Bronx County
Total Below Poverty Level % Below Poverty Level Margin of Error
Population for whom poverty status is determined 1,300,331 379,959 29.20% +/-1.3
AGE
Under 18 years 386,461 153,595 39.70% +/-2.3 Use the arrows at the bottom-left of the screen to move through the menus.  Click on a county to view it's data.
Related children under 18 years 384,577 151,928 39.50% +/-2.3
18 to 64 years 786,860 192,843 24.50% +/-1.2
65 years and over 127,010 33,521 26.40% +/-1.6
 
SEX
Male 603,414 156,452 25.90% +/-1.3
Female 696,917 223,507 32.10% +/-1.4 Close this window to return to the main NYSCAA site.
 
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN
One race N N N N
White 307,965 65,283 21.20% +/-1.9
Black or African American 416,244 109,534 26.30% +/-1.8
American Indian and Alaska Native N N N N
Asian 42,313 11,668 27.60% +/-6.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N N N N
Some other race 500,394 182,988 36.60% +/-2.4
Two or more races 26,096 7,996 30.60% +/-7.5
 
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) 680,048 238,312 35.00% +/-2.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 159,681 19,897 12.50% +/-2.0
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 790,879 190,718 24.10% +/-1.0
Less than high school graduate 252,490 96,858 38.40% +/-2.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 243,938 52,994 21.70% +/-1.4
Some college, associate's degree 167,360 28,493 17.00% +/-1.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 127,091 12,373 9.70% +/-1.6
 
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force 16 years and over 559,656 80,164 14.30% +/-1.0
Employed 497,877 53,324 10.70% +/-0.9
Male 250,663 22,166 8.80% +/-1.1
Female 247,214 31,158 12.60% +/-1.3
Unemployed 61,779 26,840 43.40% +/-3.6
Male 29,766 10,852 36.50% +/-4.3
Female 32,013 15,988 49.90% +/-5.4
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
Population 16 years and over 956,441 243,128 25.40% +/-1.1
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months 355,044 19,064 5.40% +/-0.7
Worked part-time or part-year in the past 12 months 225,766 57,600 25.50% +/-1.7
Did not work 375,631 166,464 44.30% +/-1.6
 
All Individuals below:
50 percent of poverty level 185,442 (X) (X) (X)
125 percent of poverty level 462,351 (X) (X) (X)
150 percent of poverty level 535,365 (X) (X) (X)
185 percent of poverty level 628,097 (X) (X) (X)
200 percent of poverty level 667,999 (X) (X) (X)
 
Unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined 213,953 77,747 36.30% +/-1.8
Male 101,505 30,605 30.20% +/-2.3
Female 112,448 47,142 41.90% +/-2.5
 
Mean income deficit for unrelated individuals (dollars) 5,026 (X) (X) (X)
 
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months 77,321 1,662 2.10% +/-0.9
Worked less than full-time, year-round in the past 12 months 41,573 14,455 34.80% +/-4.3
Did not work 95,059 61,630 64.80% +/-2.5
 
PERCENT IMPUTED
Poverty status for individuals 24.60% (X) (X) (X)
Source: American Community Survey, US Census Bureau, 2005
source: US Census Bureau