Total Population
Total population is the total number of people living in a given area.
Indicators
CCC maintains more than 150 data sets on New York City’s children and families. The datasets, ranging from topics such as population through child welfare, attempts to capture a holistic view of the well-being of New York’s children throughout all communities.
Demographics
Population
Child Population
Population for children under 18 years.
Households and Families
A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied as separate living quart ...
Census Self-Response Rates
The U.S. Census Bureau counts each resident of the country, where they live on April 1, every ten years ending in zero. The Constitution mandates the enumeration to determine how to apportion the ...
Hard-to-Count Households
Percents refer to the total and share of households that are in "hard-to-count" census tracts, aggregated at the Community District, Borough, and City levels. A census tract is considered hard-to ...
Citizenship
Native Citizen: Individuals who were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area (such as Guam), or abroad of American (U.S. citizen) parent or parents are considered U.S. citizens ...
Foreign Born Population
The foreign-born population includes anyone who was not a U.S. citizen or a U.S. national at birth. This includes individuals who are U.S. citizens by naturalization or not U.S. citizens.
Limited English Proficiency
A limited English speaking household" is one in which no member 14 years and over speaks only English or speaks a non-English language and speaks English "very well". These households are conside ...
Voter Registration
Voter registration is the percentage of people who are registered to vote in a given area.
Household Internet Access
Households with no internet access. Internet access includes dial-up, broadband, and cellular data plans.
Economic Conditions
Economic Resources
Banks/Credit Unions
Rate of adults per bank and credit union represents the total adult population (18 years and older) per one bank and/or credit union in a given geography.
Financial Security
Unbanked Households
The share of households without a checking or savings account.
Income Support
SNAP (Food Stamps)
Recipients of SNAP by individuals and households. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is a federal program that offers nutrition assistance to low-income individuals and families. It ...
Public Assistance
Recipients of public assistance, also called cash assistance.
Earned Income Tax Credit Claims
Average dollar amount of EITC claims by New York City residents only.
Child and Dependent Care Credit
Average dollar amount of CDCC claims by New York City residents only.
Labor Force Statistics
Uenmployment Rate
Individuals 16 years and older actively seeking employment (within the last four weeks) who are unemployed.
Labor Force Participation Rate
The labor force participation rate represents the proportion of the population aged 16 and older that are in the labor force. Individuals who are currently employed and who are actively seeking e ...
Employment Population Ratio
The employment population ratio represents the proportion of the population aged 16 and over that are currently employed.
Educational Attainment
Educational attainment for adults ages 25 and over.
Parental Employment Instability
The share of children living in households where neither the householder nor a spouse worked full-time in the last year.
Resident Jobs
Industry number and percentages refer to the total and share of workers (aged 16 and over) in an industry, by the residence of the jobholder. CCC generated 5-year estimates and coded this variabl ...
Commuting
The share of individuals who worked in the last week (excluding those who work at home), by the reported time it usually takes to get from home to work.
Income
Household Income
Household income is the total income of all people living in a single housing unit.
Family Income
Family income is the total income of all people living in a single family unit.
Median Income
Median is used as a measure for income because it is the middle value in a dataset. Medians are a better reflection of typical incomes in a group rather than average incomes because income inequa ...
Income Diversity Ratio
The income diversity ratio is a single value meant to represent the variability in the distribution of income in a geography. In this instance CCC uses an 80:20 ratio, which compares income at th ...
Poverty
Poverty
Individuals with incomes below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
Child Poverty
Children under 18 years in households with incomes below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
Concentrated Poverty
The total population living in extreme-poverty neighborhoods. Extreme-poverty neighborhoods are census tracts with poverty rates of 40 percent or higher.
Housing and Homelessness
Homelessness
Average Daily Shelter Population
The total represents the average daily number of individuals in DHS shelters over the fiscal year.
Families with Children Entering Homeless Shelters (Legacy Data)
The number of families entering Department of Homeless Services family shelters. Community District data represent family's last Community District of residence.
Families with Children in Homeless Shelters (Legacy Data)
The number of families in Department of Homeless Services family shelters as of June 30th (the last month of the city fiscal year), by their last community district of residence. This indicator t ...
Residential Evictions
Eviction data is compiled from the majority of New York City Marshals. Figures at the borough and citywide level may exceed zip code totals in cases where the eviction was reported outside a sta ...
Homeless Shelter Population (Legacy Data)
Number of unduplicated individuals served in the New York City Department of Homeless Services shelter system.
