Adult Outcomes: Fraction married by Neighborhood — New York City

Map and ranking of Adult Outcomes: Fraction married across New York City's 197 neighborhoods. Highest: South Williamsburg (71.7%). Lowest: Harlem (North) (12.5%). New York City avg: 31.7%. Data: 2014–2015.
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Adult Outcomes: Fraction married · all 197 New York City neighborhoods · 2014–15

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New York City citywide · Adult Outcomes: Fraction married 31.7%
Highest neighborhood South Williamsburg: 71.7%
Lowest neighborhood Harlem (North): 12.5%

Note: These measures follow children born 1978–1983 who grew up in each neighborhood. Adult outcomes were measured in 2014 and 2015, when they were ages 31–37. Income amounts are adjusted for inflation and shown in 2024 dollars; they describe income measured in 2014–2015. Household income includes a spouse’s income; individual income excludes it. Incarceration was measured on April 1, 2010.

Universe: Children born 1978–1983 who grew up in each mapped area · Geography: Census tract · Source: IRS tax-return and Census data compiled by Opportunity Insights for The Opportunity Atlas (2018)

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Min 13% 25th pct 20% Median 33% 75th pct 45% Max 72%

Neighborhood ranking: Adult Outcomes: Fraction married

#1 South Williamsburg 71.7%+39.9 pts
#2 Borough Park 64.6%+32.9 pts
#3 Mapleton-Midwood (West) 64.2%+32.5 pts
#4 Midwood 60.5%+28.8 pts
#5 Gravesend (East)-Homecrest 57.6%+25.9 pts
#6 Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights 55.9%+24.2 pts
#7 Madison 54.8%+23.1 pts
#8 Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow 54.5%+22.8 pts
#9 Great Kills-Eltingville 53.7%+22 pts
#10 Bellerose 53.7%+21.9 pts
#11 Kew Gardens Hills 53%+21.3 pts
#12 Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park 52.7%+21 pts
#13 Whitestone-Beechhurst 52.4%+20.7 pts
#14 Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach 52.2%+20.5 pts
#15 Arden Heights-Rossville 51.8%+20.1 pts
#16 Westerleigh-Castleton Corners 51.5%+19.8 pts
#17 Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel 51.4%+19.7 pts
#18 Oakwood-Richmondtown 50.8%+19.1 pts
#19 Tottenville-Charleston 50.6%+18.8 pts
#20 New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis 50.5%+18.8 pts
#21 Bay Terrace-Clearview 50.3%+18.6 pts
#22 Douglaston-Little Neck 50.2%+18.5 pts
#23 Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills 49.7%+18 pts
#24 Dyker Heights 49.6%+17.9 pts
#25 Bath Beach 49.6%+17.8 pts
#26 Middle Village 49.3%+17.6 pts
#27 Auburndale 49.3%+17.6 pts
#28 Howard Beach-Lindenwood 48.6%+16.9 pts
#29 Bayside 48.5%+16.8 pts
#30 Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill 48.4%+16.6 pts
#31 College Point 47.9%+16.2 pts
#32 Queensboro Hill 47.9%+16.2 pts
#33 Bensonhurst 47.4%+15.7 pts
#34 Kew Gardens 47.2%+15.5 pts
#35 Gravesend (West) 47.1%+15.4 pts
#36 Glendale 47%+15.3 pts
#37 Fresh Meadows-Utopia 46.9%+15.2 pts
#38 Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills 46.8%+15.1 pts
#39 Forest Hills 46.7%+15 pts
#40 Rego Park 46.6%+14.9 pts
#41 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil 46.5%+14.8 pts
#42 Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) 46.3%+14.6 pts
#43 Brooklyn Heights 46.2%+14.5 pts
