Table 1. New York City (NYC) ZIP code tabulation area (ZCTA)-level COVID-19 hospitalization cases1, rates, and socioeconomic characteristics by proportion of multigenerational households in quartiles, February 23 to May 23, 2020.
| Proportion of Multigenerational Households§, in quartiles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | |
| Quartile cut-offs | 0 to ⩽ 2.30% | 2.30 to ⩽ 5.05% | 5.05 to ⩽ 7.02% | 7.02 to ⩽ 13.5% |
| Total hospitalized COVID-19 cases | 4760 | 11,867 | 14,907 | 19,474 |
| Total hospitalized COVID-19 cases per 10,000 | 33.95 | 62.51 | 63.14 | 82.21 |
| ZCTA-level socioeconomic characteristics 2 | ||||
| Proportion of White residents, % | 72.69 | 50.22 | 43.47 | 20.57 |
| Proportion below federal poverty line, % | 11.07 | 19.00 | 21.56 | 25.54 |
| Median income, USD 20183 | 105,963.90 | 63,411.35 | 55,243.78 | 49,601.94 |
| Proportion of overcrowded households, ¶ % | 4.92 | 7.99 | 9.59 | 13.54 |
1 Calculated from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene COVID-19 data.
2 Derived from 2018 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
3 Calculate using population-weighted average of the median incomes in the ZCTAs in each quartile.
§ Multi-generational households defined as the estimated number of residences occupied by grandparent and a grandchild less than 18 years of age.
¶ Overcrowded households defined as estimated number of housing units with more than one occupant per room, divided by the number of occupied housing units, expressed as a percentage.