Tier II Homeless Shelter Capacity
Capacity of Department of Homeless Services Tier II shelters.
Average Length of Stay in Shelter
The average number of days families with children, adult families, or single adults spend in shelter, excluding overnight facilities, from their first date of application. Families who leave the ...
Housing Conditions
Fair to Poor Housing
Adults who rate their neighborhood housing conditions as fair or poor.
Overcrowded Rental Housing
Occupied rental housing units with more than one person per room.
Maintenance Deficiencies
The percent of households that reported three or more maintenance deficiencies. Maintenance deficiencies can include some of the following: broken plaster/peeling paint, cracks/holes in the walls ...
Residential Units
The sum of residential units in all buildings on land used for (1) One & Two Family Buildings, (2) Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings, (3) Multi-Family Elevator Buildings, and (4) Mixed Residential & ...
Housing Availability and Affordability
Monthly Rent
The monthly rent (in dollars) agreed to or contracted for, regardless of any furnishings, utilities, fees, meals, or services that may be included.
Median Monthly Rent
Median contract (or asking) rent for rental households.
Severe Rent Burden
Renter households who spend 50% or more of their income on rent.
Median Rent Burden
Median rent as a percentage of household income in the past year for renter occupied households.
Home Ownership
Residents of occupied housing units who own their unit.
Occupied Public Housing and Rent Regulated Units
Numbers and percents refer to the count and share of all occupied rental units for each geography. "Rent Regulated" includes any of the following building types: Rent-Stabilized pre- and post-194 ...
Health and Mental Health
Health Resources
Large Food Retail
Rate of adults per large food retail represents the total population per one large food retail (10,000 square feet or larger) in a given geography.
Medical Facilities
Rate of adults per medical facility represents the total population per one medical facility which can include hospitals, diagnostic and treatment centers and health clinics in a given geography.
Environment
Children Under 6 Years with Elevated Blood Lead Levels (BLL)
Number of children less than 6 years old tested in a given year with blood lead levels of 5 mcg/dL or 10 mcg/dL or greater.
Walking Distance to a Park
The percentage of the population that potentially live within walking distance to a park. Walking distance to a park is defined as 1/4-mile or less to entrances of smaller sites, such as sitting ...
Early Intervention
Referrals to Early Intervention
Rate refers to the number of referrals and re-referrals per 1,000 children under three in NYC.Referrals include new and re-referrals.
Children Receiving Early Intervention Services
Children receiving early intervention services are defined as having had an authorization for a general service (OT, PT, speech and/or special instruction) during the fiscal year; this definition ...
Early Intervention Progress Statistics by Race/Ethnicity
Early Intervention service progression by race/ethnicity. Only includes new referrals.
Average Drop off by Race/Ethnicity
The average drop off is the percentage decline in the average number of children progressing through the Early Intervention program from 2016 to 2018, by race and United Hospital Fund district.
Timeliness of Initial IFSP Meetings from Referral Date
The Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) is a written plan that identifies the EI services the child and family will receive. Federal law requires that the initial IFSP meeting (during which ...
Timeliness of Service Receipt Within 30 Days of the IFSP Meeting
The number of children with IFSPs who were, during the reporting period, receiving the early intervention authorized services (in full, in part or none) as recommended in their IFSPs within 30 da ...
Mental Health and Other Services
Children with a Disability
Children under 18 years old with a disability – this includes a hearing difficulty, vision difficulty, cognitive difficulty, ambulatory difficulty, and self-care difficulty.
Youth Depression
The percentage of high school-aged youth that reported feeling "so sad or hopeless almost every day for 2 weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities" in the past 12 mont ...
Youth Attempted Suicide
The percentage of students who reported attempting suicide one or more times in the past 12 months.
Children Receiving Mental Health Services
The PCS is conducted every two years. Figures reflect data collected from all programs licensed or funded by the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) for a specified one-week period in each year.
Nutrition and Food Security
Obesity Among Public Elementary and Middle School Students
Children are classified as obese if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for their age.
Insurance
Uninsured
Individuals without health insurance.
Children Covered by Medicaid
Data for 2012-2016 represent children under 18 years with Medicaid/Means-tested public coverage, data for 2017 represent children under 19 years with Medicaid/Means-tested public coverage. Medica ...
Asthma
Asthma Emergency Department Visits
Number of asthma emergency department (ED) visits among NYC resident children by age groups (0 to 4, 5 to 17 and 0 to 17). Rate of asthma emergency department (ED) visits per 10,000 children in s ...
