Poverty
Individuals with incomes below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
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.
Economic Conditions
Poverty
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.
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 ...
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 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.
Financial Security
Unbanked Households
The share of households without a checking or savings account.
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.