Food Stamps in Reading, 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 Reading
Reading
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$27,247.000000$54,895.000000$27,247.000000$27.2k29,01929.0k$16,695.000000$18,584.000000$16,695.000000$16.7k12,86512.9k$38,107.000000$61,723.000000$38,107.000000$38.1k16,15416.2k
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 Reading
Reading
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty259.409250%46.751442%59.409250%59.4%63.328%63.3%37.621454%27.423709%37.621454%37.6%78.725%78.7%15.227361%13.438030%15.227361%15.2%43.934%43.9%56.245628%50.444809%56.245628%56.2%62.557%62.6%24.018655%31.598751%24.018655%24.0%35.452%35.5%61.383599%49.582511%61.383599%61.4%75.809%75.8%
% 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 Reading
Reading
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.398787%25.836228%27.398787%27.4%36.672%36.7%8.097066%4.394403%8.097066%8.1%21.275%21.3%15.476043%19.259725%15.476043%15.5%56.066%56.1%26.810697%23.066642%26.810697%26.8%37.443%37.4%34.827287%41.546186%34.827287%34.8%64.548%64.5%15.599851%7.254037%15.599851%15.6%24.191%24.2%
% 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 Reading
Reading
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2Other1All RacesBlack1Asian1White361.447811%29.026860%61.447811%61.4%2,190138.605056%139%58.212005%31.366897%58.212005%58.2%4,558131.306193%131%47.773475%40.323048%47.773475%47.8%1,974107.760473%108%44.333023%12.983035%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k100.000000%100%41.552142%33.028918%41.552142%41.6%1,54293.727292%94%30.630631%10.630162%30.630631%30.6%6869.092131%69%26.495816%9.237836%26.495816%26.5%2,53359.765416%60%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Reading

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in the Reading Area

There are 85 places in the Reading Area. This section compares Reading to all of the places in the Reading Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Reading, selected other places in the Reading Area, and entities that contain Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Reading School DistrictReadingReadingHyde ParkMount PennDouglassvilleMohrsvilleStony Creek MillsStony Crk MillsHerefordLaureldaleStouchsburgPennsideWest LawnReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksWest ReadingHamburgMiddle AtlanticSouth TempleNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMuhlenberg ParkMuhlenberg PkTempleWalnuttownMount AetnaNew MorganSinking SpringSinking SpgWernersvilleBirdsboroAlsace ManorSpringmontShartlesvilleShillingtonGrillKenhorstRobesoniaMohntonEdenburgKutztownBlandonLoraneVirginvilleWhitfieldWyomissingColony ParkNew JerusalemFrystownNew SchaefferstownSchubertBowersKempton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k120.889749%20.889749%20.9%216219.700552%19.700552%19.7%250319.047619%19.047619%19.0%72418.823529%18.823529%18.8%48518.082192%18.082192%18.1%66616.023739%16.023739%16.0%54715.617128%15.617128%15.6%248815.270936%15.270936%15.3%31914.543195%14.543195%14.5%2341014.369501%14.369501%14.4%981113.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.736264%13.736264%13.7%2251213.431270%13.431270%13.4%2561313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.321799%13.321799%13.3%771413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.920530%11.920530%11.9%901511.705202%11.705202%11.7%811611.693548%11.693548%11.7%291711.250000%11.250000%11.3%181811.111111%11.111111%11.1%11910.613811%10.613811%10.6%1662010.330138%10.330138%10.3%972110.050251%10.050251%10.1%200229.868421%9.868421%9.9%15239.594096%9.594096%9.6%26249.442060%9.442060%9.4%22259.198543%9.198543%9.2%202268.858603%8.858603%8.9%52278.782609%8.782609%8.8%101288.745247%8.745247%8.7%69298.673091%8.673091%8.7%117307.407407%7.407407%7.4%24365.818001%5.818001%5.8%117424.978663%4.978663%5.0%140474.643064%4.643064%4.6%80483.968254%3.968254%4.0%5543.442438%3.442438%3.4%61602.368905%2.368905%2.4%103660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0720.000000%0.000000%0.0%0780.000000%0.000000%0.0%0800.000000%0.000000%0.0%0810.000000%0.000000%0.0%0820.000000%0.000000%0.0%0830.000000%0.000000%0.0%084
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 84 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Reading to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. 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 Reading, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Reading School DistrictReadingReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterPlumHersheyState CollegeBethel ParkKing of PrussiaAllison ParkMurrysvilleHorshamUpper St. ClairFranklin Park44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%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%1,1622613.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.364894%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 Reading to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. 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 Reading, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Reading School DistrictReadingReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%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%6,7663613.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.364894%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 Reading to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Reading. 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 Reading, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Reading School DistrictReadingReadingDetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k42.327373%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%25,00925.0k3313.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.364894%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:
Berks
Metro Area:
Reading Area
ZIP Codes:
19601, 19602, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19610, 19611
Unified School District:
Reading
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-11
State House Districts:
PA-126, PA-127
Neighboring Boroughs:
Kenhorst, Mount Penn, West Reading, Wyomissing
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Greenfields, Grill, Hyde Park, Pennside
Nearby Boroughs:
Laureldale, Shillington, St. Lawrence
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Colony Park, Lincoln Park, Muhlenberg Park, Spring Ridge, Stony Creek Mills, West Lawn, West Wyomissing