POVERTY rates in New York City vary by age group, with adults 65 years old and over experiencing higher rates than working-age New Yorkers (those ages 18 to 64). (24% vs. 18%)
New Yorkers ages 65 and older also experience HEALTH PROBLEMS at more than twice the rate of working-age New Yorkers age 18 to 64. (38% vs. 18%)
Conversely, rates of MATERIAL HARDSHIP for New Yorkers age 65 and over are lower than those of working-age New Yorkers. (18% vs. 31%)
38%
31%
24%
18%
18%
18%
18-64 years
65 years +
18-64 years
65 years +
18-64 years 65 years +
Rates of disadvantage in the Bronx were substantially higher than those in Manhattan. Poverty rates were also higher in Queens and Brooklyn than Manhattan.
Poverty Rates BRONX: BROOKLYN: MANHATTAN:
Rates of Material Hardship BRONX: 35% BROOKLYN: 27% MANHATTAN: 27% QUEENS: 29% STATEN ISLAND: 22%*
23% 20% 18% 22% 16%*
QUEENS:
STATEN ISLAND:
Rates of Health Problems BRONX: 26% BROOKLYN: 24% MANHATTAN: 23% QUEENS: 19% STATEN ISLAND: 21%*
Overall Disadvantage BRONX:
57% 49% 49% 48%
BROOKLYN: MANHATTAN:
QUEENS:
STATEN ISLAND:
46%*
*Interpret with caution due to sample size constraints. Note: Results for subgroups based on three-year average of 2018, 2019, and 2022 data.
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