Southwestern New York State 
Economic Plan

Charting A Course for Regional Prosperity 2023-2028

Data Visuals

Appendix B

compiled from the U.S. Census Bureau and ACS Community Survey data available at data.census.gov.

Housing

Percent of Housing Vacant (incl. seasonal homes), 2021
U.S. Department of Commerce. 2022. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office, Washington, D.C.,
​reported by Headwaters Economics’ Economic Profile System, headwaterseconomics.org/eps.
Rental Units and Mobile Homes as a Percent of Total Housing Units, 2021
U.S. Department of Commerce. 2022. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office, Washington, D.C.,
​reported by Headwaters Economics’ Populations at Risk, headwaterseconomics.org/par.

Health

People with Disabilities, Percent of Total, 2021
U.S. Department of Commerce. 2022. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office, Washington, D.C.,
reported by Headwaters Economics’ Populations at Risk, headwaterseconomics.org/par.

Built Environment

Income

Household Income Distribution, Combined Counties, 2021
U.S. Department of Commerce. 2022. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office, Washington, D.C.,
​reported by Headwaters Economics’ Economic Profile System, headwaterseconomics.org/eps.
​In the 2017-2021 period, the bottom 40% of households in the combined counties accumulated approximately 10.1% of total income, and the top 20% of households accumulated approximately 54.1% of total income.
Percent of Households Receiving Earnings by Source, 2021
U.S. Department of Commerce. 2022. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office, Washington, D.C.,
reported by Headwaters Economics’ Populations at Risk, headwaterseconomics.org/par.
People that Did Not Work, Change in Percentage Points, 2010-2021
U.S. Department of Commerce. 2022. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office, Washington, D.C.,
​reported by Headwaters Economics’ Populations at Risk, headwaterseconomics.org/par.

Natural Environment

Business & Industry

Human Capital: Aging

Human Capital
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