How Ross, West View 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 Ross Township and West View 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 4.1 percent.

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

ROSS TOWNSHIP

• The township's estimated 13,904 households have a mean income of $71,984.
• An estimated 76 percent of households have earned income. For those 10,572 households, the mean earnings are $75,229.
• An estimated 35.9 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 4,989 households, the mean income from Social Security is $17,759.
• An estimated 22.8 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 3,168 households, the mean income is $18,644.
• An estimated 1.3 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 184 households, the mean SSI income is $7,851.
• An estimated 1.4 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 201 households, the mean public assistance income is $1,141.
• An estimated 2.3 percent of households (325 total) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.

• The borough's estimated 2,973 households have a mean income of $61,244.
• An estimated 81 percent of households have earned income. For those 2,429 households, the mean earnings are $61,488.
• An estimated 28.1 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 835 households, the mean income from Social Security is $16,197.
• An estimated 15.6 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 463 households, the mean income is $17,679.
• An estimated 3.1 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 93 households, the mean SSI income is $8,888.
• An estimated .8 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 24 households, the mean public assistance income is $192.
• An estimated 6.4 percent of households (191 total) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.