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The coronavirus pandemic has brought the economy to a halt in neighborhoods throughout New York City, affecting cooks working at East Village restaurants, porters at Times Square hotels, cashiers at souvenir shops outside Yankee Stadium, and manicurists at nail salons in Brooklyn Heights. But a closer look at where New York’s workforce lives suggests that the economic devastation from this crisis has not been equally dispersed across the city. While fewer than 10 percent of residents on the Upper East Side and Park Slope work in the four industries where layoffs have been most prevalent—restaurants, hotels, retail, and personal care services—the share is 27 percent in Elmhurst, 25 percent in Corona, and 24 percent in Norwood, Highbridge, Sunset Park, and Flushing.1
In fact, while more than half of the jobs (51 percent) in these four hard-hit industries are physically located in Manhattan, 81 percent of the workers in these sectors live in the four other boroughs. As one example, 101,511 Bronx residents work in these fields, though the borough is home to barely half the jobs (51,183).
The neighborhoods with the greatest share of residents working in these hard-hit sectors are all located either in Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Northern Manhattan—and all have a much higher share of non-white residents than the city average. For instance, in the two neighborhoods with the greatest share of residents working in these sectors—Elmhurst/South Corona and Jackson Heights/North Corona—90 percent or more of the population is non-white and over 60 percent is foreign born.2
Overall, there are 13 neighborhoods (out of 55 Census-defined neighborhoods in the city) where at least 20 percent of the working residents are employed in these industries. Four are in the Bronx, four are in Queens, two are in Brooklyn, and two are in Northern Manhattan. In all 13 of the neighborhoods, at least 71 percent of the population is non-white. In 5 of the 13, at least 90 percent is non-white. And in 9 of the 13, at least 45 percent is foreign-born. In contrast, in each of the five neighborhoods with the lowest share of residents working in these four industries, the population is at least 64 percent white and no more than 25 percent foreign born.
Other findings include:
The 10 neighborhoods with the greatest share of residents employed in the four hard-hit industries are:
The 10 neighborhoods with the lowest share of residents employed in the four hard-hit industries are:
Our complete findings by neighborhood are included in interactive, sortable tables at the end of this report.
Where NYC restaurant workers live
Where NYC hotel workers live
Where NYC retail workers live
Where NYC nail salon, beauty salon and other personal care workers live
| Residents Working in Restaurants/Food Service, Retail, Accommodations & Personal Care Services, by Neighborhood | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Number of Residents Employed in Hard-Hit Occupations | % of Employed Residents Working in Hard-Hit Occupations | Number of Employed Residents | % Non-White | % Foreign-Born | Median Household Income | % Bachelor's degree, or Higher |
| Elmhurst/South Corona | 16795 | 26.9% | 62463 | 93.9% | 64.1% | $49,078 | 25.5% |
| Jackson Heights/North Corona | 19442 | 24.6% | 79042 | 89.6% | 61.0% | $55,852 | 22.8% |
| Bedford Park/Fordham North/Norwood | 12325 | 24.2% | 50942 | 94.2% | 46.6% | $35,535 | 17.8% |
| Concourse/Highbridge/Mount Eden | 12275 | 23.9% | 51341 | 98.1% | 45.6% | $29,938 | 19.1% |
| Sunset Park/Windsor Terrace | 15111 | 23.9% | 63248 | 75.6% | 48.4% | $55,317 | 36.5% |
| Flushing/Murray Hill/Whitestone | 23076 | 23.7% | 97267 | 74.6% | 57.3% | $54,386 | 31.1% |
