Lower-Income Families: Household income rank (percentile) by Neighborhood — New York City

Map and ranking of Lower-Income Families: Household income rank (percentile) across New York City's 197 neighborhoods. Highest: Bay Terrace-Clearview (60.7). Lowest: Claremont Village-Claremont (East) (32.6). New York City avg: 42.1. Data: 2014–2015.
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Lower-Income Families: Household income rank (percentile) · all 197 New York City neighborhoods · 2014–15

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New York City citywide · Lower-Income Families: Household income rank (percentile) 42.1
Highest neighborhood Bay Terrace-Clearview: 60.7
Lowest neighborhood Claremont Village-Claremont (East): 32.6

Note: These are predicted outcomes for children born 1978–1983 who grew up in each neighborhood with parents at the 25th percentile of national household income (about $35,800 a year in 2024 dollars). 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.

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 32.6 25th pct 38.5 Median 44.0 75th pct 51.0 Max 60.7

Neighborhood ranking: Lower-Income Families: Household income rank (percentile)

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#1 Bay Terrace-Clearview 60.7+18.6 pp
#2 Douglaston-Little Neck 59.8+17.7 pp
#3 Queensboro Hill 58.8+16.7 pp
#4 Madison 58.3+16.2 pp
#5 Auburndale 58.2+16.1 pp
#6 Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow 57.7+15.6 pp
#7 Rego Park 57.5+15.4 pp
#8 Fresh Meadows-Utopia 57.5+15.4 pp
#9 Whitestone-Beechhurst 57.1+15 pp
#10 Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park 57.1+15 pp
#11 Forest Hills 56.7+14.6 pp
#12 Arden Heights-Rossville 56.7+14.6 pp
#13 Bayside 56.6+14.5 pp
#14 Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills 56.6+14.5 pp
#15 New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis 55.6+13.5 pp
#16 Tottenville-Charleston 55.6+13.5 pp
#17 Bensonhurst 55.5+13.4 pp
#18 Middle Village 55.5+13.4 pp
#19 Great Kills-Eltingville 55.3+13.2 pp
#20 Gravesend (West) 54.9+12.8 pp
#21 Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach 54.8+12.7 pp
#22 Bellerose 54.8+12.7 pp
#23 Westerleigh-Castleton Corners 54.6+12.5 pp
#24 Bath Beach 54.5+12.4 pp
#25 SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square 54.4+12.3 pp
#26 Dyker Heights 54.2+12.1 pp
#27 Gravesend (East)-Homecrest 54.1+12 pp
#28 East Flushing 53.9+11.8 pp
#29 Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing 53.7+11.6 pp
#30 Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel 53.7+11.6 pp
#31 Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights 53.3+11.2 pp
#32 Mapleton-Midwood (West) 53.1+11 pp
#33 Kew Gardens Hills 52.9+10.8 pp
#34 Kew Gardens 52.8+10.7 pp
#35 College Point 52.6+10.5 pp
#36 Midwood 52.4+10.3 pp
#37 Flushing-Willets Point 52.3+10.2 pp
#38 Howard Beach-Lindenwood 52.3+10.2 pp
#39 Oakwood-Richmondtown 52.3+10.2 pp
#40 Bay Ridge 52.2+10.1 pp
#41 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village 52.2+10.1 pp
#42 Chinatown-Two Bridges 52.1+10 pp
#43 Maspeth 51.9+9.8 pp
#44 Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach 51.8+9.7 pp
