Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in New York with household income of less than $40k was 28.55%. Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Jamestown city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (52.89%), followed by Dunkirk city (52.66%), and Binghamton city (51.06%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Seaford CDP (6.15%), Scarsdale village (6.41%), and Jericho CDP (7.77%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New York cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Related Topics: New York ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Ranking of New York Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Ranking of New York Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Rank	City	Percentage of Households (%)
1	Jamestown city	52.89
2	Dunkirk city	52.66
3	Binghamton city	51.06
4	Kiryas Joel village	50.20
5	Rochester city	49.93
6	Syracuse city	49.61
7	Ithaca city	49.27
8	Elmira city	49.02
9	Buffalo city	48.09
10	Monsey CDP	47.44
11	Gloversville city	47.06
12	Niagara Falls city	46.59
13	Utica city	46.57
14	Lackawanna city	46.45
15	Olean city	46.15
16	Watervliet city	46.01
17	Amsterdam city	45.54
18	Auburn city	45.19
19	Endicott village	45.13
20	Johnson City village	44.71
21	Watertown city	43.93
22	Oswego city	43.09
23	Massena village	42.56
24	Cortland city	42.43
25	Fulton city	42.19
26	Oneida city	42.10
27	Troy city	41.78
28	Newburgh city	41.43
29	Ogdensburg city	41.18
30	Schenectady city	40.93
31	Poughkeepsie city	40.67
32	Rome city	40.40
33	Geneva city	39.53
34	Corning city	39.46
35	Plattsburgh city	39.03
36	Spring Valley village	38.65
37	Albany city	38.45
38	Canandaigua city	38.29
39	Batavia city	38.27
40	Oneonta city	37.71
41	Tonawanda city	36.66
42	Glens Falls city	35.62
43	Middletown city	35.21
44	Fredonia village	35.12
45	Kingston city	35.02
46	Lockport city	34.57
47	Fort Drum CDP	34.47
48	Mount Vernon city	34.32
49	Endwell CDP	33.56
50	Wyandanch CDP	33.54
51	Cheektowaga CDP	32.19
52	New York city	31.78
53	Cohoes city	31.36
54	North Tonawanda city	31.20
55	Hempstead village	30.42
56	Haverstraw village	30.41
57	Inwood CDP	30.12
58	Yonkers city	30.05
59	Lancaster village	29.82
60	Glen Cove city	29.49
61	Riverhead CDP	28.86
62	Kenmore village	28.84
63	Greece CDP	28.44
64	Depew village	28.39
65	Tonawanda Town CDP	28.37
66	Ridge CDP	27.86
67	Irondequoit CDP	27.73
68	Mastic Beach CDP	27.44
69	Eggertsville CDP	26.81
70	Peekskill city	26.62
71	West Haverstraw village	26.28
72	West Seneca CDP	25.68
73	Fairmount CDP	25.37
74	Brighton CDP	25.33
75	Sleepy Hollow village	24.62
76	Mount Kisco village	24.46
77	Suffern village	24.39
78	East Patchogue CDP	24.17
79	De Witt CDP	24.07
80	North Bellport CDP	23.75
81	East Glenville CDP	23.69
82	Saratoga Springs city	23.49
83	Middle Island CDP	23.18
84	New Rochelle city	23.10
85	Rotterdam CDP	22.91
86	Patchogue village	22.81
87	Beacon city	22.70
88	Copiague CDP	22.54
88	North Amityville CDP	22.54
89	Port Chester village	22.19
90	White Plains city	21.61
91	Manorville CDP	21.26
92	Ossining village	21.01
93	Uniondale CDP	20.77
94	Lake Ronkonkoma CDP	20.75
95	Lake Grove village	20.43
96	North Lindenhurst CDP	20.28
97	East Rockaway village	20.22
98	Orange Lake CDP	19.96
99	Bay Shore CDP	19.95
100	Freeport village	19.19
101	Chestnut Ridge village	18.90
101	Huntington Station CDP	18.90
102	North Bay Shore CDP	18.89
103	Scotchtown CDP	18.83
104	Hampton Bays CDP	18.50
105	Roessleville CDP	18.49
106	Coram CDP	18.37
107	New Cassel CDP	17.98
108	Central Islip CDP	17.97
109	Greenlawn CDP	17.74
109	Nanuet CDP	17.74
110	Medford CDP	17.47
111	Terryville CDP	17.23
112	Brentwood CDP	16.96
113	Kings Park CDP	16.84
113	Rockville Centre village	16.84
114	Lindenhurst village	16.82
115	Long Beach city	16.59
116	Great Neck village	16.57
117	Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP	16.49
118	Bethpage CDP	16.38
119	Eastchester CDP	16.16
120	Lynbrook village	16.11
121	Deer Park CDP	15.99
122	Mastic CDP	15.71
123	Stony Point CDP	15.66
124	Westbury village	15.65
125	Salisbury CDP	15.64
126	Holtsville CDP	15.54
127	Shirley CDP	15.50
128	East Islip CDP	15.45
129	Roosevelt CDP	15.10
130	Sayville CDP	15.00
131	North Babylon CDP	14.92
132	Babylon village	14.87
133	Hicksville CDP	14.81
134	St. James CDP	14.76
135	Selden CDP	14.63
136	Melville CDP	14.47
137	East Massapequa CDP	14.26
138	West Babylon CDP	14.05
139	Dobbs Ferry village	13.72
139	Massapequa Park village	13.72
140	Syosset CDP	13.59
141	North Merrick CDP	13.58
142	Tarrytown village	13.37
143	Ronkonkoma CDP	13.30
144	Oceanside CDP	13.29
145	South Farmingdale CDP	13.19
146	Plainview CDP	13.11
147	Floral Park village	13.01
148	Huntington CDP	13.00
149	Latham CDP	12.91
150	Mineola village	12.87
151	Loudonville CDP	12.78
152	Centereach CDP	12.69
153	Franklin Square CDP	12.65
154	Harrison village	12.47
155	North Valley Stream CDP	12.44
156	Port Washington CDP	12.43
157	Mount Sinai CDP	12.38
158	Hauppauge CDP	12.19
159	Baldwin CDP	12.08
160	Myers Corner CDP	11.95
161	Mamaroneck village	11.94
162	Elmont CDP	11.91
163	Rocky Point CDP	11.79
164	Smithtown CDP	11.70
165	North Massapequa CDP	11.68
166	North Wantagh CDP	11.63
167	East Northport CDP	11.47
168	Valley Stream village	11.41
169	West Hempstead CDP	11.26
170	Holbrook CDP	11.18
171	New Hyde Park village	10.99
171	North New Hyde Park CDP	10.99
171	Pearl River CDP	10.99
172	New City CDP	10.94
173	Islip CDP	10.86
174	Stony Brook CDP	10.80
175	South Huntington CDP	10.70
175	Woodmere CDP	10.70
176	Levittown CDP	10.55
177	Niskayuna CDP	10.42
178	Wantagh CDP	10.35
179	East Meadow CDP	10.12
180	Nesconset CDP	9.94
181	Dix Hills CDP	9.90
182	Elwood CDP	9.85
183	Merrick CDP	9.73
184	Rye city	9.62
185	Bellmore CDP	9.40
186	Massapequa CDP	9.36
187	Miller Place CDP	9.20
188	Woodbury village	9.01
189	Commack CDP	8.92
190	North Bellmore CDP	8.41
191	West Islip CDP	8.32
192	Garden City village	8.13
193	Farmingville CDP	8.01
194	Jericho CDP	7.77
195	Scarsdale village	6.41
196	Seaford CDP	6.15