| Morris Heights/Fordham South/Mount Hope | 10747 | 22.3% | 48231 | 98.9% | 44.9% | $26,976 | 14.3% |
| Hunts Point/Longwood/Melrose | 10667 | 21.9% | 48810 | 97.9% | 30.8% | $24,849 | 16.5% |
| Sunnyside/Woodside | 14867 | 21.0% | 70714 | 71.1% | 55.5% | $66,705 | 44.3% |
| East Harlem | 10140 | 21.0% | 48371 | 86.3% | 25.1% | $33,564 | 42.9% |
| Bushwick | 13008 | 20.7% | 62883 | 81.1% | 32.3% | $47,569 | 40.6% |
| Washington Heights/Inwood | 20331 | 20.5% | 98999 | 81.2% | 48.9% | $52,051 | 40.3% |
| Castle Hill/Clason Point/Parkchester | 13722 | 19.8% | 69244 | 97.1% | 35.3% | $40,114 | 21.4% |
| Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights | 10717 | 19.2% | 55959 | 45.4% | 40.6% | $67,986 | 49.8% |
| Hamilton Heights/Manhattanville/West Harlem | 11187 | 18.9% | 59161 | 72.5% | 36.6% | $50,867 | 53.2% |
| Astoria/Long Island City | 15886 | 18.5% | 85770 | 51.8% | 41.2% | $63,592 | 57.4% |
| Belmont/Crotona Park East/East Tremont | 10040 | 18.4% | 54675 | 96.0% | 32.8% | $25,595 | 17.3% |
| Richmond Hill/Woodhaven | 11799 | 18.3% | 64591 | 82.3% | 52.9% | $67,914 | 30.7% |
| Borough Park/Kensington/Ocean Parkway | 9936 | 18.3% | 54414 | 28.9% | 31.4% | $47,294 | 33.9% |
| Briarwood/Fresh Meadows/Hillcrest | 11928 | 18.0% | 66125 | 69.9% | 47.1% | $65,679 | 43.3% |
| Pelham Parkway/Morris Park | 9078 | 18.0% | 50561 | 78.0% | 37.5% | $50,877 | 28.9% |
| East New York/Starrett City | 10666 | 17.5% | 60799 | 96.2% | 37.1% | $37,999 | 18.7% |
| Bensonhurst/Bath Beach | 14157 | 17.5% | 80984 | 59.9% | 57.2% | $53,198 | 35.7% |
| Bayside/Douglaston/Little Neck | 8151 | 17.3% | 47244 | 60.7% | 44.6% | $82,805 | 48.9% |
| Lower East Side/Chinatown | 11734 | 17.1% | 68605 | 66.6% | 35.6% | $43,705 | 60.5% |
| Sheepshead Bay/Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest | 10416 | 16.6% | 62787 | 34.5% | 51.8% | $60,814 | 46.7% |
| Co-op City/Pelham Bay | 7545 | 16.4% | 45956 | 72.5% | 22.0% | $59,798 | 32.7% |
| Riverdale/Kingsbridge | 7003 | 16.2% | 43159 | 67.6% | 34.6% | $59,995 | 44.6% |
| Port Richmond/Stapleton/Mariner's Harbor | 11056 | 16.0% | 69060 | 62.2% | 26.1% | $64,666 | 35.7% |
| Ridgewood/Glendale/Middle Village | 13645 | 15.9% | 85867 | 48.2% | 40.6% | $73,644 | 33.2% |
| Brownsville/Ocean Hill | 6458 | 15.7% | 41181 | 97.4% | 31.6% | $28,862 | 21.5% |
| Woodlawn/Williamsbridge/Wakefield | 8109 | 15.7% | 51807 | 93.6% | 43.0% | $51,581 | 30.1% |
| Howard Beach/Ozone Park | 8763 | 15.6% | 56009 | 78.1% | 46.5% | $72,400 | 27.8% |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | 9999 | 15.6% | 64185 | 74.0% | 20.2% | $47,706 | 43.9% |
| Brighton Beach/Coney Island | 6369 | 15.4% | 41264 | 44.1% | 54.0% | $38,065 | 42.5% |
| Jamaica/Hollis/St. Albans | 14408 | 15.2% | 94580 | 98.2% | 43.1% | $62,228 | 24.4% |
| Central Harlem | 8931 | 14.7% | 60702 | 85.8% | 23.9% | $47,341 | 49.0% |
| Williamsburg/Greenpoint | 11800 | 14.5% | 81292 | 37.0% | 25.1% | $71,248 | 62.0% |
| Flatbush/Midwood | 9791 | 14.2% | 69159 | 59.3% | 43.1% | $55,569 | 41.4% |
| Prospect Lefferts/Wingate/Crown Heights S | 7097 | 14.0% | 50836 | 77.2% | 43.1% | $50,765 | 39.5% |
| New Springville/South Beach | 7266 | 13.2% | 55102 | 33.9% | 30.1% | $81,479 | 40.1% |
| East Flatbush/Farragut/Rugby | 7971 | 13.0% | 61104 | 97.3% | 52.3% | $52,291 | 29.2% |
| Forest Hills/Rego Park | 6823 | 13.0% | 52445 | 52.3% | 52.0% | $74,618 | 63.6% |
| Prospect Heights/Crown Heights North | 8264 | 12.9% | 64085 | 77.7% | 29.2% | $52,917 | 50.7% |
| Tottenville/Great Kills/Annadale | 8561 | 12.7% | 67296 | 17.2% | 17.1% | $91,431 | 42.1% |
| Midtown/Chelsea | 12069 | 12.6% | 95899 | 40.5% | 31.3% | $104,801 | 81.2% |
| Far Rockaway/Breezy Point/Broad Channel | 5104 | 12.3% | 41623 | 65.7% | 27.8% | $53,968 | 37.1% |
| Canarsie/Flatlands | 11090 | 12.1% | 91611 | 77.3% | 42.8% | $74,840 | 37.4% |
