Food Stamps in Wilkinsburg, 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 Wilkinsburg
Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$33,905.000000$54,895.000000$33,905.000000$33.9k8,126$17,111.000000$18,584.000000$17,111.000000$17.1k1,826$40,081.000000$61,723.000000$40,081.000000$40.1k6,300
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 Wilkinsburg
Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.161008%46.751442%31.161008%31.2%39.958%40.0%21.796276%27.423709%21.796276%21.8%47.722%47.7%4.162103%13.438030%4.162103%4.2%19.241%19.2%46.714129%50.444809%46.714129%46.7%36.406%36.4%34.611172%31.598751%34.611172%34.6%21.952%22.0%53.559693%49.582511%53.559693%53.6%54.364%54.4%
% 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 Wilkinsburg
Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty213.571429%25.836228%13.571429%13.6%60.042%60.0%6.920635%4.394403%6.920635%6.9%52.278%52.3%5.063492%19.259725%5.063492%5.1%80.759%80.8%23.650794%23.066642%23.650794%23.7%63.594%63.6%35.666667%41.546186%35.666667%35.7%78.048%78.0%13.031746%7.254037%13.031746%13.0%45.636%45.6%
% 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 Wilkinsburg
Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%Count%Hispanic1Black2Mixed2Asian2All RacesWhite3Other280.357143%31.366897%80.357143%80.4%45357.602488%358%30.040110%33.028918%30.040110%30.0%1,423133.683424%134%29.919137%29.026860%29.919137%29.9%111133.145077%133%24.698795%10.630162%24.698795%24.7%41109.913696%110%22.471080%12.983035%22.471080%22.5%1,826100.000000%100%7.467652%9.237836%7.467652%7.5%20233.232280%33%4.395604%40.323048%4.395604%4.4%419.561162%20%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Wilkinsburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.3%3.4%5.5%7.6%9.6%11.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Wilkinsburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%12%22%33%43%55%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Wilkinsburg

There are 4 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilkinsburg (1 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Wilkinsburg, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkinsburg.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkinsburg, selected neighborhoods in Wilkinsburg, and entities that contain Wilkinsburg
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Wilkinsburg Borough School DistrictWilkinsburg BoroWilkinsburgMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyPoint Breeze North NeighborhoodPt Breeze NPoint Breeze NeighborhoodPoint BreezeRegent Square NeighborhoodRegent SquareRegent Square NeighborhoodRegent Square22.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,82622.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,82613.364894%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%644,209644k12.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.724806%11.724806%11.7%13113214.135316%4.135316%4.1%969721.783980%1.783980%1.8%831.308699%1.308699%1.3%674
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Pittsburgh Area

There are 368 places in the Pittsburgh Area. This section compares Wilkinsburg to all of the places in the Pittsburgh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkinsburg.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkinsburg, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Wilkinsburg
0%50%100%Count#RoncoElramaRankinEast PittsburghE PittsburghGlasgowFredericktownDuquesneLemont FurnaceBuffingtonMount OliverWilmerdingArnoldBrownsvilleUniontownPitcairnMcKees RocksMidlandMcKeesportCharleroiBraddockHomesteadButlerAmbridgeMillwoodSlickvilleNorth BraddockN BraddockArnold CityConnellsvilleBraddock HillsBraddock HlsBeaver FallsDonegalWilkinsburg Borough School DistrictWilkinsburg BoroWilkinsburgElcoEtnaMount PleasantMt PleasantPittsburghFairviewMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNorth IrwinPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyPoint MarionWhitehallMonroevilleBeaverPlumBadenBethel ParkGeorgetownGlen OsborneCherry ValleyNaomiGreen HillsOhiopyleSeven Springs100.000000%100.000000%100.0%78160.416667%60.416667%60.4%87255.143160%55.143160%55.1%520347.355474%47.355474%47.4%385447.222222%47.222222%47.2%17543.171806%43.171806%43.2%98642.421564%42.421564%42.4%960742.105263%42.105263%42.1%120841.803279%41.803279%41.8%51941.798561%41.798561%41.8%5811040.397351%40.397351%40.4%3661140.384615%40.384615%40.4%9661239.750260%39.750260%39.8%3821339.326102%39.326102%39.3%1,7041438.066667%38.066667%38.1%5711537.606838%37.606838%37.6%1,0121636.555024%36.555024%36.6%3821735.332804%35.332804%35.3%3,1161834.378499%34.378499%34.4%6141934.195402%34.195402%34.2%2382034.008097%34.008097%34.0%5042133.491260%33.491260%33.5%2,0502232.767624%32.767624%32.8%1,0042332.752613%32.752613%32.8%942432.727273%32.727273%32.7%542532.418301%32.418301%32.4%7442631.372549%31.372549%31.4%802730.935690%30.935690%30.9%1,0152830.752688%30.752688%30.8%2862929.975875%29.975875%30.0%9943025.000000%25.000000%25.0%175322.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,82622.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,8267422.222222%22.222222%22.2%267919.455511%19.455511%19.5%29310517.393484%17.393484%17.4%34713117.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k13315.384615%15.384615%15.4%1015713.364894%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%644,209644k12.912088%12.912088%12.9%4718412.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.496746%11.496746%11.5%532109.036760%9.036760%9.0%5312366.693760%6.693760%6.7%8402616.688805%6.688805%6.7%1412625.362805%5.362805%5.4%5922845.126821%5.126821%5.1%952884.451902%4.451902%4.5%5972993.125000%3.125000%3.1%23140.980392%0.980392%1.0%23400.000000%0.000000%0.0%03630.000000%0.000000%0.0%03640.000000%0.000000%0.0%03650.000000%0.000000%0.0%03660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0367
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 367 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Wilkinsburg to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkinsburg. 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 Wilkinsburg, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkinsburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburg Borough School DistrictWilkinsburg BoroWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel 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%1,82622.471080%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%1,1622613.364894%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%1,1002812.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k10.743802%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 Wilkinsburg to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkinsburg. 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 Wilkinsburg, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkinsburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWilkinsburg Borough School DistrictWilkinsburg BoroWilkinsburgWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%6,6342622.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,82622.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,82622.095544%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%6,7663613.364894%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%4,3253712.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.472754%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 Wilkinsburg to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkinsburg. 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 Wilkinsburg, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkinsburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoWilkinsburg Borough School DistrictWilkinsburg BoroWilkinsburgEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlottePittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghOmahaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado 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%38,49138.5k822.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,82622.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,82621.836606%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%25,00925.0k3313.364894%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%39,89339.9k3612.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3712.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k11.829013%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%31,31031.3k495.164561%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:
Allegheny
Metro Area:
Pittsburgh Area
ZIP Codes:
15218, 15221, 15235
Unified School District:
Wilkinsburg Borough
Neighborhoods:
Point Breeze, Point Breeze North, Regent Square, Regent Square
Congressional District:
PA-14
State Senate District:
PA-43
State House District:
PA-24
Neighboring Boroughs:
Braddock Hills, Churchill, Edgewood, Forest Hills, Swissvale
Neighboring Cities:
Pittsburgh
Neighboring Townships:
Penn Hills
Nearby Boroughs:
Aspinwall, Blawnox, Braddock, Chalfant, East Pittsburgh, Homestead, North Braddock, Rankin, Turtle Creek, Whitaker