How Dormont, Brookline 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 Dormont and Brookline 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.

DORMONT BOROUGH

• The borough's estimated 3,960 households have a mean income of $58,924.
• An estimated 84.9 percent of households have earned income. For those 3,364 households, the mean earnings are $58,438.
• An estimated 22.1 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 875 households, the mean income from Social Security is $15,687.
• An estimated 14 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 554 households, the mean income is $15,685.
• An estimated 5.9 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 232 households, the mean SSI income is $10,548.
• An estimated 1.7 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 69 households, the mean public assistance income is $4,626.
• An estimated 7.3 percent of households (291 total) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.

• The city's estimated 134,001 households have a mean income of $56,479.
• An estimated 74 percent of households have earned income. For those 99,136 households, the mean earnings are $60,368.
• An estimated 28.3 percent of households rely on Social Security money. For those 37,912 households, the mean income from Social Security is $14,629.
• An estimated 15.7 percent of households rely on retirement income. For those 21,079 households, the mean income is $17,330.
• An estimated 6.3 percent of households rely on Supplemental Security Income (disability). For those 8,404 households, the mean SSI income is $8,224.
• An estimated 4.8 percent of households rely on public cash assistance income. For those 6,443 households, the mean public assistance income is $2,810.
• An estimated 15.6 percent of households (20,853 total) received Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.