Food Stamps in Avoca, 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 Avoca
Avoca
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,968.000000$54,895.000000$50,968.000000$51.0k1,058$27,143.000000$18,584.000000$27,143.000000$27.1k80$54,200.000000$61,723.000000$54,200.000000$54.2k978
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 Avoca
Avoca
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.000000%46.751442%50.000000%50.0%12.085%12.1%6.250000%27.423709%6.250000%6.3%8.333%8.33%18.750000%13.438030%18.750000%18.8%7.853%7.85%37.500000%50.444809%37.500000%37.5%8.427%8.43%27.500000%31.598751%27.500000%27.5%4.508%4.51%30.000000%49.582511%30.000000%30.0%31.579%31.6%
% 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 Avoca
Avoca
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.754601%25.836228%29.754601%29.8%87.915%87.9%5.623722%4.394403%5.623722%5.6%91.667%91.7%17.995910%19.259725%17.995910%18.0%92.147%92.1%33.333333%23.066642%33.333333%33.3%91.573%91.6%47.648262%41.546186%47.648262%47.6%95.492%95.5%5.316973%7.254037%5.316973%5.3%68.421%68.4%
% 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 Avoca
Avoca
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Asian1All RacesWhite2Mixed146.153846%10.630162%46.153846%46.2%6610.384615%610%7.561437%12.983035%7.561437%7.6%80100.000000%100%7.149758%9.237836%7.149758%7.1%7494.555556%95%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.026860%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

Food Stamps by Place in the Scranton Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Avoca, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Avoca
0%10%20%30%Count#EdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLuzerneHazletonNew ColumbusFreelandShickshinnyPittstonNoxenMeshoppenGlen LyonPlymouthCarbondaleGeorgetownScrantonOlyphantSugar NotchNanticokeAshleyPringleTaylorWest PittstonTrucksvilleWarrior RunKingstonJessupHickory HillsLuzerne CountyLuzerneJermynSilkworthScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaNescopeckPittston Area School DistrictPittstonMiddle AtlanticNortheastYatesvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDickson CityPlainsDunmoreThroopZIP Code 18641ZIP 18641210300Tract 210300AvocaMountain 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%482816.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k16.326531%16.326531%16.3%1522916.253444%16.253444%16.3%593015.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k14.747191%14.747191%14.7%1053614.217443%14.217443%14.2%1,66613.364894%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%154648.445946%8.445946%8.4%2257.561437%7.561437%7.6%807.561437%7.561437%7.6%80707.313541%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 Avoca to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avoca. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Avoca, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Avoca
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneCarlisleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaPittston Area School DistrictPittstonMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillZIP Code 18641ZIP 18641PhoenixvilleLansdale210300Tract 210300AvocaLevittownWillow 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%23,03323.0k2516.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622615.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k14.217443%14.217443%14.2%1,66613.364894%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%1,1002810.743802%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%984348.445946%8.445946%8.4%2258.046749%8.046749%8.0%599357.922945%7.922945%7.9%510367.561437%7.561437%7.6%807.561437%7.561437%7.6%807.480337%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 Avoca to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avoca. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Avoca, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Avoca
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneYonkersJersey CityScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaManchesterPittston Area School DistrictPittstonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordZIP Code 18641ZIP 18641CambridgeNorwalk210300Tract 210300AvocaToms 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%23,03323.0k3316.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k16.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3515.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663614.217443%14.217443%14.2%1,66613.364894%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%4,3253711.472754%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%4,285468.445946%8.445946%8.4%2258.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.561437%7.561437%7.6%807.561437%7.561437%7.6%807.073936%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 Avoca to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avoca. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Avoca, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Avoca
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaLuzerne CountyLuzernePhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasPittston Area School DistrictPittstonSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinZIP Code 18641ZIP 18641210300Tract 210300AvocaSan 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%32,70532.7k1716.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k16.536703%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%125,369125k2714.960260%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%31,96532.0k3214.217443%14.217443%14.2%1,66613.904317%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%18,46018.5k3911.059321%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%33,16533.2k468.445946%8.445946%8.4%2257.561437%7.561437%7.6%807.561437%7.561437%7.6%807.031769%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:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Code:
18641
Unified School District:
Pittston
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-22
State House District:
PA-118
Neighboring Boroughs:
Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Moosic
Nearby Boroughs:
Exeter, Laflin, Old Forge, Taylor, West Pittston, Wyoming, Yatesville
Nearby Cities:
Pittston
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Browntown, Inkerman