| Queens Village/Cambria Heights/Rosedale | 9326 | 12.1% | 77144 | 89.1% | 44.0% | $85,266 | 33.6% |
| Brooklyn Heights/Fort Greene | 7988 | 10.9% | 73489 | 53.6% | 20.6% | $93,434 | 72.4% |
| Soho/Battery Park City/Greenwich Village | 9773 | 10.7% | 91456 | 27.7% | 25.4% | $140,213 | 87.4% |
| Midtown East/Murray Hill/Gramercy/Stuyvescant Town | 9352 | 10.6% | 88275 | 30.4% | 24.5% | $117,921 | 88.2% |
| Park Slope/Carroll Gardens/Red Hook | 6263 | 9.8% | 64161 | 35.7% | 18.5% | $122,002 | 81.7% |
| Upper East Side | 11143 | 9.4% | 118648 | 24.7% | 24.0% | $120,868 | 87.8% |
| West Side/Upper West Side | 9298 | 9.4% | 99276 | 31.8% | 24.2% | $117,421 | 82.6% |
| Residents Working in Restaurants/Food Service, by Neighborhood | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Number of Residents Employed in Food Services Jobs | % of Employed Residents Working in Food Services Jobs | Number of Employed Residents | % Non-White | % Foreign-Born | Median Household Income | %, Bachelor's degree or Higher |
| Elmhurst/South Corona | 9674 | 15.5% | 62463 | 93.9% | 64.1% | $49,078 | 25.5% |
| Jackson Heights/North Corona | 10593 | 13.4% | 79042 | 89.6% | 61.0% | $55,852 | 22.8% |
| Sunset Park/Windsor Terrace | 7845 | 12.4% | 63248 | 75.6% | 48.4% | $55,317 | 36.5% |
| Hunts Point/Longwood/Melrose | 5521 | 11.3% | 48810 | 97.9% | 30.8% | $24,849 | 16.5% |
| Bedford Park/Fordham North/Norwood | 5599 | 11.0% | 50942 | 94.2% | 46.6% | $35,535 | 17.8% |
| Concourse/Highbridge/Mount Eden | 5620 | 10.9% | 51341 | 98.1% | 45.6% | $29,938 | 19.1% |
| Sunnyside/Woodside | 7451 | 10.5% | 70714 | 71.1% | 55.5% | $66,705 | 44.3% |
| Washington Heights/Inwood | 9953 | 10.1% | 98999 | 81.2% | 48.9% | $52,051 | 40.3% |
| Bushwick | 6195 | 9.9% | 62883 | 81.1% | 32.3% | $47,569 | 40.6% |
| Morris Heights/Fordham South/Mount Hope | 4594 | 9.5% | 48231 | 98.9% | 44.9% | $26,976 | 14.3% |
| Hamilton Heights/Manhattanville/West Harlem | 5579 | 9.4% | 59161 | 72.5% | 36.6% | $50,867 | 53.2% |
| Flushing/Murray Hill/Whitestone | 8684 | 8.9% | 97267 | 74.6% | 57.3% | $54,386 | 31.1% |
| East Harlem | 4301 | 8.9% | 48371 | 86.3% | 25.1% | $33,564 | 42.9% |
| Astoria/Long Island City | 7343 | 8.6% | 85770 | 51.8% | 41.2% | $63,592 | 57.4% |
| Castle Hill/Clason Point/Parkchester | 5652 | 8.2% | 69244 | 97.1% | 35.3% | $40,114 | 21.4% |
| Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights | 4497 | 8.0% | 55959 | 45.4% | 40.6% | $67,986 | 49.8% |
| Richmond Hill/Woodhaven | 4737 | 7.3% | 64591 | 82.3% | 52.9% | $67,914 | 30.7% |
| Lower East Side/Chinatown | 4963 | 7.2% | 68605 | 66.6% | 35.6% | $43,705 | 60.5% |
| Bensonhurst/Bath Beach | 5690 | 7.0% | 80984 | 59.9% | 57.2% | $53,198 | 35.7% |
| Belmont/Crotona Park East/East Tremont | 3754 | 6.9% | 54675 | 96.0% | 32.8% | $25,595 | 17.3% |
| Riverdale/Kingsbridge | 2935 | 6.8% | 43159 | 67.6% | 34.6% | $59,995 | 44.6% |
| Pelham Parkway/Morris Park | 3327 | 6.6% | 50561 | 78.0% | 37.5% | $50,877 | 28.9% |
| Briarwood/Fresh Meadows/Hillcrest | 4335 | 6.6% | 66125 | 69.9% | 47.1% | $65,679 | 43.3% |
| Ridgewood/Glendale/Middle Village | 5578 | 6.5% | 85867 | 48.2% | 40.6% | $73,644 | 33.2% |
| Co-op City/Pelham Bay | 2782 | 6.1% | 45956 | 72.5% | 22.0% | $59,798 | 32.7% |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | 3865 | 6.0% | 64185 | 74.0% | 20.2% | $47,706 | 43.9% |
| Central Harlem | 3627 | 6.0% | 60702 | 85.8% | 23.9% | $47,341 | 49.0% |
| Borough Park/Kensington/Ocean Parkway | 3101 | 5.7% | 54414 | 28.9% | 31.4% | $47,294 | 33.9% |
| East New York/Starrett City | 3381 | 5.6% | 60799 | 96.2% | 37.1% | $37,999 | 18.7% |
| Woodlawn/Williamsbridge/Wakefield | 2846 | 5.5% | 51807 | 93.6% | 43.0% | $51,581 | 30.1% |
| Brownsville/Ocean Hill | 2222 | 5.4% | 41181 | 97.4% | 31.6% | $28,862 | 21.5% |
