Topic
Elderly
√ NY Agencies
Department for the Aging (DFTA)
The DFTA is a city agency that provides services and support to seniors and their caregivers. It oversees a wide range of programs, including home-delivered meals, senior centers, caregiver support, and case management. Mayor’s Management Report
Human Resources Administration (HRA)
The HRA administers a number of programs that can be helpful to seniors, including Medicaid, SNAP (food stamps), and cash assistance. Mayor’s Management Report
Department of Finance (DOF)
DOF administers the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE) program, which provides property tax relief for eligible seniors. Mayor’s Management Report
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
DOHMH oversees a number of programs related to public health, including those focused on preventing and treating diseases that are more common in older adults. Mayor’s Management Report
√ Reports
Department of Aging Annual Plan
Annual Statement of DFTA Programs and NYC aging population. This Plan provides a valuable opportunity for the Department to share its goals, objectives, and program planning with the aging network.
Department for the Aging Snapshot
The New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA or the Department) is a local government agency as well as the largest Area Agency on Aging (AAA) in the United States. The Department administers and promotes the development and provision of accessible services for older persons and serves as an advocate on legislative and policy issues.
A Plan to Support Unpaid Caregivers in New York City
A Plan to Support Unpaid Caregivers in New York City (2021). New York City is home to an estimated 900,000 to 1.3 million unpaid caregivers. Because of the City’s large and diverse unpaid caregiver population, as well as its growing population of older adults.
The Aging Apple: Older Immigrants a Rising Share of New York’s Seniors
Center for an Urban Future: The growth in New York’s older immigrant population is far outpacing that of the U.S. born senior population. There are now more people over the age of 65 in the city than there are children ages 10 and younger.
Housing Supports and Services for Aging Adults
A Data-driven Re-design of Housing Supports and Services for Aging Adults who Experience Homelessness in New York City. This study focuses on the shelter and health care use of older homeless adults in New York City.
Keeping Pace with an Aging New York State
New York State’s older adult population is booming, with more residents ages 65 and above—nearly 3.5 million—than the entire population of 21 states. An expanding share of the state’s older adults are immigrants and people of color. Alarmingly, older New Yorkers living below the poverty line increased by 37 percent over the past decade. Source: Center for an Urban Future: Keeping Pace with an Aging New York State, 2023.
What 50+ New Yorkers Deserve
What older adults need most from the City is support to reduce food insecurity, increased services for family caregivers, expanded NORCs, more accessible transportation, support for older workers seeking employment and an ageism-free city that protects older adults from age discrimination, particularly in the workplace, among others. Source: Center for an Urban Future: Keeping Pace with an Aging New York State, 2023.
Department of Aging Annual Plan
Annual Statement of DFTA Programs and NYC aging population. In this plan, the department shares its goals, objectives, and program planning with the aging network.
Department for the Aging Snapshot
The New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA or the Department) is a local government agency as well as the largest Area Agency on Aging (AAA) in the United States. The Department administers and promotes the development and provision of accessible services for older persons and serves as an advocate on legislative and policy issues.
A Plan to Support Unpaid Caregivers in New York City
A Plan to Support Unpaid Caregivers in New York City (2021). New York City is home to an estimated 900,000 to 1.3 million unpaid caregivers. Because of the City’s large and diverse unpaid caregiver population, as well as its growing population of older adults.
The Aging Apple: Older Immigrants a Rising Share of New York’s Seniors
Center for an Urban Future: The growth in New York’s older immigrant population is far outpacing that of the U.S. born senior population. There are now more people over the age of 65 in the city than there are children ages 10 and younger.
Housing Supports and Services for Aging Adults
A Data-driven Re-design of Housing Supports and Services for Aging Adults who Experience Homelessness in New York City. This study focuses on the shelter and health care use of older homeless adults in New York City.
Keeping Pace with an Aging New York State
New York State’s older adult population is booming, with more residents ages 65 and above—nearly 3.5 million—than the entire population of 21 states. An expanding share of the state’s older adults are immigrants and people of color. Alarmingly, older New Yorkers living below the poverty line increased by 37 percent over the past decade. Source: Center for an Urban Future: Keeping Pace with an Aging New York State, 2023.
What 50+ New Yorkers Deserve
What older adults need most from the City is support to reduce food insecurity, increased services for family caregivers, expanded NORCs, more accessible transportation, support for older workers seeking employment and an ageism-free city that protects older adults from age discrimination, particularly in the workplace, among others. Source: Center for an Urban Future: Keeping Pace with an Aging New York State, 2023.
