Highlands, New York (NY) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
5.3% of Highlands, NY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 169.8% less than the poverty level of 14.3% across the entire state of New York. Taking into account residents not living in families, 5.7% of high school graduates and 21.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 4.9% among disabled males and 9.0% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.6%. For comparison, it was 59.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Highlands, NY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Highlands: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 14.3% |
Highlands: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Highlands: | 4.9% |
New York: | 18.1% |
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 12.9% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Highlands: | 19.3% |
New York: | 29.6% |
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Highlands: | 9.0% |
New York: | 23.0% |
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 14.5% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Highlands: | 33.7% |
New York: | 31.0% |
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level: | 77.6% |
Residents above poverty level: | 59.0% |
Poverty by age in Highlands, NY
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Highlands,NY (percentage below poverty level)
- 6.6%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 8.3%6 to 11 years
- 24.8%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 10.7%16 and 17 years
- 4.5%18 to 24 years
- 3.1%25 to 34 years
- 4.3%35 to 44 years
- 4.3%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 9.7%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Highlands,NY (percentage below poverty level)
- 4.1%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 7.3%6 to 11 years
- 3.5%12 to 14 years
- 14.2%15 years
- 14.0%16 and 17 years
- 1.7%18 to 24 years
- 5.6%25 to 34 years
- 14.1%35 to 44 years
- 4.6%45 to 54 years
- 5.5%55 to 64 years
- 7.3%65 to 74 years
- 2.4%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Highlands,NY (% below half of poverty level)
- 1.2%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 2.1%6 to 11 years
- 1.1%12 to 14 years
- 5.3%15 years
- 3.6%16 and 17 years
- 1.1%18 to 24 years
- 1.4%25 to 34 years
- 0.8%35 to 44 years
- 0.6%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 2.2%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Highlands, NY
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Highlands, NY (%)
- 5.6%White
- 10.3%Black
- 0.0%American Indian
- 0.0%Asian
- 0.0%Native Hawaiian
- 0.0%Other race
- 1.0%2+ races
- 6.2%Hispanic
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Highlands, NY (absolute numbers)
- 325White
- 184Black
- 0American Indian
- 0Asian
- 0Native Hawaiian
- 0Other race
- 232+ races
- 116Hispanic
- 6.0%Below poverty level
- 94.0%Above poverty level
- 1.1%Below poverty level
- 98.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Highlands, NY
Children below poverty level:
Highlands, New York: | 7.5% |
State: | 18.5% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Highlands: | 5.7% |
New York: | 18.3% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Highlands: | 21.1% |
New York: | 44.0% |
- 51.2%Married-couple family
- 24.4%Male, no wife present
- 24.4%Female, no husband present
Other data
- Owners below poverty level
- 0.0%1999 to 2000
- 19.2%1995 to 1998
- 0.0%1990 to 1994
- 26.9%1980 to 1989
- 0.0%1970 to 1979
- 0.0%1960 to 1969
- 30.8%1950 to 1959
- 0.0%1940 to 1949
- 23.1%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 0.9%1999 to 2000
- 4.3%1995 to 1998
- 3.0%1990 to 1994
- 9.7%1980 to 1989
- 9.2%1970 to 1979
- 10.3%1960 to 1969
- 20.0%1950 to 1959
- 4.9%1940 to 1949
- 37.7%1939 or earlier