1. NEW YORK CITY: INCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE FACTORS

2. New York City is one of the best, if not the best city in the world. There are cultural institutions and landmarks that rival those that are many centuries older. With a population of 8.2 million people, the city draws people from all walks of life and is a hub of diversity and creativity.

4. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2010 American Community Survey

5. TRACTS WITH HIGHEST PER CAPITA INCOME TRACT 142: 4,462 POP. [2010] BETWEEN 5 TH PARK AVE AT 84 TH AND 77 TH ST TRACT 130: 4,195 POP. [2010] JUST SOUTH OF TRACT 143 BTWN 77 TH & 70 TH ST TRACT 112.02: 441 POP. [2010] BTWN 5 TH AND PARK AVE AT 59 TH & 56 TH TRACT 21: 6,040 POP. [2010] BTWN WESTSIDE HWY AND BROADWAY AT READE & VESEY ST.

6. TRACTS WITH LOWEST PER CAPITA INCOME TRACT 267: 2,173 POP. [2010]; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS BTWN 188 TH & WASHINGTON BRIDGE TRACT 243.02: 7,370 POP. [2010]; HARLEM BTWN HARLEM RIVER DR. & 155 TH ST TRACT 240: 1,648 POP. [2010]; RANDALL’S ISLAND TRACT 20: 4,917 POP. [2010]; LOWER EAST SIDE BTWN AVE D & EAST RIVER AT 6 TH ST & HOUSTON

7. U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2010 American Community Survey

8. Source: Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2006 to 2010 (5-Year Estimates)

9. Source: Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2006 to 2010 (5- Year Estimates)

10. Further Analysis: Further study would involve looking more closely at income and taxes paid by both the wealthy and the poor. It was recently reported that optimal income is $75,000 for indicators of happiness. I plan on obtaining some data from the PLUTO dataset from the NY Department of Planning. Studying quality of life measures is difficult but not impossible; psychologists and statisticians perform this sort of research. It would be interesting to see what sort of programs that both wealthy and lower income families participate in in NYC and if some of those programs are supported by the city of NY. I plan on mapping cultural locations and access to these areas. One of the biggest quality of life decreases is a long commute. In NYC, public transportation is easily accessible. I can expand my profile of New Yorkers to include people in the boroughs who often experience longer commute times. I would have to spend additional time looking at evidence on how to appropriately measure quality of life variables.