How Pine-Richland 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 Pine and Richland townships 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.

PINE TOWNSHIP

• The township's estimated 3,584 of households have earned income. For those 9,047 households, the mean earnings are $190,070.
• An estimated 17.4 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 623 households, the mean income from Social Security is $18,224.
• An estimated 13.4 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 482 households, the mean income is $20,886.
• An estimated 1.1 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 39 households, the mean SSI income is $4,108.
• An estimated 2.3 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 84 households, the mean public assistance income is $1,727.
• According to the survey estimate, no households received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.

• The township's estimated 3,854 households have a mean income of $98,983.
• An estimated 79.3 percent of households have earned income. For those 3,058 households, the mean earnings are $103,041.
• An estimated 30.5 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 1,176 households, the mean income from Social Security is $18,651.
• An estimated 19.6 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 755 households, the mean income is $23,891.
• An estimated 1.3 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 49 households, the mean SSI income is $10,978.
• An estimated 1 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 38 households, the mean public assistance income is $5,853.
• An estimated 1.6 percent of households (62 total) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.