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11214

Brooklyn, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
89,397
Median household income
$65,895
People below poverty
19.2%
Median home value
$990,900

Income

The median income of households in 11214 was $65,895. An estimated 5.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.4
$10,000 to $14,999 7
$15,000 to $24,999 8.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.8
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 17.3
$75,000 to $99,999 10.7
$100,000 to $149,999 14
$150,000 to $199,999 9.6
$200,000 or more 10.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59855
Female 60380

An estimated 75.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,696. 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 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.8
Social Security 31.1
Retirement income 16.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.3
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 24.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 26.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 24.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.7

In 2020-2024, 26.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 36.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 67.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11214 in 2020-2024, 92% had health insurance coverage and 8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45.7% and public coverage was 55.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2020-2024, 11214 had a total population of 89,397 - 45,886 (51.3%) females and 43,511 (48.7%) males. The median age was 41.2 years. An estimated 21.5% of the population was under 18 years, 31.2% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11214 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2210 2366
5 to 9 2728 2728
10 to 14 3204 2642
15 to 19 2703 2544
20 to 24 2333 2182
25 to 29 2723 2763
30 to 34 2906 2921
35 to 39 3268 2840
40 to 44 2853 2993
45 to 49 2743 3207
50 to 54 2684 2883
55 to 59 2955 2848
60 to 64 3068 3027
65 to 69 2397 2750
70 to 74 1692 2224
75 to 79 1202 1639
80 to 84 1077 1510
85 and over 765 1819

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 40.8% were White; 2.1% were Black or African American; 0.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 37.8% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 18% of the people in 11214 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 38.9% of the people in 11214 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 30,852 households in 11214. The average household size was 2.86 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.7% of the households in 11214 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.4% of all households, while 18.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.4% of all households.

In 11214, 29.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.7
Cohabiting Couples 5.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.2% of males and 47.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.6 30.7
Now married, except separated 55.2 47.8
Separated 1.9 2.2
Widowed 1.6 11
Divorced 6.6 8.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11214, 3,361 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 13.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 43.5% of the people living in 11214 were U.S. natives. 38.5% of the 11214 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 56.5% of 11214 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11214 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 11214.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 14.3
Asia 54.4
Europe 28.1
Africa 2.8
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11214 in 2020-2024, 74.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.5% of people at least five years old; 48.1% 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 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.5
Other Indo-European languages 26.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 29.6
Other languages 5.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 11214 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.4
Different house, same county 5.8
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 0.7
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 75.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 32.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 24.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11214 was 21,514 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,520 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 14,630. College or graduate school enrollment was 5,364.

Educational Attainment of People in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 24.8
High school diploma or equivalency 25
Some college, no degree 9.6
Associate's degree 7.9
Bachelor's degree 20.3
Graduate or professional degree 12.5

Disability

In 11214, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.2% of people under 18 years old, to 6.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11214, 54.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 31,052 78.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,384 13.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,907 7.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11214 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 8
Manufacturing 4.2
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.6
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11214 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 13,703 34.8
Service occupations 10,620 26.9
Sales and office occupations 6,720 17
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,659 9.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,714 12

Commuting to Work

An estimated 22.6% of 11214 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 43.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 22.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 46
Walked 9.1
Other means 4
Worked from home 13.5

In 2020-2024, 11214 had a total of 33,043 housing units. Of these housing units, 16.6% 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"). 82.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 16.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 82.8
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 46.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11214 was 4 rooms, and of these housing units 35.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11214 had 30,852 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,191 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 34.6% while renters occupied 65.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.08 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.75.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 44.1% and another 3.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11214:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11214 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 83.5
Electricity 5.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 6.3
All other fuels 2.2
No fuel used 2.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11214 was $990,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 41.9 % had a mortgage. 58.1% 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 $3,544 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,177.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11214 was $1,771. 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.