Food Stamps in West Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Borough)

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 West Hazleton
West Hazleton
Luzerne County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,018.000000$46,577.000000$38,018.000000$38.0k1,639$42,024.000000$17,228.000000$42,024.000000$42.0k518$36,813.000000$54,074.000000$36,813.000000$36.8k1,121
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 Luzerne County and West Hazleton
West Hazleton
Luzerne County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty276.447876%46.744339%76.447876%76.4%60.736%60.7%27.413127%28.013718%27.413127%27.4%54.406%54.4%22.972973%12.642112%22.972973%23.0%48.571%48.6%41.505792%47.012121%41.505792%41.5%41.426%41.4%22.200772%32.180776%22.200772%22.2%21.336%21.3%27.413127%49.835573%27.413127%27.4%45.079%45.1%
% 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 Luzerne County and West Hazleton
West Hazleton
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.836753%23.381783%22.836753%22.8%39.264%39.3%10.615522%4.895131%10.615522%10.6%45.594%45.6%11.239964%16.287608%11.239964%11.2%51.429%51.4%27.118644%26.530670%27.118644%27.1%58.574%58.6%37.823372%45.963399%37.823372%37.8%78.664%78.7%15.432649%8.097677%15.432649%15.4%54.921%54.9%
% 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 Luzerne County and West Hazleton
West Hazleton
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Black156.000000%46.362785%56.000000%56.0%210177.189189%177%52.380952%46.105685%52.380952%52.4%132165.738187%166%31.604637%16.693069%31.604637%31.6%518100.000000%100%17.708333%13.562498%17.708333%17.7%17056.030808%56%11.538462%59.905363%11.538462%11.5%636.508762%37%
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 County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

There are 139 county subdivisions in the Scranton Area. This section compares West Hazleton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Hazleton. 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 West Hazleton, selected other county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain West Hazleton
0%10%20%30%Count#EdwardsvilleWest HazletonWest HazletonWilkes-BarreHazletonFreelandPittstonPlymouthCarbondaleScrantonOlyphantNanticokeHanover TownshipHanoverHazle TownshipHazleTaylorHazleton Area School DistrictHazletonWest 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 TownshipLehmanBlakelySugarloaf TownshipSugarloafSalem TownshipSalemScott TownshipScottJackson TownshipJacksonPittston TownshipPittstonWright TownshipWrightDallas TownshipDallasButler TownshipButlerClarks SummitSouth Abington TownshipS AbingtonRice Township35.617104%35.617104%35.6%733131.604637%31.604637%31.6%51831.604637%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%4591418.766851%18.766851%18.8%5,29017.870906%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%199396.271537%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%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares West Hazleton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Hazleton. 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 West Hazleton, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain West Hazleton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgWest HazletonWest HazletonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonBethlehemHazleton Area School DistrictHazletonPittsburghLuzerne 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 TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss 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%6,832431.604637%31.604637%31.6%51831.604637%31.604637%31.6%51830.655699%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%4,3991418.766851%18.766851%18.8%5,29017.343865%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%950266.389883%6.389883%6.4%1,339276.355965%6.355965%6.4%821285.362805%5.362805%5.4%592295.243255%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares West Hazleton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Hazleton. 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 West Hazleton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain West Hazleton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceWest HazletonWest HazletonSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonHazleton Area School DistrictHazletonPittsburghLuzerne 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 RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown 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%19,67819.7k731.604637%31.604637%31.6%51831.604637%31.604637%31.6%51830.808773%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%49,53949.5k2618.766851%18.766851%18.8%5,29017.343865%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%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares West Hazleton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Hazleton. 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 West Hazleton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain West Hazleton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxWest HazletonWest HazletonMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonHazleton Area School DistrictHazletonColumbusSouthwest 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 DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k231.604637%31.604637%31.6%51831.604637%31.604637%31.6%51830.439719%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%49,53949.5k1518.766851%18.766851%18.8%5,29017.573826%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%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
Borough:
West Hazleton
ZIP Codes:
18201, 18202
Unified School District:
Hazleton
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-119
Neighboring Townships:
Hazle, Sugarloaf
Nearby Townships:
Banks, Black Creek, Butler, Hollenback, Kline