#44 Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing 45.9%+14.2 pts
#45 Maspeth 45.9%+14.2 pts
#46 Brighton Beach 45.5%+13.8 pts
#47 New Dorp-Midland Beach 45.4%+13.7 pts
#48 Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach 45.1%+13.4 pts
#49 East Flushing 44.9%+13.2 pts
#50 Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square 44.9%+13.2 pts
#51 SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square 44.7%+13 pts
#52 Bay Ridge 44.7%+13 pts
#53 Greenpoint 44.5%+12.8 pts
#54 Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island 44.4%+12.7 pts
#55 Kensington 44.2%+12.5 pts
#56 Chinatown-Two Bridges 44.2%+12.5 pts
#57 Morris Park 43.5%+11.7 pts
#58 Gramercy 43.1%+11.4 pts
#59 Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest 42.9%+11.2 pts
#60 Astoria (Central) 42.9%+11.2 pts
#61 Ozone Park 42.7%+11 pts
#62 Elmhurst 42.4%+10.7 pts
#63 Gravesend (South) 42.4%+10.7 pts
#64 Astoria (East)-Woodside (North) 42.4%+10.7 pts
#65 Greenwich Village 42.3%+10.5 pts
#66 Woodside 42.2%+10.5 pts
#67 Jamaica Estates-Holliswood 42.1%+10.4 pts
#68 Flushing-Willets Point 41.9%+10.2 pts
#69 Financial District-Battery Park City 41.6%+9.9 pts
#70 Jamaica Hills-Briarwood 41.6%+9.9 pts
#71 Tribeca-Civic Center 41.5%+9.8 pts
#72 Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway 41.4%+9.7 pts
#73 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill 41.3%+9.6 pts
#74 East Midtown-Turtle Bay 41%+9.3 pts
#75 Sunnyside 40.9%+9.2 pts
#76 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village 40.8%+9.1 pts
#77 Upper East Side-Yorkville 40.7%+9 pts
#78 Woodhaven 40.4%+8.7 pts
#79 West Village 40.4%+8.6 pts
#80 Jackson Heights 39.7%+8 pts
#81 Ridgewood 39.5%+7.8 pts
#82 Ozone Park (North) 39.3%+7.6 pts
#83 Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 39%+7.3 pts
#84 Upper West Side-Lincoln Square 38.9%+7.2 pts
#85 South Richmond Hill 38.8%+7.1 pts
#86 Richmond Hill 38.7%+7 pts
#87 Sunset Park (Central) 38.6%+6.9 pts
#88 Throgs Neck-Schuylerville 37.8%+6.1 pts
#89 Upper West Side (Central) 37.8%+6.1 pts
#90 Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville 37.7%+6 pts
#91 Park Slope 36.9%+5.2 pts
#92 Windsor Terrace-South Slope 36.6%+4.9 pts
#93 Midtown-Times Square 36.1%+4.4 pts
#94 Murray Hill-Kips Bay 36.1%+4.4 pts
#95 Lower East Side 35.2%+3.5 pts
#96 South Ozone Park 34.3%+2.6 pts
#97 Williamsburg 34.3%+2.6 pts
#98 Long Island City-Hunters Point 34%+2.3 pts
#99 Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill 32.7%+1 pts
#100 Port Richmond 32.6%+0.9 pts
#101 Jamaica 32.5%+0.8 pts
#102 Pelham Gardens 32.3%+0.6 pts
#103 Chelsea-Hudson Yards 32.2%+0.5 pts
#104 Sunset Park (West) 31.9%+0.2 pts
#105 Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville 31.8%+0.1 pts
#106 Westchester Square 31.6%-0.1 pts
#107 Corona 30.9%-0.8 pts
#108 Pelham Parkway-Van Nest 30.6%-1.1 pts
#109 Hell's Kitchen 29.8%-1.9 pts
#110 Far Rockaway-Bayswater 29.1%-2.6 pts
#111 Flatlands 28.9%-2.8 pts
#112 Queens Village 28.9%-2.8 pts
#113 East Village 28.8%-2.9 pts
#114 Coney Island-Sea Gate 28.4%-3.3 pts
#115 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook 28.1%-3.7 pts
#116 Norwood 28%-3.7 pts
#117 North Corona 27.8%-3.9 pts
#118 East Williamsburg 27.7%-4 pts
#119 Morningside Heights 27.2%-4.5 pts
#120 Old Astoria-Hallets Point 27.1%-4.6 pts
#121 Cypress Hills 27%-4.7 pts
#122 St. George-New Brighton 26.9%-4.8 pts
