Watch: Voices from the Fight for Fair Housing
Created for Where We Live NYC 2025, this short film features four New Yorkers who have overcome fair housing challenges in New York City.
Explore the Data
Data is one way to understand fair housing issues in NYC. The New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS) is a citywide survey that represents New York City’s entire housing stock and population that is fielded about every three years.
Explore data on New York City’s population with an online tool developed for Where We Live NYC by HPD’s Center for Research on Housing Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity (HOME).
Read the Research
Drawing on the New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS), the Center for Research on Housing Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity (HOME) has prepared five in-depth reports on the housing conditions, challenges, and opportunities facing key populations across New York City.
Each report presents a detailed portrait of these communities—who they are, where they live, and the housing barriers they face. By examining how living conditions vary by age, disability status, nativity, and family composition, these analyses help us understand how housing serves as both a source of disparities and a pathway to greater opportunity for all New Yorkers.
- One in three New Yorkers was born outside the United States, totaling about 3 million first-generation immigrants. An additional one in four New Yorkers are second-generation immigrants. Read the report on Immigrants in New York City.
- With 1.55 million residents aged 62 or older—nearly one in five New Yorkers—our older adult population continues to grow and become more diverse. Read the report on Older Adults in New York City.
- There are 1.47 million children under 18 living in New York City, representing about 18 percent of our population. Read the report on Children in New York City.
- There are 838,000 people with disabilities in New York City, comprising about 10.7 percent of our population. Read the report on People with Disabilities in New York City.
- Nearly half of adults in New York City, 3 million people, live with a spouse or partner, while another 3.56 million do not. Read the report on Partnership Status in New York City.
