Fiscal Policy Institute: “Despite several years of moderate economic growth, New York did not gain any ground in key areas of poverty and family incomes. New Yorkers were just as likely to be poor in 2007 as they were when the last recession in 2001, according to Census Bureau data released today. Also, the income of the typical New York working-age household was no higher in 2007 than in 2001, after adjusting for inflation. The number and percentage of New Yorkers lacking health insurance decreased significantly from 2000 to 2007. Now that the economy is weakening, incomes are likely to fall further before they improve, according to analysts at the Fiscal Policy Institute.” [Stuart Basefsky]

• U.S. Census Bureau, August 26, 2008: Household Income Rises, Poverty Rate Unchanged, Number of Uninsured Down – “These findings are contained in the report Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007 [PDF]. The data were compiled from information collected in the 2008 Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).”
• U.S. Census Bureau, August 26, 2008: Income, Earnings, and Poverty Data From the 2007 American Community Survey
• American Community Survey Data Sets