NYC Demographic Dashboard

Learn about income inadequacy in each NYC borough and discover which households are at higher risk.

The Self-Sufficiency Standard measures how much income is needed to meet NYC families’ basic necessities – including housing, food, health care, and childcare – without any public or private assistance. The 2021 Self-Sufficiency Standard Report found that one in three households in New York City do not earn enough to cover the city’s basic costs of living. Read the report and learn more here.

Explore the data to see which households are below the StandardOverall, 35% of households in New York City struggle to make ends meet but some households are at higher risk of income inadequacy.