Food Stamps in Dickson 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 Dickson City
Dickson City
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,833.000000$54,895.000000$40,833.000000$40.8k2,594$25,189.000000$18,584.000000$25,189.000000$25.2k301$44,613.000000$61,723.000000$44,613.000000$44.6k2,293
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 Dickson City
Dickson City
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty241.860465%46.751442%41.860465%41.9%22.028%22.0%19.933555%27.423709%19.933555%19.9%35.294%35.3%13.289037%13.438030%13.289037%13.3%11.142%11.1%62.458472%50.444809%62.458472%62.5%25.000%25.0%37.541528%31.598751%37.541528%37.5%9.912%9.91%34.883721%49.582511%34.883721%34.9%27.344%27.3%
% 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 Dickson City
Dickson City
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.450502%25.836228%19.450502%19.5%77.972%78.0%4.797209%4.394403%4.797209%4.8%64.706%64.7%13.911906%19.259725%13.911906%13.9%88.858%88.9%24.596598%23.066642%24.596598%24.6%75.000%75.0%44.788487%41.546186%44.788487%44.8%90.088%90.1%12.167466%7.254037%12.167466%12.2%72.656%72.7%
% 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 Dickson City
Dickson City
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1White2All RacesHispanic3Asian1Other1100.000000%29.026860%100.000000%100.0%8861.794020%862%12.022979%9.237836%12.022979%12.0%293103.613315%104%11.603701%12.983035%11.603701%11.6%301100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.366897%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.630162%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.323048%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Dickson City

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.6%10.0%11.4%12.8%14.2%15.7%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Scranton Area

There are 100 places in the Scranton Area. This section compares Dickson City to all of the places in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dickson City.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dickson City, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Dickson City
0%10%20%30%Count#EdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLuzerneHazletonNew ColumbusFreelandShickshinnyPittstonNoxenMeshoppenGlen LyonPlymouthCarbondaleGeorgetownScrantonOlyphantSugar NotchNanticokeAshleyPringleTaylorWest PittstonTrucksvilleWarrior RunKingstonJessupHickory HillsJermynSilkworthScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaMid Valley School DistrictMid ValleyNescopeckMiddle AtlanticNortheastYatesvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDickson CityPlainsDunmoreThroopMountain TopBrowntownDallasWest FallsEast BerwickPenn Lake ParkPenn Lk PkGlenburnWaverlyJeddo35.617104%35.617104%35.6%733131.604637%31.604637%31.6%518230.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,694328.070175%28.070175%28.1%384427.839717%27.839717%27.8%2,522527.058824%27.058824%27.1%23626.503341%26.503341%26.5%357726.086957%26.086957%26.1%84825.425195%25.425195%25.4%882925.000000%25.000000%25.0%601025.000000%25.000000%25.0%401124.407252%24.407252%24.4%1751224.380653%24.380653%24.4%6201323.820880%23.820880%23.8%8991423.566879%23.566879%23.6%1481522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6341622.691183%22.691183%22.7%5431722.126437%22.126437%22.1%771821.383648%21.383648%21.4%9521920.395869%20.395869%20.4%2372020.197044%20.197044%20.2%822119.101124%19.101124%19.1%4592217.870906%17.870906%17.9%3712317.702227%17.702227%17.7%1512417.131474%17.131474%17.1%432517.045649%17.045649%17.0%9972617.034884%17.034884%17.0%2932716.724739%16.724739%16.7%482816.326531%16.326531%16.3%1522916.253444%16.253444%16.3%593015.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.837942%14.837942%14.8%99814.747191%14.747191%14.7%1053613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.148789%13.148789%13.1%384313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.603701%11.603701%11.6%3015010.282916%10.282916%10.3%189578.967972%8.967972%9.0%504638.855664%8.855664%8.9%154647.313541%7.313541%7.3%303715.772231%5.772231%5.8%37783.324349%3.324349%3.3%37852.325581%2.325581%2.3%4921.900739%1.900739%1.9%18951.724138%1.724138%1.7%2960.813008%0.813008%0.8%3970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0980.000000%0.000000%0.0%099
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Dickson City to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dickson City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dickson City, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Dickson City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaMid Valley School DistrictMid ValleyMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinDickson CityIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel 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%1,1622615.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.837942%14.837942%14.8%99813.364894%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%1,1002811.603701%11.603701%11.6%30110.743802%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 Dickson City to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dickson City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dickson City, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Dickson City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaManchesterMid Valley School DistrictMid ValleyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaDickson CityWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%16,13316.1k3515.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663614.837942%14.837942%14.8%99813.364894%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%4,3253711.603701%11.603701%11.6%30111.472754%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%2,346494.239757%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 Dickson City to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dickson City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dickson City, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Dickson City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonLackawanna CountyLackawannaWashingtonKansas CityMid Valley School DistrictMid ValleyNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandDickson CityMesaColorado 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%39,29539.3k2415.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2715.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.837942%14.837942%14.8%99814.826522%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.603701%11.603701%11.6%30111.059321%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:
Lackawanna
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Codes:
18447, 18508, 18519
Unified School District:
Mid Valley
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-22
State House District:
PA-114
Neighboring Boroughs:
Blakely, Olyphant, Throop
Neighboring Cities:
Scranton
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Chinchilla
Nearby Boroughs:
Archbald, Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Dunmore, Jermyn, Jessup, Taylor
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Glenburn, Waverly