What share of people in Utica are on low incomes?

50.7% of residents of Utica had incomes below twice the poverty line in 2020-2024, 23rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 28.2%; New York: 28.4%).

Poverty and living standards in Utica, New York: official figures

27.5% of residents of Utica (17,074 people) had incomes below the federal poverty line in the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, 21st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 12.5%; New York: 14.0%).

Poverty rate

27.5%

2020-2024

Child poverty rate (under 18)

39.4%

2020-2024

Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent

52.6%

2020-2024

How many children live in poverty in Utica?

39.4% of children under 18 in Utica lived below the poverty line in 2020-2024 (6,355 children), 15th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 16.1%; New York: 18.3%).

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What is the poverty rate for older people in Utica?

By age, the poverty rate in Utica was 46.7% for children under 6 and 21.9% for residents aged 60 and over in 2020-2024 (US: 17.2% and 11.0%).

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How many people in Utica live in deep poverty?

9,109 people in Utica, 14.7% of residents, had incomes below half the poverty line in 2020-2024, 29th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 6.0%).

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How many renters in Utica are cost-burdened?

52.6% of renting households in Utica spent 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities in 2020-2024 (6,275 households), 404th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 51.1%; New York: 52.1%).

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How many households in Utica spend half their income on rent?

31.5% of renting households in Utica spent half or more of their income on rent and utilities, 160th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 25.9%).

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How many people in Utica are food insecure?

An estimated 29.3% of adults in Utica experienced food insecurity in the past year, joint 50th highest of 592 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 22.5% housing insecurity (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How Utica compares with other cities in the United States

Residents below the poverty line (2020-2024)

Utica ranks 21 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents below the poverty line
18	Rochester	27.8%
19	Pharr	27.6%
20	Albany	27.5%
21	Utica	27.5%
22	Stillwater	27.4%
23	Canton	27.4%
24	Dayton	26.9%

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Children under 18 below the poverty line (2020-2024)

Utica ranks 15 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Children under 18 below the poverty line
12	Troy	40.5%
13	Birmingham	40.4%
14	Harlingen	39.9%
15	Utica	39.4%
16	Reading	39.0%
17	Camden	38.9%
18	Canton	38.9%

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Residents with incomes below half the poverty line (2020-2024)

Utica ranks 29 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with incomes below half the poverty line
26	Cleveland	14.9%
27	Boulder	14.8%
28	Muncie	14.8%
29	Utica	14.7%
30	Dayton	14.6%
31	Normal	14.3%
32	Columbia	14.3%

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Renting households spending 30% or more of income on rent (2020-2024)

Utica ranks 420 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Renting households spending 30% or more of income on rent
417	Dearborn Heights	52.6%
418	La Habra	52.6%
419	New Bedford	52.6%
420	Utica	52.6%
421	Pasadena	52.6%
422	Portland	52.5%
423	Abilene	52.5%

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Adults experiencing food insecurity (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Utica ranks 51 of 592, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults experiencing food insecurity (age-adjusted model estimate)
48	Rochester	29.5%
49	Salinas	29.5%
50	Baldwin Park	29.3%
51	Utica	29.3%
52	Syracuse	29.0%
53	Hammond	29.0%
54	Rialto	28.9%

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Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: PLACES: Place Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release: model-based age-adjusted prevalence among adults, for every place (data.cdc.gov API, columns used), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2174bcc660f…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B17020: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Age (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 e79a292f34605560506b7f4b5c8ea242c9d6e203c8e95ba675565ddb7758571e), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 41bab025d213…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table C17002: Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 dc3dc675113683ec3ff2a0e29a840f43e03268151d7f14b922658d7306da5187), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 31aa364bfddf…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B25070: Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 862ccc17d913305d11e6f802ce4518d76b30585ea0b05b251cd8cf21f8661386), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4f8d499d9e95…)

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