| Brighton Beach/Coney Island | 2168 | 5.3% | 41264 | 44.1% | 54.0% | $38,065 | 42.5% |
| Port Richmond/Stapleton/Mariner's Harbor | 3595 | 5.2% | 69060 | 62.2% | 26.1% | $64,666 | 35.7% |
| Williamsburg/Greenpoint | 4196 | 5.2% | 81292 | 37.0% | 25.1% | $71,248 | 62.0% |
| Prospect Lefferts/Wingate/Crown Heights S | 2614 | 5.1% | 50836 | 77.2% | 43.1% | $50,765 | 39.5% |
| Jamaica/Hollis/St. Albans | 4862 | 5.1% | 94580 | 98.2% | 43.1% | $62,228 | 24.4% |
| Sheepshead Bay/Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest | 3121 | 5.0% | 62787 | 34.5% | 51.8% | $60,814 | 46.7% |
| Howard Beach/Ozone Park | 2709 | 4.8% | 56009 | 78.1% | 46.5% | $72,400 | 27.8% |
| Flatbush/Midwood | 3318 | 4.8% | 69159 | 59.3% | 43.1% | $55,569 | 41.4% |
| Bayside/Douglaston/Little Neck | 2234 | 4.7% | 47244 | 60.7% | 44.6% | $82,805 | 48.9% |
| Prospect Heights/Crown Heights North | 2862 | 4.5% | 64085 | 77.7% | 29.2% | $52,917 | 50.7% |
| New Springville/South Beach | 2448 | 4.4% | 55102 | 33.9% | 30.1% | $81,479 | 40.1% |
| East Flatbush/Farragut/Rugby | 2704 | 4.4% | 61104 | 97.3% | 52.3% | $52,291 | 29.2% |
| Far Rockaway/Breezy Point/Broad Channel | 1645 | 4.0% | 41623 | 65.7% | 27.8% | $53,968 | 37.1% |
| Midtown/Chelsea | 3407 | 3.6% | 95899 | 40.5% | 31.3% | $104,801 | 81.2% |
| Canarsie/Flatlands | 3248 | 3.5% | 91611 | 77.3% | 42.8% | $74,840 | 37.4% |
| Forest Hills/Rego Park | 1839 | 3.5% | 52445 | 52.3% | 52.0% | $74,618 | 63.6% |
| Queens Village/Cambria Heights/Rosedale | 2628 | 3.4% | 77144 | 89.1% | 44.0% | $85,266 | 33.6% |
| Brooklyn Heights/Fort Greene | 2407 | 3.3% | 73489 | 53.6% | 20.6% | $93,434 | 72.4% |
| Park Slope/Carroll Gardens/Red Hook | 2059 | 3.2% | 64161 | 35.7% | 18.5% | $122,002 | 81.7% |
| Tottenville/Great Kills/Annadale | 2029 | 3.0% | 67296 | 17.2% | 17.1% | $91,431 | 42.1% |
| Midtown East/Murray Hill/Gramercy/Stuyvescant Town | 2110 | 2.4% | 88275 | 30.4% | 24.5% | $117,921 | 88.2% |
| West Side/Upper West Side | 2071 | 2.1% | 99276 | 31.8% | 24.2% | $117,421 | 82.6% |
| Soho/Battery Park City/Greenwich Village | 1826 | 2.0% | 91456 | 27.7% | 25.4% | $140,213 | 87.4% |
| Upper East Side | 1449 | 1.2% | 118648 | 24.7% | 24.0% | $120,868 | 87.8% |
| Residents Working in Retail, by Neighborhood | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Number of Residents Employed in Retail Jobs | % of Employed Residents Working in Retail Trade Jobs | Number of Employed Residents | % Non-White | % Foreign-Born | Median Household Income | %, Bachelor's degree or Higher |
| Borough Park/Kensington/Ocean Parkway | 5914 | 10.9% | 54414 | 28.9% | 31.4% | $47,294 | 33.9% |
| Concourse/Highbridge/Mount Eden | 5367 | 10.5% | 51341 | 98.1% | 45.6% | $29,938 | 19.1% |
| East Harlem | 4962 | 10.3% | 48371 | 86.3% | 25.1% | $33,564 | 42.9% |
| Morris Heights/Fordham South/Mount Hope | 4925 | 10.2% | 48231 | 98.9% | 44.9% | $26,976 | 14.3% |
| Bayside/Douglaston/Little Neck | 4787 | 10.1% | 47244 | 60.7% | 44.6% | $82,805 | 48.9% |
| Bedford Park/Fordham North/Norwood | 5111 | 10.0% | 50942 | 94.2% | 46.6% | $35,535 | 17.8% |
| Flushing/Murray Hill/Whitestone | 9493 | 9.8% | 97267 | 74.6% | 57.3% | $54,386 | 31.1% |
| Briarwood/Fresh Meadows/Hillcrest | 6355 | 9.6% | 66125 | 69.9% | 47.1% | $65,679 | 43.3% |
| East New York/Starrett City | 5779 | 9.5% | 60799 | 96.2% | 37.1% | $37,999 | 18.7% |
| Castle Hill/Clason Point/Parkchester | 6421 | 9.3% | 69244 | 97.1% | 35.3% | $40,114 | 21.4% |
| Sheepshead Bay/Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest | 5801 | 9.2% | 62787 | 34.5% | 51.8% | $60,814 | 46.7% |
| Bushwick | 5799 | 9.2% | 62883 | 81.1% | 32.3% | $47,569 | 40.6% |
| Port Richmond/Stapleton/Mariner's Harbor | 6236 | 9.0% | 69060 | 62.2% | 26.1% | $64,666 | 35.7% |
