Food Stamps in West Reading, 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 West Reading
West Reading
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,405.000000$54,895.000000$41,405.000000$41.4k1,638$11,629.000000$18,584.000000$11,629.000000$11.6k225$44,173.000000$61,723.000000$44,173.000000$44.2k1,413
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 West Reading
West Reading
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.333333%46.751442%49.333333%49.3%18.878%18.9%19.555556%27.423709%19.555556%19.6%20.853%20.9%7.555556%13.438030%7.555556%7.6%6.028%6.03%49.777778%50.444809%49.777778%49.8%28.571%28.6%33.777778%31.598751%33.777778%33.8%16.170%16.2%62.666667%49.582511%62.666667%62.7%60.776%60.8%
% 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 West Reading
West Reading
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.757962%25.836228%33.757962%33.8%81.122%81.1%11.818825%4.394403%11.818825%11.8%79.147%79.1%18.754423%19.259725%18.754423%18.8%93.972%94.0%19.815994%23.066642%19.815994%19.8%71.429%71.4%27.883935%41.546186%27.883935%27.9%83.830%83.8%6.440198%7.254037%6.440198%6.4%39.224%39.2%
% 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 West Reading
West Reading
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite346.478873%33.028918%46.478873%46.5%33338.366197%338%25.000000%40.323048%25.000000%25.0%40182.000000%182%23.163842%31.366897%23.163842%23.2%41168.632768%169%13.736264%12.983035%13.736264%13.7%225100.000000%100%9.024390%9.237836%9.024390%9.0%11165.697561%66%
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

Food Stamps by Place in the Reading Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Reading, selected other places in the Reading Area, and entities that contain West Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingZIP Code 19611ZIP 19611Hyde ParkMount PennDouglassvilleMohrsvilleStony Creek MillsStony Crk MillsHerefordLaureldaleStouchsburgPennsideWest LawnReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerks011200Tract 011200West ReadingHamburgMiddle AtlanticSouth TempleNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMuhlenberg ParkMuhlenberg PkTempleWalnuttownMount AetnaNew MorganSinking SpringSinking SpgWernersvilleBirdsboroAlsace ManorSpringmontShartlesvilleShillingtonGrillKenhorstRobesoniaMohntonEdenburgKutztownWyomissing Area School DistrictWyomissingBlandonLoraneVirginvilleWhitfieldWyomissingColony ParkNew JerusalemFrystownNew SchaefferstownSchubertBowersKempton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k128.829064%28.829064%28.8%1,10320.889749%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%22513.736264%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%117425.637982%5.637982%5.6%2854.978663%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 West Reading to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Reading. 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 West Reading, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain West Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownZIP Code 19611ZIP 19611ErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerks011200Tract 011200West ReadingMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterWyomissing Area School DistrictWyomissingPlumHersheyState 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%12,06312.1k1128.829064%28.829064%28.8%1,10327.864170%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%21,07421.1k13.736264%13.736264%13.7%22513.736264%13.736264%13.7%22513.364894%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%429405.637982%5.637982%5.6%2855.362805%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 West Reading to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Reading. 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 West Reading, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain West Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverZIP Code 19611ZIP 19611BrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerks011200Tract 011200West ReadingMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverWyomissing Area School DistrictWyomissingNewton44.333023%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%11,07311.1k1628.829064%28.829064%28.8%1,10328.501766%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%21,07421.1k13.736264%13.736264%13.7%22513.736264%13.736264%13.7%22513.364894%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%2,346495.637982%5.637982%5.6%2854.239757%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 West Reading to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Reading. 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 West Reading, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Reading
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeZIP Code 19611ZIP 19611BaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerks011200Tract 011200West ReadingMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoWyomissing Area School DistrictWyomissingSan 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%70,25070.3k428.829064%28.829064%28.8%1,10325.907118%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%21,07421.1k13.736264%13.736264%13.7%22513.736264%13.736264%13.7%22513.364894%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%31,31031.3k495.637982%5.637982%5.6%2855.164561%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:
19610, 19611
Unified School District:
Wyomissing
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-11
State House District:
PA-126
Neighboring Boroughs:
Wyomissing
Neighboring Cities:
Reading
Nearby Boroughs:
Kenhorst, Shillington
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Colony Park, Greenfields, Grill, Lincoln Park, Montrose Manor, Spring Ridge, West Lawn, West Wyomissing