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11209

Brooklyn, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
71,004
Median household income
$93,854
People below poverty
12.3%
Median home value
$872,100

Income

The median income of households in 11209 was $93,854. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 4.2
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6
$35,000 to $49,999 8.1
$50,000 to $74,999 12.4
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 18.9
$150,000 to $199,999 10.8
$200,000 or more 17.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 81778
Female 82167

An estimated 79.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,077. 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 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.3
Social Security 30.6
Retirement income 22.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.6
Cash public assistance income 4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10

In 2020-2024, 12.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 36.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 59.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 13.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11209 in 2020-2024, 96.2% had health insurance coverage and 3.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.9% and public coverage was 38.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.5%.


In 2020-2024, 11209 had a total population of 71,004 - 36,217 (51%) females and 34,787 (49%) males. The median age was 41.4 years. An estimated 19.5% of the population was under 18 years, 34.2% was 19 to 44 years, 24.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11209 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1962 1994
5 to 9 1918 1784
10 to 14 2150 1785
15 to 19 1826 1662
20 to 24 1815 1287
25 to 29 2637 2201
30 to 34 2359 2958
35 to 39 3047 2814
40 to 44 2305 2868
45 to 49 2130 2199
50 to 54 2345 2141
55 to 59 2308 2311
60 to 64 1822 2119
65 to 69 2020 2295
70 to 74 1651 2217
75 to 79 1154 1781
80 to 84 594 837
85 and over 744 964

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 62.4% were White; 3.4% were Black or African American; 1.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 12.4% were Asian; 1.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.8% of the people in 11209 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 59.2% of the people in 11209 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 30,410 households in 11209. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.2% of the households in 11209 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33% of all households, while 21% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.5% of all households.

In 11209, 24.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.2
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.5% of males and 43.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 38.7 35.5
Now married, except separated 50.5 43.5
Separated 2.2 2
Widowed 2.3 9.5
Divorced 6.4 9.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11209, 1,459 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 38.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 68.2% of the people living in 11209 were U.S. natives. 55% of the 11209 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 31.8% of 11209 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 67.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11209 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 11209.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 22.5
Asia 39.6
Europe 28.7
Africa 8.6
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11209 in 2020-2024, 46.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.5% of people at least five years old; 18.6% 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 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.5
Other Indo-European languages 14.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 8.7
Other languages 9.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91 % of the people at least one year old living in 11209 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91
Different house, same county 5.7
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 53% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11209 was 14,913 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 924 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,832. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,157.

Educational Attainment of People in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.7
High school diploma or equivalency 17.7
Some college, no degree 12.1
Associate's degree 6.5
Bachelor's degree 29.1
Graduate or professional degree 23.9

Disability

In 11209, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 6.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11209, 60.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 27,169 76.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,842 16.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,367 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11209 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 4.4
Manufacturing 3.1
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 7.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 4.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11209 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 19,770 55.8
Service occupations 5,407 15.3
Sales and office occupations 6,420 18.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,470 4.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,388 6.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 23.2% of 11209 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 44.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 23.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 42
Walked 5.5
Other means 3.4
Worked from home 22.6

In 2020-2024, 11209 had a total of 33,090 housing units. Of these housing units, 15.4% 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"). 84.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 15.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 84.4
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 59% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11209 was 3.8 rooms, and of these housing units 25.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11209 had 30,410 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,680 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 36.2% while renters occupied 63.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.25.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 47.3% and another 2.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11209:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11209 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 73.2
Electricity 8.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 13.2
All other fuels 2
No fuel used 2.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11209 was $872,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.5 % had a mortgage. 44.5% 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 $3,337 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,275.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11209 was $1,864. 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.