How Cranberry 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 Cranberry 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.

In Cranberry:

• The township's estimated 10,104 households have a mean income of $105,659.
• An estimated 89.5 percent of households have earned income. For those 9,047 households, the mean earnings are $105,557.
• An estimated 17.3 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 1,747 households, the mean income from Social Security is $19,548.
• An estimated 14.4 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 1,458 households, the mean income is $22,882.
• An estimated 1.3 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 130 households, the mean SSI income is $14,331.
• An estimated 1.1 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 111 households, the mean public assistance income is $5,422.
• An estimated 2.1 percent of households (214 total) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.