NYS Census – Income 📍
Median Household Income By NY Municipality
The wealthiest town in New York State is New Castle in Westchester County, where the average household takes home $204,531. Median Household Incomes are somewhat lower in Upstate.
Data Source: 2016 American Community Survey Estimates, Median Household Income by County Subdivision. http://factfinder.census.gov/
Percent Receiving Cash Assistance
How many people in your neighborhood get Temporary Cash Assistance welfare from the state? This interactive map shows the percentage of people receiving this form of government assistance.
Data Source: SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_16_5YR_DP02&src=pt
GINI Index by NY County
The Gini index is a measurement of the income distribution of a community’s residents. This number, which ranges between 0 and 1 and is based on residents’ net income, helps define the gap between the rich and the poor, with 0 representing perfect equality (everybody has about the same income) and 1 representing perfect inequality (some are very rich, some are very poor).
| Geography | Estimate; Gini Index |
|---|---|
| Schuyler County, New York | 0.3852 |
| Wyoming County, New York | 0.387 |
| Washington County, New York | 0.3972 |
| Livingston County, New York | 0.3991 |
| Wayne County, New York | 0.4018 |
| Hamilton County, New York | 0.403 |
| Orleans County, New York | 0.4063 |
| Chenango County, New York | 0.4106 |
| Genesee County, New York | 0.4107 |
| Cayuga County, New York | 0.4122 |
| Saratoga County, New York | 0.4126 |
| Lewis County, New York | 0.4136 |
| Jefferson County, New York | 0.4159 |
| Seneca County, New York | 0.4171 |
| Allegany County, New York | 0.4184 |
| Herkimer County, New York | 0.4185 |
| Putnam County, New York | 0.4194 |
| Cattaraugus County, New York | 0.4196 |
| Cortland County, New York | 0.4219 |
| Schoharie County, New York | 0.4222 |
| Essex County, New York | 0.4231 |
| Rensselaer County, New York | 0.4235 |
| Fulton County, New York | 0.4236 |
| Madison County, New York | 0.4236 |
| Suffolk County, New York | 0.4267 |
| Ontario County, New York | 0.4276 |
| Oswego County, New York | 0.428 |
| Delaware County, New York | 0.4284 |
| Dutchess County, New York | 0.4317 |
| Chautauqua County, New York | 0.4323 |
| Orange County, New York | 0.4323 |
| Tioga County, New York | 0.4326 |
| Schenectady County, New York | 0.4327 |
| Warren County, New York | 0.4335 |
| Franklin County, New York | 0.4357 |
| Otsego County, New York | 0.437 |
| Steuben County, New York | 0.4374 |
| Greene County, New York | 0.4375 |
| Clinton County, New York | 0.4385 |
| Niagara County, New York | 0.4391 |
| Yates County, New York | 0.4398 |
| Richmond County, New York | 0.441 |
| Queens County, New York | 0.4457 |
| Oneida County, New York | 0.4462 |
| Montgomery County, New York | 0.4472 |
| Broome County, New York | 0.4484 |
| Rockland County, New York | 0.4496 |
| Albany County, New York | 0.45 |
| Nassau County, New York | 0.4523 |
| Columbia County, New York | 0.4527 |
| Sullivan County, New York | 0.4542 |
| Ulster County, New York | 0.4556 |
| St. Lawrence County, New York | 0.4561 |
| Chemung County, New York | 0.4566 |
| Erie County, New York | 0.457 |
| Onondaga County, New York | 0.4573 |
| Monroe County, New York | 0.4631 |
| Tompkins County, New York | 0.4925 |
| Bronx County, New York | 0.4946 |
| Kings County, New York | 0.5111 |
| Westchester County, New York | 0.5342 |
| New York County, New York | 0.5975 |
Median Household Income
MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2014 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates