Food Stamps in Mechanicsville, 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 Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$55,972.000000$54,895.000000$55,972.000000$56.0k209$58,542.000000$61,723.000000$58,542.000000$58.5k175
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 Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.294118%46.751442%35.294118%35.3%32.432%32.4%17.647059%27.423709%17.647059%17.6%100.000%100%2.941176%13.438030%2.941176%2.9%5.556%5.56%82.352941%50.444809%82.352941%82.4%45.161%45.2%41.176471%31.598751%41.176471%41.2%16.867%16.9%17.647059%49.582511%17.647059%17.6%66.667%66.7%
% 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 Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty214.285714%25.836228%14.285714%14.3%67.568%67.6%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.394403%0.000%0%9.714286%19.259725%9.714286%9.7%94.444%94.4%19.428571%23.066642%19.428571%19.4%54.839%54.8%39.428571%41.546186%39.428571%39.4%83.133%83.1%1.714286%7.254037%1.714286%1.7%33.333%33.3%
% 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 Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Black3Other3100.000000%31.366897%100.000000%100.0%6614.705882%615%16.267943%12.983035%16.267943%16.3%34100.000000%100%14.070352%9.237836%14.070352%14.1%2886.491280%86%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 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Pottsville Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mechanicsville, selected other places in the Pottsville Area, and entities that contain Mechanicsville
0%10%20%30%Count#ShenandoahMahanoy CityAshlandShepptonGilbertonTamaquaGirardvilleCoaldaleMcAdooSt. ClairNew PhiladelphiaBranchdaleMcKeansburgTuscaroraPottsvilleTremontNewtownBuck RunSchuylkill HavenSchuylkill HvnPottsville Area School DistrictPottsvilleZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901MechanicsvilleDonaldsonFrackvilleMinersville002100Tract 002100Pottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillOneidaPalo AltoMiddleportNew RinggoldGrier CityMarlinPine GroveMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaTower CityAltamontHeckschervilleNurembergKelayresFriedensburgEnglewoodLavelleFountain 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%1271618.691589%18.691589%18.7%201717.721519%17.721519%17.7%141817.561887%17.561887%17.6%3761917.352480%17.352480%17.4%1,43816.380449%16.380449%16.4%1,61216.267943%16.267943%16.3%342016.037736%16.037736%16.0%172115.758372%15.758372%15.8%2402215.459459%15.459459%15.5%2862315.050167%15.050167%15.1%9014.504379%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%14495.022831%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 Mechanicsville to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mechanicsville. 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 Mechanicsville, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Mechanicsville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPottsville Area School DistrictPottsvillePittsburghZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901MechanicsvilleCarlisle002100Tract 002100Pottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel 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%5,3932417.352480%17.352480%17.4%1,43817.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2516.380449%16.380449%16.4%1,61216.267943%16.267943%16.3%3415.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622615.050167%15.050167%15.1%9014.504379%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%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 Mechanicsville to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mechanicsville. 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 Mechanicsville, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Mechanicsville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPottsville Area School DistrictPottsvillePittsburghYonkersZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901MechanicsvilleJersey City002100Tract 002100ManchesterPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%17,08117.1k1130.441676%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%5,3933217.352480%17.352480%17.4%1,43817.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.380449%16.380449%16.4%1,61216.267943%16.267943%16.3%3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3515.050167%15.050167%15.1%9014.949843%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%2,600487.073936%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 Mechanicsville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mechanicsville. 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 Mechanicsville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Mechanicsville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisPottsville Area School DistrictPottsvilleAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901MechanicsvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHouston002100Tract 002100WashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%57,63457.6k1617.352480%17.352480%17.4%1,43817.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.380449%16.380449%16.4%1,61216.267943%16.267943%16.3%3416.142911%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%125,369125k2715.050167%15.050167%15.1%9014.960260%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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:
Schuylkill
Metro Area:
Pottsville Area
ZIP Code:
17901
Unified School District:
Pottsville
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-29
State House District:
PA-123
Neighboring Boroughs:
Palo Alto, Port Carbon
Neighboring Cities:
Pottsville
Nearby Boroughs:
Cressona, Minersville, Mount Carbon, New Philadelphia, Schuylkill Haven, St. Clair
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cumbola, Marlin, Renningers, Seltzer