Food Stamps in Pottstown, 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 Pottstown
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,051.000000$54,895.000000$45,051.000000$45.1k9,317$20,992.000000$18,584.000000$20,992.000000$21.0k1,979$53,145.000000$61,723.000000$53,145.000000$53.1k7,338
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 Pottstown
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.743305%46.751442%51.743305%51.7%37.564%37.6%30.520465%27.423709%30.520465%30.5%59.625%59.6%11.419909%13.438030%11.419909%11.4%16.259%16.3%48.408287%50.444809%48.408287%48.4%34.105%34.1%25.366347%31.598751%25.366347%25.4%15.263%15.3%48.256695%49.582511%48.256695%48.3%58.481%58.5%
% 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 Pottstown
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.194331%25.836228%23.194331%23.2%62.436%62.4%5.573726%4.394403%5.573726%5.6%40.375%40.4%15.862633%19.259725%15.862633%15.9%83.741%83.7%25.224857%23.066642%25.224857%25.2%65.895%65.9%37.980376%41.546186%37.980376%38.0%84.737%84.7%9.239575%7.254037%9.239575%9.2%41.519%41.5%
% 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 Pottstown
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian144.067797%29.026860%44.067797%44.1%78207.468247%207%39.133682%33.028918%39.133682%39.1%524184.238764%184%35.714286%40.323048%35.714286%35.7%100168.140475%168%29.268293%31.366897%29.268293%29.3%60137.793170%138%21.240743%12.983035%21.240743%21.2%1,979100.000000%100%16.652983%9.237836%16.652983%16.7%1,21778.401133%78%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
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Pottstown

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
13%19%24%29%34%40%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Pottstown

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
13%19%24%29%34%40%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Pottstown

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Pottstown (6 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Pottstown, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottstown.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pottstown, selected neighborhoods in Pottstown, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%10%20%30%Count#Downtown South NeighborhoodDntn SDowntown North NeighborhoodDntn NWest End NeighborhoodWest EndPottstown School DistrictPottstownPottstownBeech/Wilson NeighborhoodBeech/WilsonManatawny/Farmington NeighborhoodManatawny/Farmin…East End South NeighborhoodE End SZIP Code 19464ZIP 19464Washington/Rosedale NeighborhoodWashington/Rose…North End NeighborhoodNorth EndMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMontgomery CountyMontgomery39.652174%39.652174%39.7%200201134.972299%34.972299%35.0%495496227.256944%27.256944%27.3%167168321.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,97921.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,97918.043622%18.043622%18.0%283417.676768%17.676768%17.7%268269516.320246%16.320246%16.3%197615.231862%15.231862%15.2%2,74614.195298%14.195298%14.2%173174713.688525%13.688525%13.7%154155813.364894%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%281,138281k5.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Philadelphia Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pottstown, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Lincoln UniversityLincoln UnivCamdenChesterSalemPenns GroveNewportDarbyUplandCoatesvilleModenaWoodlynnePort DepositWilmingtonLinwoodPaulsboroNorristownWarminster HeightsWarminster HtsPhiladelphiaEddystoneMarcus HookTrainerWrightstownColwynPottstown School DistrictPottstownPottstownPembertonElsmereSharon HillWoodburyBristolWestwoodWestvilleZIP Code 19464ZIP 19464BrooklawnMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMagnoliaHoney BrookNorth WalesLevittownBellefonteMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPerkasiePike Creek ValleyPike Crk VlyHalfway HouseKennett 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%1,97921.240743%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%2674215.231862%15.231862%15.2%2,74614.062500%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%185849.928058%9.928058%9.9%691048.196721%8.196721%8.2%1101257.480337%7.480337%7.5%1,3411366.862745%6.862745%6.9%351465.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k5.817422%5.817422%5.8%1951674.978541%4.978541%5.0%2321884.094828%4.094828%4.1%382082.933985%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 Pottstown to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottstown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pottstown, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstown School DistrictPottstownPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleZIP Code 19464ZIP 19464Middle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroevilleWest ChesterMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPlumHersheyState 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%1,97921.240743%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%1,1622615.231862%15.231862%15.2%2,74613.364894%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%4682910.683488%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%429405.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k5.362805%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 Pottstown to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottstown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pottstown, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyPottstown School DistrictPottstownPottstownNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityZIP Code 19464ZIP 19464ManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverMontgomery CountyMontgomeryNewton44.333023%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%8,8242821.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,97921.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,97920.381006%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%16,13316.1k3515.231862%15.231862%15.2%2,74614.949843%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%3,3543910.627025%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%2,346495.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k4.239757%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 Pottstown to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pottstown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pottstown, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Pottstown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoPottstown School DistrictPottstownPottstownNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthZIP Code 19464ZIP 19464AlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlottePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoMontgomery CountyMontgomerySan 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%48,37948.4k921.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,97921.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,97920.381006%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%43,05543.1k2515.231862%15.231862%15.2%2,74615.230887%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%19,61419.6k4110.333295%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%31,31031.3k495.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k5.164561%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:
Montgomery
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Code:
19464
Unified School District:
Pottstown
Neighborhoods:
Beech/Wilson, Downtown North, Downtown South, East End South, Manatawny/Farmington, North End, Washington/Rosedale, West End
Congressional District:
PA-6
State Senate District:
PA-24
State House Districts:
PA-26, PA-146
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Halfway House, Kenilworth, Pottsgrove, Sanatoga, South Pottstown, Stowe
Nearby Boroughs:
Bechtelsville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Royersford, Spring City
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Amity Gardens, Baumstown, Douglassville, Gilbertsville, New Berlinville