St. George/Stapleton Neighborhood Profile

DEMOGRAPHICS

In 2019, there were an estimated 176,195 people in St. George/Stapleton, of which 8.2% of the population identified as Asian, 21.9% identified as Black, 29.5% identified as Hispanic, and 37.9% identified as white.

Graph showing the racial and ethnic composition of St. George/Stapleton in both 2000 and 2015-2019.

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In 2019, the household income group with the largest share (32.6%) of households is $100,001 - $250,000. In 2000, the same household income group had the largest share as well, with a slightly lower share of 28.7%.

Graph showing the distribution of household income in St. George/Stapleton in both 2000 and 2015-2019.

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Median household income in 2019 was $76,470, about 8% more than citywide median household income ($70,590). The poverty rate in St. George/Stapleton was 13.0% in 2019 compared to 16.0% citywide.

The poverty rate in St. George/Stapleton was 13.0% in 2019 compared to 16.0% citywide.

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HOUSING

Renters

Real median gross rent in St. George/Stapleton increased from $1,220 in 2006 to $1,230 in 2019. In 2019, 32.5% of renter households in St. George/Stapleton were severely rent burdened (spent more than 50% of household income on rent). 85.5% of the rental units are affordable at the 80% Area Median Income, 21 percentage points higher than the share in 2010. 11.6% of the rental units are public housing rental units in 2020. The overall rental vacancy rate in St. George/Stapleton was 8.4%.

Real median gross rent in St. George/Stapleton increased from $1,300 in 2007 to $1,230 in 2019.

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11.6% of the rental units in St. George/Stapleton are public housing rental units in 2020.

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Homeowners

In 2019, the homeownership rate in St. George/Stapleton was 51.3%, higher than the citywide share of 31.9%. The homeownership rate in the neighborhood has decreased by 7.0 percentage points since 2010. In 2019, the home purchase loan rate was 26.0 per 1,000 properties (owner-occupied 1-4 family buildings, condominiums, or cooperative apartments) and the refinance loan rate was 28.8 per 1,000 properties in the neighborhood. Out of all the first-time home purchase loans and refinance loans in St. George/Stapleton, 7.2% and 2.8% were high cost loans, respectively. 140 properties had a filing of mortgage foreclosure in St. George/Stapleton in 2020. There were 3.7 mortgage foreclosure actions initiated per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units.

There were 3.7 mortgage foreclosure notices per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units in St. George/Stapleton in 2020

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Development

Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 110 residential units in new buildings in St. George/Stapleton last year, 97 less than the number of units certified in 2019.

Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 60 residential units in new buildings in St. George/Stapleton last year, 147 less than the number of units certified in 2019.

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NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND CONDITIONS

The serious crime rate was 7.1 serious crimes per 1,000 residents in 2020, compared to 11.6 serious crimes per 1,000 residents citywide.

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Neighborhood Indicators: SI01 St. George/Stapleton

Demographics

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Population
Born in New York State		66.5%	65.4%	66.0%		2
Disabled population			6.7%	7.2%		26
Foreign-born population	19.1%	24.0%	24.7%	24.7%	48	43
Population	162,609	168,395	172,052	176,195
Population aged 65+	11.1%	10.5%	10.7%	14.2%	28	30
Households
Households with children under 18 years old	39.3%	38.4%	40.0%	28.3%	27	30
Single-person households		28.5%	24.3%	30.2%		28
Race and Ethnicity
Percent Asian	5.2%	7.1%	8.1%	8.2%	29	32
Percent Black	21.6%	22.2%	21.7%	21.9%	24	22
Percent Hispanic	19.8%	26.8%	27.2%	29.5%	27	20
Percent white	50.0%	41.9%	41.3%	37.9%	18	20
Racial diversity index	0.66	0.70	0.70	0.72	15	5
Income and Poverty
Income diversity ratio		5.0	5.7	5.1		32
Median household income (2020$)	$74,170	$74,960	$69,700	$76,470	15	20
Median household income, homeowners (2020$)		$99,620	$102,090	$116,360		15
Median household income, renters (2020$)		$36,590	$33,920	$43,210		41
Poverty rate	15.7%	15.0%	17.9%	13.0%	36	31
Poverty rate, population aged 65+		16.1%	16.2%	14.0%		36
Poverty rate, population under 18 years old		21.5%	26.2%	19.7%		23
Labor Market
Labor force participation rate		61.9%	59.1%	63.8%		28
Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma		15.4%	14.6%	14.6%		33
Unemployment rate	8.21%	5.64%	10.09%	5.13%	32	24

