Congressional District 16
Total Below Poverty Level % Below Poverty Level Margin of Error
Population for whom poverty status is determined 650,519 270,694 41.60% +/-1.9
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 222,126 116,558 52.50% +/-2.8
Related children under 18 years 221,131 115,643 52.30% +/-2.8
18 to 64 years 383,174 134,872 35.20% +/-2.0
65 years and over 45,219 19,264 42.60% +/-3.5
 
SEX
Male 302,159 112,746 37.30% +/-2.1 Close this window to return to the main NYSCAA site.
Female 348,360 157,948 45.30% +/-2.2
 
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN
One race N N N N
White 88,471 33,582 38.00% +/-4.3
Black or African American 199,896 76,061 38.10% +/-3.2
American Indian and Alaska Native N N N N
Asian 12,953 5,897 45.50% +/-11.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N N N N
Some other race 331,942 147,717 44.50% +/-3.1
Two or more races N N N N
 
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) 426,181 182,082 42.70% +/-2.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino N N N N
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 360,837 128,479 35.60% +/-1.7
Less than high school graduate 153,885 73,031 47.50% +/-2.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 103,792 32,021 30.90% +/-2.3
Some college, associate's degree 71,804 18,065 25.20% +/-2.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 31,356 5,362 17.10% +/-4.4
 
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Civilian labor force 16 years and over 250,078 54,167 21.70% +/-1.9
Employed 215,425 35,930 16.70% +/-1.7
Male 110,059 13,670 12.40% +/-1.9
Female 105,366 22,260 21.10% +/-2.4
Unemployed 34,653 18,237 52.60% +/-4.2
Male 16,938 7,480 44.20% +/-5.5
Female 17,715 10,757 60.70% +/-6.5
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
Population 16 years and over 452,845 165,908 36.60% +/-1.8
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months 154,131 14,079 9.10% +/-1.5
Worked part-time or part-year in the past 12 months 103,194 38,299 37.10% +/-2.8
Did not work 195,520 113,530 58.10% +/-2.4
 
All Individuals below:
50 percent of poverty level 132,664 (X) (X) (X)
125 percent of poverty level 319,466 (X) (X) (X)
150 percent of poverty level 363,235 (X) (X) (X)
185 percent of poverty level 417,000 (X) (X) (X)
200 percent of poverty level 435,890 (X) (X) (X)
 
Unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined 103,305 48,189 46.60% +/-2.8
Male 53,490 19,508 36.50% +/-3.3
Female 49,815 28,681 57.60% +/-3.9
 
Mean income deficit for unrelated individuals (dollars) 4,953 (X) (X) (X)
 
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months 34,423 1,129 3.30% +/-1.6
Worked less than full-time, year-round in the past 12 months 19,274 8,481 44.00% +/-5.8
Did not work 49,608 38,579 77.80% +/-3.1
 
PERCENT IMPUTED
Poverty status for individuals 23.30% (X) (X) (X)
     
Source: American Community Survey, US Census Bureau, 2005
source: US Census Bureau