| Howard Beach/Ozone Park | 5019 | 9.0% | 56009 | 78.1% | 46.5% | $72,400 | 27.8% |
| Pelham Parkway/Morris Park | 4486 | 8.9% | 50561 | 78.0% | 37.5% | $50,877 | 28.9% |
| Belmont/Crotona Park East/East Tremont | 4771 | 8.7% | 54675 | 96.0% | 32.8% | $25,595 | 17.3% |
| Brighton Beach/Coney Island | 3567 | 8.6% | 41264 | 44.1% | 54.0% | $38,065 | 42.5% |
| Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights | 4828 | 8.6% | 55959 | 45.4% | 40.6% | $67,986 | 49.8% |
| Hunts Point/Longwood/Melrose | 4210 | 8.6% | 48810 | 97.9% | 30.8% | $24,849 | 16.5% |
| Sunset Park/Windsor Terrace | 5443 | 8.6% | 63248 | 75.6% | 48.4% | $55,317 | 36.5% |
| Elmhurst/South Corona | 5213 | 8.3% | 62463 | 93.9% | 64.1% | $49,078 | 25.5% |
| Richmond Hill/Woodhaven | 5308 | 8.2% | 64591 | 82.3% | 52.9% | $67,914 | 30.7% |
| Bensonhurst/Bath Beach | 6586 | 8.1% | 80984 | 59.9% | 57.2% | $53,198 | 35.7% |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | 5216 | 8.1% | 64185 | 74.0% | 20.2% | $47,706 | 43.9% |
| Co-op City/Pelham Bay | 3697 | 8.0% | 45956 | 72.5% | 22.0% | $59,798 | 32.7% |
| Brownsville/Ocean Hill | 3255 | 7.9% | 41181 | 97.4% | 31.6% | $28,862 | 21.5% |
| Jamaica/Hollis/St. Albans | 7465 | 7.9% | 94580 | 98.2% | 43.1% | $62,228 | 24.4% |
| Astoria/Long Island City | 6764 | 7.9% | 85770 | 51.8% | 41.2% | $63,592 | 57.4% |
| Williamsburg/Greenpoint | 6410 | 7.9% | 81292 | 37.0% | 25.1% | $71,248 | 62.0% |
| Tottenville/Great Kills/Annadale | 5262 | 7.8% | 67296 | 17.2% | 17.1% | $91,431 | 42.1% |
| Jackson Heights/North Corona | 6135 | 7.8% | 79042 | 89.6% | 61.0% | $55,852 | 22.8% |
| Sunnyside/Woodside | 5482 | 7.8% | 70714 | 71.1% | 55.5% | $66,705 | 44.3% |
| Lower East Side/Chinatown | 5314 | 7.7% | 68605 | 66.6% | 35.6% | $43,705 | 60.5% |
| Flatbush/Midwood | 5291 | 7.7% | 69159 | 59.3% | 43.1% | $55,569 | 41.4% |
| Soho/Battery Park City/Greenwich Village | 6960 | 7.6% | 91456 | 27.7% | 25.4% | $140,213 | 87.4% |
| Woodlawn/Williamsbridge/Wakefield | 3901 | 7.5% | 51807 | 93.6% | 43.0% | $51,581 | 30.1% |
| Washington Heights/Inwood | 7417 | 7.5% | 98999 | 81.2% | 48.9% | $52,051 | 40.3% |
| Midtown/Chelsea | 7024 | 7.3% | 95899 | 40.5% | 31.3% | $104,801 | 81.2% |
| Upper East Side | 8542 | 7.2% | 118648 | 24.7% | 24.0% | $120,868 | 87.8% |
| Prospect Lefferts/Wingate/Crown Heights S | 3639 | 7.2% | 50836 | 77.2% | 43.1% | $50,765 | 39.5% |
| Central Harlem | 4344 | 7.2% | 60702 | 85.8% | 23.9% | $47,341 | 49.0% |
| Canarsie/Flatlands | 6455 | 7.0% | 91611 | 77.3% | 42.8% | $74,840 | 37.4% |
| East Flatbush/Farragut/Rugby | 4295 | 7.0% | 61104 | 97.3% | 52.3% | $52,291 | 29.2% |
| Hamilton Heights/Manhattanville/West Harlem | 4150 | 7.0% | 59161 | 72.5% | 36.6% | $50,867 | 53.2% |
| Ridgewood/Glendale/Middle Village | 5963 | 6.9% | 85867 | 48.2% | 40.6% | $73,644 | 33.2% |
| Queens Village/Cambria Heights/Rosedale | 5279 | 6.8% | 77144 | 89.1% | 44.0% | $85,266 | 33.6% |
| New Springville/South Beach | 3695 | 6.7% | 55102 | 33.9% | 30.1% | $81,479 | 40.1% |
| Riverdale/Kingsbridge | 2881 | 6.7% | 43159 | 67.6% | 34.6% | $59,995 | 44.6% |
| Prospect Heights/Crown Heights North | 4178 | 6.5% | 64085 | 77.7% | 29.2% | $52,917 | 50.7% |
| Midtown East/Murray Hill/Gramercy/Stuyvescant Town | 5722 | 6.5% | 88275 | 30.4% | 24.5% | $117,921 | 88.2% |
| Brooklyn Heights/Fort Greene | 4716 | 6.4% | 73489 | 53.6% | 20.6% | $93,434 | 72.4% |
| Far Rockaway/Breezy Point/Broad Channel | 2611 | 6.3% | 41623 | 65.7% | 27.8% | $53,968 | 37.1% |
| Forest Hills/Rego Park | 3275 | 6.2% | 52445 | 52.3% | 52.0% | $74,618 | 63.6% |
| West Side/Upper West Side | 6175 | 6.2% | 99276 | 31.8% | 24.2% | $117,421 | 82.6% |
| Park Slope/Carroll Gardens/Red Hook | 3577 | 5.6% | 64161 | 35.7% | 18.5% | $122,002 | 81.7% |
