Food Stamps in the Wright Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and the Wright Township
Wright Township
Luzerne County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$70,000.000000$46,577.000000$70,000.000000$70.0k2,098$11,563.000000$17,228.000000$11,563.000000$11.6k112$72,456.000000$54,074.000000$72,456.000000$72.5k1,986

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and the Wright Township
Wright Township
Luzerne County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty213.392857%46.744339%13.392857%13.4%2.301%2.30%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.013718%0.000%0%13.392857%12.642112%13.392857%13.4%2.392%2.39%55.357143%47.012121%55.357143%55.4%13.964%14.0%86.607143%32.180776%86.607143%86.6%10.275%10.3%47.321429%49.835573%47.321429%47.3%79.104%79.1%

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 Luzerne County and the Wright Township
Wright Township
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.074522%23.381783%32.074522%32.1%97.699%97.7%1.258812%4.895131%1.258812%1.3%100.000%100%30.815710%16.287608%30.815710%30.8%97.608%97.6%19.234642%26.530670%19.234642%19.2%86.036%86.0%42.648540%45.963399%42.648540%42.6%89.725%89.7%0.704935%8.097677%0.704935%0.7%20.896%20.9%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and the Wright Township
Wright Township
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%White1All RacesBlack2Asian25.699746%13.562498%5.699746%5.7%112106.768448%107%5.338418%16.693069%5.338418%5.3%112100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%59.905363%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.000000%00.000000%0%

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

There are 139 county subdivisions in the Scranton Area. This section compares the Wright Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Wright Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,033.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Wright Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Wright Township
0%10%20%30%Count#EdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreHazletonFreelandPittstonPlymouthCarbondaleScrantonOlyphantNanticokeHanover TownshipHanoverHazle TownshipHazleTaylorWest PittstonKingstonJessupLuzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaOld ForgeFoster TownshipFosterNewport TownshipNewportWyomingMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMoosicSwoyersvilleLarksvilleJenkins TownshipJenkinsDickson CityFairview TownshipFairviewJefferson TownshipJeffersonPlains TownshipPlainsForty FortExeterDuryeaArchbaldDunmoreThroopKingston TownshipKingstonTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockLehman TownshipLehmanBlakelyCrestwood School DistrictCrestwoodZIP Code 18707ZIP 18707Sugarloaf TownshipSugarloafSalem TownshipSalemScott TownshipScottJackson TownshipJacksonPittston TownshipPittston215502Tract 215502Wright TownshipWrightDallas TownshipDallasButler TownshipButlerClarks SummitSouth Abington TownshipS AbingtonRice Township35.617104%35.617104%35.6%733131.604637%31.604637%31.6%518230.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,694327.839717%27.839717%27.8%2,522426.503341%26.503341%26.5%357525.425195%25.425195%25.4%882624.380653%24.380653%24.4%620723.820880%23.820880%23.8%899822.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,634922.691183%22.691183%22.7%5431021.383648%21.383648%21.4%9521120.865566%20.865566%20.9%9981220.329670%20.329670%20.3%8141319.101124%19.101124%19.1%4591417.870906%17.870906%17.9%3711517.045649%17.045649%17.0%9971617.034884%17.034884%17.0%2931716.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.480286%15.480286%15.5%5851813.847203%13.847203%13.8%2031913.667820%13.667820%13.7%2372013.517442%13.517442%13.5%1862113.364894%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%644,209644k12.713631%12.713631%12.7%3052212.565197%12.565197%12.6%2652312.479828%12.479828%12.5%2322412.411154%12.411154%12.4%2272511.603701%11.603701%11.6%3012611.458986%11.458986%11.5%1832710.999329%10.999329%11.0%1642810.394916%10.394916%10.4%4582910.135501%10.135501%10.1%1873010.044916%10.044916%10.0%246319.922179%9.922179%9.9%204329.490085%9.490085%9.5%268338.967972%8.967972%9.0%504348.855664%8.855664%8.9%154358.607864%8.607864%8.6%243368.328376%8.328376%8.3%140378.242159%8.242159%8.2%113386.953180%6.953180%7.0%199396.608218%6.608218%6.6%5056.382979%6.382979%6.4%3846.271537%6.271537%6.3%91406.104329%6.104329%6.1%110415.676635%5.676635%5.7%112425.442177%5.442177%5.4%48435.371597%5.371597%5.4%73445.338418%5.338418%5.3%1125.338418%5.338418%5.3%112455.045593%5.045593%5.0%166463.819258%3.819258%3.8%142473.684211%3.684211%3.7%84482.039592%2.039592%2.0%68491.623616%1.623616%1.6%2250

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Wright Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Wright Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Wright Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Wright Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamCrestwood School DistrictCrestwoodAbington TownshipAbingtonZIP Code 18707ZIP 18707Warminster TownshipWarminsterPlum215502Tract 215502Wright TownshipWrightRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonShaler TownshipShalerUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionRadnor TownshipRadnorHampden TownshipHampdenHaverford TownshipHaverfordCranberry TownshipCranberryLower Merion TownshipLower MerionMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower Makefield44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700235.934809%35.934809%35.9%5,843334.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832430.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522530.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,694629.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k727.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k826.477167%26.477167%26.5%2,841926.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421025.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,7501125.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1222.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6341321.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,3991417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1516.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091613.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891713.364894%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%644,209644k11.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143208.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061236.938326%6.938326%6.9%819246.693760%6.693760%6.7%840256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.608218%6.608218%6.6%5056.389883%6.389883%6.4%1,339276.382979%6.382979%6.4%3846.355965%6.355965%6.4%821285.362805%5.362805%5.4%592295.338418%5.338418%5.3%1125.338418%5.338418%5.3%1125.243255%5.243255%5.2%721305.136145%5.136145%5.1%1,045315.081714%5.081714%5.1%625324.958781%4.958781%5.0%794334.770049%4.770049%4.8%502344.764657%4.764657%4.8%577354.613900%4.613900%4.6%717364.451902%4.451902%4.5%597374.279263%4.279263%4.3%597384.139236%4.139236%4.1%503393.407098%3.407098%3.4%408403.044521%3.044521%3.0%292413.014693%3.014693%3.0%357422.842407%2.842407%2.8%496432.743233%2.743233%2.7%300442.639621%2.639621%2.6%596452.637605%2.637605%2.6%311462.542580%2.542580%2.5%312471.840358%1.840358%1.8%255481.281192%1.281192%1.3%153490.677630%0.677630%0.7%8250

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Wright Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Wright Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Wright Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Wright Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneYonkersJersey CityScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivCrestwood School DistrictCrestwoodZIP Code 18707ZIP 18707Town of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridge215502Tract 215502Wright TownshipWrightTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k16.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.364894%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%644,209644k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.608218%6.608218%6.6%5056.382979%6.382979%6.4%3846.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845445.338418%5.338418%5.3%1125.338418%5.338418%5.3%1124.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Wright Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Wright Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Wright Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Wright Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasLuzerne CountyLuzerneFort WorthAlbuquerqueScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoCrestwood School DistrictCrestwoodNortheast TarrantNE TarrantZIP Code 18707ZIP 18707Town of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…215502Tract 215502Wright TownshipWrightSan FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.608218%6.608218%6.6%5056.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.382979%6.382979%6.4%3846.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.338418%5.338418%5.3%1125.338418%5.338418%5.3%1125.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150

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  • 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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