Food Stamps in Northwest Area School District, Pennsylvania (Unified School District)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Northwest Area School District
Northwest
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,401.000000$54,895.000000$53,401.000000$53.4k3,397$21,141.000000$18,584.000000$21,141.000000$21.1k396$59,025.000000$61,723.000000$59,025.000000$59.0k3,001
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 Northwest Area School District
Northwest
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.595960%46.751442%34.595960%34.6%14.827%14.8%9.848485%27.423709%9.848485%9.8%31.707%31.7%22.222222%13.438030%22.222222%22.2%12.005%12.0%44.696970%50.444809%44.696970%44.7%16.589%16.6%47.474747%31.598751%47.474747%47.5%11.952%12.0%48.232323%49.582511%48.232323%48.2%50.933%50.9%
% 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 Northwest Area School District
Northwest
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.224592%25.836228%26.224592%26.2%85.173%85.2%2.799067%4.394403%2.799067%2.8%68.293%68.3%21.492836%19.259725%21.492836%21.5%87.995%88.0%29.656781%23.066642%29.656781%29.7%83.411%83.4%46.151283%41.546186%46.151283%46.2%88.048%88.0%6.131290%7.254037%6.131290%6.1%49.067%49.1%
% 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 Northwest Area School District
Northwest
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Black1Asian150.000000%40.323048%50.000000%50.0%5428.914141%429%12.500000%29.026860%12.500000%12.5%1107.228535%107%11.657345%12.983035%11.657345%11.7%396100.000000%100%11.617516%9.237836%11.617516%11.6%39099.658335%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.366897%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%33.028918%00.000000%0%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
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Northwest Area School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.9%11.8%15.6%19.4%23.2%27.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Northwest Area School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
7.7%11.4%15.1%18.7%22.4%26.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in Northwest Area School District

There are 2 places in Northwest Area School District. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Northwest Area School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Area School District.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northwest Area School District, selected places in Northwest Area School District, and entities that contain Northwest Area School District
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#New ColumbusShickshinnyLuzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNorthwest Area School DistrictNorthwest27.058824%27.058824%27.1%23126.086957%26.086957%26.1%84216.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.755585%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%644,209644k11.657345%11.657345%11.7%396
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Northwest Area School District

There are 6 county subdivisions in Northwest Area School District. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Northwest Area School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Area School District.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northwest Area School District, selected county subdivisions in Northwest Area School District, and entities that contain Northwest Area School District
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#New ColumbusShickshinnyLuzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastFairmount TownshipFairmountUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNorthwest Area School DistrictNorthwestHuntington TownshipHuntingtonHunlock TownshipHunlockUnion TownshipUnion27.058824%27.058824%27.1%23126.086957%26.086957%26.1%84216.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.068182%13.068182%13.1%69313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.657345%11.657345%11.7%39610.909091%10.909091%10.9%8448.120133%8.120133%8.1%7357.944515%7.944515%7.9%636
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in Pennsylvania

There are 500 unified school districts in Pennsylvania. This section compares Northwest Area School District to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Northwest Area School District. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 43,848.

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Northwest Area School District, selected other unified school districts in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Northwest Area School District
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Reading School DistrictReadingYork City School DistrictYorkHarrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburgAllentown City School DistrictAllentownErie City School DistrictErieLancaster School DistrictLancasterPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreScranton School DistrictScrantonAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaWoodland Hills School DistrictWdlnd HlsHazleton Area School DistrictHazletonPittsburgh School DistrictPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaNorristown Area School DistrictNorristownButler Area School DistrictButlerBethlehem Area School DistrictBethlehemUpper Darby School DistrictUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticEast Stroudsburg Area School DistrictE StroudsburgNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPocono Mountain School DistrictPocono MtnEaston Area School DistrictEastonBristol Township School DistrictBristol TwpNorthwest Area School DistrictNorthwestCoatesville Area School DistrictCoatesvilleChambersburg Area School DistrictChambersburgBensalem Township School DistrictBensalem TwpHempfield Area School DistrictHempfieldMillcreek Township School DistrictMillcreek TwpWest Shore School DistrictWest ShoreCentral Dauphin School DistrictCntrl DauphinAbington School DistrictAbingtonHempfield School DistrictHempfieldCentennial School DistrictCentennialNeshaminy School DistrictNeshaminySouderton Area School DistrictSoudertonSpring-Ford Area School DistrictSpring-FordNorth Penn School DistrictNorth PennPennsbury School DistrictPennsburyState College Area School DistrictState CollegeEast Penn School DistrictEast PennParkland School DistrictParklandSeneca Valley School DistrictSeneca ValleyBoyertown Area School DistrictBoyertownPennridge School DistrictPennridgeCumberland Valley School DistrictCumberland VlyDowningtown Area School DistrictDowningtownHaverford Township School DistrictHaverford TwpCentral Bucks School DistrictCentral BucksLower Merion School DistrictLower MerionWest Chester Area School DistrictWest ChesterNorth Allegheny School DistrictN AlleghenyCouncil Rock School DistrictCouncil Rock44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k135.934809%35.934809%35.9%5,843234.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832329.879913%29.879913%29.9%12,01812.0k427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k526.552655%26.552655%26.6%7,375625.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k723.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,515822.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,634922.186748%22.186748%22.2%5,3511019.006115%19.006115%19.0%4,1651118.766851%18.766851%18.8%5,2901217.597174%17.597174%17.6%23,61423.6k1316.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.190762%15.190762%15.2%3,8941415.097340%15.097340%15.1%3,5131514.011885%14.011885%14.0%6,2721613.844949%13.844949%13.8%4,5951713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.241810%13.241810%13.2%2,1221813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.788142%12.788142%12.8%2,7351912.336504%12.336504%12.3%2,9052011.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2692111.657345%11.657345%11.7%39611.102062%11.102062%11.1%2,5902211.080043%11.080043%11.1%2,9722310.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393249.603392%9.603392%9.6%1,925258.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977268.097707%8.097707%8.1%2,062277.546615%7.546615%7.5%2,825286.415728%6.415728%6.4%1,413295.982321%5.982321%6.0%1,137305.309875%5.309875%5.3%1,005315.283974%5.283974%5.3%1,336325.139414%5.139414%5.1%870335.096411%5.096411%5.1%933344.839823%4.839823%4.8%1,893354.688614%4.688614%4.7%1,249364.615669%4.615669%4.6%1,500374.040449%4.040449%4.0%907383.900316%3.900316%3.9%914393.881780%3.881780%3.9%725403.843662%3.843662%3.8%712413.787961%3.787961%3.8%701423.719674%3.719674%3.7%854433.044506%3.044506%3.0%773442.842407%2.842407%2.8%496452.746699%2.746699%2.7%1,144462.622843%2.622843%2.6%640472.511021%2.511021%2.5%1,031482.113482%2.113482%2.1%425492.100744%2.100744%2.1%54850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of unified school district out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
Boroughs:
New Columbus, Shickshinny
Townships:
Fairmount, Hunlock, Huntington, Union
ZIP Codes:
17814, 17878, 18621, 18622, 18655, 18656
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate Districts:
PA-20, PA-27
State House Districts:
PA-116, PA-117
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Benton, Berwick, Greater Nanticoke, Lake-Lehman, Sullivan County, Tunkhannock
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Bloomsburg, Central Columbia, Crestwood, Dallas, East Lycoming, Hanover, Hazleton, Millville, Southern Columbia, Wyoming Valley West