Food Stamps in Mercersburg, 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 Mercersburg
Mercersburg
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,056.000000$54,895.000000$43,056.000000$43.1k700$15,347.000000$18,584.000000$15,347.000000$15.3k71$47,011.000000$61,723.000000$47,011.000000$47.0k629
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 Mercersburg
Mercersburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.352113%46.751442%25.352113%25.4%10.651%10.7%18.309859%27.423709%18.309859%18.3%21.311%21.3%7.042254%13.438030%7.042254%7.0%5.747%5.75%59.154930%50.444809%59.154930%59.2%19.091%19.1%47.887324%31.598751%47.887324%47.9%12.230%12.2%59.154930%49.582511%59.154930%59.2%49.412%49.4%
% 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 Mercersburg
Mercersburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.006359%25.836228%24.006359%24.0%89.349%89.3%7.631161%4.394403%7.631161%7.6%78.689%78.7%13.036566%19.259725%13.036566%13.0%94.253%94.3%28.298887%23.066642%28.298887%28.3%80.909%80.9%38.791733%41.546186%38.791733%38.8%87.770%87.8%6.836248%7.254037%6.836248%6.8%50.588%50.6%
% 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 Mercersburg
Mercersburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic320.408163%33.028918%20.408163%20.4%10201.207243%201%10.142857%12.983035%10.142857%10.1%71100.000000%100%9.576138%9.237836%9.576138%9.6%6194.412630%94%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.366897%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 Chambersburg Area

There are 17 places in the Chambersburg Area. This section compares Mercersburg to all of the places in the Chambersburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercersburg.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mercersburg, selected other places in the Chambersburg Area, and entities that contain Mercersburg
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ChambersburgWaynesboroMarionWayne HeightsShippensburgMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaFayettevilleChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgFranklin CountyFranklinMercersburgRouzerville011500Tract 011500Tuscarora School DistrictTuscaroraMont AltoScotlandGreencastleFort LoudonPen MarState LineOrrstownZIP Code 17236ZIP 17236GuilfordBlue Ridge SummitBlue Rdg Summit21.386163%21.386163%21.4%1,765120.480377%20.480377%20.5%955214.598540%14.598540%14.6%40314.370664%14.370664%14.4%145413.606494%13.606494%13.6%352513.364894%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%644,209644k10.602410%10.602410%10.6%132610.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.142857%10.142857%10.1%71710.084034%10.084034%10.1%3688.857510%8.857510%8.9%2078.342825%8.342825%8.3%5868.026756%8.026756%8.0%4897.365439%7.365439%7.4%26107.339988%7.339988%7.3%125116.779661%6.779661%6.8%24126.290672%6.290672%6.3%29136.095238%6.095238%6.1%64146.060606%6.060606%6.1%6156.048132%6.048132%6.0%1913.753351%3.753351%3.8%42163.030303%3.030303%3.0%1117
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Mercersburg to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercersburg. 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 Mercersburg, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Mercersburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgFranklin CountyFranklinBloomsburgBaldwinMercersburgHermitageDrexel Hill011500Tract 011500Tuscarora School DistrictTuscaroraPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterZIP Code 17236ZIP 17236PlumHersheyState 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%6693010.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.216203%10.216203%10.2%8603210.142857%10.142857%10.1%719.256560%9.256560%9.3%635338.937330%8.937330%8.9%984348.857510%8.857510%8.9%2078.342825%8.342825%8.3%5868.046749%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%429406.048132%6.048132%6.0%1915.362805%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 Mercersburg to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercersburg. 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 Mercersburg, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Mercersburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgFranklin CountyFranklinCranstonCliftonMercersburgNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamford011500Tract 011500CambridgeTuscarora School DistrictTuscaroraNorwalkToms RiverZIP Code 17236ZIP 17236Newton44.333023%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%4,2324010.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,9814210.142857%10.142857%10.1%719.748058%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%4,285468.857510%8.857510%8.9%2078.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666478.342825%8.342825%8.3%5867.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346496.048132%6.048132%6.0%1914.239757%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 Mercersburg to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercersburg. 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 Mercersburg, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Mercersburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgFranklin CountyFranklinDenverMercersburgLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustin011500Tract 011500Tuscarora School DistrictTuscaroraSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoZIP Code 17236ZIP 17236San 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%19,61419.6k4110.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,26910.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k4210.142857%10.142857%10.1%719.844866%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%33,16533.2k468.857510%8.857510%8.9%2078.342825%8.342825%8.3%5867.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k496.048132%6.048132%6.0%1915.164561%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:
Franklin
Metro Area:
Chambersburg Area
ZIP Code:
17236
Unified School District:
Tuscarora
Congressional District:
PA-9
State Senate District:
PA-30
State House District:
PA-78
Neighboring Townships:
Montgomery
Nearby Boroughs:
Greencastle, McConnellsburg
Nearby Towns:
Clear Spring
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cearfoss, Fairview, Fort Loudon, Marion, Maugansville, Middleburg, State Line