Top 100 Most Expensive Zip Codes in US by Forbes in 2013-Rank no.70 – 10002, New York, NY

Estimated zip code population in 2011: 81,335
Zip code population in 2010: 81,410
Zip code population in 2000: 84,870

Houses and condos: 35,286
Renter-occupied apartments: 28,299

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in zip code 10002: 170.2 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2011:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2011: $3,807 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2011: $2,984 (0.5%)

Zip code 10002 compared to state average:

• Median household income below state average.
• Median house value above state average.
• Black race population percentage below state average.
• Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
• Renting percentage above state average.
• Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.

Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable locations in zip code 10002: Essex Street Market (A), Pier 36 (B), Seward Park Branch New York Public Library (C), David Sarnoff Building (D), Bialystoker Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (E), Louis Abrons Arts for Living Center (F), Seventh Precinct Station House (G), Lower East Side Tenement Museum (H), University Settlement House (I), Hamilton Fish Park Play Center (J), New York Satellite Company 1 (K), New York Ladder Company 6 (L), New York Engine Company 17 (M), Fire Department New York Engine 15 Ladder 18 Battalion 4 (N), Fire Department New York Engine 9 Ladder 6 Satellite 1 (O), Hamilton Fish Park Branch New York Public Library (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in zip code 10002 include: Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church (A), Norfolk Street Baptist Church (B), First Presbyterian Church of New York (C), Market Street Reformed Church (D), Sea and Land Church (E), First Chinese Presbyterian Church (F), Primitive Christian Church (G), DeWitt Reformed Church (H), Mision Guadalupana (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in zip code 10002 include: East River Park (1), Seward Park (2), Sarah Roosevelt Park (3), Peretz Square (4), Hamilton Fish Park (5), Luther Gulick Playground (6), Corlears Hook Park (7), Vladeck Park (8), Henry M Jackson Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : ABC No Rio (Museums; 156 Rivington Street), Asia Vacations (Tours & Charters; 37 Bowery).

Estimated household income distribution in 2009:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 10002: Less than $10,000: 84 $10,000 to $14,999: 60 $15,000 to $19,999: 6 $20,000 to $24,999: 20 $30,000 to $34,999: 23 $35,000 to $39,999: 14 $40,000 to $49,999: 23 $50,000 to $59,999: 41 $100,000 to $124,999: 32 $150,000 to $174,999: 45 $200,000 to $249,999: 151 $250,000 to $299,999: 161 $300,000 to $399,999: 336 $400,000 to $499,999: 758 $500,000 to $749,999: 1,330 $750,000 to $999,999: 676 $1,000,000 or more: 514

Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 10002: Less than $100: 217 $100 to $149: 292 $150 to $199: 1,158 $200 to $249: 2,221 $250 to $299: 1,030 $300 to $349: 1,230 $350 to $399: 723 $400 to $449: 824 $450 to $499: 838 $500 to $549: 982 $550 to $599: 1,602 $600 to $649: 1,264 $650 to $699: 967 $700 to $749: 1,650 $750 to $799: 1,239 $800 to $899: 2,240 $900 to $999: 1,239 $1,000 to $1,249: 2,717 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,052 $1,500 to $1,999: 2,086 $2,000 or more: 2,406 No cash rent: 322

Household type by relationship:

Households: 80,012

• In family households: 61,375 (8,704 male householders, 9,129 female householders)
  

  11,109 spouses, 22,209 children (21,434 natural, 450 adopted, 326 stepchildren), 2,659 grandchildren, 1,555 brothers or sisters, 2,346 parents, 2,610 other relatives, 1,054 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 18,637 (6,803 male householders (5,552 living alone)), 7,937 female householders (6,809 living alone)), 3,897 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,323 (391 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,388 2-persons, 4,079 3-persons, 3,010 4-persons, 1,423 5-persons, 500 6-persons, 433 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 12,361 1-person, 1,980 2-persons, 363 3-persons, 36 4-persons

6,240 married couples with children.
4,006 single-parent households (655 men, 3,351 women).

33.7% of residents of 10002 zip code speak English at home.
19.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 19% well, 18% not well, 6% not at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 18% well, 13% not well, 1% not at all).
42.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% very well, 16% well, 35% not well, 26% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (87% very well, 10% well, 1% not well, 2% not at all).