Food Stamps in Scranton, Pennsylvania (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Scranton
Scranton
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,232.000000$54,895.000000$38,232.000000$38.2k28,98429.0k$15,930.000000$18,584.000000$15,930.000000$15.9k6,634$46,746.000000$61,723.000000$46,746.000000$46.7k22,35022.4k
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 Scranton
Scranton
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.507989%46.751442%45.507989%45.5%39.839%39.8%26.213446%27.423709%26.213446%26.2%68.063%68.1%12.390715%13.438030%12.390715%12.4%21.284%21.3%51.009949%50.444809%51.009949%51.0%37.061%37.1%28.233343%31.598751%28.233343%28.2%16.630%16.6%55.185409%49.582511%55.185409%55.2%61.159%61.2%
% 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 Scranton
Scranton
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.398210%25.836228%20.398210%20.4%60.161%60.2%3.651007%4.394403%3.651007%3.7%31.937%31.9%13.601790%19.259725%13.601790%13.6%78.716%78.7%25.713647%23.066642%25.713647%25.7%62.939%62.9%42.013423%41.546186%42.013423%42.0%83.370%83.4%10.402685%7.254037%10.402685%10.4%38.841%38.8%
% 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 Scranton
Scranton
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1Black1Hispanic2Asian1Other1All RacesWhite356.250000%29.026860%56.250000%56.3%198245.756708%246%54.496951%33.028918%54.496951%54.5%715238.097623%238%49.926072%31.366897%49.926072%49.9%1,013218.127415%218%36.804734%10.630162%36.804734%36.8%311160.800181%161%31.442080%40.323048%31.442080%31.4%133137.370705%137%22.888490%12.983035%22.888490%22.9%6,634100.000000%100%17.749657%9.237836%17.749657%17.7%4,26477.548394%78%
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 Neighborhood in Scranton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
4%12%19%26%33%41%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Scranton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%13%22%31%39%49%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Scranton

There are 15 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Scranton (10 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Scranton, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Scranton, selected neighborhoods in Scranton, and entities that contain Scranton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Pinebrook NeighborhoodPinebrookDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownThe Plot NeighborhoodThe PlotBull's Head NeighborhoodBull's HeadSouth Side NeighborhoodSouth SideThe Flats NeighborhoodThe FlatsHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkScranton School DistrictScrantonScrantonHill Section NeighborhoodHill SectionProvidence NeighborhoodProvidenceScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaTripp's Park NeighborhoodTripp's ParkMinooka NeighborhoodMinookaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaGreen Ridge NeighborhoodGreen RidgeWest Mountain NeighborhoodWest MountainKeyser Valley NeighborhoodKeyser ValleyEast Mountain NeighborhoodEast Mountain40.034334%40.034334%40.0%582583135.779284%35.779284%35.8%542233.685586%33.685586%33.7%128129332.433225%32.433225%32.4%175427.487285%27.487285%27.5%1,0361,037527.261135%27.261135%27.3%282283624.680267%24.680267%24.7%1,6941,695722.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,63422.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,63422.059901%22.059901%22.1%609819.789516%19.789516%19.8%704705915.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.451619%14.451619%14.5%1411014.311736%14.311736%14.3%1341113.364894%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%644,209644k12.340107%12.340107%12.3%3093101211.529933%11.529933%11.5%1371381311.529933%11.529933%11.5%25144.395731%4.395731%4.4%5715
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Scranton Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Scranton, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Scranton
0%10%20%30%Count#EdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLuzerneHazletonNew ColumbusFreelandShickshinnyPittstonNoxenMeshoppenGlen LyonPlymouthCarbondaleGeorgetownScranton School DistrictScrantonScrantonOlyphantSugar NotchNanticokeAshleyPringleTaylorWest PittstonTrucksvilleWarrior RunKingstonJessupHickory HillsJermynSilkworthScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaNescopeckMiddle AtlanticNortheastYatesvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDickson CityPlainsDunmoreThroopMountain 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%6,63422.888490%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%35,21235.2k15.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.747191%14.747191%14.7%1053613.364894%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%154647.313541%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 Scranton to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Scranton, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Scranton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScranton School DistrictScrantonScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinIndianaFullertonBloomsburgBaldwinHermitageDrexel HillPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow 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%6,63422.888490%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%35,21235.2k15.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k13.364894%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%984348.046749%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 Scranton to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Scranton, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Scranton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScranton School DistrictScrantonScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms 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%6,63422.888490%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%35,21235.2k15.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.364894%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%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%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 Scranton to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Scranton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Scranton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoScranton School DistrictScrantonScrantonEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonLackawanna CountyLackawannaWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%38,49138.5k822.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,63422.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,63421.836606%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%125,369125k2715.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.960260%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%25,00925.0k3313.364894%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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:
Lackawanna
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
Townships:
Newton, Ransom
ZIP Codes:
18411, 18503, 18504, 18505, 18507, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18519
Unified School District:
Scranton
Neighborhoods:
Bull's Head, Downtown, East Mountain, Green Ridge, Hill Section, Hyde Park, Keyser Valley, Minooka, Pinebrook, Providence, South Side, The Flats, The Plot, Tripp's Park, West Mountain
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-22
State House Districts:
PA-112, PA-113
Neighboring Boroughs:
Dickson City, Dunmore, Moosic, Taylor, Throop
Neighboring Townships:
Roaring Brook, Spring Brook
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Chinchilla
Nearby Boroughs:
Avoca, Blakely, Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Jessup, Old Forge, Olyphant