What Census Block Am I In?
A tool for looking up Census blocks in New York State. Most an example code to show how you could do this at home.
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Relatively few New York residents live above 1,000 ft
Only nine percent of New Yorkers live at elevations above 1,000 ft - probably even less if you were to do this at the block rather than the block group level
ALICE and Impoverished Households in NY State
In 2023, according to the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 14% of New York households were financially insecure. Yet this measure failed to account for an additional 33% of households that were also experiencing financial hardship. These households are ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — with income above the FPL, but not enough to afford basic expenses in the county where they live.
Between ALICE households and those living in poverty, an estimated 48% of households in New York were below the ALICE Threshold in 2023. Households below the Threshold are forced to make impossible choices — like deciding whether to pay for utilities or a car repair, whether to buy food or fill a prescription.
Learn more about ALICE from United for ALICE.
