Economic security means living in a household where there is enough money and resources to meet basic needs. Lack of economic security can create poor health in every way mentioned on this dashboard.
Are you someone who…
1. Is facing financial difficulties?
For direct assistance:
Printable Resource Guide Government Benfits and Social Services
Printable Resource Guide Clothing
For help finding employment and education:
Job search, job training, and educational opportunities
2. Wants to help others who are facing difficulties
To donate:
3. Wants to know more about the things that affect local economics?
Learn about important disparities and how to create thriving communities:
2022 County Health Rankings National Findings Report
Learn about forces of change in Broome County:
Forces of change: population decline, in part because of flooding, part economic? document on that?
Here is a bit of data to help show why survey respondents talked about economic security…
Below is a graph showing the percent of the population of Broome County living in poverty. NYS poverty rates were down to 12.7% in 2020, while rates in Broome were up to 18.4%.
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While we can look at trends for the whole county and see improvement in poverty rates, it is important to know that poverty is still very prevalent in some areas. In Broome County, poverty and wealth are concentrated in different areas.
This chart illustrates how different municipalities within Broome have different median household incomes and income distributions. The municipality with the largest percent of residents with incomes below $50,000 is the City of Binghamton. The town of Binghamton and the Town of Vestal have the highest percent of residents with incomes above $200,000.
This US Census map shows similar information in a different way. It breaks up Broome County by municipality and shows what percent of people in each municipality are living below the federal poverty line. Click on the image to dive deeper and explore some of the maps shown in the sidebar.
This Social Explorer map uses data from the American Community Survey (US Census) to show the differences in median household income by census tract in Broome County. Income disparities by geography are clear. Census tract 12 has a median household income of $12,073, while census tract 146 has a median household income of $90,758. Click the image to zoom in or explore more.
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