| Residents Working in Accommodations, by Neighborhood | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Number of Residents Employed in Accommodations Jobs | % of Employed Residents Working in Accommodations Jobs | Number of Employed Residents | % Non-White | % Foreign-Born | Median Household Income | %, Bachelor's degree or Higher |
| Richmond Hill/Woodhaven | 1010 | 1.6% | 64591 | 82.3% | 52.9% | $67,914 | 30.7% |
| Co-op City/Pelham Bay | 691 | 1.5% | 45956 | 72.5% | 22.0% | $59,798 | 32.7% |
| Riverdale/Kingsbridge | 605 | 1.4% | 43159 | 67.6% | 34.6% | $59,995 | 44.6% |
| Pelham Parkway/Morris Park | 728 | 1.4% | 50561 | 78.0% | 37.5% | $50,877 | 28.9% |
| Sunnyside/Woodside | 1008 | 1.4% | 70714 | 71.1% | 55.5% | $66,705 | 44.3% |
| Queens Village/Cambria Heights/Rosedale | 972 | 1.3% | 77144 | 89.1% | 44.0% | $85,266 | 33.6% |
| Forest Hills/Rego Park | 688 | 1.3% | 52445 | 52.3% | 52.0% | $74,618 | 63.6% |
| Jamaica/Hollis/St. Albans | 1231 | 1.3% | 94580 | 98.2% | 43.1% | $62,228 | 24.4% |
| Castle Hill/Clason Point/Parkchester | 819 | 1.2% | 69244 | 97.1% | 35.3% | $40,114 | 21.4% |
| Hamilton Heights/Manhattanville/West Harlem | 681 | 1.2% | 59161 | 72.5% | 36.6% | $50,867 | 53.2% |
| Midtown/Chelsea | 1105 | 1.2% | 95899 | 40.5% | 31.3% | $104,801 | 81.2% |
| Brownsville/Ocean Hill | 502 | 1.2% | 41181 | 97.4% | 31.6% | $28,862 | 21.5% |
| East New York/Starrett City | 751 | 1.2% | 60799 | 96.2% | 37.1% | $37,999 | 18.7% |
| Astoria/Long Island City | 1038 | 1.2% | 85770 | 51.8% | 41.2% | $63,592 | 57.4% |
| Bedford Park/Fordham North/Norwood | 578 | 1.1% | 50942 | 94.2% | 46.6% | $35,535 | 17.8% |
| Hunts Point/Longwood/Melrose | 538 | 1.1% | 48810 | 97.9% | 30.8% | $24,849 | 16.5% |
| Flushing/Murray Hill/Whitestone | 1100 | 1.1% | 97267 | 74.6% | 57.3% | $54,386 | 31.1% |
| Ridgewood/Glendale/Middle Village | 977 | 1.1% | 85867 | 48.2% | 40.6% | $73,644 | 33.2% |
| Belmont/Crotona Park East/East Tremont | 525 | 1.0% | 54675 | 96.0% | 32.8% | $25,595 | 17.3% |
| Morris Heights/Fordham South/Mount Hope | 478 | 1.0% | 48231 | 98.9% | 44.9% | $26,976 | 14.3% |
| Washington Heights/Inwood | 963 | 1.0% | 98999 | 81.2% | 48.9% | $52,051 | 40.3% |
| Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights | 585 | 1.0% | 55959 | 45.4% | 40.6% | $67,986 | 49.8% |
| Bayside/Douglaston/Little Neck | 455 | 1.0% | 47244 | 60.7% | 44.6% | $82,805 | 48.9% |
| East Harlem | 459 | 0.9% | 48371 | 86.3% | 25.1% | $33,564 | 42.9% |
| Lower East Side/Chinatown | 606 | 0.9% | 68605 | 66.6% | 35.6% | $43,705 | 60.5% |
| Prospect Lefferts/Wingate/Crown Heights S | 464 | 0.9% | 50836 | 77.2% | 43.1% | $50,765 | 39.5% |
| Jackson Heights/North Corona | 729 | 0.9% | 79042 | 89.6% | 61.0% | $55,852 | 22.8% |
| Howard Beach/Ozone Park | 518 | 0.9% | 56009 | 78.1% | 46.5% | $72,400 | 27.8% |
| Midtown East/Murray Hill/Gramercy/Stuyvescant Town | 669 | 0.8% | 88275 | 30.4% | 24.5% | $117,921 | 88.2% |
| Canarsie/Flatlands | 701 | 0.8% | 91611 | 77.3% | 42.8% | $74,840 | 37.4% |
| Sunset Park/Windsor Terrace | 497 | 0.8% | 63248 | 75.6% | 48.4% | $55,317 | 36.5% |
| Bensonhurst/Bath Beach | 632 | 0.8% | 80984 | 59.9% | 57.2% | $53,198 | 35.7% |
| Elmhurst/South Corona | 513 | 0.8% | 62463 | 93.9% | 64.1% | $49,078 | 25.5% |
| Woodlawn/Williamsbridge/Wakefield | 352 | 0.7% | 51807 | 93.6% | 43.0% | $51,581 | 30.1% |
| Briarwood/Fresh Meadows/Hillcrest | 470 | 0.7% | 66125 | 69.9% | 47.1% | $65,679 | 43.3% |
| Far Rockaway/Breezy Point/Broad Channel | 279 | 0.7% | 41623 | 65.7% | 27.8% | $53,968 | 37.1% |
| Concourse/Highbridge/Mount Eden | 312 | 0.6% | 51341 | 98.1% | 45.6% | $29,938 | 19.1% |
| Upper East Side | 746 | 0.6% | 118648 | 24.7% | 24.0% | $120,868 | 87.8% |
| West Side/Upper West Side | 585 | 0.6% | 99276 | 31.8% | 24.2% | $117,421 | 82.6% |