#123 Spring Creek-Starrett City 26.8%-4.9 pts
#124 Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley 26.7%-5.1 pts
#125 Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills 26.3%-5.4 pts
#126 Washington Heights (North) 26.2%-5.5 pts
#127 Bushwick (West) 26.1%-5.6 pts
#128 Rosedale 26.1%-5.6 pts
#129 East Elmhurst 25.9%-5.8 pts
#130 Allerton 25.9%-5.8 pts
#131 Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills 25.9%-5.8 pts
#132 Wakefield-Woodlawn 25.8%-5.9 pts
#133 Canarsie 25.5%-6.3 pts
#134 Kingsbridge-Marble Hill 25%-6.7 pts
#135 Hollis 25%-6.7 pts
#136 Crown Heights (South) 24.9%-6.8 pts
#137 Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village 24.2%-7.5 pts
#138 Castle Hill-Unionport 23.8%-7.9 pts
#139 Bedford Park 23.4%-8.3 pts
#140 Inwood 22.9%-8.8 pts
#141 Washington Heights (South) 22.6%-9.1 pts
#142 Parkchester 22.4%-9.4 pts
#143 Belmont 22%-9.7 pts
#144 Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill 22%-9.8 pts
#145 East New York-City Line 21.8%-9.9 pts
#146 Co-op City 21%-10.8 pts
#147 Prospect Heights 20.9%-10.8 pts
#148 University Heights (North)-Fordham 20.3%-11.4 pts
#149 Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River 20%-11.7 pts
#150 East Harlem (South) 20%-11.8 pts
#151 Bushwick (East) 19.9%-11.9 pts
#152 East Flatbush-Farragut 19.7%-12 pts
#153 Mount Hope 19.6%-12.1 pts
#154 Flatbush 19.5%-12.2 pts
#155 Laurelton 19.4%-12.4 pts
#156 Soundview-Clason Point 19%-12.7 pts
#157 Mount Eden-Claremont (West) 19%-12.8 pts
#158 Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere 18.9%-12.9 pts
#159 Concourse-Concourse Village 18.8%-12.9 pts
#160 Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill 18.7%-13 pts
#161 Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate 18.7%-13 pts
#162 Williamsbridge-Olinville 18.6%-13.1 pts
#163 Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester 18.4%-13.3 pts
#164 Clinton Hill 18.4%-13.3 pts
#165 Manhattanville-West Harlem 18.4%-13.3 pts
#166 Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville 18.4%-13.3 pts
#167 East Flatbush-Erasmus 18.2%-13.5 pts
#168 Longwood 18.2%-13.5 pts
#169 Fordham Heights 18.1%-13.6 pts
#170 University Heights (South)-Morris Heights 18.1%-13.6 pts
#171 East New York (North) 18%-13.7 pts
#172 Fort Greene 18%-13.7 pts
#173 Cambria Heights 17.7%-14 pts
#174 West Farms 17.7%-14 pts
#175 Crotona Park East 17.7%-14 pts
#176 Melrose 17.3%-14.4 pts
#177 St. Albans 17.1%-14.6 pts
#178 East Flatbush-Rugby 17.1%-14.6 pts
#179 Baisley Park 17.1%-14.6 pts
#180 Mott Haven-Port Morris 16.8%-14.9 pts
#181 Highbridge 16.8%-14.9 pts
#182 East Harlem (North) 16.7%-15 pts
#183 Hunts Point 16.7%-15.1 pts
#184 Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village 16.5%-15.2 pts
#185 Tremont 16.3%-15.5 pts
#186 East Flatbush-Remsen Village 16.2%-15.6 pts
#187 East New York-New Lots 16%-15.7 pts
#188 South Jamaica 16%-15.7 pts
#189 Ocean Hill 15.5%-16.2 pts
#190 Crown Heights (North) 15.4%-16.3 pts
#191 Morrisania 15.1%-16.6 pts
#192 Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) 14.7%-17 pts
#193 Claremont Village-Claremont (East) 13.7%-18.1 pts
#194 Harlem (South) 13.6%-18.2 pts
#195 Brownsville 13.4%-18.3 pts
#196 Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) 13.1%-18.6 pts
#197 Harlem (North) 12.5%-19.2 pts
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