How Plum-Oakmont 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 Plum, Oakmont and Verona boroughs 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.

PLUM BOROUGH

• The borough's estimated 10,528 households have a mean income of $76,550.
• An estimated 81.2 percent of households have earned income. For those 8,548 households, the mean earnings are $76,635.
  
• An estimated 30.8 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 3,246 households, the mean income from Social Security is $17,987.
• An estimated 21 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 2,214 households, the mean income is $20,224.
• An estimated 2.5 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 258 households, the mean SSI income is $13,667.
• An estimated 1.6 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 168 households, the mean public assistance income is $4,921.
• According to the survey estimate, 4.1 percent households (total 435) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.

• The borough's estimated 2,989 households have a mean income of $81,267.
• An estimated 72.3 percent of households have earned income. For those 2,161 households, the mean earnings are $81,146.
  
• An estimated 35.3 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 1,054 households, the mean income from Social Security is $16,298.
• An estimated 23.1 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 690 households, the mean income is $20,744.
• An estimated 2.6 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 78 households, the mean SSI income is $6,209.
• 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, 4.3 percent of households (total 128) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.

• The borough's estimated 1,145 households have a mean income of $40,037.
• An estimated 77.7 percent of households have earned income. For those 890 households, the mean earnings are $39,157.
  
• An estimated 31.5 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 361 households, the mean income from Social Security is $12,611.
• An estimated 16.6 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 190 households, the mean income is $16,863.
• An estimated 13.0 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 149 households, the mean SSI income is $5,361.
• An estimated 4.7 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 54 households, the mean public assistance income is $2,372.
• According to the survey estimate, 21.7 percent of households (total 248) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.