Asthma Hospitalizations
Number of asthma hospitalizations among NYC resident children by age groups (0 to 4, 5 to 17 and 0 to 17). Rate of asthma hospitalizations per 10,000 children in specific age groups (0 to 4, 5 to ...
Infant and Maternal Health
Live Births
Citywide births represent the total number of births to occur in New York City. Borough and community district totals represent births to NYC residents only.
Maternal Mortality
Maternal mortality meets the World Health Organization’s definition: “death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy from any cause related to or aggravated by the ...
Low Birthweight Babies
Percentage of babies who were born weighing less than 2,500 grams. Percents refer to the percentage of all live births.
Infant Mortality
Deaths of infants under 1 year per 1,000 live births.
Late or No Prenatal Care
Mothers who received late or no prenatal care. Percents refer to the percentage of all live births.
Preterm Births
The percentage of babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Percents refer to the percentage of all live births.
Exclusive Breastfeeding
The percentage of live births where babies were fed breast milk exclusively during the first five days of life. Percentages refer to the percentage of all live births. Citywide births represent t ...
General Health
Life Expectancy
Life expectancy at birth.
Self-Reported Health Status
The number and age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and older that reported their health as excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor. Numbers represent the estimated number of adults aged 1 ...
Personal Doctor or PCP
The number and percentage of adults that reported having a personal doctor or Primary Care Physician (PCP). Numbers represent the estimated number of adults aged 18 and over, and is unadjusted fo ...
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Cases
Cases data represent the total cumulative number of confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak, by place of residence. Rates are calculated using interpolated intercensal population estimate ...
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Hospitalizations are estimations that reflect the total number of people ever admitted to a hospital for COVID-19, not currently admitted. For more information on how DOHMH estimates the number o ...
COVID-19 Deaths
Death data represent the total cumulative number of confirmed deaths since the start of the outbreak, by place of residence. Rates are calculated using interpolated intercensal population estimat ...
Early Care and Education
Quality
Pre-K Learning Environment Quality
Average Early Childhood Education Rating System (ECERS) Observation Score
Affordability
Cost Burden for Infant/Toddler Child Care
Child care cost burden refers to the median cost of infant/toddler child care as a percentage of median household income in the past year for families with children under five.
Infant/Toddler Child Care Affordability
Child care affordability data represents families with children under 5 who pay less than 7% of their annual income on the estimated cost of child care. The threshold for child care affordability ...
Preschool (Age 3-5) Child Care Cost Burden
Preschool child care cost burden refers to the median cost of care for children ages 3-5 as a percentage of median household income in the past year for families with children under five.
Preschool (Age 3-5) Child Care Affordability
Child care affordability data represents families with children under 5 who pay less than 7% of their annual income on the estimated cost of child care. The threshold for child care affordability ...
Utilization
Child Care Voucher Utilization for Children Under 5
Families eligible for vouchers are either receiving Cash Assistance from the Human Resources Administration (HRA) or have an ACS-issued voucher. Vouchers act like an electronic coupon that a fami ...
Child Care Voucher Utilization for All Children
Families eligible for vouchers are either receiving mandated vouchers for families on Cash Assistance from the Human Resources Administration (HRA) or have an ACS-issued voucher (including non-ma ...
Unmet Need for Publicly Funded Child Care
Population: estimated population of infants.Income Eligible = number of infants in households below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (around $50,000 for a family of 4). Percents refer to the per ...
Capacity in Contracted Care for Children Under 5
Contracted care for children under five-year-old includes: contracted subsidized EarlyLearn and NYC Head Start and universal programs to provide Pre-K and 3-K for All.
Enrollment
Early Education Enrollment in Private and Public Programs
3-and 4-year-olds enrolled in early education programs. Percents refer to the share of all 3 and 4 year olds in a geography.
Enrollment in Publicly Funded Care for Children Under 5
Publicly funded care for children under five-year-old captures seats contracted by the Department of Education (NYC Public Schools), including Pre-K, 3-K and infant and toddler seats, as well as ...
Enrollment in Contracted Care for Children Under 5
Contracted care for children under five-year-old includes: contracted subsidized EarlyLearn and NYC Head Start (during 2019/2020 transitioned from the Administration for Children’s Services to th ...
Enrollment in Subsidized Care for All Children
Subsidized care for all children includes contracted subsidized EarlyLearn and NYC Head Start (during 2019/2020 transitioned from the Administration for Children’s Services to the Department of E ...
