How Baldwin-Whitehall Residents Make Ends Meet

Are you still heading out the door to work each day? Comfortably retired? Or stretching public assistance dollars, Social Security checks or Supplemental Security Income?

Below is a glimpse at how residents in Baldwin-Whitehall make their ends meet.

The figures are the mean (average) income as reported in the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent American Community Survey covering the five-year period from 2007-2011. There is a margin of error ranging up to 2.5 percent.

Keep in mind that some households receive their income from more than one source.

BALDWIN BOROUGH

• The borough's estimated 8,151 households have a mean income of $59,773.
• An estimated 72.1 percent of households have earned income. For those 5,878 households, the mean earnings are $64,084.
  
• An estimated 37.7 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 3,069 households, the mean income from Social Security is $17,262.
• An estimated 22 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 1,796 households, the mean income is $15,307.
• An estimated 3.2 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 263 households, the mean SSI income is $10,199.
• An estimated 2.5 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 206 households, the mean public assistance income is $3,103.
• According to the survey estimate, 8.3 percent households (total 677) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.

• The township's estimated 834 households have a mean income of $76,517.
• An estimated 81.3 percent of households have earned income. For those 678 households, the mean earnings are $73,941.
  
• An estimated 31.5 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 263 households, the mean income from Social Security is $19,032.
• An estimated 26.9 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 224 households, the mean income is $32,576.
• An estimated 2.6 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 22 households, the mean SSI income is $5,495.
• An estimated 1.3 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 11 households, the mean public assistance income is $427.
• According to the survey estimate, 3.6 percent households (total 30) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.

• The borough's estimated 6,100 households have a mean income of $62,732.
• An estimated 72.5 percent of households have earned income. For those 4,420 households, the mean earnings are $63,889.
  
• An estimated 36.5 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 2,228 households, the mean income from Social Security is $18,101.
• An estimated 24.8 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 1,513 households, the mean income is $19,958.
• An estimated 1.9 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 116 households, the mean SSI income is $11,128.
• An estimated 1.8 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 108 households, the mean public assistance income is $9,485.
• According to the survey estimate, 5.4 percent households (total 327) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.