Assets - New York

Average college graduate debt

$38,751

Unbanked households

5.10%

Economic well-being - New York

Extreme poverty rate

10%

Food insecurity

10%

Minimum wage

$15.50

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

5%

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

30%

Poverty rate

14%

Unemployment rate

4%

Family - New York

Children in foster care

14,928

Percent of children living in single parent families

34%

Percent of children in immigrant families

36%

Housing - New York

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 4765

People experiencing homelessness

158,019

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

951,600

Percent renters

50%

Total housing units

Poverty by demographic - New York

Child poverty rate

20%

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

134,000

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

286,000

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

494,000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

14.3%

Women in poverty

9,912,287

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