Food Stamps in Scranton 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 Scranton School District
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 School District
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 School District
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 School District
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 County Subdivision in Scranton School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.2%10.4%13.5%16.6%19.8%22.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Scranton School District

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

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

There is 1 place in Scranton School District. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Scranton School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton School District.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Scranton School District, selected places in Scranton School District, and entities that contain Scranton School District
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ScrantonScranton School DistrictScrantonScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvania22.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,63422.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,63415.755585%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%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Scranton School District

There are 3 county subdivisions that are fully or partially contained within Scranton School District (1 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Scranton School District, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton School District.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Scranton School District, selected county subdivisions in Scranton School District, and entities that contain Scranton School District
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ScrantonScranton School DistrictScrantonScrantonScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRansom TownshipRansomNewton TownshipNewton22.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,63422.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,63422.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,634115.755585%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%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k9.531502%9.531502%9.5%5927.253886%7.253886%7.3%703
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in Pennsylvania

There are 500 unified school districts in Pennsylvania. This section compares Scranton School District to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton 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 Scranton School District, selected other unified school districts in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Scranton 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-BarreScrantonScranton School DistrictScrantonAltoona Area School DistrictAltoonaWoodland Hills School DistrictWdlnd HlsHazleton Area School DistrictHazletonPittsburgh School DistrictPittsburghScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaNorristown Area School DistrictNorristownButler Area School DistrictButlerLackawanna CountyLackawannaBethlehem 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 TwpCoatesville 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%6,63422.888490%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%23,61423.6k1315.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.190762%15.190762%15.2%3,8941415.097340%15.097340%15.1%3,5131515.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.011885%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%2,2692111.102062%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:
Lackawanna
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
Cities:
Scranton
Townships:
Newton, Ransom
ZIP Codes:
18411, 18503, 18504, 18505, 18507, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18519
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-22
State House Districts:
PA-112, PA-113
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Abington Heights, Dunmore, Mid Valley, North Pocono, Riverside
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Dallas, Lackawanna Trail, Lakeland, Old Forge, Pittston, Valley View, Western Wayne, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming, Wyoming Valley West