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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National New York  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 19,297,729[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 2,117,702[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 5,833,030[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.30[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 26.25%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 7.00%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 66.75%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $64,602[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $89,772[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $1,198[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $47,910[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 6.21%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 15.87%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 21.35%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 18.20%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 15.95%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 84.05%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 31.71%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 5.70%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 7.03%[40] Birth rate ranking 8[41]