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The median individual income in NYC is $34k. In Manhattan, it's $52k. Making 200k puts you in the top 5% of earners in New York City.

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• bobbylcraig 4y ago
  That actually blows my mind when I think about the lifestyles I see walking around the West Village every day.
  • juve1996 4y ago
    The top 5% in NYC is still close to a half-million people.
  • hmillison 4y ago
    a lot of people living those lifestyles are living off of credit cards or their trust fund
  • n0us 4y ago
    The West Village is also one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the wealthiest borough of NYC
• kristjansson 4y ago
  Regardless of how true it is, this statistic feels impossible.
• jononomo 4y ago
  Ok, I'll revise my statement: it doesn't make sense to live in Manhattan if you're not making at least $200k/year consistently and you're over the age of 30. It might make sense if you're 24 and you're happy living with roommates in a $3k/month studio that has been converted into a 3-bedroom (which I have actually seen). And if you want to have a family with 3 kids, then you'd better be pulling down $800k annually.
  • knowledge-clay 4y ago
    A lot of people in New York get by with a lot less. $800k for a family of 5 is nearly six times the median income for that family size in NYC. If that's your idea of "getting by", your perspective is wildly distorted from the average New Yorker, much less the average American. https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/area-median-income.page https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/area-...
    • jononomo 4y ago
      I specified Manhattan