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11216

Brooklyn, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
60,685
Median household income
$101,277
People below poverty
16%
Median home value
$1,293,700

Income

The median income of households in 11216 was $101,277. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 4
$15,000 to $24,999 4.8
$25,000 to $34,999 4.2
$35,000 to $49,999 5.2
$50,000 to $74,999 12.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.3
$150,000 to $199,999 12.1
$200,000 or more 20.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11216 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 84580
Female 79704

An estimated 87% of households received earnings. An estimated 17.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,577. 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 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87
Social Security 17.2
Retirement income 13.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.7
Cash public assistance income 5.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.6% 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 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.6

In 2020-2024, 14.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 26.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11216 in 2020-2024, 94.3% had health insurance coverage and 5.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.2% and public coverage was 32.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, 11216 had a total population of 60,685 - 33,104 (54.6%) females and 27,581 (45.4%) males. The median age was 34.8 years. An estimated 14% of the population was under 18 years, 52.5% was 19 to 44 years, 20.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11216 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1031 1355
5 to 9 1206 1392
10 to 14 1073 1018
15 to 19 1143 959
20 to 24 1440 1517
25 to 29 3246 5565
30 to 34 4657 5104
35 to 39 3326 2846
40 to 44 1986 2176
45 to 49 1705 1554
50 to 54 1673 1663
55 to 59 1463 1718
60 to 64 1061 1659
65 to 69 945 1103
70 to 74 728 1628
75 to 79 428 724
80 to 84 248 481
85 and over 222 642

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 29.3% were White; 47% were Black or African American; 2.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5% were Asian; 20% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.8% of the people in 11216 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 28% of the people in 11216 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 27,134 households in 11216. The average household size was 2.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 22.1% of the households in 11216 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 42.1% of all households, while 23.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.9% of all households.

In 11216, 17.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 22.1
Cohabiting Couples 12.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
42.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 30.8% of males and 23.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 59.9 58.9
Now married, except separated 30.8 23.4
Separated 1.6 4.3
Widowed 1.2 6
Divorced 6.4 7.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11216, 890 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 29.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 77.7% of the people living in 11216 were U.S. natives. 45.8% of the 11216 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 22.3% of 11216 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 64.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11216 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 11216.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 60.7
Asia 11.4
Europe 14.7
Africa 8.9
Northern America 2.3
Oceania 1.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11216 in 2020-2024, 22.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.3% of people at least five years old; 5.3% 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 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.3
Other Indo-European languages 7.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.7
Other languages 2.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 11216 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.4
Different house, same county 9.2
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 3.3
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 56.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11216 was 10,927 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 961 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,224. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,742.

Educational Attainment of People in 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.5
High school diploma or equivalency 18.2
Some college, no degree 11.6
Associate's degree 5.4
Bachelor's degree 35.7
Graduate or professional degree 20.5

Disability

In 11216, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.3% of people under 18 years old, to 7.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11216, 67.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 27,829 77.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,612 15.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,357 6.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11216 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 1.8
Manufacturing 2.8
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 7.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 19.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 4.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11216 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 22,281 62.1
Service occupations 5,519 15.4
Sales and office occupations 5,706 15.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 735 2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,639 4.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 10.6% of 11216 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 41.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 10.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 50.2
Walked 4.5
Other means 5.8
Worked from home 27.4

In 2020-2024, 11216 had a total of 28,995 housing units. Of these housing units, 7.7% 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"). 92.3% 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 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 7.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 92.3
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 63.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11216 was 3.8 rooms, and of these housing units 26.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11216 had 27,134 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,861 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 21.3% while renters occupied 78.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.96 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.98.

5.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 67.5% and another 0.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11216:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11216 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 68.5
Electricity 19.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 7.9
All other fuels 2
No fuel used 2.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11216 was $1,293,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.7 % had a mortgage. 26.3% 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 $1,071.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11216 was $2,271. 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.