Food Stamps in Pottsville, Pennsylvania (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Pottsville
Pottsville
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,484.000000$54,895.000000$38,484.000000$38.5k5,906$14,551.000000$18,584.000000$14,551.000000$14.6k1,176$44,557.000000$61,723.000000$44,557.000000$44.6k4,730
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 Pottsville
Pottsville
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.778912%46.751442%34.778912%34.8%27.542%27.5%21.343537%27.423709%21.343537%21.3%56.278%56.3%7.312925%13.438030%7.312925%7.3%9.609%9.61%55.612245%50.444809%55.612245%55.6%30.776%30.8%34.863946%31.598751%34.863946%34.9%15.697%15.7%55.612245%49.582511%55.612245%55.6%65.861%65.9%
% 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 Pottsville
Pottsville
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.748414%25.836228%22.748414%22.7%72.458%72.5%4.122622%4.394403%4.122622%4.1%43.722%43.7%17.103594%19.259725%17.103594%17.1%90.391%90.4%31.099366%23.066642%31.099366%31.1%69.224%69.2%46.553911%41.546186%46.553911%46.6%84.303%84.3%7.167019%7.254037%7.167019%7.2%34.139%34.1%
% 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 Pottsville
Pottsville
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Mixed1White2All RacesHispanic3Black1Asian168.918919%40.323048%68.918919%68.9%51346.118312%346%20.512821%29.026860%20.512821%20.5%8103.017617%103%19.974251%9.237836%19.974251%20.0%1,086100.312860%100%19.911954%12.983035%19.911954%19.9%1,176100.000000%100%11.363636%31.366897%11.363636%11.4%1057.069419%57%8.300395%33.028918%8.300395%8.3%2141.685488%42%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Pottsville

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.2%12.7%17.3%21.8%26.3%30.9%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Pottsville Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pottsville, selected other places in the Pottsville Area, and entities that contain Pottsville
0%10%20%30%Count#ShenandoahMahanoy CityAshlandShepptonGilbertonTamaquaGirardvilleCoaldaleMcAdooSt. ClairNew PhiladelphiaBranchdaleMcKeansburgTuscaroraPottsvilleTremontNewtownBuck RunSchuylkill HavenSchuylkill HvnPottsville Area School DistrictPottsvilleZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901MechanicsvilleDonaldsonFrackvilleMinersvillePottsville 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%2862314.504379%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 Pottsville to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottsville. 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 Pottsville, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Pottsville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgPottsvilleBethlehemPottsville Area School DistrictPottsvillePittsburghZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901CarlislePottsville 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%1,3822319.911954%19.911954%19.9%1,17618.654445%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%1,61215.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622614.504379%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 Pottsville to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottsville. 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 Pottsville, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Pottsville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkPottsvilleElizabethBostonBethlehemPottsville Area School DistrictPottsvillePittsburghYonkersZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901Jersey CityManchesterPottsville 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%637,568638k2919.911954%19.911954%19.9%1,17619.514573%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%1,61216.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%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 Pottsville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottsville. 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 Pottsville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Pottsville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkPottsvilleChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisPottsville Area School DistrictPottsvilleAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleZIP Code 17901ZIP 17901DallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas 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%637,568638k1019.911954%19.911954%19.9%1,17619.820560%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%1,61216.142911%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%31,96532.0k3214.504379%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 Districts:
PA-123, PA-125
Neighboring Boroughs:
Mechanicsville, Mount Carbon, Palo Alto
Neighboring Townships:
Branch
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Marlin
Nearby Boroughs:
Cressona, Minersville, Port Carbon, Schuylkill Haven, St. Clair
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cumbola, Forestville, Heckscherville, Renningers, Seltzer