| Tottenville/Great Kills/Annadale | 384 | 0.6% | 67296 | 17.2% | 17.1% | $91,431 | 42.1% |
| Bushwick | 362 | 0.6% | 62883 | 81.1% | 32.3% | $47,569 | 40.6% |
| Brooklyn Heights/Fort Greene | 445 | 0.6% | 73489 | 53.6% | 20.6% | $93,434 | 72.4% |
| Prospect Heights/Crown Heights North | 353 | 0.6% | 64085 | 77.7% | 29.2% | $52,917 | 50.7% |
| Borough Park/Kensington/Ocean Parkway | 327 | 0.6% | 54414 | 28.9% | 31.4% | $47,294 | 33.9% |
| Flatbush/Midwood | 426 | 0.6% | 69159 | 59.3% | 43.1% | $55,569 | 41.4% |
| New Springville/South Beach | 300 | 0.5% | 55102 | 33.9% | 30.1% | $81,479 | 40.1% |
| Port Richmond/Stapleton/Mariner's Harbor | 379 | 0.5% | 69060 | 62.2% | 26.1% | $64,666 | 35.7% |
| Brighton Beach/Coney Island | 211 | 0.5% | 41264 | 44.1% | 54.0% | $38,065 | 42.5% |
| Central Harlem | 233 | 0.4% | 60702 | 85.8% | 23.9% | $47,341 | 49.0% |
| Williamsburg/Greenpoint | 318 | 0.4% | 81292 | 37.0% | 25.1% | $71,248 | 62.0% |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | 284 | 0.4% | 64185 | 74.0% | 20.2% | $47,706 | 43.9% |
| Park Slope/Carroll Gardens/Red Hook | 281 | 0.4% | 64161 | 35.7% | 18.5% | $122,002 | 81.7% |
| East Flatbush/Farragut/Rugby | 248 | 0.4% | 61104 | 97.3% | 52.3% | $52,291 | 29.2% |
| Sheepshead Bay/Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest | 272 | 0.4% | 62787 | 34.5% | 51.8% | $60,814 | 46.7% |
| Soho/Battery Park City/Greenwich Village | 261 | 0.3% | 91456 | 27.7% | 25.4% | $140,213 | 87.4% |
| Residents Working in Personal Care Services, by Neighborhood | |||||||
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| Neighborhood | Number of Residents Employed in Personal Care Services Jobs | % of Employed Residents Working in Personal Care Services Jobs | Number of Employed Residents | % Non-White | % Foreign-Born | Median Household Income | %, Bachelor's degree or Higher |
| Flushing/Murray Hill/Whitestone | 3799 | 3.9% | 97267 | 74.6% | 57.3% | $54,386 | 31.1% |
| Jackson Heights/North Corona | 1985 | 2.5% | 79042 | 89.6% | 61.0% | $55,852 | 22.8% |
| Elmhurst/South Corona | 1395 | 2.2% | 62463 | 93.9% | 64.1% | $49,078 | 25.5% |
| Sunset Park/Windsor Terrace | 1326 | 2.1% | 63248 | 75.6% | 48.4% | $55,317 | 36.5% |
| Bedford Park/Fordham North/Norwood | 1037 | 2.0% | 50942 | 94.2% | 46.6% | $35,535 | 17.8% |
| Washington Heights/Inwood | 1998 | 2.0% | 98999 | 81.2% | 48.9% | $52,051 | 40.3% |
| Woodlawn/Williamsbridge/Wakefield | 1010 | 1.9% | 51807 | 93.6% | 43.0% | $51,581 | 30.1% |
| Forest Hills/Rego Park | 1021 | 1.9% | 52445 | 52.3% | 52.0% | $74,618 | 63.6% |
| Sheepshead Bay/Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest | 1222 | 1.9% | 62787 | 34.5% | 51.8% | $60,814 | 46.7% |
| Concourse/Highbridge/Mount Eden | 976 | 1.9% | 51341 | 98.1% | 45.6% | $29,938 | 19.1% |
| Belmont/Crotona Park East/East Tremont | 990 | 1.8% | 54675 | 96.0% | 32.8% | $25,595 | 17.3% |
| Morris Heights/Fordham South/Mount Hope | 750 | 1.6% | 48231 | 98.9% | 44.9% | $26,976 | 14.3% |
| Bensonhurst/Bath Beach | 1249 | 1.5% | 80984 | 59.9% | 57.2% | $53,198 | 35.7% |
| New Springville/South Beach | 823 | 1.5% | 55102 | 33.9% | 30.1% | $81,479 | 40.1% |
| Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights | 807 | 1.4% | 55959 | 45.4% | 40.6% | $67,986 | 49.8% |
| Bayside/Douglaston/Little Neck | 675 | 1.4% | 47244 | 60.7% | 44.6% | $82,805 | 48.9% |
| Far Rockaway/Breezy Point/Broad Channel | 569 | 1.4% | 41623 | 65.7% | 27.8% | $53,968 | 37.1% |
| Prospect Heights/Crown Heights North | 871 | 1.4% | 64085 | 77.7% | 29.2% | $52,917 | 50.7% |
| Riverdale/Kingsbridge | 582 | 1.3% | 43159 | 67.6% | 34.6% | $59,995 | 44.6% |
| Tottenville/Great Kills/Annadale | 886 | 1.3% | 67296 | 17.2% | 17.1% | $91,431 | 42.1% |
| Hamilton Heights/Manhattanville/West Harlem | 777 | 1.3% | 59161 | 72.5% | 36.6% | $50,867 | 53.2% |
