Bureau of Labor Statistics: Average weekly wage in Manhattan is $2821

[mawilson 2,133]

These are household numbers, right?

No, this is wage data. Not household income data.

So it's before tax then? $150k a year?

Yes, the data is pretax. Like everyone else has pointed out, it's a mean. So it's skewed by both extremes and Manhattan certainly has both extremes.

Are there really many poor people still living in Manhattan? Maybe East Harlem or

Washington Heights or somewhere in the upper 180's but even there apartments cost

on average around $500 per square foot. (Manhattan average is $1,000 per sq ft.)

[Nikita2Charles 32]

There's still a certain amount of rent control in NYC adding HUD section 8 for people too poor to pay the rent.

These are household numbers, right?

No, this is wage data. Not household income data.

So it's before tax then? $150k a year?

Yes, the data is pretax. Like everyone else has pointed out, it's a mean. So it's skewed by both extremes and Manhattan certainly has both extremes.

Are there really many poor people still living in Manhattan? Maybe East Harlem or

Washington Heights or somewhere in the upper 180's but even there apartments cost

on average around $500 per square foot. (Manhattan average is $1,000 per sq ft.)

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

These are household numbers, right?

No, this is wage data. Not household income data.

So it's before tax then? $150k a year?

Yes, the data is pretax. Like everyone else has pointed out, it's a mean. So it's skewed by both extremes and Manhattan certainly has both extremes.

Are there really many poor people still living in Manhattan? Maybe East Harlem or

Washington Heights or somewhere in the upper 180's but even there apartments cost

on average around $500 per square foot. (Manhattan average is $1,000 per sq ft.)

Yeah I believe there still are. I couldn't quantify it for you, though. Maybe at census.gov?

[mawilson 2,133]

There's still a certain amount of rent control in NYC adding HUD section 8 for people too poor to pay the rent.

That's true - I forgot about rent control. Ironic, since my own apartment is rent controlled - LOL

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Between us - the wife and I clear about $2500-$2600 a month. $2821 a week!? Wow.... Seems there's a very large gap between the top and middle-earners IMO.

2500-2600 a month? That doesn't sound like a comfortable income in NYC. Hell, I'd hate having to live on that down here - or anywhere in the US for that matter.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Between us - the wife and I clear about $2500-$2600 a month. $2821 a week!? Wow.... Seems there's a very large gap between the top and middle-earners IMO.

2500-2600 a month? That doesn't sound like a comfortable income in NYC. Hell, I'd hate having to live on that down here - or anywhere in the US for that matter.

It WAS workable/comfortable about a dozen years ago--for SINGLE in Atlanta, Memphis or Dallas.

Admittedly, that has no connexion with present time.

[~krakatoa~ 27]

No comment/discussion necessary, I just found this online, thought the number was amazing and wanted to share.

Average in the US is $885/week. In New York County (Manhattan) it's $2821/week.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm

Manhattan you say? I'm there, pronto!

[Marc and Olga 0]

The only thing that concerns me about moving "out there" is losing the proximity to Manhattan. Around here, if you can't find work locally, you can always find it in the City.

actually, you're not too far from manhatten.

(manhatten kansas)

And trust me, there is nothing wrong (except the snow) with Manhattan, Kansas...I know, I lived there the first 18 years of my life

[Jasman0717 9]

Pretty expensive place to live

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Between us - the wife and I clear about $2500-$2600 a month. $2821 a week!? Wow.... Seems there's a very large gap between the top and middle-earners IMO.

2500-2600 a month? That doesn't sound like a comfortable income in NYC. Hell, I'd hate having to live on that down here - or anywhere in the US for that matter.

I dropped a clanger there - that was actually per (bi-weekly) paycheck - not per month. Back in CA when I first moved here that's about what we were making, but even on $5K a month - Manhattan is still out of our budget. At least... if we want to buy a house in the next few years.