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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washington Heights is $29,842, which is lower than the state average of $32,829 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Washington Heights median household income is $77,772, which has grown by 80.95% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 35.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washington Heights residents spend 43.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is much higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #533

Washington Heights, NY	29,842 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Washington Heights, NY	26,250 USD
New York	34,450 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Washington Heights, NY	24,672 USD
New York	39,569 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Washington Heights, NY	26,695 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #385

Washington Heights, NY	77,772 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washington Heights, NY	87,436 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #31

Washington Heights, NY	80.95%
New York	35.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Washington Heights, NY		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.65%	$998, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.03%	$23,280, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.78%	$10,951, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.30%	$37,626, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Washington Heights, NY	78,520 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washington Heights, NY	94,156 USD
New York	99,640 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Washington Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
White	$73,854, see rank	$65,667	$56,900
Black	$78,581, see rank	$41,598	$35,600
Hispanic	$71,875, see rank	$40,814	$42,396
One Race, Other	$72,054, see rank	$36,694	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Washington Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
25 to 44	$77,813, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$78,311, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$57,788, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Washington Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,895, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	1,032, 54.46%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	859, 83.24%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	859, 83.24%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	830, 96.62%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	29, 3.38%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	173, 16.76%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	863, 45.54%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	627, 72.65%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	627, 72.65%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	530, 84.53%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	97, 15.47%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	236, 27.35%, see rank	41.24%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Washington Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,330, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	791, 59.47%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	355, 26.69%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	46, 3.46%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	117, 8.80%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	21, 1.58%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washington Heights, NY	43.2 minutes
New York	32.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Washington Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,360	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	830, 61.03%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	169, 20.36%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	197, 23.73%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	194, 23.37%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	61, 7.35%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	178, 21.45%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	530, 38.97%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	230, 43.40%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	164, 30.94%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	136, 25.66%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Washington Heights, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,360, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	61, 4.49%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	64, 4.71%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12, 0.88%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	235, 17.28%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	117, 8.60%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	10, 0.74%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	139, 10.22%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	212, 15.59%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	301, 22.13%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	61, 4.49%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	73, 5.37%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	75, 5.51%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Washington Heights, NY	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	104	4.69%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.