Food Stamps in State College, 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 State College
State College
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$31,618.000000$54,895.000000$31,618.000000$31.6k12,11012.1k$20,646.000000$18,584.000000$20,646.000000$20.6k577$33,444.000000$61,723.000000$33,444.000000$33.4k11,53311.5k
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 State College
State College
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.155979%46.751442%30.155979%30.2%13.395%13.4%8.492201%27.423709%8.492201%8.5%17.818%17.8%18.890815%13.438030%18.890815%18.9%10.999%11.0%32.582322%50.444809%32.582322%32.6%12.426%12.4%21.837088%31.598751%21.837088%21.8%6.228%6.23%60.658579%49.582511%60.658579%60.7%7.582%7.58%
% 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 State College
State College
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty29.754617%25.836228%9.754617%9.8%86.605%86.6%1.959594%4.394403%1.959594%2.0%82.182%82.2%7.647620%19.259725%7.647620%7.6%89.001%89.0%11.488771%23.066642%11.488771%11.5%87.574%87.6%16.448452%41.546186%16.448452%16.4%93.772%93.8%36.989508%7.254037%36.989508%37.0%92.418%92.4%
% 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 State College
State College
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian150.000000%40.323048%50.000000%50.0%391,049.393414%1,049%12.793734%33.028918%12.793734%12.8%49268.513197%269%10.975610%31.366897%10.975610%11.0%36230.354652%230%8.536585%29.026860%8.536585%8.5%21179.164729%179%4.764657%12.983035%4.764657%4.8%577100.000000%100%4.187092%9.237836%4.187092%4.2%41087.878125%88%1.714731%10.630162%1.714731%1.7%2235.988550%36%
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 State College

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by Place in the State College Area

There are 44 places in the State College Area. This section compares State College to all of the places in the State College Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with State College.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of State College, selected other places in the State College Area, and entities that contain State College
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#South PhilipsburgS PhilipsburgJulianMount EagleSpring MillsPhilipsburgUnionvilleMilesburgBlanchardBellefonteMoshannonNorth PhilipsburgN PhilipsburgJacksonvilleMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPort MatildaOrvistonPleasant GapRebersburgMadisonburgLemontCoburnMonumentState College Metro AreaState CollegeCentre CountyCentreMillheimMingovilleStormstownCentre HallWoodwardPark Forest VillagePk Frst VlgBoalsburgState CollegeState College Area School DistrictState CollegeSnow ShoeHowardHouservillePine Grove MillsPne Grv MillsNittanyClarencePine GlenZionAaronsburgToftreesRamblewoodEaglevilleSnydertownSandy RidgeBaileyvilleHublersburg28.260870%28.260870%28.3%52122.972973%22.972973%23.0%17221.428571%21.428571%21.4%6320.731707%20.731707%20.7%34420.090978%20.090978%20.1%265518.888889%18.888889%18.9%17616.890080%16.890080%16.9%63716.731518%16.731518%16.7%43816.014760%16.014760%16.0%434916.000000%16.000000%16.0%241015.692308%15.692308%15.7%511115.625000%15.625000%15.6%51213.364894%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%644,209644k11.188811%11.188811%11.2%321310.810811%10.810811%10.8%41410.198790%10.198790%10.2%118159.890110%9.890110%9.9%18169.090909%9.090909%9.1%7178.620690%8.620690%8.6%75188.163265%8.163265%8.2%4197.843137%7.843137%7.8%4206.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.557377%6.557377%6.6%20216.521739%6.521739%6.5%18226.184364%6.184364%6.2%53236.100218%6.100218%6.1%28246.000000%6.000000%6.0%3255.736393%5.736393%5.7%215265.502392%5.502392%5.5%92274.764657%4.764657%4.8%577284.615669%4.615669%4.6%1,5004.240283%4.240283%4.2%12293.773585%3.773585%3.8%10303.535354%3.535354%3.5%28313.139013%3.139013%3.1%14322.962963%2.962963%3.0%8332.790698%2.790698%2.8%6342.702703%2.702703%2.7%2351.864802%1.864802%1.9%16361.801802%1.801802%1.8%4370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%044
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 44 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares State College to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with State College. 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 State College, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain State College
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveState College Metro AreaState CollegeCentre CountyCentreMonroevilleWest ChesterPlumHersheyState CollegeState College Area School DistrictState 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%6693010.521903%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%448386.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.693760%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%577434.615669%4.615669%4.6%1,5004.451902%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 State College to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with State College. 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 State College, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain State College
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverState College Metro AreaState CollegeCentre CountyCentreState CollegeState College Area School DistrictState CollegeNewton44.333023%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%4,2324010.439867%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%2,346496.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8784.764657%4.764657%4.8%5774.615669%4.615669%4.6%1,5004.239757%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 State College to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with State College. 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 State College, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain State College
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchState College Metro AreaState CollegeCentre CountyCentreSan DiegoSan FranciscoState CollegeState College Area School DistrictState College42.327373%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%19,61419.6k4110.333295%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%11,55711.6k486.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,8786.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k504.764657%4.764657%4.8%5774.615669%4.615669%4.6%1,500
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:
Centre
Metro Area:
State College Area
ZIP Codes:
16801, 16802, 16803
Unified School District:
State College
Congressional District:
PA-5
State Senate District:
PA-34
State House District:
PA-77
Nearby Boroughs:
Unionville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Boalsburg, Houserville, Julian, Lemont, Park Forest Village, Pine Grove Mills, Pleasant Gap, Ramblewood, Toftrees