Enrollment in EarlyLearn Contracted Care for All Children
EarlyLearn contracted care also includes NYC Head Start and 3-K and Pre-K seats in these settings (during 2019/2020 transitioned from the Administration for Children’s Services to the Department ...
Enrollment in Pre-K for All
Pre-K for All is a universal program administered by the Department of Education to provide Pre-K and 3-K for All.
Enrollment in 3-K for All
3-K for All is a universal program administered by the Department of Education to provide Pre-K and 3-K for All.
Contracted Enrollment by Length of Care by Age Group
Length of care by age group refers to enrollment in contracted system which includes Early Learn, 3-K and Pre-K for All provided in center-based settings, licensed family settings and schools (sc ...
Population of Children Under 5
Population of Children Under 5
Population of children under 5 is the number of children under 5 years old in a given area.
Education
Graduation Outcomes
Graduation Rate
New York City public high school students who graduated as of June after four years or six years of instruction. Six-year graduation rate data represent graduation rates for the cohort entering 6 ...
Dropout Rate
New York City public high school students who had dropped out as of June after four years or six years of instruction. Six-year dropout rate data represent dropout rates for the cohort entering 6 ...
College Readiness
The college readiness rate shows the percentage of students in the school’s four-year cohort who, by the August after their fourth year in high school, graduated with a Local Diploma or higher an ...
Postsecondary Enrollment
The postsecondary enrollment rate shows the percentage of students who graduated and enrolled in a two- or four-year college, vocational program, approved apprenticeship or public service within ...
College Persistence
The college persistence rate shows the percentage of students in the six-year cohort who graduated, enrolled, and persisted in college through the beginning of their third semester, within six ye ...
Student Performance Metrics
High School ELA Proficiency
Public high school students meeting proficiency standards in English Language Arts (ELA) after 4 years of instruction.
High School Math Proficiency
Public high school students meeting proficiency standards in Math after 4 years of instruction.
Reading Test Scores (3rd through 8th Grades)
Number and Percent Passing refer to third through eighth graders who performed at or above grade level (scoring at level 3 or 4) on New York State standardized reading tests. Mean Score is the av ...
Math Test Scores (3rd through 8th Grades)
Number and Percent Passing refer to third through eighth graders who performed at or above grade level (scoring at level 3 or 4) on New York State standardized reading tests. Mean Score is the av ...
School Characteristics
Attendance
Data prior to 2014 represent the average school year attendance rate, while data from 2014 onward represent the total number of days students were present in school divided by the total number of ...
Chronic Absenteeism
Students are considered chronically absent if they have an attendance rate less than 90 percent (i.e. students who are absent 10 percent or more of the total days). In order to be included in chr ...
School Utilization and Overcrowding
Utilization Rate is enrollment shown as a percentage of capacity. Overcrowded Schools is the percentage of schools in a geography where enrollment exceeds capacity.
Teacher Certification
Teaching Out of Certification refers to the number of individuals teaching out of their subject/field of certification. No Valid Certificate refers to the number of individuals without valid teac ...
Teacher Experience
Fewer Than 4 Years Experience refers to the number of teachers with fewer than four years of teaching experience for school years 2018 through 2020; and refers to the number of teachers with fewe ...
School Staff Demographics
Teachers include staff in a teacher title. Leadership includes Principals and Assistant Principals.Other staff includes any other pedagogic staff (aside from teachers and leadership), paraprofess ...
School District Racial/Ethnic Representativeness
Following recommendations laid out by the Mayor's School Diversity Advisory Group (SDAG), this data explores the extent to which New York City public schools are racially/ethnically representativ ...
Student Economic Need Index
The school’s Economic Need Index is the average of its students’ Economic Need Values. The Economic Need Index (ENI) estimates the percentage of students facing economic hardship.
School Meals
Breakfast ADP: the average daily number of breakfasts served in the cafeteria by the department before the school day begins. Lunch ADP: the average daily number of lunches served by the departme ...
Student Discipline
Data for total student discipline include: principal suspensions, lasting 1 to 5 days; superintendent suspensions, which exceed 5 days; and removals of students from the classroom by a teacher. R ...
Student Characteristics
Enrollment
Enrollment (official register) in New York City public schools.
English Language Learners
Students designated as English language learners.
Students Living in Temporary Housing
Public school students (including charter schools) who identified as homeless anytime during the school year, even if they are no longer experiencing homelessness at the end of the school year.
