Food Stamps in Nicholson, 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 Nicholson
Nicholson
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$37,333.000000$54,895.000000$37,333.000000$37.3k312$14,375.000000$18,584.000000$14,375.000000$14.4k42$49,375.000000$61,723.000000$49,375.000000$49.4k270
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 Nicholson
Nicholson
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.571429%46.751442%28.571429%28.6%13.333%13.3%14.285714%27.423709%14.285714%14.3%40.000%40.0%14.285714%13.438030%14.285714%14.3%8.955%8.96%42.857143%50.444809%42.857143%42.9%18.000%18.0%64.285714%31.598751%64.285714%64.3%17.308%17.3%30.952381%49.582511%30.952381%31.0%40.625%40.6%
% 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 Nicholson
Nicholson
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.888889%25.836228%28.888889%28.9%86.667%86.7%3.333333%4.394403%3.333333%3.3%60.000%60.0%22.592593%19.259725%22.592593%22.6%91.045%91.0%30.370370%23.066642%30.370370%30.4%82.000%82.0%47.777778%41.546186%47.777778%47.8%82.692%82.7%7.037037%7.254037%7.037037%7.0%59.375%59.4%
% 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 Nicholson
Nicholson
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1All RacesWhite250.000000%40.323048%50.000000%50.0%1371.428571%371%13.461538%12.983035%13.461538%13.5%42100.000000%100%13.225806%9.237836%13.225806%13.2%4198.248848%98%
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 Nicholson to all of the places in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nicholson.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nicholson, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Nicholson
0%10%20%30%Count#EdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLuzerneHazletonNew ColumbusFreelandShickshinnyPittstonNoxenMeshoppenGlen LyonPlymouthCarbondaleGeorgetownScrantonOlyphantSugar NotchNanticokeAshleyPringleTaylorWest PittstonTrucksvilleWarrior RunKingstonJessupHickory HillsJermynSilkworthScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaNescopeckNicholsonMiddle AtlanticNortheastYatesvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDickson City400300Tract 400300Wyoming CountyWyomingPlainsLackawanna Trail School DistrictLackawanna TrlDunmoreThroopZIP Code 18446ZIP 18446Mountain 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%482816.326531%16.326531%16.3%1522916.253444%16.253444%16.3%593015.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k14.747191%14.747191%14.7%1053613.461538%13.461538%13.5%424213.364894%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%3015010.840580%10.840580%10.8%18710.295343%10.295343%10.3%1,11210.282916%10.282916%10.3%189579.589041%9.589041%9.6%3158.967972%8.967972%9.0%504638.855664%8.855664%8.9%154648.363117%8.363117%8.4%1177.313541%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 Nicholson to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nicholson. 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 Nicholson, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Nicholson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaNicholsonMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest Mifflin400300Tract 400300IndianaFullertonBloomsburgWyoming CountyWyomingBaldwinLackawanna Trail School DistrictLackawanna TrlHermitageDrexel HillZIP Code 18446ZIP 18446PhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow 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%23,03323.0k2515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622615.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k13.461538%13.461538%13.5%4213.364894%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%1,1002810.840580%10.840580%10.8%18710.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.295343%10.295343%10.3%1,11210.216203%10.216203%10.2%860329.589041%9.589041%9.6%3159.256560%9.256560%9.3%635338.937330%8.937330%8.9%984348.363117%8.363117%8.4%1178.046749%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 Nicholson to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nicholson. 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 Nicholson, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Nicholson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaManchesterNicholsonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanbury400300Tract 400300QuincyCranstonWyoming CountyWyomingCliftonNashuaSomervilleLackawanna Trail School DistrictLackawanna TrlNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeZIP Code 18446ZIP 18446NorwalkToms 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%23,03323.0k3316.679687%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%6,7663613.461538%13.461538%13.5%4213.364894%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%3,3543910.840580%10.840580%10.8%18710.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.295343%10.295343%10.3%1,11210.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.589041%9.589041%9.6%3159.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666478.363117%8.363117%8.4%1177.835101%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 Nicholson to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nicholson. 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 Nicholson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Nicholson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoNicholsonMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado Spgs400300Tract 400300DenverWyoming CountyWyomingLos AngelesLackawanna Trail School DistrictLackawanna TrlSeattleRaleighAustinZIP Code 18446ZIP 18446San 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%32,70532.7k1716.536703%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%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.461538%13.461538%13.5%4213.364894%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%19,61419.6k4110.840580%10.840580%10.8%18710.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k4210.295343%10.295343%10.3%1,1129.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.589041%9.589041%9.6%3159.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.363117%8.363117%8.4%1177.031769%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:
Wyoming
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Code:
18446
Unified School District:
Lackawanna Trail
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-20
State House District:
PA-117
Neighboring Townships:
Nicholson
Nearby Boroughs:
Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Factoryville, Hop Bottom, Tunkhannock
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Chinchilla, Glenburn, Lake Winola, Waverly