Food Stamps in Tower City, 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 Tower City
Tower City
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$48,958.000000$54,895.000000$48,958.000000$49.0k509$53,456.000000$61,723.000000$53,456.000000$53.5k447
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 Tower City
Tower City
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.322581%46.751442%40.322581%40.3%16.447%16.4%4.838710%27.423709%4.838710%4.8%8.333%8.33%4.838710%13.438030%4.838710%4.8%3.571%3.57%50.000000%50.444809%50.000000%50.0%19.255%19.3%58.064516%31.598751%58.064516%58.1%15.319%15.3%53.225806%49.582511%53.225806%53.2%57.895%57.9%
% 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 Tower City
Tower City
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.411633%25.836228%28.411633%28.4%83.553%83.6%7.382550%4.394403%7.382550%7.4%91.667%91.7%18.120805%19.259725%18.120805%18.1%96.429%96.4%29.082774%23.066642%29.082774%29.1%80.745%80.7%44.519016%41.546186%44.519016%44.5%84.681%84.7%5.369128%7.254037%5.369128%5.4%42.105%42.1%
% 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 Tower City
Tower City
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1All RacesWhite2Black1100.000000%40.323048%100.000000%100.0%7820.967742%821%12.180747%12.983035%12.180747%12.2%62100.000000%100%11.000000%9.237836%11.000000%11.0%5590.306452%90%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
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Pottsville Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Tower City, selected other places in the Pottsville Area, and entities that contain Tower City
0%10%20%30%Count#ShenandoahMahanoy CityAshlandShepptonGilbertonTamaquaGirardvilleCoaldaleMcAdooSt. ClairNew PhiladelphiaBranchdaleMcKeansburgTuscaroraPottsvilleTremontNewtownBuck RunSchuylkill HavenSchuylkill HvnMechanicsvilleDonaldsonFrackvilleMinersvillePottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillOneidaPalo AltoMiddleportNew RinggoldGrier CityMarlinPine Grove003700Tract 003700Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaTower CityWilliams Valley School DistrictWilliams VlyZIP Code 17980ZIP 17980AltamontHeckschervilleNurembergKelayresFriedensburgEnglewoodLavelleFountain 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%3761916.267943%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%1133013.408190%13.408190%13.4%20313.364894%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%623512.135593%12.135593%12.1%35811.451613%11.451613%11.5%14211.349693%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 Tower City to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tower City. 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 Tower City, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Tower City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlislePottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkill003700Tract 003700Middle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinTower CityWilliams Valley School DistrictWilliams VlyZIP Code 17980ZIP 17980IndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel 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%1,3822318.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3932417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622614.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46213.408190%13.408190%13.4%20313.364894%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%1,1002812.180747%12.180747%12.2%6212.135593%12.135593%12.1%35811.451613%11.451613%11.5%14210.743802%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 Tower City to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tower City. 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 Tower City, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Tower City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkill003700Tract 003700Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaTower CityWilliams Valley School DistrictWilliams VlyWarwickZIP Code 17980ZIP 17980DanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%637,568638k2919.514573%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%6,7663614.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46213.408190%13.408190%13.4%20313.364894%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%4,3253712.180747%12.180747%12.2%6212.135593%12.135593%12.1%35811.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.451613%11.451613%11.5%14211.398083%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 Tower City to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tower City. 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 Tower City, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Tower City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSchuylkill CountySchuylkillSacramento003700Tract 003700Middle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaTower CityWilliams Valley School DistrictWilliams VlyLong BeachOaklandZIP Code 17980ZIP 17980MesaColorado 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%637,568638k1019.820560%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%31,96532.0k3214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,46213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.408190%13.408190%13.4%20313.364894%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%21,58221.6k3712.180747%12.180747%12.2%6212.135593%12.135593%12.1%35811.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.451613%11.451613%11.5%14211.059321%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:
17980
Unified School District:
Williams Valley
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-29
State House District:
PA-125
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Reinerton
Nearby Boroughs:
Gratz, Lykens, Williamstown
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Donaldson, Hegins, Muir, Orwin, Ravine, Valley View, Wiconsico