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Some interesting demographic data here: http://www1.nyc.gov/html/nycha/downloads/pdf/CAFR_2013.pdf http://www1.nyc.gov/html/nycha/downloads/pdf/CAFR_2013.pdf (p

by evanpw 11y ago

Some interesting demographic data here: http://www1.nyc.gov/html/nycha/downloads/pdf/CAFR_2013.pdf http://www1.nyc.gov/html/nycha/downloads/pdf/CAFR_2013.pdf (page 136). A few things that stand out: * About 175k families in public housing, with 400k people total (so about 5% of the NYC population). * Slightly less than half of households have at least one person working. * Average income is $23k. If only half of households work, does that mean that the average income among working families is >$50k? * Only 11% of families are listed as being on welfare. * Average time in public housing > 20 years, which supports what the article was saying.

cperciva 11y ago
Average income is $23k. If only half of households work, does that mean that the average income among working families is >$50k? Not necessarily. If "average income" includes pensions and investments, a lot of the income might be in the hands of retirees.
cowsandmilk 11y ago
> * Average income is $23k. If only half of households work, does that mean that the average income among working families is >$50k? There are ~37% of families with someone over 62, so that section may be drawing social security (assuming that is included in gross income, which it wouldn't for the IRS, but it would make sense to for a housing agency)