Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

16. Black and Minority Ethnic households16.6 Income and savings levelsThe table below shows income levels for each ethnic category (excluding student-only households).The average income of all households in the City was estimated at £45,587. The table shows thatthere are noticeable differences between income levels of different ethnic groups with the Arabhouseholds recording the highest average income and White – Other households the lowest. Savingslevels also differ with White - Other households recording average savings of £25,896 and Black orBlack British - Other households recording £5,617.Ethnic groupTable 16.7 Income and savings levels of ethnic minority householdsAnnual gross householdincome (including nonhousingbenefits)Average householdsavingsWhite - British £44,290 £19,940White - Irish £38,196 £21,993White - Other £27,828 £25,896Mixed £55,319 £14,078Asian or Asian British £73,633 £19,259Black or Black British - African £46,481 £5,898Black or Black British - Other £32,064 £5,617Arab £96,225 £12,575Any other ethnic group £31,436 £6,631All households £45,587 £19,144Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006Asian or Asian British households have the second highest incomes in the City. Breaking this groupdown further it can be seen that household heads that classified themselves as Asian or AsianBritish- Other have the highest incomes at £99,425, whilst the lowest incomes were for Asian orAsian British- Bangladeshi at £35,184. However, these results are based on a small sample size andso should be treated with caution.16.7 Unsuitable housingThe table below shows how the incidence of unsuitable housing varies by ethnic group. The tableshows that White Other households are most likely to be in unsuitable housing (at 16.1%), where asthe Black Other group are the least likely - only 2.4% of households. These figures compare to aCity average (including students) of 10.2%.PAGE 151