Independent Living Disability by Neighborhood — New York City

Map and ranking of Independent Living Disability across New York City's 197 neighborhoods. Highest: Spring Creek-Starrett City (20.4%). Lowest: Financial District-Battery Park City (1.5%). New York City avg: 6.6%. Data: 2020–2024.
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Independent Living Disability · all 197 New York City neighborhoods · 2020–24

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2020–2024 5-year ACS estimate.

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New York City citywide · Independent Living Disability 6.6%
Highest neighborhood Spring Creek-Starrett City: 20.4%
Lowest neighborhood Financial District-Battery Park City: 1.5%

Note: People can report more than one disability, so the percent with at least one disability will be less than the sum of the individual disability categories. See the disability measures page for the ACS question wording.

Universe: Civilian noninstitutionalized population, 18+ (excludes people in correctional facilities and nursing homes) · Geography: Census Tract · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates

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Min 1% 25th pct 5% Median 6% 75th pct 8% Max 20%

Neighborhood ranking: Independent Living Disability (2020–24)

#1 Spring Creek-Starrett City 20.4%+13.8 pts
#2 Brighton Beach 17.4%+10.8 pts
#3 Gravesend (South) 14.5%+7.9 pts
#4 Coney Island-Sea Gate 14.4%+7.8 pts
#5 Longwood 14.2%+7.7 pts
#6 Morrisania 14%+7.4 pts
#7 Claremont Village-Claremont (East) 13.3%+6.7 pts
#8 Melrose 13.1%+6.5 pts
#9 University Heights (South)-Morris Heights 12%+5.4 pts
#10 Mott Haven-Port Morris 11.9%+5.3 pts
#11 Tremont 11.8%+5.2 pts
#12 Crotona Park East 11.6%+5 pts
#13 Soundview-Clason Point 11.4%+4.8 pts
#14 West Farms 11.3%+4.7 pts
#15 Concourse-Concourse Village 11.2%+4.6 pts
#16 Castle Hill-Unionport 10.9%+4.4 pts
#17 Hunts Point 10.8%+4.2 pts
#18 Washington Heights (South) 10.8%+4.2 pts
#19 Manhattanville-West Harlem 10.3%+3.7 pts
#20 Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach 10.1%+3.5 pts
#21 Mount Eden-Claremont (West) 10.1%+3.5 pts
#22 Brownsville 10%+3.4 pts
#23 Chinatown-Two Bridges 9.7%+3.1 pts
#24 East Harlem (North) 9.6%+3.1 pts
#25 Midwood 9.5%+2.9 pts
#26 Belmont 9.5%+2.9 pts
#27 Lower East Side 9.4%+2.8 pts
#28 East Harlem (South) 9.4%+2.8 pts
#29 Bellerose 9.4%+2.8 pts
#30 Throgs Neck-Schuylerville 9.3%+2.7 pts
#31 Williamsbridge-Olinville 9.2%+2.6 pts
#32 University Heights (North)-Fordham 9.2%+2.6 pts
#33 Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park 9.2%+2.6 pts
#34 Allerton 9.1%+2.5 pts
#35 East New York-City Line 9%+2.4 pts
#36 East New York-New Lots 8.8%+2.2 pts
#37 Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere 8.8%+2.2 pts
#38 Old Astoria-Hallets Point 8.7%+2.1 pts
#39 Howard Beach-Lindenwood 8.6%+2 pts
#40 Far Rockaway-Bayswater 8.6%+2 pts
#41 Parkchester 8.6%+2 pts
#42 Norwood 8.3%+1.8 pts
#43 Hollis 8.3%+1.7 pts
#44 Douglaston-Little Neck 8.3%+1.7 pts
#45 Bath Beach 8.2%+1.7 pts
#46 Flushing-Willets Point 8.2%+1.6 pts
#47 Kingsbridge-Marble Hill 8.2%+1.6 pts
#48 Highbridge 8.2%+1.6 pts
#49 Rego Park 8.2%+1.6 pts
#50 Dyker Heights 8.1%+1.5 pts
