Food Stamps in The Heights, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (Neighborhood)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Wilkes-Barre and The Heights
The Heights
Wilkes-Barre
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$18,444.509237$31,248.000000$18,444.509237$18.4k2,046$10,873.397231$14,304.000000$10,873.397231$10.9k995996$34,308.784089$41,992.000000$34,308.784089$34.3k1,0501,051
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 Wilkes-Barre and The Heights
The Heights
Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty236.978580%47.763102%36.978580%37.0%57.205%57.2%26.969095%32.126118%26.969095%27.0%71.947%71.9%5.331992%10.417554%5.331992%5.3%24.890%24.9%39.477225%44.290584%39.477225%39.5%52.511%52.5%28.866472%29.441841%28.866472%28.9%38.091%38.1%69.559858%57.136770%69.559858%69.6%73.315%73.3%
% 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 Wilkes-Barre and The Heights
The Heights
Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.210248%20.692250%26.210248%26.2%42.795%42.8%9.963186%6.471031%9.963186%10.0%28.053%28.1%15.245380%10.929270%15.245380%15.2%75.110%75.1%33.826035%29.627540%33.826035%33.8%47.489%47.5%44.451469%44.281415%44.451469%44.5%61.909%61.9%23.988138%14.475169%23.988138%24.0%26.685%26.7%
% 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 Wilkes-Barre and The Heights
The Heights
Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%Count%Mixed1Other1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite376.860027%56.779661%76.860027%76.9%57157.980738%158%67.181977%59.762309%67.181977%67.2%61138.088142%138%66.026748%61.647896%66.026748%66.0%292135.713646%136%57.406729%51.556017%57.406729%57.4%9394117.995761%118%48.651518%30.627692%48.651518%48.7%995996100.000000%100%38.522247%22.908966%38.522247%38.5%49179.179950%79%
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 Tract in The Heights

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
20%26%32%38%43%49%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre. This section compares The Heights to all of the neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with The Heights.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of The Heights, selected other neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain The Heights
0%10%20%30%40%Count#The Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleWilkes-BarreEast End NeighborhoodEast EndZIP Code 18702ZIP 18702Parsons NeighborhoodParsonsSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownLuzerne CountyLuzerneMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvania48.651518%48.651518%48.7%995996148.117155%48.117155%48.1%183184237.585421%37.585421%37.6%386387336.317160%36.317160%36.3%179430.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69428.133951%28.133951%28.1%731732526.817974%26.817974%26.8%4,11226.124104%26.124104%26.1%319320625.874011%25.874011%25.9%567725.631966%25.631966%25.6%41823.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51523.474801%23.474801%23.5%173174916.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k16.411565%16.411565%16.4%1551015.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k13.364894%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%644,209644k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
City:
Wilkes-Barre
Township:
Wilkes-Barre
Unincorporated Place:
Georgetown
ZIP Code:
18702
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-121
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Iron Triangle, Mayflower, Sherman Hills
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East Mountain, Hyde Park, Miners' Mills, Minooka, Parsons, Rolling Mill Hill, South Side, South Wilkes-Barre, The Flats