Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of social areas in New York City based on 2010 Census Data.a
| SocialArea (SA) | # (%) Zip codes in area | Mean% (SD) of demographic characteristic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty level | Black non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Social Area label | ||
| 1 | 47 (26) | 15.0 (5.1) | 3.4 (2.3) | 9.1 (3.7) | (L,L,L) |
| 2 | 57 (32) | 34.2 (9.2) | 11.0 (9.5) | 20.6 (7.7) | (M,L,L) |
| 3 | 35 (20) | 38.4 (12.8) | 69.0 (16.3) | 17.3 (9.7) | (M,H,L) |
| 4 | 18 (10) | 44.1 (9.2) | 10.2 (5.9) | 54.3 (13.5) | (M,L,H) |
| 5 | 22 (12) | 60.2 (9.9) | 34.8 (6.6) | 60.6 (10.5) | (H,M,H) |
a
Zip codes analyzed were grouped into five social areas with similar demographic characteristics including percent of residents below poverty, percent Black non-Hispanic, and percent Hispanic. Each of the five social areas received a descriptive label based on these characteristics: e.g. low percentage of poverty, low percentage Black non-Hispanic, and low percentage Hispanic was labeled L,L,L.