Food Stamps in Tract 001600, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Tract)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Berks County and Tract 001600
Tract 001600
Berks County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$29,286.000000$57,068.000000$29,286.000000$29.3k860$25,179.000000$19,927.000000$25,179.000000$25.2k410$36,719.000000$64,541.000000$36,719.000000$36.7k450
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 Berks County and Tract 001600
Tract 001600
Berks County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty272.439024%56.605296%72.439024%72.4%61.618%61.6%47.804878%31.792730%47.804878%47.8%84.848%84.8%11.707317%17.376862%11.707317%11.7%28.235%28.2%43.170732%54.028661%43.170732%43.2%68.872%68.9%16.585366%26.283572%16.585366%16.6%31.336%31.3%34.146341%51.181551%34.146341%34.1%63.063%63.1%
% 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 Berks County and Tract 001600
Tract 001600
Berks County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty241.111111%28.441051%41.111111%41.1%38.382%38.4%7.777778%4.990980%7.777778%7.8%15.152%15.2%27.111111%20.852965%27.111111%27.1%71.765%71.8%17.777778%22.812212%17.777778%17.8%31.128%31.1%33.111111%42.023337%33.111111%33.1%68.664%68.7%18.222222%6.291056%18.222222%18.2%36.937%36.9%
% 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 Berks County and Tract 001600
Tract 001600
Berks County
0%20%40%60%80%Count%Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White3Black186.363636%38.671746%86.363636%86.4%95181.152993%181%70.909091%49.665132%70.909091%70.9%78148.736142%149%54.882155%47.917995%54.882155%54.9%163115.118666%115%47.674419%13.823458%47.674419%47.7%410100.000000%100%33.333333%11.288265%33.333333%33.3%1069.918699%70%23.188406%7.196766%23.188406%23.2%6448.639095%49%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%32.822757%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Food Stamps by Tract in Berks County

There are 90 tracts in Berks County. This section compares Tract 001600 to the 50 most populous tracts in Berks County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 001600. The least populous of the compared tracts has a population of 3,880.

Most Food Stamps by Tract#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Tract 001600, selected other tracts in Berks County, and entities that contain Tract 001600
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#001100Tract 001100000800Tract 000800000100Tract 000100001400Tract 001400001600Tract 001600ReadingReading School DistrictReading000400Tract 000400002000Tract 002000011601Tract 011601Reading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerks011200Tract 011200013800Tract 013800Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvania012300Tract 012300012400Tract 012400010902Tract 010902011800Tract 011800011400Tract 011400013900Tract 013900010600Tract 010600011904Tract 011904013702Tract 013702014200Tract 014200013302Tract 013302013200Tract 013200010202Tract 010202010700Tract 010700012700Tract 012700013401Tract 013401014000Tract 014000011000Tract 011000010201Tract 010201010500Tract 010500010802Tract 010802013600Tract 013600010100Tract 010100012900Tract 012900010304Tract 010304010903Tract 010903013500Tract 013500012002Tract 012002011602Tract 011602013000Tract 013000010400Tract 010400011701Tract 011701011903Tract 011903011703Tract 011703013100Tract 013100011702Tract 011702011603Tract 011603014100Tract 014100010905Tract 010905011102Tract 011102012105Tract 01210554.805195%54.805195%54.8%633154.042553%54.042553%54.0%635252.281134%52.281134%52.3%1,272350.375940%50.375940%50.4%670447.674419%47.674419%47.7%41044.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k35.190840%35.190840%35.2%461530.092264%30.092264%30.1%424616.721933%16.721933%16.7%353713.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.736264%13.736264%13.7%225813.431270%13.431270%13.4%256913.364894%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%644,209644k12.864078%12.864078%12.9%2121011.614173%11.614173%11.6%2951110.613811%10.613811%10.6%1661210.050251%10.050251%10.1%200139.198543%9.198543%9.2%202148.498403%8.498403%8.5%266157.426075%7.426075%7.4%221167.263158%7.263158%7.3%207177.128970%7.128970%7.1%110187.054455%7.054455%7.1%228196.953791%6.953791%7.0%155206.947368%6.947368%6.9%132216.760848%6.760848%6.8%134226.470588%6.470588%6.5%165236.312098%6.312098%6.3%216245.984621%5.984621%6.0%179255.818001%5.818001%5.8%117265.797902%5.797902%5.8%105275.712670%5.712670%5.7%101285.694098%5.694098%5.7%137295.627706%5.627706%5.6%195305.526992%5.526992%5.5%86315.405405%5.405405%5.4%108325.048157%5.048157%5.0%152335.014085%5.014085%5.0%89344.898298%4.898298%4.9%118354.719418%4.719418%4.7%201364.554290%4.554290%4.6%164374.455148%4.455148%4.5%74384.419476%4.419476%4.4%118394.321644%4.321644%4.3%122404.075472%4.075472%4.1%108414.047323%4.047323%4.0%65423.353454%3.353454%3.4%50433.325416%3.325416%3.3%70443.113553%3.113553%3.1%51452.666667%2.666667%2.7%74462.649930%2.649930%2.6%38472.516779%2.516779%2.5%45482.423411%2.423411%2.4%53490.939282%0.939282%0.9%2850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of tract out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Berks
Metro Area:
Reading Area
City:
Reading
ZIP Codes:
19601, 19604
Unified School District:
Reading
Congressional District:
PA-16
State Senate District:
PA-11
State House District:
PA-127
Block Groups:
Block Group 001600-1, Block Group 001600-2
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 001400, Tract 001500, Tract 001700, Tract 001800, Tract 001900