Hunts Point

Zip code: 10474

Hunts Point and Hunts Point Market

Demographics: Population• Total Population for Peninsula: 12,300

• Total Population for all of 10474: 22,464

Demographics• Percent Hispanic:

56.8%• Percent Minority: 96.5%• Percent Under 18 years:

19.9%• Percent 15-44 years:

48.2%• Percent 65 years or

older: 7.6%

Median income & povertyMedian Income• 10474: $23,603• New York: $57,683

Poverty Rate• More than 25.7% of people in Hunts Point live

below poverty • About 49 percent of children live below the

poverty level, compared with 29.8 percent citywide.

Workforce & unemployment

• Number of people that are employed in the area: 13,154

• Number of residents who are part of workforce: 4,455

Total Unemployment Rate:• 10474: 11.8%• NY State: 7.7%

Food Retailers• Full Service Supermarkets 1• Limited Service Stores5• SNAP Retailers 25• Farmers' Markets 1• Fast-food and Takeout Restaurants11

Hunts point: land use

Hunts point: land use

Desired Healthy Food Systems’ Improvements • Improved access of healthy food• Establish produce market “Mercado”

Desired Open Space and Built Environment Improvements

• Increased access of physical space• Establish safe areas for play and physical activity

(“play streets”)• Identified areas for Jump Zones

Cross-Sector Partners & Collaborators

Partners• HPAC• HPEDC• Project Hope• NYCDOHMH

New Collaborators • DOT-Jump Zones and Play

Streets• Police Precinct-safety

concerns• Housing partner

Exciting new activities in hunts point

• Farmer's Market• GE Fellows• NYEDC Vision Plan for Hunts Point• Hunts Point Market Redesign• Focus on unemployment and increasing in jobs