Demographics & Health Data

Washington Heights and Inwood

Bikers on path near Hudson River

Neighborhood Demographics  

  • Life expectancy of 85 years 
  • 46% of residents born outside of the U.S. and 36% with limited English proficiency 
  • 81% high school graduation rate in four years 
  • 40% of adults have a college degree; 27% have not graduated high school 
  • 18% live in poverty 
  • 218 per 100,000 adults age 16 and older are incarcerated 
  • 12% of adults are without health insurance 
Age Percent

0-17 

 18%

18-24 

 9%

25-44 

 32%

45-64 

 25%

65+ 

 16%
Ethnicity Percent
Asian 3%
Black 7%
Latino 72%
White 16%
Other 1%

Housing and Environment 

  • ½ of the residents pay more than 30% of their income on rent 
  • Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), a harmful air pollutant, is measured at 6.3 micrograms per cubic meter 
  • 39% of renter-occupied homes have no maintenance problems 
  • 38% of streets have bike lanes 
  • 75% of adults report that their neighbors are willing to help one another 

Health 

  • 72% report that own health is good, very good, or excellent 
  • 76% of adults report getting physical activity in the past 30 days 
  • 552 psychiatric hospitalizations per 100,000 adults 
  • 10% of adults currently smoke 
  • 27.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 people 
  • 32.6 new Hepatitis C reports per 100,000 people 
  • 15% of adults diagnosed with diabetes; 31% with hypertension 
  • 89% report eating at least one serving fruits or vegetables in the last day 

Children 

  • One in eleven births is pre-term; infant mortality is 2.4 per 1,000 live births 
  • Teen pregnancy is 16.7 per 1,000 teen girls (ages 15 to 19) 
  • 24% of children in grades K to 8 has obesity; 26% of adults 
  • The rate of avoidable pediatric hospitalization (ages 4 and younger) is 587 per 100,000 
  • The asthma emergency department visit rate for children ages 5 to 17 is 211 per 10,000 

 All of the data provided is courtesy of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Community Health Profiles - Manhattan 112: Washington Heights & Inwood. February 15, 2025 

 For more demographic information about the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods, please visit the New York City Community Health Profiles site(link is external and opens in a new window). 

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