Housing Market and Conditions

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Housing Stock
Homeownership rate	51.9%	58.7%	58.3%	51.3%		7	7
Housing units		66,700	68,295	71,357			12
Rental vacancy rate			8.6%	8.4%			1
Serious housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)		34.9	69.4	71.1	52.8		30
Severe crowding rate (% of renter households)			2.8%	2.6%			45
Total housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)		231.1	294.1	291.0	181.4		29
Finance - Distress
Notices of foreclosure rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)	10.9	13.0	20.6	11.0	3.7	25	24
Notices of foreclosure, all residential properties	367	471	751	411	140	5	6
Notices of foreclosure, initial, 1-4 family and condo properties	344	360	598	168	51	3	6
Notices of foreclosure, repeat, 1-4 family and condo properties	12	105	143	231	86	26	6
Pre-foreclosure notice rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)				66.3	34.2		20
Pre-foreclosure notices, 1-4 family and condo properties				2,414	1,250		4
Properties entering REO, 1-4 family	3	43	102			36
Finance - Lending
FHA/VA-backed home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)		2.0%	41.5%	20.1%			15
Higher-cost home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)		32.3%	0.7%	7.2%			19
Higher-cost refinance loans (% of refinance loans)		35.9%	2.0%	2.8%			30
Home purchase loan rate (per 1,000 properties)		50.4	18.8	26.0			9
Home purchase loans in LMI tracts (% of home purchase loans)		18.8%	15.6%	21.7%			31
Home purchase loans to LMI borrowers (% of home purchase loans)		2.6%	15.0%	14.1%			8
Refinance loan rate (per 1,000 properties)		74.5	21.4	28.8			4
Sales - Volume
Sales volume, 1 family building	1,020	1,227	520	743	517	4	4
Sales volume, 2-4 family building	436	789	247	326	184	12	9
Sales volume, 5+ family building	5	19	13	15	3	47	43
Sales volume, all property types	1,576	2,234	854	1,203	791	6	5
Sales volume, condominium	115	199	74	119	87	12	24
Sales - Median Prices
Median sales price per unit, 1 family building (2020$)	$278,890	$480,720	$399,370	$498,380	$510,000	45	44
Median sales price per unit, 2-4 family building (2020$)	$149,680	$274,970	$209,140	$280,470	$285,000	46	51
Median sales price per unit, 5+ family building (2020$)	$85,250	$129,800	$104,250	$135,610	$146,170	22	41
Median sales price per unit, condominium (2020$)	$182,930	$330,100	$276,240	$325,470	$340,000	39	47
Sales - Housing Price Index
Index of housing price appreciation, 1 family building	100.0	193.9	154.8	193.6	224.0		40
Index of housing price appreciation, 2-4 family building	100.0	236.9	154.4	208.6	249.1		33
Index of housing price appreciation, 5+ family building	100.0	183.4	171.2	149.9
Index of housing price appreciation, all property types	100.0	212.0	157.7	205.6	234.6		48
Index of housing price appreciation, condominium	100.0	242.5	187.9	293.1	274.0		30
Subsidized Housing
Total number of subsidized properties (properties)					82		29
HUD Financing or Insurance (properties)					6		19
HUD Financing or Insurance (units)					745		16
HUD Project-based Rental Assistance Program (properties)					12		24
HUD Project-based Rental Assistance Program (units)					2,468		14
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (properties)					19		22
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (units)					3,154		21
Public Housing (properties)					10		22
Public Housing (units)					3,093		22
Mitchell-Lama (properties)					1		37
Mitchell-Lama (units)					536		34
421-a Tax Exemption (properties)					29		42
421-a Tax Exemption (units)					1,483		36
420-c Tax Exemption (properties)					9		24
420-c Tax Exemption (units)					789		25
NYC Housing Production Programs and Zoning Incentives or Requirements (properties)					25		29
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2020 and 2025 (properties)					5		26
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2020 and 2025 (units)					293		32
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2026 and 2035 (properties)					8		25
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2026 and 2035 (units)					1,414		18
Eligible to expire from housing programs in 2036 and later (properties)					15		25
Eligible to expire from housing programs in 2036 and later (units)					3,320		16

Land Use and Development

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Density
Population density (1,000 persons per square mile)		12.3	12.6	12.9			49
Development
Units authorized by new residential building permits	522	255	101	150	204	8	33
Units issued new certificates of occupancy	839	659	363	207	110	4	43

Neighborhood Services and Conditions

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Commute
Car-free commute (% of commuters)	39.6%	45.2%	42.1%	40.9%		51	50
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	43.3	42.4	38.6	44.6		21	23
Crime and Incarceration
Serious crime rate (per 1,000 residents)		9.9	8.6	7.3	7.1		51
Serious crime rate, property (per 1,000 residents)		6.2	5.2	3.9	3.9		55
Serious crime rate, violent (per 1,000 residents)		3.8	3.4	3.3	3.2		34
Schools
Students performing at grade level in English language arts, 4th grade				39.5%			44
Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade				39.8%			39

Renters

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Median Rent
Median rent, 2- and 3-bedrooms (2020$)			$1,430	$1,470			34
Median rent, all (2020$)	$1,090	$1,220	$1,340	$1,230		28	46
Median rent, recent movers (2020$)			$1,420	$1,370			50
Median rent, studios and 1-bedrooms (2020$)			$1,060	$990			49
Median rent, asking			$1,250
Affordability
Rental units affordable at 30% AMI (% of recently available units)			16.9%	7.5%			17
Rental units affordable at 80% AMI (% of recently available units)			64.2%	85.5%			8
Rental units affordable at 120% AMI (% of recently available units)			96.9%	99.1%			13
Rent Burden
Moderately rent-burdened households		23.9%	23.6%	30.3%			4
Moderately rent-burdened households, low income			25.8%	32.0%			22
Moderately rent-burdened households, moderate income			19.4%	12.9%			25
Severely rent-burdened households	22.0%		32.3%	32.5%		34	14
Severely rent-burdened households, low income			45.4%	38.3%			49
Severely rent-burdened households, moderate income			0.3%	0.0%			33
Rental Subsidy
Housing choice vouchers (% of occupied, privately owned rental units)			8.2%	9.0%			14
Public housing (% of rental units)					11.6%		15

Data Notes: See CoreData User Guide for more information about indicator definitions and methods.

Indicators: The rental vacancy rate, severe crowding rate, and the severely rent-burdened households indicators use five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. Data under the 2010 heading comes from the 2006 – 2010 ACS and data under the 2019 heading comes from the 2015 – 2019 ACS.

Rankings: We report rankings out of all neighborhoods for which the indicator can be calculated. Rankings are listed for community districts, though some indicators are reported at the sub-borough area level.