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11221

Brooklyn, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
91,588
Median household income
$85,736
People below poverty
23%
Median home value
$1,090,100

Income

The median income of households in 11221 was $85,736. An estimated 8.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.7
$10,000 to $14,999 6.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 6.9
$50,000 to $74,999 9.7
$75,000 to $99,999 13
$100,000 to $149,999 16.7
$150,000 to $199,999 10
$200,000 or more 16

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11221 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 66615
Female 62965

An estimated 82% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,065. 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 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82
Social Security 18.7
Retirement income 12.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.9
Cash public assistance income 7.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 23 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 32.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 23
Children under 18 years below poverty 32
People 65 years old and over below poverty 32.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.7

In 2020-2024, 23.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 30% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11221 in 2020-2024, 90.7% had health insurance coverage and 9.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.3% and public coverage was 41.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.3%.


In 2020-2024, 11221 had a total population of 91,588 - 48,413 (52.9%) females and 43,175 (47.1%) males. The median age was 32.9 years. An estimated 16.4% of the population was under 18 years, 52% was 19 to 44 years, 19.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11221 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1792 2293
5 to 9 2563 1925
10 to 14 2424 1639
15 to 19 2062 1695
20 to 24 3289 4742
25 to 29 5955 6951
30 to 34 6796 6101
35 to 39 3738 4172
40 to 44 2706 3085
45 to 49 2516 2805
50 to 54 2312 2582
55 to 59 1774 2099
60 to 64 1797 1982
65 to 69 1086 2007
70 to 74 986 1565
75 to 79 585 1188
80 to 84 563 708
85 and over 231 874

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 23.9% were White; 37.6% were Black or African American; 1.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.4% were Asian; 16.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 17.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 30.8% of the people in 11221 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 22.3% of the people in 11221 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 36,532 households in 11221. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 22.6% of the households in 11221 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 44.8% of all households, while 21.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.1% of all households.

In 11221, 22% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 21.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 22.6
Cohabiting Couples 11.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
44.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 29.1% of males and 22% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 61.8 61.5
Now married, except separated 29.1 22
Separated 3.1 3.5
Widowed 1.1 5
Divorced 4.9 8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11221, 1,730 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 25.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 74.1% of the people living in 11221 were U.S. natives. 46% of the 11221 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 25.9% of 11221 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11221 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 11221.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 68.2
Asia 12.4
Europe 10
Africa 7
Northern America 1.3
Oceania 1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11221 in 2020-2024, 34.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 24% of people at least five years old; 11.6% 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 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 24
Other Indo-European languages 6.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3
Other languages 1.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 11221 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.4
Different house, same county 7.6
Different county, same state 3.4
Different state 2.5
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 46% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11221 was 19,806 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,255 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 10,887. College or graduate school enrollment was 7,664.

Educational Attainment of People in 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.2
High school diploma or equivalency 21.2
Some college, no degree 11.6
Associate's degree 6
Bachelor's degree 30.3
Graduate or professional degree 15.6

Disability

In 11221, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.3% of people under 18 years old, to 9.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11221, 63.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 40,538 81.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 6,364 12.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,999 6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11221 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 4.4
Manufacturing 3.4
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 9.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 6.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.8
Public administration 4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11221 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 25,134 50.4
Service occupations 10,504 21
Sales and office occupations 8,411 16.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,506 5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,346 6.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 14% of 11221 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 43.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 14
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 52.2
Walked 4.4
Other means 4.8
Worked from home 21

In 2020-2024, 11221 had a total of 39,425 housing units. Of these housing units, 10.1% 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"). 89.8% 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 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 10.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 89.8
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

13.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 51.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11221 was 4 rooms, and of these housing units 34.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11221 had 36,532 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,893 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 21.2% while renters occupied 78.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.81 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.36.

6.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 62.5% and another 1.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11221:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11221 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 70.3
Electricity 21.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.9
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 2.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11221 was $1,090,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.4 % had a mortgage. 27.6% 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 $3,874 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,005.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11221 was $2,139. 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.