Food Stamps in Mechanicsburg, 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 Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,593.000000$54,895.000000$53,593.000000$53.6k4,112$23,125.000000$18,584.000000$23,125.000000$23.1k290$55,612.000000$61,723.000000$55,612.000000$55.6k3,822
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 Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.000000%46.751442%40.000000%40.0%14.555%14.6%14.827586%27.423709%14.827586%14.8%22.872%22.9%25.172414%13.438030%25.172414%25.2%12.943%12.9%28.275862%50.444809%28.275862%28.3%9.081%9.08%34.482759%31.598751%34.482759%34.5%6.460%6.46%35.172414%49.582511%35.172414%35.2%50.000%50.0%
% 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 Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.817896%25.836228%17.817896%17.8%85.445%85.4%3.793825%4.394403%3.793825%3.8%77.128%77.1%12.846677%19.259725%12.846677%12.8%87.057%87.1%21.480900%23.066642%21.480900%21.5%90.919%90.9%37.885924%41.546186%37.885924%37.9%93.540%93.5%2.668760%7.254037%2.668760%2.7%50.000%50.0%
% 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 Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian1Other176.744186%33.028918%76.744186%76.7%661,088.179631%1,088%7.052529%12.983035%7.052529%7.1%290100.000000%100%5.743590%9.237836%5.743590%5.7%22481.440141%81%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.366897%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.630162%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
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Mechanicsburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.2%4.1%6.0%7.8%9.7%11.6%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Harrisburg Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mechanicsburg, selected other places in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain Mechanicsburg
0%10%20%30%Count#HarrisburgSteeltonNewportWest FairviewRoyaltonLandisburgNew BuffaloMount Holly SpringsMt Holly SpgsPenbrookNewvilleHighspireLykensBresslerBlainLiverpoolDuncannonCarlisleLemoyneBloomfieldRutherfordElizabethvilleMiddletownShippensburgHalifaxMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaProgressDauphinLawntonMarysvillePillowWilliamstownHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgOberlinWormleysburgPlainfieldCumberland CountyCumberlandBoiling SpringsBoiling SpgsColonial ParkMechanicsburgMechanicsburg Area School DistrictMechanicsburgNewburgWiconsicoHersheyLenkervilleSkyline 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%5562512.463768%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%16397.336712%7.336712%7.3%7,0807.112971%7.112971%7.1%85437.087854%7.087854%7.1%405447.052529%7.052529%7.1%290467.021241%7.021241%7.0%8335.833333%5.833333%5.8%7485.013928%5.013928%5.0%18525.012713%5.012713%5.0%276532.739726%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 Mechanicsburg to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mechanicsburg. 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 Mechanicsburg, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Mechanicsburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveCumberland CountyCumberlandMechanicsburgMechanicsburg Area School DistrictMechanicsburgMonroevilleWest 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%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%448387.336712%7.336712%7.3%7,0807.052529%7.052529%7.1%2907.021241%7.021241%7.0%8336.693760%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 Mechanicsburg to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mechanicsburg. 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 Mechanicsburg, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Mechanicsburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkCumberland CountyCumberlandToms RiverMechanicsburgMechanicsburg Area School DistrictMechanicsburgNewton44.333023%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%3,3543910.627025%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%2,600487.336712%7.336712%7.3%7,0807.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346497.052529%7.052529%7.1%2907.021241%7.021241%7.0%8334.239757%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 Mechanicsburg to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mechanicsburg. 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 Mechanicsburg, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Mechanicsburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinCumberland CountyCumberlandMechanicsburgSan JoseMechanicsburg Area School DistrictMechanicsburgVirginia 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%18,46018.5k3911.059321%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%33,16533.2k467.336712%7.336712%7.3%7,0807.052529%7.052529%7.1%2907.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k477.021241%7.021241%7.0%8336.899331%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:
Cumberland
Metro Area:
Harrisburg Area
ZIP Codes:
17050, 17055
Unified School District:
Mechanicsburg
Congressional Districts:
PA-4, PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-31
State House District:
PA-88
Neighboring Townships:
Hampden, Monroe
Nearby Boroughs:
Camp Hill, Lemoyne, New Cumberland, Shiremanstown, Wormleysburg
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Enola, Lower Allen, Messiah College, New Kingstown, West Fairview