#51 Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester 8.1%+1.5 pts
#52 Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island 8.1%+1.5 pts
#53 Westchester Square 8%+1.4 pts
#54 Harlem (North) 7.9%+1.3 pts
#55 Inwood 7.8%+1.3 pts
#56 Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River 7.8%+1.2 pts
#57 Middle Village 7.8%+1.2 pts
#58 Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills 7.7%+1.1 pts
#59 Gravesend (West) 7.6%+1 pts
#60 Fort Greene 7.5%+1 pts
#61 Jamaica Hills-Briarwood 7.5%+0.9 pts
#62 Bensonhurst 7.5%+0.9 pts
#63 Bedford Park 7.5%+0.9 pts
#64 New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis 7.4%+0.8 pts
#65 South Jamaica 7.4%+0.8 pts
#66 Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights 7.4%+0.8 pts
#67 Jamaica 7.4%+0.8 pts
#68 Madison 7.3%+0.8 pts
#69 Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach 7.3%+0.7 pts
#70 Windsor Terrace-South Slope 7.2%+0.6 pts
#71 Queens Village 7.2%+0.6 pts
#72 Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills 7.2%+0.6 pts
#73 Pelham Parkway-Van Nest 7.2%+0.6 pts
#74 Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill 7.2%+0.6 pts
#75 St. George-New Brighton 7.2%+0.6 pts
#76 Kew Gardens Hills 7.2%+0.6 pts
#77 Fordham Heights 7.1%+0.5 pts
#78 Bay Terrace-Clearview 7.1%+0.5 pts
#79 Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville 7.1%+0.5 pts
#80 Gravesend (East)-Homecrest 7.1%+0.5 pts
#81 Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley 7.1%+0.5 pts
#82 Mount Hope 7%+0.4 pts
#83 Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill 7%+0.4 pts
#84 Oakwood-Richmondtown 6.9%+0.3 pts
#85 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil 6.9%+0.3 pts
#86 Arden Heights-Rossville 6.8%+0.2 pts
#87 Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel 6.8%+0.2 pts
#88 East Williamsburg 6.8%+0.2 pts
#89 Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village 6.7%+0.1 pts
#90 East New York (North) 6.7%+0.1 pts
#91 Mapleton-Midwood (West) 6.7%+0.1 pts
#92 Wakefield-Woodlawn 6.7%+0.1 pts
#93 Cambria Heights 6.6%-0 pts
#94 Port Richmond 6.5%-0 pts
#95 Crown Heights (North) 6.5%-0.1 pts
#96 Sunset Park (West) 6.5%-0.1 pts
#97 Cypress Hills 6.5%-0.1 pts
#98 Forest Hills 6.5%-0.1 pts
#99 South Richmond Hill 6.5%-0.1 pts
#100 Corona 6.4%-0.1 pts
#101 East Flatbush-Farragut 6.4%-0.2 pts
#102 New Dorp-Midland Beach 6.4%-0.2 pts
#103 East Flatbush-Remsen Village 6.3%-0.3 pts
#104 Washington Heights (North) 6.2%-0.3 pts
#105 Pelham Gardens 6.1%-0.5 pts
#106 Morris Park 6.1%-0.5 pts
#107 Kew Gardens 6.1%-0.5 pts
#108 Bushwick (East) 6.1%-0.5 pts
#109 Flatlands 6.1%-0.5 pts
#110 Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow 6.1%-0.5 pts
#111 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill 6.1%-0.5 pts
#112 Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville 6.1%-0.5 pts
#113 Ozone Park 6%-0.5 pts
#114 Co-op City 6%-0.6 pts
#115 Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills 6%-0.6 pts
#116 East Village 6%-0.6 pts
#117 South Williamsburg 6%-0.6 pts
#118 East Flushing 6%-0.6 pts
#119 Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) 6%-0.6 pts
#120 Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills 5.9%-0.7 pts
#121 East Flatbush-Rugby 5.9%-0.7 pts
#122 Auburndale 5.9%-0.7 pts
