Congressional District 5
Total Below Poverty Level % Below Poverty Level Margin of Error
Population for whom poverty status is determined 638,848 62,343 9.80% +/-1.2
AGE Use the arrows at the bottom-left of the screen to move through the menus.  Click on a District to view it's data.
Under 18 years 128,289 15,243 11.90% +/-2.7
Related children under 18 years 127,858 14,873 11.60% +/-2.7
18 to 64 years 412,907 35,790 8.70% +/-1.2
65 years and over 97,652 11,310 11.60% +/-1.9
 
SEX
Male 319,585 25,079 7.80% +/-1.3 Close this window to return to the main NYSCAA site.
Female 319,263 37,264 11.70% +/-1.4
 
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN
One race N N N N
White 362,317 28,821 8.00% +/-1.3
Black or African American N N N N
American Indian and Alaska Native N N N N
Asian 180,992 20,324 11.20% +/-2.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N N N N
Some other race 58,837 9,749 16.60% +/-4.9
Two or more races N N N N
 
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) 149,377 25,479 17.10% +/-3.2
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 273,992 13,794 5.00% +/-1.2
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 456,743 41,136 9.00% +/-0.9
Less than high school graduate 85,815 14,246 16.60% +/-2.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 109,847 11,631 10.60% +/-1.9
Some college, associate's degree 88,438 7,918 9.00% +/-1.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 172,643 7,341 4.30% +/-1.0
 
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force 16 years and over 320,577 18,193 5.70% +/-0.9
Employed 300,374 13,900 4.60% +/-0.8
Male 175,340 7,029 4.00% +/-1.0
Female 125,034 6,871 5.50% +/-1.2
Unemployed 20,203 4,293 21.20% +/-5.1
Male 10,068 1,870 18.60% +/-6.7
Female 10,135 2,423 23.90% +/-7.9
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
Population 16 years and over 526,294 49,467 9.40% +/-1.0
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months 201,913 3,200 1.60% +/-0.5
Worked part-time or part-year in the past 12 months 141,267 14,803 10.50% +/-1.9
Did not work 183,114 31,464 17.20% +/-2.0
 
All Individuals below:
50 percent of poverty level 25,851 (X) (X) (X)
125 percent of poverty level 85,228 (X) (X) (X)
150 percent of poverty level 106,021 (X) (X) (X)
185 percent of poverty level 145,972 (X) (X) (X)
200 percent of poverty level 164,488 (X) (X) (X)
 
Unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined 96,199 22,287 23.20% +/-2.6
Male 45,517 7,494 16.50% +/-4.0
Female 50,682 14,793 29.20% +/-4.0
 
Mean income deficit for unrelated individuals (dollars) 6,149 (X) (X) (X)
 
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months 37,747 300 0.80% +/-0.5
Worked less than full-time, year-round in the past 12 months 20,197 5,830 28.90% +/-6.2
Did not work 38,255 16,157 42.20% +/-4.7
 
PERCENT IMPUTED
Poverty status for individuals 30.70% (X) (X) (X)
     
Source: American Community Survey, US Census Bureau, 2005
source: US Census Bureau