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11211

Brooklyn, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
65,314
Median household income
$107,506
People below poverty
20.3%
Median home value
$1,140,700

Income

The median income of households in 11211 was $107,506. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 31.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.5
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.1
$35,000 to $49,999 6.5
$50,000 to $74,999 11.1
$75,000 to $99,999 7
$100,000 to $149,999 12
$150,000 to $199,999 8.8
$200,000 or more 31.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 123480
Female 97571

An estimated 85.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,911. 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 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85.2
Social Security 16.9
Retirement income 8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.1
Cash public assistance income 5.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 33.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 33.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 33.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 33.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.6

In 2020-2024, 20.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11211 in 2020-2024, 95.4% had health insurance coverage and 4.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.9% and public coverage was 42.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.7%.


In 2020-2024, 11211 had a total population of 65,314 - 32,193 (49.3%) females and 33,121 (50.7%) males. The median age was 32.3 years. An estimated 20.6% of the population was under 18 years, 52.8% was 19 to 44 years, 15.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11211 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2669 2639
5 to 9 1726 1420
10 to 14 1697 1673
15 to 19 1214 1197
20 to 24 2207 1850
25 to 29 5350 4603
30 to 34 4663 4884
35 to 39 3798 2788
40 to 44 2443 1851
45 to 49 1469 1738
50 to 54 1163 1229
55 to 59 1136 980
60 to 64 871 1325
65 to 69 628 710
70 to 74 736 1384
75 to 79 670 1008
80 to 84 155 483
85 and over 526 431

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.8% were White; 4.4% were Black or African American; 3.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.9% were Asian; 1.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 25.4% of the people in 11211 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 58.2% of the people in 11211 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 28,139 households in 11211. The average household size was 2.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.5% of the households in 11211 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.8% of all households, while 25.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.3% of all households.

In 11211, 18.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 17.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.5
Cohabiting Couples 13.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37.7% of males and 38.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 55 47.4
Now married, except separated 37.7 38.5
Separated 1.7 2.6
Widowed 0.8 3.4
Divorced 4.8 8.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11211, 695 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 75.8% of the people living in 11211 were U.S. natives. 46.7% of the 11211 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 24.2% of 11211 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11211 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 11211.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 41.1
Asia 22.2
Europe 28.1
Africa 3.6
Northern America 2.5
Oceania 2.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11211 in 2020-2024, 50.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 20.4% of people at least five years old; 19.9% 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 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 20.4
Other Indo-European languages 23.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4
Other languages 3.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 11211 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.6
Different house, same county 7.6
Different county, same state 5.2
Different state 2.7
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 56.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11211 was 13,325 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,197 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,530. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,598.

Educational Attainment of People in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.1
High school diploma or equivalency 15.8
Some college, no degree 8.5
Associate's degree 4.2
Bachelor's degree 36.5
Graduate or professional degree 19.9

Disability

In 11211, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.1% of people under 18 years old, to 7.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11211, 68.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 31,935 87.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,418 6.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,066 5.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11211 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 3.6
Manufacturing 2.9
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 7.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.2
Information 8.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 25.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11211 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 23,444 64.3
Service occupations 4,251 11.7
Sales and office occupations 6,499 17.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 940 2.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,306 3.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 6.9% of 11211 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 6.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 45.7
Walked 13.2
Other means 5.2
Worked from home 27.1

In 2020-2024, 11211 had a total of 29,447 housing units. Of these housing units, 3.9% 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"). 96.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 3.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 96.1
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

21.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 40.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11211 was 3.6 rooms, and of these housing units 22% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11211 had 28,139 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,308 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 17.2% while renters occupied 82.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.54 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.24.

7.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 67.4% and another 0.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11211:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 63.8
Electricity 26.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 6.4
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 2.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11211 was $1,140,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.3 % had a mortgage. 43.7% 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 $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $975.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11211 was $2,471. 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.