Food Stamps in Tunkhannock, 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 Tunkhannock
Tunkhannock
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$37,589.000000$54,895.000000$37,589.000000$37.6k827$12,396.000000$18,584.000000$12,396.000000$12.4k119$46,742.000000$61,723.000000$46,742.000000$46.7k708
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 Tunkhannock
Tunkhannock
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty26.722689%46.751442%6.722689%6.7%5.970%5.97%3.361345%27.423709%3.361345%3.4%11.429%11.4%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.438030%0.000%0%50.420168%50.444809%50.420168%50.4%23.438%23.4%36.974790%31.598751%36.974790%37.0%10.654%10.7%53.781513%49.582511%53.781513%53.8%45.070%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 Pennsylvania and Tunkhannock
Tunkhannock
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.796610%25.836228%17.796610%17.8%94.030%94.0%4.378531%4.394403%4.378531%4.4%88.571%88.6%12.429379%19.259725%12.429379%12.4%100.000%100%27.683616%23.066642%27.683616%27.7%76.563%76.6%52.118644%41.546186%52.118644%52.1%89.346%89.3%11.016949%7.254037%11.016949%11.0%54.930%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 Pennsylvania and Tunkhannock
Tunkhannock
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Asian3100.000000%31.366897%100.000000%100.0%4694.957983%695%14.389359%12.983035%14.389359%14.4%119100.000000%100%14.145141%9.237836%14.145141%14.1%11598.302790%98%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.630162%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Scranton Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Tunkhannock, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Tunkhannock
0%10%20%30%Count#EdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLuzerneHazletonNew ColumbusFreelandShickshinnyPittstonNoxenMeshoppenGlen LyonPlymouthCarbondaleGeorgetownScrantonOlyphantSugar NotchNanticokeAshleyPringleTaylorWest PittstonTrucksvilleWarrior RunKingstonJessupHickory HillsJermynSilkworthScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaNescopeckTunkhannockMiddle AtlanticNortheastYatesvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvania400600Tract 400600Dickson CityZIP Code 18657ZIP 18657Wyoming CountyWyomingPlainsTunkhannock Area School DistrictTunkhannockDunmoreThroopMountain 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%1053614.389359%14.389359%14.4%1193713.364894%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%644,209644k11.994609%11.994609%12.0%17811.603701%11.603701%11.6%3015010.464630%10.464630%10.5%50010.295343%10.295343%10.3%1,11210.282916%10.282916%10.3%189579.432198%9.432198%9.4%7068.967972%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 Tunkhannock to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tunkhannock. 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 Tunkhannock, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Tunkhannock
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaTunkhannockMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest Mifflin400600Tract 400600IndianaFullertonBloomsburgZIP Code 18657ZIP 18657Wyoming CountyWyomingBaldwinTunkhannock Area School DistrictTunkhannockHermitageDrexel 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%6,6341822.473701%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%35,21235.2k14.389359%14.389359%14.4%11913.364894%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%1,1002811.994609%11.994609%12.0%17810.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.464630%10.464630%10.5%50010.295343%10.295343%10.3%1,11210.216203%10.216203%10.2%860329.432198%9.432198%9.4%7069.256560%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 Tunkhannock to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tunkhannock. 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 Tunkhannock, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Tunkhannock
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaManchesterTunkhannockMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowaga400600Tract 400600WarwickDanburyQuincyZIP Code 18657ZIP 18657CranstonWyoming CountyWyomingCliftonNashuaSomervilleTunkhannock Area School DistrictTunkhannockNew 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%6,6342622.095544%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%6,7663614.389359%14.389359%14.4%11913.364894%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%4,3253711.994609%11.994609%12.0%17811.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.464630%10.464630%10.5%50010.439867%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%3,119449.432198%9.432198%9.4%7069.304714%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 Tunkhannock to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tunkhannock. 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 Tunkhannock, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Tunkhannock
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasTunkhannockSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmaha400600Tract 400600Long BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsZIP Code 18657ZIP 18657DenverWyoming CountyWyomingLos AngelesSeattleTunkhannock Area School DistrictTunkhannockRaleighAustinSan 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%31,96532.0k3214.389359%14.389359%14.4%11913.904317%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%21,58221.6k3711.994609%11.994609%12.0%17811.829013%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%19,61419.6k4110.464630%10.464630%10.5%50010.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k4210.295343%10.295343%10.3%1,1129.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.432198%9.432198%9.4%7069.299252%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:
Wyoming
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Code:
18657
Unified School District:
Tunkhannock
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-20
State House District:
PA-117
Neighboring Townships:
Eaton, Tunkhannock
Nearby Boroughs:
Dalton, Factoryville, Meshoppen, Nicholson
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Glenburn, Lake Winola, Noxen, Upper Exeter, Waverly, West Falls