Food Stamps in Swarthmore, 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 Swarthmore
Swarthmore
Pennsylvania
$0k$50k$100kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$92,292.000000$54,895.000000$92,292.000000$92.3k1,882$102,536.000000$61,723.000000$102,536.000000$102.5k1,825
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 Swarthmore
Swarthmore
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty236.842105%46.751442%36.842105%36.8%3.323%3.32%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.423709%0.000%0%36.842105%13.438030%36.842105%36.8%3.896%3.90%100.000000%50.444809%100.000000%100.0%15.200%15.2%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.598751%0.000%0%63.157895%49.582511%63.157895%63.2%67.925%67.9%
% 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 Swarthmore
Swarthmore
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.479452%25.836228%33.479452%33.5%96.677%96.7%2.356164%4.394403%2.356164%2.4%100.000%100%28.383562%19.259725%28.383562%28.4%96.104%96.1%17.424658%23.066642%17.424658%17.4%84.800%84.8%51.123288%41.546186%51.123288%51.1%100.000%100%0.931507%7.254037%0.931507%0.9%32.075%32.1%
% 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 Swarthmore
Swarthmore
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black3Asian33.384798%9.237836%3.384798%3.4%57111.757720%112%3.028693%12.983035%3.028693%3.0%57100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.366897%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.026860%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%33.028918%00.000000%0%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
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Philadelphia Area

There are 294 places in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Swarthmore to all of the places in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Swarthmore.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Swarthmore, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Swarthmore
0%20%40%Count#Lincoln UniversityLincoln UnivCamdenChesterSalemPenns GroveNewportDarbyUplandCoatesvilleModenaWoodlynnePort DepositWilmingtonLinwoodPaulsboroNorristownWarminster HeightsWarminster HtsPhiladelphiaEddystoneMarcus HookTrainerWrightstownColwynPottstownPembertonElsmereSharon HillWoodburyBristolWestwoodWestvilleBrooklawnMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMagnoliaDelaware CountyDelawareHoney BrookNorth WalesLevittownBellefontePerkasiePike Creek ValleyPike Crk VlyHalfway HouseWallingford-Swarthmore School DistrictWallingford-Swarth…Swarthmore407600Tract 407600Kennett SquareKennett SqCollegevilleNewtownHaverford CollegeJuliustownPomeroyTavistockPine Valley53.846154%53.846154%53.8%7143.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k240.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700339.793409%39.793409%39.8%809438.924605%38.924605%38.9%666537.020316%37.020316%37.0%164633.428210%33.428210%33.4%1,057732.192982%32.192982%32.2%367831.929348%31.929348%31.9%1,410931.775701%31.775701%31.8%681030.562660%30.562660%30.6%2391128.750000%28.750000%28.7%691227.503003%27.503003%27.5%7,7851326.905830%26.905830%26.9%3001426.426426%26.426426%26.4%6161526.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421625.445293%25.445293%25.4%4001725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1825.000000%25.000000%25.0%2011924.526066%24.526066%24.5%2072023.339658%23.339658%23.3%1232122.641509%22.641509%22.6%722221.719457%21.719457%21.7%1922321.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,9792420.465890%20.465890%20.5%1232520.304348%20.304348%20.3%4672620.245700%20.245700%20.2%4122720.094858%20.094858%20.1%8052818.945982%18.945982%18.9%7192918.333333%18.333333%18.3%663016.172017%16.172017%16.2%2674214.062500%14.062500%14.1%996313.364894%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.342735%11.342735%11.3%1858410.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k9.928058%9.928058%9.9%691048.196721%8.196721%8.2%1101257.480337%7.480337%7.5%1,3411366.862745%6.862745%6.9%351465.817422%5.817422%5.8%1951674.978541%4.978541%5.0%2321884.094828%4.094828%4.1%382083.489898%3.489898%3.5%2663.028693%3.028693%3.0%572282.951838%2.951838%3.0%572.933985%2.933985%2.9%602291.957831%1.957831%2.0%262500.747863%0.747863%0.7%72710.000000%0.000000%0.0%02880.000000%0.000000%0.0%02890.000000%0.000000%0.0%02900.000000%0.000000%0.0%02910.000000%0.000000%0.0%0292
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 292 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Swarthmore to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Swarthmore. 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 Swarthmore, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Swarthmore
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaIndianaDelaware CountyDelawareFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterPlumHersheyState CollegeBethel ParkWallingford-Swarthmore School DistrictWallingford-Swarth…King of PrussiaAllison ParkSwarthmore407600Tract 407600MurrysvilleHorshamUpper 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%1,1002812.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k10.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k10.683488%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%597443.489898%3.489898%3.5%2663.090716%3.090716%3.1%262453.049410%3.049410%3.0%266463.028693%3.028693%3.0%572.951838%2.951838%3.0%572.513621%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 Swarthmore to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Swarthmore. 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 Swarthmore, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Swarthmore
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaWarwickDanburyDelaware CountyDelawareQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewtonWallingford-Swarthmore School DistrictWallingford-Swarth…Swarthmore407600Tract 40760044.333023%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%4,3253712.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k10.627025%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%1,310503.489898%3.489898%3.5%2663.028693%3.028693%3.0%572.951838%2.951838%3.0%57
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 Swarthmore to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Swarthmore. 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 Swarthmore, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Swarthmore
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlottePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDelaware CountyDelawareDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan FranciscoWallingford-Swarthmore School DistrictWallingford-Swarth…Swarthmore407600Tract 40760042.327373%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%39,89339.9k3612.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.344705%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%19,61419.6k4110.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k10.333295%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%18,42718.4k503.489898%3.489898%3.5%2663.028693%3.028693%3.0%572.951838%2.951838%3.0%57
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:
Delaware
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Codes:
19064, 19081
Unified School District:
Wallingford-Swarthmore
Congressional District:
PA-1
State Senate District:
PA-26
State House District:
PA-161
Neighboring Townships:
Nether Providence, Springfield
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Folsom, Woodlyn
Nearby Boroughs:
Brookhaven, Glenolden, Media, Morton, Norwood, Parkside, Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Rose Valley, Rutledge