#123 Great Kills-Eltingville 5.9%-0.7 pts
#124 Crown Heights (South) 5.8%-0.8 pts
#125 Laurelton 5.8%-0.8 pts
#126 Richmond Hill 5.8%-0.8 pts
#127 Baisley Park 5.8%-0.8 pts
#128 St. Albans 5.8%-0.8 pts
#129 College Point 5.8%-0.8 pts
#130 Bay Ridge 5.8%-0.8 pts
#131 Tottenville-Charleston 5.7%-0.8 pts
#132 South Ozone Park 5.7%-0.9 pts
#133 Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village 5.7%-0.9 pts
#134 Jamaica Estates-Holliswood 5.6%-1 pts
#135 Ozone Park (North) 5.6%-1 pts
#136 Westerleigh-Castleton Corners 5.6%-1 pts
#137 Canarsie 5.6%-1 pts
#138 East Flatbush-Erasmus 5.5%-1.1 pts
#139 Bayside 5.4%-1.2 pts
#140 Jackson Heights 5.4%-1.2 pts
#141 Woodhaven 5.3%-1.3 pts
#142 Morningside Heights 5.3%-1.3 pts
#143 Rosedale 5.3%-1.3 pts
#144 Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) 5.2%-1.4 pts
#145 Harlem (South) 5.2%-1.4 pts
#146 Borough Park 5.2%-1.4 pts
#147 Kensington 5.1%-1.5 pts
#148 Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate 5.1%-1.5 pts
#149 Flatbush 5.1%-1.5 pts
#150 Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest 5.1%-1.5 pts
#151 Bushwick (West) 5%-1.6 pts
#152 Ocean Hill 4.9%-1.7 pts
#153 Glendale 4.9%-1.7 pts
#154 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook 4.8%-1.8 pts
#155 East Elmhurst 4.7%-1.9 pts
#156 Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing 4.7%-1.9 pts
#157 Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) 4.6%-2 pts
#158 Queensboro Hill 4.6%-2 pts
#159 Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway 4.5%-2.1 pts
#160 Astoria (East)-Woodside (North) 4.5%-2.1 pts
#161 Fresh Meadows-Utopia 4.5%-2.1 pts
#162 Sunset Park (Central) 4.5%-2.1 pts
#163 Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville 4.4%-2.2 pts
#164 Upper West Side (Central) 4.3%-2.3 pts
#165 Williamsburg 4.3%-2.3 pts
#166 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village 4.3%-2.3 pts
#167 Elmhurst 4.3%-2.3 pts
#168 Maspeth 4.2%-2.3 pts
#169 Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 4.2%-2.4 pts
#170 Ridgewood 4.1%-2.5 pts
#171 Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill 3.9%-2.7 pts
#172 Chelsea-Hudson Yards 3.9%-2.7 pts
#173 Midtown-Times Square 3.9%-2.7 pts
#174 SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square 3.8%-2.8 pts
#175 Upper East Side-Yorkville 3.7%-2.9 pts
#176 Astoria (Central) 3.7%-2.9 pts
#177 Clinton Hill 3.6%-3 pts
#178 Sunnyside 3.6%-3 pts
#179 Whitestone-Beechhurst 3.6%-3 pts
#180 Woodside 3.4%-3.2 pts
#181 Hell's Kitchen 3.3%-3.3 pts
#182 Brooklyn Heights 3.2%-3.3 pts
#183 Greenpoint 3.2%-3.4 pts
#184 Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill 3.1%-3.5 pts
#185 Prospect Heights 2.9%-3.7 pts
#186 East Midtown-Turtle Bay 2.9%-3.7 pts
#187 Upper West Side-Lincoln Square 2.9%-3.7 pts
#188 West Village 2.8%-3.8 pts
#189 Murray Hill-Kips Bay 2.8%-3.8 pts
#190 Gramercy 2.5%-4.1 pts
#191 Long Island City-Hunters Point 2.5%-4.1 pts
#192 North Corona 2.2%-4.4 pts
#193 Park Slope 2.2%-4.4 pts
#194 Greenwich Village 2.1%-4.5 pts
#195 Tribeca-Civic Center 1.7%-4.9 pts
#196 Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square 1.5%-5.1 pts
#197 Financial District-Battery Park City 1.5%-5.1 pts
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