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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 2.
Published in final edited form as: Popul Dev Rev. 2014 Mar 19;40(1):1–29. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2014.00648.x

Table 3. Indicators of economic and educational performance, New York City and United States: 1990 to 2010.

1990 2000 2008–2010
Percent of population in poverty
New York City 19.3 21.2 19.4
United States 13.1 12.4 14.4
Ratio, NYC/US 1.47 1.71 1.34
Median annual household income ($)
New York City 29,810 38, 394 50,044
United States 30,056 41,994 51,222
Ratio, NYC/US 0.99 0.91 0.98
Percent aged 25+ who did not graduate from high school
New York City 31.7 27.7 21.0
United States 24.8 19.6 14.7
Ratio, NYC/US 1.27 1.41 1.43
Percent aged 25+ who graduated from college
New York City 23.0 27.4 33.4
United States 20.3 24.4 28.0
Ratio, NYC/US 1.13 1.12 1.19

SOURCE: United States Census of Population 1990 and 2000, American Community Survey 2008–2010. Tabulations from Social Explorer, http://www.socialexplorer.com/ July 25, 2013.