ZIP Code 10001 — Manhattan, New York

The median home in 10001 is valued at $561,100 against a median household income of $129,852, a price-to-income ratio of 4.3. That is far below the 8.7 median across the 178 New York City ZIP codes with published housing data, and past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, though it is among the more attainable ratios in the city. Within Manhattan, 10001 ranks 1 of 43 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 8.6. Renting takes 31.1% of median household income (median rent $3,361 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

10001 ranks 33 of 178 citywide on median household income and 150 of 178 on median home value; its income is below the $140,381 Manhattan median. 24% of households own their home, below the 35% citywide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 73% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 15.1%, above the 13.8% citywide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 5.7%.

With 39,117 residents per square mile across 0.78 square miles of land, 10001 is far less dense than the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 157 of 178). This is a mixed fabric of row houses, small apartment buildings and two- to four-family homes.