Income & Poverty

New York City
2022

$82,889

Median Household Income of Asian American Population, New York City

$76,551
Median Household Income of Total Population, New York City

2022

$55,419

Median Personal Income of Civilian Employed Population over 25 Years Old

$57,993
Median Personal Income of Civilian Employed Population 25 Years Old and Over, New York City

2022

15.0%

Poverty Rate of Asian American Population, New York City

17.3%
Poverty Rate of Total Population, New York City

2022

19.1%

Near Poverty Rate of Asian American Population, New York City

17.0%
Near Poverty Rate of Total Population, New York City

2022

43.4%

SNAP Enrollment Rate of Eligible Asian American Households, New York City

55.4%
SNAP Enrollment Rate of Eligible Total Households, New York City

Income and Earnings

Median Household Income, New York City

201020152021
Asian$53,608$57,621$76,665
Bangladeshi$36,599$37,986$60,019
BurmeseNA$51,125$77,531
Chinese$47,755$50,059$65,534
Filipino$80,180$84,992$98,211
Indian$61,504$71,477$96,344
Japanese$61,712$65,980$91,819
Korean$51,961$56,669$81,903
NepaleseNA$53,155$86,434
Pakistani$45,514$47,445$69,779
Sri Lankan$55,813$46,835$77,068
TaiwaneseNA$65,951$104,431
Thai$52,811$72,029$64,512
Vietnamese$47,984$69,681$84,089

Median Personal Income, New York City

Civilian Employed Population 25 Year Old and Over with Positive Earnings

201020152021
Asian$35,661$38,470$50,284
Bangladeshi$22,267$25,752$33,570
BurmeseNA$32,436$46,246
Chinese$30,478$32,051$42,793
Filipino$46,979$51,235$61,780
Indian$39,392$43,299$54,699
Japanese$51,548$57,372$69,771
Korean$38,483$43,296$64,237
NepaleseNA$25,312$32,910
Pakistani$35,291$32,090$41,459
Sri Lankan$38,142$32,090$43,752
TaiwaneseNA$50,062$76,514
Thai$42,433$47,565$50,293
Vietnamese$35,481$50,028$52,737

Poverty

Poverty, New York City

In Poverty RateNear Poverty Rate
201020152021201020152021
Asian17.9%19.6%15.5%21.0%21.7%19.7%
Bangladeshi33.0%29.5%19.2%29.8%32.6%30.4%
BurmeseNA12.3%16.9%NA20.8%20.2%
Chinese19.6%21.7%18.1%23.8%24.8%22.1%
Filipino6.1%9.2%8.6%9.5%10.6%11.8%
Indian16.6%16.4%11.9%20.6%19.4%16.6%
Japanese15.0%14.3%11.7%10.4%8.7%8.9%
Korean17.5%18.2%12.8%17.6%17.2%16.4%
NepaleseNA14.5%5.6%NA26.5%29.5%
Pakistani24.2%29.6%23.7%34.0%27.5%24.4%
Sri Lankan20.9%13.4%10.8%17.3%32.8%17.9%
TaiwaneseNA14.6%11.2%NA8.0%7.7%
Thai20.0%12.8%12.4%10.3%10.3%17.7%
Vietnamese22.2%17.8%11.5%21.2%18.7%20.5%

SNAP Enrollment

SNAP Enrollment, New York City

Percentage of Households Led by Citizen and Living in Poverty being Enrolled in SNAP

201020152021
Asian45.0%40.2%42.4%
Bangladeshi31.5%38.5%47.2%
BurmeseNANA21.3%
Chinese49.8%46.1%48.6%
Filipino29.2%21.3%14.7%
Indian40.6%32.7%35.6%
Japanese15.4%3.9%0.5%
Korean48.0%34.6%37.6%
NepaleseNANANA
Pakistani20.1%33.3%40.6%
Sri LankanNA41.2%1.2%
TaiwaneseNA13.8%17.8%
Thai42.9%NA60.7%
Vietnamese47.5%52.2%31.1%