| Ridgewood/Glendale/Middle Village | 1127 | 1.3% | 85867 | 48.2% | 40.6% | $73,644 | 33.2% |
| Sunnyside/Woodside | 926 | 1.3% | 70714 | 71.1% | 55.5% | $66,705 | 44.3% |
| East New York/Starrett City | 755 | 1.2% | 60799 | 96.2% | 37.1% | $37,999 | 18.7% |
| Lower East Side/Chinatown | 851 | 1.2% | 68605 | 66.6% | 35.6% | $43,705 | 60.5% |
| Port Richmond/Stapleton/Mariner's Harbor | 846 | 1.2% | 69060 | 62.2% | 26.1% | $64,666 | 35.7% |
| Castle Hill/Clason Point/Parkchester | 830 | 1.2% | 69244 | 97.1% | 35.3% | $40,114 | 21.4% |
| Central Harlem | 727 | 1.2% | 60702 | 85.8% | 23.9% | $47,341 | 49.0% |
| East Flatbush/Farragut/Rugby | 724 | 1.2% | 61104 | 97.3% | 52.3% | $52,291 | 29.2% |
| Brownsville/Ocean Hill | 479 | 1.2% | 41181 | 97.4% | 31.6% | $28,862 | 21.5% |
| Briarwood/Fresh Meadows/Hillcrest | 768 | 1.2% | 66125 | 69.9% | 47.1% | $65,679 | 43.3% |
| Richmond Hill/Woodhaven | 744 | 1.2% | 64591 | 82.3% | 52.9% | $67,914 | 30.7% |
| Flatbush/Midwood | 756 | 1.1% | 69159 | 59.3% | 43.1% | $55,569 | 41.4% |
| Borough Park/Kensington/Ocean Parkway | 594 | 1.1% | 54414 | 28.9% | 31.4% | $47,294 | 33.9% |
| Williamsburg/Greenpoint | 876 | 1.1% | 81292 | 37.0% | 25.1% | $71,248 | 62.0% |
| Pelham Parkway/Morris Park | 537 | 1.1% | 50561 | 78.0% | 37.5% | $50,877 | 28.9% |
| Bushwick | 652 | 1.0% | 62883 | 81.1% | 32.3% | $47,569 | 40.6% |
| Brighton Beach/Coney Island | 423 | 1.0% | 41264 | 44.1% | 54.0% | $38,065 | 42.5% |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | 634 | 1.0% | 64185 | 74.0% | 20.2% | $47,706 | 43.9% |
| Midtown East/Murray Hill/Gramercy/Stuyvescant Town | 851 | 1.0% | 88275 | 30.4% | 24.5% | $117,921 | 88.2% |
| Howard Beach/Ozone Park | 517 | 0.9% | 56009 | 78.1% | 46.5% | $72,400 | 27.8% |
| Jamaica/Hollis/St. Albans | 850 | 0.9% | 94580 | 98.2% | 43.1% | $62,228 | 24.4% |
| East Harlem | 418 | 0.9% | 48371 | 86.3% | 25.1% | $33,564 | 42.9% |
| Astoria/Long Island City | 741 | 0.9% | 85770 | 51.8% | 41.2% | $63,592 | 57.4% |
| Co-op City/Pelham Bay | 375 | 0.8% | 45956 | 72.5% | 22.0% | $59,798 | 32.7% |
| Hunts Point/Longwood/Melrose | 398 | 0.8% | 48810 | 97.9% | 30.8% | $24,849 | 16.5% |
| Soho/Battery Park City/Greenwich Village | 726 | 0.8% | 91456 | 27.7% | 25.4% | $140,213 | 87.4% |
| Canarsie/Flatlands | 686 | 0.7% | 91611 | 77.3% | 42.8% | $74,840 | 37.4% |
| Prospect Lefferts/Wingate/Crown Heights S | 380 | 0.7% | 50836 | 77.2% | 43.1% | $50,765 | 39.5% |
| Queens Village/Cambria Heights/Rosedale | 447 | 0.6% | 77144 | 89.1% | 44.0% | $85,266 | 33.6% |
| Brooklyn Heights/Fort Greene | 420 | 0.6% | 73489 | 53.6% | 20.6% | $93,434 | 72.4% |
| Midtown/Chelsea | 533 | 0.6% | 95899 | 40.5% | 31.3% | $104,801 | 81.2% |
| Park Slope/Carroll Gardens/Red Hook | 346 | 0.5% | 64161 | 35.7% | 18.5% | $122,002 | 81.7% |
| West Side/Upper West Side | 467 | 0.5% | 99276 | 31.8% | 24.2% | $117,421 | 82.6% |
| Upper East Side | 406 | 0.3% | 118648 | 24.7% | 24.0% | $120,868 | 87.8% |
Notes
1. For this report, we conduct an analysis of occupation data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, on the borough and neighborhood level, to assess where the city's hardest-hit workers in the restaurants, retail trade, accommodations, and personal care services industries live and work. We leverage the 2018 census occupational classification system in conjunction with the Census Bureau's Public Use Microdata Areas — which line up with the city's 59 community districts. Please note we use restaurants as shorthand for the “food services and drinking places” sector and hotels as shorthand for the accommodations sector.
The included occupations are as follows:
2. Citywide, 67.8 percent of the population is non-white and 38.6 percent is foreign born.
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