213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.745098%12.745098%12.7%131312.280702%12.280702%12.3%911412.192903%12.192903%12.2%1341511.893204%11.893204%11.9%3921611.171903%11.171903%11.2%6331710.569106%10.569106%10.6%781810.083714%10.083714%10.1%265199.490940%9.490940%9.5%110209.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.006786%9.006786%9.0%146218.573298%8.573298%8.6%131228.553770%8.553770%8.6%346238.248473%8.248473%8.2%81248.177905%8.177905%8.2%57257.709924%7.709924%7.7%101267.051282%7.051282%7.1%33276.466513%6.466513%6.5%56286.292517%6.292517%6.3%37295.266075%5.266075%5.3%190305.099150%5.099150%5.1%18324.833680%4.833680%4.8%93364.387638%4.387638%4.4%115403.095975%3.095975%3.1%10452.162162%2.162162%2.2%8490.000000%0.000000%0.0%0540.000000%0.000000%0.0%0580.000000%0.000000%0.0%0590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0600.000000%0.000000%0.0%0610.000000%0.000000%0.0%0620.000000%0.000000%0.0%063
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Lancaster to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterHermitageDrexel 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%11,41411.4k1227.839717%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%1,1002810.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.216203%10.216203%10.2%860329.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.256560%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 Lancaster to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseLancasterWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterNew 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%17,08117.1k1130.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52230.441676%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%4,3253711.472754%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%3,119449.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.304714%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 Lancaster to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lancaster
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiLancasterMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterRaleighAustinSan 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%52,03852.0k330.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,52230.439719%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%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%29,13629.1k449.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.299252%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:
Lancaster
Metro Area:
Lancaster Area
ZIP Codes:
17601, 17602, 17603
Unified School Districts:
Lampeter-Strasburg, Lancaster, Manheim Township
Neighborhoods:
Cabbage Hill, Central Business District, Chestnut Hill, Churchtowne, College Park, Conestoga Heights, East Side, Musser Park, Mussertown, Prospect Heights, Ross, South Side, Stadium District, Stevens, West End
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-13
State House District:
PA-96
Neighboring Townships:
Lancaster, Manheim
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Willow Street
Nearby Boroughs:
East Petersburg, Millersville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bird-in-Hand, Lampeter, Landisville, Leola, Refton, Ronks, Smoketown, Witmer