#45 Tribeca-Civic Center 51.6+9.5 pp
#46 Glendale 51.5+9.4 pp
#47 Jamaica Hills-Briarwood 51.5+9.4 pp
#48 Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island 51.3+9.2 pp
#49 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil 51.2+9.1 pp
#50 Morris Park 51.0+8.9 pp
#51 Elmhurst 50.8+8.7 pp
#52 Woodside 50.7+8.6 pp
#53 Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway 50.5+8.4 pp
#54 Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest 50.2+8.1 pp
#55 Brighton Beach 50.1+8 pp
#56 Gravesend (South) 49.9+7.8 pp
#57 Ozone Park 49.9+7.8 pp
#58 Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills 49.6+7.5 pp
#59 Greenpoint 49.5+7.4 pp
#60 Astoria (East)-Woodside (North) 49.3+7.2 pp
#61 Sunnyside 49.1+7 pp
#62 Ozone Park (North) 49.1+7 pp
#63 Woodhaven 49.1+7 pp
#64 Kensington 48.9+6.8 pp
#65 Jamaica Estates-Holliswood 48.8+6.7 pp
#66 New Dorp-Midland Beach 48.6+6.5 pp
#67 Financial District-Battery Park City 48.5+6.4 pp
#68 Gramercy 48.5+6.4 pp
#69 Jackson Heights 48.2+6.1 pp
#70 Astoria (Central) 48.1+6 pp
#71 South Richmond Hill 47.8+5.7 pp
#72 Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) 47.5+5.4 pp
#73 Ridgewood 47.5+5.4 pp
#74 Brooklyn Heights 47.2+5.1 pp
#75 Richmond Hill 47.0+4.9 pp
#76 Sunset Park (Central) 46.9+4.8 pp
#77 Greenwich Village 46.9+4.8 pp
#78 Lower East Side 46.9+4.8 pp
#79 Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square 46.7+4.6 pp
#80 Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill 46.7+4.6 pp
#81 Long Island City-Hunters Point 46.2+4.1 pp
#82 East Midtown-Turtle Bay 45.9+3.8 pp
#83 Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 45.9+3.8 pp
#84 South Ozone Park 45.4+3.3 pp
#85 Windsor Terrace-South Slope 45.2+3.1 pp
#86 Murray Hill-Kips Bay 45.2+3.1 pp
#87 Corona 45.1+3 pp
#88 Chelsea-Hudson Yards 44.8+2.7 pp
#89 Queens Village 44.8+2.7 pp
#90 Throgs Neck-Schuylerville 44.7+2.6 pp
#91 Upper East Side-Yorkville 44.6+2.5 pp
#92 Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville 44.4+2.3 pp
#93 Pelham Parkway-Van Nest 44.4+2.3 pp
#94 Hell's Kitchen 44.2+2.1 pp
#95 Borough Park 44.1+2 pp
#96 Jamaica 44.1+2 pp
#97 Spring Creek-Starrett City 44.0+1.9 pp
#98 Sunset Park (West) 44.0+1.9 pp
#99 Kingsbridge-Marble Hill 44.0+1.9 pp
#100 Upper West Side-Lincoln Square 44.0+1.9 pp
#101 West Village 43.7+1.6 pp
#102 Rosedale 43.7+1.6 pp
#103 Park Slope 43.3+1.2 pp
#104 Westchester Square 43.3+1.2 pp
#105 Pelham Gardens 43.2+1.1 pp
#106 Flatlands 42.7+0.6 pp
#107 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill 42.6+0.5 pp
#108 East Village 42.4+0.3 pp
#109 Midtown-Times Square 42.4+0.3 pp
#110 Wakefield-Woodlawn 42.2+0.1 pp
#111 Hollis 42.2+0.1 pp
#112 East Elmhurst 42.10 pp
#113 North Corona 42.10 pp
#114 Washington Heights (North) 42.0-0.1 pp
#115 East Williamsburg 41.9-0.2 pp
#116 Allerton 41.9-0.2 pp
#117 Coney Island-Sea Gate 41.8-0.3 pp
#118 Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill 41.8-0.3 pp
#119 Cypress Hills 41.7-0.4 pp
#120 Norwood 41.7-0.4 pp
#121 Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village 41.2-0.9 pp
#122 Castle Hill-Unionport 41.0-1.1 pp
#123 Upper West Side (Central) 41.0-1.1 pp
#124 Inwood 41.0-1.1 pp
