Food Stamps in Wilkes-Barre, 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 Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$31,248.000000$54,895.000000$31,248.000000$31.2k15,32615.3k$14,304.000000$18,584.000000$14,304.000000$14.3k4,694$41,992.000000$61,723.000000$41,992.000000$42.0k10,63210.6k
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 Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.763102%46.751442%47.763102%47.8%50.473%50.5%32.126118%27.423709%32.126118%32.1%68.670%68.7%10.417554%13.438030%10.417554%10.4%29.618%29.6%44.290584%50.444809%44.290584%44.3%39.759%39.8%29.441841%31.598751%29.441841%29.4%22.693%22.7%57.136770%49.582511%57.136770%57.1%63.539%63.5%
% 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 Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.692250%25.836228%20.692250%20.7%49.527%49.5%6.471031%4.394403%6.471031%6.5%31.330%31.3%10.929270%19.259725%10.929270%10.9%70.382%70.4%29.627540%23.066642%29.627540%29.6%60.241%60.2%44.281415%41.546186%44.281415%44.3%77.307%77.3%14.475169%7.254037%14.475169%14.5%36.461%36.5%
% 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 Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian161.647896%33.028918%61.647896%61.6%1,040201.281561%201%59.762309%40.323048%59.762309%59.8%352195.125085%195%56.779661%29.026860%56.779661%56.8%134185.386682%185%51.556017%31.366897%51.556017%51.6%497168.331383%168%30.627692%12.983035%30.627692%30.6%4,694100.000000%100%22.908966%9.237836%22.908966%22.9%2,66574.798213%75%2.764977%10.630162%2.764977%2.8%69.027703%9%
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 Wilkes-Barre

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
16%23%29%36%42%49%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Wilkes-Barre

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
13%20%27%35%42%49%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilkes-Barre (4 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wilkes-Barre, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#The Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleWilkes-BarreEast End NeighborhoodEast EndParsons 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%731732526.124104%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

Food Stamps by Place in the Scranton Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%Count#EdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLuzerneHazletonNew ColumbusFreelandShickshinnyPittstonNoxenMeshoppenGlen LyonPlymouthCarbondaleWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreGeorgetownScrantonOlyphantSugar NotchNanticokeAshleyPringleTaylorWest PittstonTrucksvilleWarrior RunKingstonJessupHickory HillsLuzerne CountyLuzerneJermynSilkworthScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaNescopeckMiddle 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%8991423.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51523.566879%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%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 Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. 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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneCarlisleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMiddle 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%147,489147k1723.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51522.888490%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%35,21235.2k13.364894%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 Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. 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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWilkes-BarreWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneYonkersJersey CityScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaManchesterMiddle 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%17,08117.1k1130.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69430.441676%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%147,489147k2423.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51523.167678%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%6,7663613.364894%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 Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. 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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiWilkes-BarreMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaLuzerne CountyLuzernePhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas 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%52,03852.0k330.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69430.439719%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%62,34962.3k723.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51523.459108%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%31,96532.0k3213.904317%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:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Codes:
18701, 18702, 18704, 18705
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Iron Triangle, Mayflower, Miners' Mills, Parsons, Rolling Mill Hill, Sherman Hills, South Wilkes-Barre, The Heights
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-121
Neighboring Boroughs:
Edwardsville, Kingston, Larksville
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Georgetown, Plains
Nearby Boroughs:
Ashley, Courtdale, Forty Fort, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Plymouth, Pringle, Swoyersville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Hilldale, Hudson