Income Diversity Ratio
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| Rank / Location | Income Diversity Ratio |
| New York City | 7.0 |
| Boroughs | |
| Bronx | 6.9 |
| Brooklyn | 6.9 |
| Manhattan | 9.6 |
| Queens | 5.1 |
| Staten Island | 5.4 |
| Community Districts | |
| Astoria (Q01) | 5.5 |
| Battery Park/Tribeca (M01) | 1.9 |
| Bay Ridge (K10) | 5.2 |
| Bayside (Q11) | 4.8 |
| Bedford Park (B07) | 6.7 |
| Bedford Stuyvesant (K03) | 6.5 |
| Bensonhurst (K11) | 5.9 |
| Borough Park (K12) | 5.3 |
| Brownsville (K16) | 6.4 |
| Bushwick (K04) | 6.6 |
| Canarsie (K18) | 4.8 |
| Central Harlem (M10) | 9.1 |
| Chelsea/Clinton (M04) | 5.9 |
| Concourse/Highbridge (B04) | 6.6 |
| Coney Island (K13) | 7.6 |
| Crown Heights North (K08) | 7.5 |
| Crown Heights South (K09) | 7.6 |
| East Flatbush (K17) | 7.2 |
| East Harlem (M11) | 10.0 |
| East New York (K05) | 6.3 |
| East Tremont (B06) | 3.2 |
| Elmhurst/Corona (Q04) | 5.2 |
| Flatbush/Midwood (K14) | 5.6 |
| Flushing (Q07) | 6.3 |
| Fort Greene/Brooklyn Hts (K02) | 6.3 |
| Fresh Meadows/Briarwood (Q08) | 5.7 |
| Greenwich Village (M02) | 2.8 |
| Howard Beach (Q10) | 4.6 |
| Hunts Point (B02) | 2.5 |
| Jackson Heights (Q03) | 4.1 |
| Jamaica/St. Albans (Q12) | 5.4 |
| Lower East Side (M03) | 10.9 |
| Manhattanville (M09) | 9.8 |
| Midtown Business District (M05) | 3.0 |
| Morrisania (B03) | 3.1 |
| Mott Haven (B01) | 4.3 |
| Murray Hill/Stuyvesant (M06) | 5.9 |
| Park Slope (K06) | 4.8 |
| Pelham Parkway (B11) | 5.7 |
| Queens Village (Q13) | 3.9 |
| Rego Park/Forest Hills (Q06) | 4.6 |
| Ridgewood/Glendale (Q05) | 4.3 |
| Riverdale (B08) | 5.9 |
| Sheepshead Bay (K15) | 7.7 |
| South Beach (S02) | 4.8 |
| St. George (S01) | 6.4 |
| Sunnyside/Woodside (Q02) | 4.6 |
| Sunset Park (K07) | 6.0 |
| The Rockaways (Q14) | 8.7 |
| Throgs Neck (B10) | 4.2 |
| Tottenville (S03) | 4.5 |
| Unionport/Soundview (B09) | 7.6 |
| University Heights (B05) | 7.6 |
| Upper East Side (M08) | 4.6 |
| Upper West Side (M07) | 7.0 |
| Washington Heights (M12) | 7.3 |
| Williamsbridge (B12) | 5.6 |
| Williamsburg/Greenpoint (K01) | 8.4 |
| Woodhaven (Q09) | 5.0 |
Source: CCC analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table B19080 (2010-2019, 2021); retrieved from https://data.census.gov/.
Definitions: The income diversity ratio is a single value meant to represent the variability in the distribution of income in a geography. In this instance CCC uses an 80:20 ratio, which compares income at the 80th percentile (the upper limit of the fourth quintile) with income at the 20th percentile (the upper limit of the bottom quintile).
For example, a neighborhood where the 80th percentile earner makes $100,000 annually and the 20th percentile earner makes $20,000 would report an income diversity ratio of 5.0. The lower the ratio, the more equal the income distribution, and vice versa.
Notes: A greater income diversity ratio does not necessarily equate to higher or lower incomes in a community overall. For further context, check out data on Median Incomes for a snapshot of average household incomes (or, income at the 50th percentile) across the city.
Additionally, the ratio for the 80th-to-20th percentiles of income distribution is just one of a variety of ways to measure income inequality. Research underscores the importance of considering more than one metric of inequality (e.g. the Gini Coefficient, Theil index, Palma Ratio, and other distribution ratios). However, some findings suggest that income inequality in New York City does not vary as much as other metropolitan areas when comparing across different metrics of inequality. For more information:
Glassman, B. (2016). "Income Inequality Metrics and Economic Well-Being in U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas." SEHSD Working Paper Number 2016-19, retrieved from:
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/working-papers/2016/demo/SEHSD-WP2016-19.pdf.
Please note, we do not report 2020 American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Due to disruptions and biases in data collection during 2020, the Census Bureau released the “experimental” 1-year estimates for 2020 and advises against comparing against estimates from prior or future years.