Food Stamps in Lehighton, 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 Lehighton
Lehighton
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,040.000000$54,895.000000$43,040.000000$43.0k2,204$13,891.000000$18,584.000000$13,891.000000$13.9k249$47,509.000000$61,723.000000$47,509.000000$47.5k1,955
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 Lehighton
Lehighton
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty241.365462%46.751442%41.365462%41.4%14.589%14.6%36.144578%27.423709%36.144578%36.1%30.928%30.9%5.220884%13.438030%5.220884%5.2%3.714%3.71%41.767068%50.444809%41.767068%41.8%16.508%16.5%16.465863%31.598751%16.465863%16.5%4.633%4.63%48.594378%49.582511%48.594378%48.6%39.934%39.9%
% 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 Lehighton
Lehighton
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.843990%25.836228%30.843990%30.8%85.411%85.4%10.281330%4.394403%10.281330%10.3%69.072%69.1%17.237852%19.259725%17.237852%17.2%96.286%96.3%26.905371%23.066642%26.905371%26.9%83.492%83.5%43.171355%41.546186%43.171355%43.2%95.367%95.4%9.309463%7.254037%9.309463%9.3%60.066%60.1%
% 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 Lehighton
Lehighton
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Asian1100.000000%33.028918%100.000000%100.0%41885.140562%885%11.297641%12.983035%11.297641%11.3%249100.000000%100%9.843824%9.237836%9.843824%9.8%20887.131679%87%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.366897%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.026860%00.000000%0%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
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Allentown Area

There are 114 places in the Allentown Area. This section compares Lehighton to all of the places in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehighton.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lehighton, selected other places in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Lehighton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WeissportAllentownLansfordUpper StewartsvilleEastonBathPhillipsburgFreemansburgBethlehemBangorSlatingtonBeaver MeadowsBeaver MdwsNesquehoningCatasauquaEast SideFountain HillWest EastonNorthamptonEast BangorBelvidereMiddle AtlanticParryvilleNortheastUpper PohatcongCementonWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCoopersburgIndian Mountain LakeIndian Mtn LkHellertown020600Tract 020600LehightonChapmanAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonFullertonCarbon CountyCarbonNorth CatasauquaN CatasauquaNazarethEmmausLehighton Area School DistrictLehightonZIP Code 18235ZIP 18235Delaware ParkStockertownBelfastHokendauquaCetroniaSlatedaleAlbrightsvilleDelawarePort MurrayJohnsonburgButtzvilleHainesburg43.225806%43.225806%43.2%67129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k224.669868%24.669868%24.7%411324.193548%24.193548%24.2%15422.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,115520.679321%20.679321%20.7%207620.209755%20.209755%20.2%1,214719.497487%19.497487%19.5%194818.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,393918.612157%18.612157%18.6%3461017.497231%17.497231%17.5%3161117.210682%17.210682%17.2%581216.678806%16.678806%16.7%2291316.654079%16.654079%16.7%4411415.873016%15.873016%15.9%201515.604938%15.604938%15.6%3161614.842301%14.842301%14.8%801714.653903%14.653903%14.7%5971813.829787%13.829787%13.8%521913.756098%13.756098%13.8%1412013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.265306%13.265306%13.3%262113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.162706%13.162706%13.2%722213.162393%13.162393%13.2%772313.082382%13.082382%13.1%4242413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.351029%12.351029%12.4%1142512.263490%12.263490%12.3%1752611.702128%11.702128%11.7%2642711.297641%11.297641%11.3%24911.297641%11.297641%11.3%2492811.250000%11.250000%11.3%92911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.720974%10.720974%10.7%2293010.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693110.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,70810.357470%10.357470%10.4%113339.378758%9.378758%9.4%234418.213512%8.213512%8.2%417498.049710%8.049710%8.0%5707.355813%7.355813%7.4%5655.925926%5.925926%5.9%16574.909561%4.909561%4.9%19654.016913%4.016913%4.0%19733.037383%3.037383%3.0%39811.060071%1.060071%1.1%9890.000000%0.000000%0.0%0970.000000%0.000000%0.0%01050.000000%0.000000%0.0%01090.000000%0.000000%0.0%01100.000000%0.000000%0.0%01110.000000%0.000000%0.0%01120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0113
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 113 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Lehighton to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehighton. 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 Lehighton, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lehighton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest Mifflin020600Tract 020600LehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownIndianaFullertonBloomsburgCarbon CountyCarbonBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillLehighton Area School DistrictLehightonPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveZIP Code 18235ZIP 18235MonroevilleWest 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%1,1002811.297641%11.297641%11.3%24911.297641%11.297641%11.3%24911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,70810.216203%10.216203%10.2%860329.256560%9.256560%9.3%635338.937330%8.937330%8.9%984348.049710%8.049710%8.0%5708.046749%8.046749%8.0%599357.922945%7.922945%7.9%510367.480337%7.480337%7.5%1,341377.460450%7.460450%7.5%448387.355813%7.355813%7.4%5656.693760%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 Lehighton to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehighton. 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 Lehighton, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Lehighton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanbury020600Tract 020600LehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownQuincyCarbon CountyCarbonCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeLehighton Area School DistrictLehightonNorwalkZIP Code 18235ZIP 18235Toms 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%49,53949.5k3118.654445%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%3,3543911.297641%11.297641%11.3%24911.297641%11.297641%11.3%24911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,70810.439867%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%3,666478.049710%8.049710%8.0%5707.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.355813%7.355813%7.4%5657.073936%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 Lehighton to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehighton. 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 Lehighton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lehighton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOakland020600Tract 020600LehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsCarbon CountyCarbonDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinLehighton Area School DistrictLehightonZIP Code 18235ZIP 18235San 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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%18,46018.5k3911.297641%11.297641%11.3%24911.297641%11.297641%11.3%24911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,70810.333295%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%33,16533.2k468.049710%8.049710%8.0%5707.355813%7.355813%7.4%5657.031769%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:
Carbon
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
ZIP Code:
18235
Unified School District:
Lehighton
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-122
Neighboring Boroughs:
Weissport
Neighboring Townships:
Mahoning
Nearby Boroughs:
Bowmanstown, Jim Thorpe, Nesquehoning, Palmerton, Parryville, Slatington, Summit Hill, Walnutport
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Slatedale, Weissport East