Students with Disabilities (IEP)
Students with disabilities are defined as any child receiving an IEP as of the end of the school year.
Student Racial/Ethnic Diversity
Diversity refers to the racial/ethnic makeup of students at schools within a specific geography, using the DOE's categories of Asian, Black, Hispanic, White, and Multiple Race Categories Not Repr ...
Student Economic Status
"Poverty" counts are based on the number of students with families who have qualified for free or reduced price lunch, or are eligible for Human Resources Administration (HRA) benefits.
Youth and Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Arrests (Under 16 Years)
Arrests of children under 16 years.
Arrests of 16 and 17 Year Olds
Arrest counts for violent felony, non-violent felony, misdemeanor, and VTL offenses.
Minor Arrests (Under 18 Years Old)
Arrests of children under 18 years.
Youth Arrests (18 to 24 Years)
Arrests of youth 18 to 24 years of age.
Admissions to Juvenile Detention (Calendar Year)
Unique youth admitted to juvenile detention during the calendar year.
Close to Home Placements
The annual number of Close to Home admissions by calendar year.
Adolescents in Adult Jails
The total number of adolescent admissions and average daily adolescent population in adult city jails. Adolescents are 16 through 18 years of age.
Teen Employment and Idleness
Teen Idleness (16 to 19 Years)
Teens 16 to 19 years who are not in school and not in the labor force. This excludes teens who serve in the armed forces. Percents refer to the percent of all teenagers 16 to 19 years.
Teen Unemployment (16 to 19 Years)
Teens 16 to 19 years actively seeking employment who are unemployed.
Youth Unemployment (20 to 24 Years)
Youth 20 to 24 years who are without a job and were actively seeking employment within the last four weeks.
Disconnected Youth (16 to 24 Years)
Teens and youth 16 to 24 years who are not in school and not working. Percents refer to the percent of all teenagers and youth 16 to 24 years.
Teen Births
Teen Births
Number of births to teenage mothers younger than 20 years old, per 1,000 teenage girls aged 15 to 19. Citywide births represent the total number of teen births to occur in New York City. Borough ...
Child Welfare and Community Safety
Community Safety
Arrests
Arrests by offense type.
Criminal Justice System Involvement
The number and share of adults aged 18 and older who report involvement in the criminal justice system. "Personal" involvement includes adults who report spending any amount of time in a juvenile ...
Police Misconduct
Total refers to the total number of complaints received by the Civilian Complaint Review Board by precinct where the incident occurred. A complaint is defined as any incident within the Agency’s ...
Reported Felonies
The number of violent felony crimes reported per 1,000 residents.
Motor Vehicle Injuries and Fatalities
The total number of motor vehicle crash events that result in injury and/or death to pedestrians and cyclists, by the location where the crash occurred.
Community Trust
Share of adults ages 18 and older who report they strongly agree or somewhat agree with the following statement: "People in your neighborhood are willing to help their neighbors."
Street and Sidewalk Cleanliness
The percent of streets that are rated "acceptably clean" by the Mayor's Office of Operations.
Domestic Violence
Domestic Incident Reports
The number of domestic violence incident reports that were filed by the New York City Police Department. Rates refer to the number of domestic violence incident reports per 1,000 households in th ...
Domestic Felony Assaults
The number of felony assault offenses involving intimate partners or family members that were filed by the New York City Police Department. Rates refer to the number of domestic violence incident ...
Domestic Rape Offenses
The number of felony rapes involving intimate partners or family members that were filed by the New York City Police Department. This does not include rape offenses between non-intimate partners ...
Foster Care
Foster Care Placements
Children placed into foster care.
Foster Care Population
Children in foster care by community district of foster care placement, as of the last day of the calendar year.
Prevention
New Preventive Services Cases
New child welfare preventative cases opened within the year by borough and community district of case. This does not include cases transferred from one provider to another.
Children Served in Preventive Services
The annual number of unique children who received child welfare preventive services in a given year by community district of residence.
Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations
Consolidated investigations of child abuse and neglect.
Children in Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations
Children involved in investigations of abuse or neglect by community district of residence. The number of children is the sum of children in investigations during the year, such that there are du ...
Indicated Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations
Investigations of child abuse and neglect in which the city’s child welfare agency, the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), found credible evidence of abuse or neglect. Indicated invest ...
Victimization Rate
Victimization Rate is the number of distinct children under 18 with indicated reports of abuse or neglect per 1,000 children under 18.