#125 Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville 41.0-1.1 pp
#126 Canarsie 40.9-1.2 pp
#127 Parkchester 40.9-1.2 pp
#128 Bedford Park 40.8-1.3 pp
#129 Washington Heights (South) 40.6-1.5 pp
#130 Williamsburg 40.3-1.8 pp
#131 Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley 40.0-2.1 pp
#132 Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills 40.0-2.1 pp
#133 Cambria Heights 39.9-2.2 pp
#134 Bushwick (West) 39.8-2.3 pp
#135 Old Astoria-Hallets Point 39.7-2.4 pp
#136 Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville 39.7-2.4 pp
#137 East Flatbush-Rugby 39.4-2.7 pp
#138 Morningside Heights 39.3-2.8 pp
#139 Co-op City 39.1-3 pp
#140 Far Rockaway-Bayswater 39.1-3 pp
#141 East Flatbush-Farragut 39.0-3.1 pp
#142 Flatbush 38.9-3.2 pp
#143 University Heights (North)-Fordham 38.9-3.2 pp
#144 Port Richmond 38.8-3.3 pp
#145 East Flatbush-Erasmus 38.7-3.4 pp
#146 Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate 38.6-3.5 pp
#147 Williamsbridge-Olinville 38.6-3.5 pp
#148 Crown Heights (South) 38.5-3.6 pp
#149 Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River 38.4-3.7 pp
#150 Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester 38.4-3.7 pp
#151 East New York-City Line 38.1-4 pp
#152 Laurelton 38.1-4 pp
#153 St. George-New Brighton 38.1-4 pp
#154 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook 37.9-4.2 pp
#155 Mount Hope 37.9-4.2 pp
#156 Manhattanville-West Harlem 37.8-4.3 pp
#157 Bushwick (East) 37.7-4.4 pp
#158 Prospect Heights 37.6-4.5 pp
#159 Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill 37.6-4.5 pp
#160 Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village 37.6-4.5 pp
#161 East Flatbush-Remsen Village 37.5-4.6 pp
#162 Mount Eden-Claremont (West) 37.4-4.7 pp
#163 South Williamsburg 37.3-4.8 pp
#164 West Farms 37.3-4.8 pp
#165 Belmont 37.3-4.8 pp
#166 Soundview-Clason Point 37.3-4.8 pp
#167 Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills 37.3-4.8 pp
#168 Concourse-Concourse Village 37.2-4.9 pp
#169 St. Albans 37.2-4.9 pp
#170 Clinton Hill 37.1-5 pp
#171 East Harlem (South) 37.1-5 pp
#172 Longwood 36.7-5.4 pp
#173 Baisley Park 36.4-5.7 pp
#174 East New York (North) 36.3-5.8 pp
#175 Crotona Park East 36.3-5.8 pp
#176 University Heights (South)-Morris Heights 36.3-5.8 pp
#177 Fordham Heights 36.3-5.8 pp
#178 Hunts Point 36.2-5.9 pp
#179 East New York-New Lots 35.8-6.3 pp
#180 Crown Heights (North) 35.8-6.3 pp
#181 Highbridge 35.7-6.4 pp
#182 Melrose 35.6-6.5 pp
#183 Fort Greene 35.3-6.8 pp
#184 Tremont 35.3-6.8 pp
#185 South Jamaica 35.2-6.9 pp
#186 Mott Haven-Port Morris 35.0-7.1 pp
#187 Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere 34.9-7.2 pp
#188 Morrisania 34.7-7.4 pp
#189 Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill 34.6-7.5 pp
#190 East Harlem (North) 34.6-7.5 pp
#191 Ocean Hill 34.4-7.7 pp
#192 Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) 34.2-7.9 pp
#193 Brownsville 34.1-8 pp
#194 Harlem (South) 33.2-8.9 pp
#195 Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) 33.0-9.1 pp
#196 Claremont Village-Claremont (East) 32.6-9.5 pp
#197 Harlem (North) 32.6-9.5 pp
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