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11205

Brooklyn, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
51,676
Median household income
$93,887
People below poverty
25%
Median home value
$917,400

Income

The median income of households in 11205 was $93,887. An estimated 7.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 23.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 6.7
$50,000 to $74,999 10.6
$75,000 to $99,999 9.3
$100,000 to $149,999 14.7
$150,000 to $199,999 10.1
$200,000 or more 23.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 103933
Female 91889

An estimated 79.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,152. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.8
Social Security 22.8
Retirement income 12.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9
Cash public assistance income 8.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 25 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 29.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 25
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 29.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.9

In 2020-2024, 24.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11205 in 2020-2024, 97% had health insurance coverage and 3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.3% and public coverage was 48.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.7%.


In 2020-2024, 11205 had a total population of 51,676 - 27,865 (53.9%) females and 23,811 (46.1%) males. The median age was 31.4 years. An estimated 28.6% of the population was under 18 years, 39.7% was 19 to 44 years, 17.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 10 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11205 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2055 2514
5 to 9 2212 1856
10 to 14 2398 1257
15 to 19 2174 2629
20 to 24 1439 2131
25 to 29 1746 1879
30 to 34 2012 2997
35 to 39 2491 2410
40 to 44 1572 1832
45 to 49 1234 1617
50 to 54 932 1082
55 to 59 941 1050
60 to 64 661 1365
65 to 69 700 760
70 to 74 275 895
75 to 79 508 547
80 to 84 353 565
85 and over 108 479

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 53.3% were White; 21.2% were Black or African American; 2.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6.9% were Asian; 9.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 13.4% of the people in 11205 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.3% of the people in 11205 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,962 households in 11205. The average household size was 2.72 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.6% of the households in 11205 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 40.4% of all households, while 17.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34% of all households.

In 11205, 28.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.6
Cohabiting Couples 9.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
40.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.1% of males and 29.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 51.3 54.5
Now married, except separated 41.1 29.4
Separated 1.2 1.9
Widowed 1.7 6.3
Divorced 4.8 7.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11205, 499 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 51.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83% of the people living in 11205 were U.S. natives. 57.1% of the 11205 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17% of 11205 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 66.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11205 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 11205.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 41.5
Asia 30.4
Europe 18.1
Africa 4.6
Northern America 3.8
Oceania 1.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11205 in 2020-2024, 42.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.6% of people at least five years old; 17.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.6
Other Indo-European languages 23.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.3
Other languages 3.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 11205 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.4
Different house, same county 7.1
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 2.9
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 52.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11205 was 16,843 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,313 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 10,425. College or graduate school enrollment was 5,105.

Educational Attainment of People in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.5
High school diploma or equivalency 16.9
Some college, no degree 11.6
Associate's degree 4.2
Bachelor's degree 32.2
Graduate or professional degree 20.4

Disability

In 11205, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.3% of people under 18 years old, to 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 45.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11205, 58.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,661 82.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,640 11.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,219 5.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11205 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 2.9
Manufacturing 3.1
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 7.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 19.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.9
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11205 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 13,898 61.7
Service occupations 2,720 12.1
Sales and office occupations 3,946 17.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 763 3.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,204 5.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 11.5% of 11205 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 36.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 11.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 37.7
Walked 17.8
Other means 5.7
Worked from home 24.5

In 2020-2024, 11205 had a total of 19,740 housing units. Of these housing units, 4.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 95.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 4.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 95.4
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 36.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11205 was 3.8 rooms, and of these housing units 27.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11205 had 17,962 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,778 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 28.1% while renters occupied 71.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.79.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 64.5% and another 0.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11205:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 68.5
Electricity 21.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 5.1
All other fuels 2.3
No fuel used 2.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11205 was $917,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 77.4 % had a mortgage. 22.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,445 and for owners without a mortgage it was $857.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11205 was $2,269. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.