Food Stamps in Somerset, 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 Somerset
Somerset
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,716.000000$54,895.000000$36,716.000000$36.7k2,832$11,509.000000$18,584.000000$11,509.000000$11.5k671$50,872.000000$61,723.000000$50,872.000000$50.9k2,161
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 Somerset
Somerset
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.070045%46.751442%43.070045%43.1%39.481%39.5%24.590164%27.423709%24.590164%24.6%68.182%68.2%10.134128%13.438030%10.134128%10.1%16.545%16.5%44.709389%50.444809%44.709389%44.7%34.483%34.5%33.979136%31.598751%33.979136%34.0%20.596%20.6%63.040238%49.582511%63.040238%63.0%71.212%71.2%
% 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 Somerset
Somerset
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.499769%25.836228%20.499769%20.5%60.519%60.5%3.563165%4.394403%3.563165%3.6%31.818%31.8%15.872281%19.259725%15.872281%15.9%83.455%83.5%26.376677%23.066642%26.376677%26.4%65.517%65.5%40.675613%41.546186%40.675613%40.7%79.404%79.4%7.913003%7.254037%7.913003%7.9%28.788%28.8%
% 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 Somerset
Somerset
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1White2All RacesMixed3Black356.000000%31.366897%56.000000%56.0%14236.351714%236%23.873547%9.237836%23.873547%23.9%657100.759886%101%23.693503%12.983035%23.693503%23.7%671100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.026860%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%33.028918%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Somerset

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
16.6%20.9%25.2%29.5%33.8%38.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Somerset Area

There are 30 places in the Somerset Area. This section compares Somerset to all of the places in the Somerset Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset, selected other places in the Somerset Area, and entities that contain Somerset
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ConfluenceBensonBoswellUrsinaSomersetWindberMeyersdaleSalisburyCasselmanAddisonCentral CityZIP Code 15501ZIP 15501RockwoodSomerset Area School DistrictSomersetCairnbrookHooversvilleSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticGarrettNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBerlinWellersburgFriedensEdieStoystownNew BaltimoreNew CentervilleJeromeJennerstownCallimontShanksvilleIndian LakePaintDavidsvilleSeven Springs28.093645%28.093645%28.1%84127.397260%27.397260%27.4%20227.153558%27.153558%27.2%145324.468085%24.468085%24.5%23423.693503%23.693503%23.7%671521.195652%21.195652%21.2%390618.826406%18.826406%18.8%154718.716578%18.716578%18.7%70817.241379%17.241379%17.2%5917.073171%17.073171%17.1%141016.317016%16.317016%16.3%701115.725004%15.725004%15.7%1,02715.405405%15.405405%15.4%571215.273659%15.273659%15.3%1,13315.019763%15.019763%15.0%381314.876033%14.876033%14.9%361413.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.333333%13.333333%13.3%201513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.385919%12.385919%12.4%951611.881188%11.881188%11.9%121711.869919%11.869919%11.9%731811.538462%11.538462%11.5%31910.975610%10.975610%11.0%182010.169492%10.169492%10.2%6217.692308%7.692308%7.7%4226.622517%6.622517%6.6%30236.521739%6.521739%6.5%15246.250000%6.250000%6.3%1254.395604%4.395604%4.4%4263.645833%3.645833%3.6%7273.141361%3.141361%3.1%12280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%030
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 30 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Somerset to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset. 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 Somerset, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Somerset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaSomersetScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleZIP Code 15501ZIP 15501Somerset Area School DistrictSomersetSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle 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%147,489147k1723.693503%23.693503%23.7%67122.888490%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%1,1622615.725004%15.725004%15.7%1,02715.273659%15.273659%15.3%1,13313.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%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 Somerset to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset. 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 Somerset, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Somerset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaSomersetLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityZIP Code 15501ZIP 15501Somerset Area School DistrictSomersetManchesterSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle 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%147,489147k2423.693503%23.693503%23.7%67123.167678%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%16,13316.1k3515.725004%15.725004%15.7%1,02715.273659%15.273659%15.3%1,13314.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%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 Somerset to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset. 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 Somerset, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Somerset
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisSomersetFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleZIP Code 15501ZIP 15501Fort WorthSomerset Area School DistrictSomersetAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle 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%62,34962.3k723.693503%23.693503%23.7%67123.459108%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%39,29539.3k2415.725004%15.725004%15.7%1,02715.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.273659%15.273659%15.3%1,13315.230887%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%25,00925.0k3313.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%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:
Somerset
Metro Area:
Somerset Area
ZIP Code:
15501
Unified School District:
Somerset
Congressional District:
PA-12
State Senate District:
PA-32
State House District:
PA-69
Nearby Boroughs:
Berlin, Casselman, Garrett, Jennerstown, New Centerville, Rockwood, Shanksville, Stoystown
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Edie, Friedens