Air conditioning access is a critical factor in heat vulnerability. In NYC, more than 300 people die from heat-related causes each year — most are elderly, low-income, or rent their homes.
Use the layers above to explore how AC access correlates with income, poverty, renter status, race, and age across all 2,324 census tracts.
AC data:LACE 2023 (US Census Bureau & ASU). Socioeconomic data: ACS 5-Year 2022.
Median Income
Poverty Rate
% Renters
AC Access vs. Socioeconomic Indicators
Each dot = one census tract · Line = OLS fit · r = Pearson correlation