Food Stamps in Portage, 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 Portage
Portage
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,544.000000$54,895.000000$36,544.000000$36.5k1,146$15,114.000000$18,584.000000$15,114.000000$15.1k263$48,083.000000$61,723.000000$48,083.000000$48.1k883
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 Portage
Portage
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.079848%46.751442%33.079848%33.1%28.525%28.5%21.673004%27.423709%21.673004%21.7%60.000%60.0%11.406844%13.438030%11.406844%11.4%18.405%18.4%55.133080%50.444809%55.133080%55.1%38.360%38.4%31.558935%31.598751%31.558935%31.6%15.342%15.3%61.596958%49.582511%61.596958%61.6%76.056%76.1%
% 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 Portage
Portage
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.688562%25.836228%24.688562%24.7%71.475%71.5%4.303511%4.394403%4.303511%4.3%40.000%40.0%15.062288%19.259725%15.062288%15.1%81.595%81.6%26.387316%23.066642%26.387316%26.4%61.640%61.6%51.868630%41.546186%51.868630%51.9%84.658%84.7%5.775764%7.254037%5.775764%5.8%23.944%23.9%
% 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 Portage
Portage
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed323.171806%9.237836%23.171806%23.2%263100.969163%101%22.949389%12.983035%22.949389%22.9%263100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.366897%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.026860%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Johnstown Area

There are 49 places in the Johnstown Area. This section compares Portage to all of the places in the Johnstown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected other places in the Johnstown Area, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%Count#JohnstownDaleBlandburgEast ConemaughE ConemaughBeaverdaleCassandraChest SpringsSouth Fork013000Tract 013000PortageRevlocEhrenfeldLorainPattonFranklinNanty-GloGallitzinAshvilleNorthern CambriaN CambriaScalp LevelFerndalePortage Area School DistrictPortageSalixVintondaleJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownCambria CountyCambriaHastingsBrownstownTunnelhillZIP Code 15946ZIP 15946Spring HillMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCressonPennsylvaniaMundys CornerElimLillyWilmoreCarrolltownColverBelmontEbensburgSankertownGeistownRiversideWestmontSouthmontDaisytownOaklandLorettoVincoSummerhillSt. MichaelSidmanDunlo38.825125%38.825125%38.8%3,721137.080868%37.080868%37.1%188234.636872%34.636872%34.6%62334.632035%34.632035%34.6%160434.037559%34.037559%34.0%145524.590164%24.590164%24.6%15623.809524%23.809524%23.8%15723.389021%23.389021%23.4%98822.949389%22.949389%22.9%26322.949389%22.949389%22.9%263922.666667%22.666667%22.7%681021.686747%21.686747%21.7%181121.489971%21.489971%21.5%751220.809249%20.809249%20.8%1801320.312500%20.312500%20.3%261420.246479%20.246479%20.2%2301520.153846%20.153846%20.2%1311620.000000%20.000000%20.0%151719.530201%19.530201%19.5%2911818.918919%18.918919%18.9%631918.825301%18.825301%18.8%1252017.762399%17.762399%17.8%46217.636364%17.636364%17.6%972117.307692%17.307692%17.3%272216.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.300366%16.300366%16.3%892315.709970%15.709970%15.7%522414.482759%14.482759%14.5%212513.967684%13.967684%14.0%38913.461538%13.461538%13.5%422613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008130%13.008130%13.0%962712.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.181303%12.181303%12.2%862811.602951%11.602951%11.6%1732911.202186%11.202186%11.2%41309.890110%9.890110%9.9%9318.781870%8.781870%8.8%31328.542714%8.542714%8.5%34338.477509%8.477509%8.5%98348.263473%8.263473%8.3%138358.108108%8.108108%8.1%21366.454545%6.454545%6.5%71376.293706%6.293706%6.3%9385.112279%5.112279%5.1%107394.665960%4.665960%4.7%44404.255319%4.255319%4.3%6413.931848%3.931848%3.9%30423.846154%3.846154%3.8%4433.501094%3.501094%3.5%16442.020202%2.020202%2.0%4450.000000%0.000000%0.0%0460.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.0%048
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 48 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Portage to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage. 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 Portage, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphia013000Tract 013000PortageScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPortage Area School DistrictPortagePittsburghJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownCambria CountyCambriaCarlisleZIP Code 15946ZIP 15946Middle 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%147,489147k1722.949389%22.949389%22.9%26322.949389%22.949389%22.9%26322.888490%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%5,3932417.762399%17.762399%17.8%46217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2516.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45115.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622613.967684%13.967684%14.0%38913.364894%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 Portage to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage. 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 Portage, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowell013000Tract 013000PortageScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPortage Area School DistrictPortagePittsburghYonkersJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownCambria CountyCambriaJersey CityManchesterZIP Code 15946ZIP 15946Middle 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%8,9742522.949389%22.949389%22.9%26322.949389%22.949389%22.9%26322.888490%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%5,3933217.762399%17.762399%17.8%46217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.967684%13.967684%14.0%38913.364894%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 Portage to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage. 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 Portage, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresno013000Tract 013000PortageEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonPortage Area School DistrictPortageColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownCambria CountyCambriaJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasZIP Code 15946ZIP 15946SacramentoMiddle 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%38,49138.5k822.949389%22.949389%22.9%26322.949389%22.949389%22.9%26321.836606%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%49,53949.5k1417.762399%17.762399%17.8%46217.388647%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%89,11189.1k1816.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,45116.488666%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%31,96532.0k3213.967684%13.967684%14.0%38913.904317%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:
Cambria
Metro Area:
Johnstown Area
ZIP Code:
15946
Unified School District:
Portage
Congressional District:
PA-12
State Senate District:
PA-35
State House District:
PA-72
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Spring Hill
Nearby Boroughs:
Cassandra, Ehrenfeld, Lilly, South Fork, Summerhill, Wilmore
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Beaverdale, Dunlo, Sidman, St. Michael