√ Data sets
New York City Department for the Aging
The New York City Department for the Aging collects and publishes data on a variety of topics related to the elderly population in New York City, including demographics, health, housing, and services utilization.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene collects and publishes data on health and well-being indicators for the elderly population in New York City, including chronic disease prevalence, hospitalizations, and mortality rates.
New York City Housing Authority
The New York City Housing Authority collects and publishes data on public housing units that are designated for elderly and disabled residents.
U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau collects and publishes data on the elderly population in New York City, including demographic information, income, poverty rates, and housing characteristics.
New York City Community Health Survey
The New York City Community Health Survey collects and publishes data on health behaviors, health status, and health care access among adults in New York City, including the elderly population.
Older Adult Health and Well-being Survey
The New York Academy of Medicine conducted a survey of older adults in New York City to assess their health and well-being, including physical and mental health, social connectedness, and access to services.
√ Data visualizations
New York City Department for the Aging Annual Plan
The New York City Department for the Aging produces an annual data report that includes a variety of data visualizations related to the elderly population in New York City. The report includes charts and graphs that illustrate demographic information, service utilization, and health indicators.
Aging with Dignity: A Blueprint for Serving NYC’s Growing Senior Population
This report by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer puts forward a number of policy proposals that, combined with long-range strategic planning from City agencies, could form the backbone of such a blueprint. It features relevant charts and maps.
IMAGE NYC - The Interactive Map of Aging
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) has published a comprehensive 2021 Annual Report. An open-source map of New York City’s current and projected population age 65 and older, IMAGE: NYC provides overlays of available resources, services, and amenities. Designed for government agencies, elected officials, health care and social service providers, planners, funders, and researchers, IMAGE:NYC is a critical tool to support funding, planning, advocacy and direct services.
√ STATISTICS
NYC Older Adult population
million, DFTA
Older Bronxites living in Poverty
%
Center for an Urban Future
Increase in older new yorkers 2011-2021
%
Center for an urban future
Demographics
The population of adults aged 65 and older in New York City in 2022 is estimated to be more than 1.7 million.Source: DFTA
Population Increase
The number of older New Yorkers increased by 31 percent from 2011 to 2021. Queens experiencing the fastest growth 39.3 percent. Source: Center for an Urban Future
Poverty
Diversity
The Bronx has the most diverse U.S.-born older adult population in the state, 82 percent non-white. Source: Center for an Urban Future
NYC Older Adult population
million, DFTA
Older Bronxites living in Poverty
%
Center for an Urban Future
Increase in older new yorkers 2011-2021
%
Center for an urban future
Demographics
The population of adults aged 65 and older in New York City in 2022 is estimated to be more than 1.7 million.Source: DFTA
Population Increase
The number of older New Yorkers increased by 31 percent from 2011 to 2021. Queens experiencing the fastest growth 39.3 percent. Source: Center for an Urban Future
Poverty
Diversity
The Bronx has the most diverse U.S.-born older adult population in the state, 82 percent non-white. Source: Center for an Urban Future
√ Census & American Community Survey
Age distribution
Household characteristics
Income and poverty
Education
Disability and health status
Language and immigration status
Age distribution
Household characteristics
Income and poverty
Education
Disability and health status
Language and immigration status
√ Journal Articles
"New York City Senior Centers: Who Participates and Why?"
"Strategic Planning for Smart City Development: Assessing Spatial Inequalities in the Basic Service Provision of Metropolitan Cities "
"The Growing Epidemic of Opioid Use Disorder in the Elderly and Its Treatment: A Review of the Literature"
"Unhoused Reentering Elders: Addressing Statutory, Regulatory, and Discretionary Barriers to Federal Housing Assistance for Seniors with Criminal Records"
Statutory, Regulatory, and Discretionary Barriers to Federal Housing Assistance for Seniors with Criminal Records” Melissa A. Hammer. As the population of people age fifty-five and older in prison is increasing, advocacy to release seniors from incarceration is also growing.
"Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Behaviors in a Population-Based Sample of Older, Foreign-Born, Chinese American Adults Living in New York City"
AGE OF OPPORTUNITY: A Blueprint for Expanding & Improving Services for "New York’s Rapidly Growing Older Adult Population"
report on expanding and improving older adult services in New York City.