April 6th, 2021
Poverty rates for children under 18 years are as high as 40.0% or more in parts of the Hudson Valley. With the new $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, the 2021 child tax credit is $3,600 for children under […]
March 30th, 2021
This map shows the average commute to work in 2019 for workers aged 16 or older. The map show a concentration of relatively high average commute times in lower Dutchess County, Putnam County, and Upper Westchester County. […]
March 23rd, 2021
In the Hudson Valley, in total over 460,000 men over the age 16 are full time employees versus under 350,000 women. There are more men than women in every industry sector in the region with the exception […]
March 16th, 2021
In every industry sector in New York State women earn less income than men. The difference is most pronounced in “Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting & mining”; followed by “Other services not public administration.” In the “Construction” […]
March 9th, 2021
In the United States, median earnings for women working full-time year-round jobs are approximately 20% lower than the earnings for men. The same is true in New York State and the Hudson Valley. This chart compares the […]
March 2nd, 2021
New York State has lost over half a million acres of farmland since the 1980s. In order to promote farming and preserve farmlands, NYS Agricultural District Law protect designated Agricultural Districts. The preservation of farmland supports local […]
February 23rd, 2021
The GINI coefficient is a measure of income inequality that represents the degree of inequality on a scale of one to zero. A GINI coefficient of zero means there is perfect income equality – everyone has the […]
February 9th, 2021
A significant proportion of people over the age sixty-five live alone. The percentage is between 3%-12% across the Hudson Valley, and is higher for women than men. As people continue to socially distance and remain isolated during COVID, it […]
February 2nd, 2021
Our region has 3,136 bridges. That is approximately 1 bridge for every 775 people. There are more bridges in rural areas but higher traffic volumes on bridges in urban areas. A little more than half of U.S. […]
January 19th, 2021
Across our region there are uneven employment rates between men and women. As of 2019, Rockland County had the greatest difference with only 70 percent of women between the ages 20-64 employed while for men this rate […]
