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11224

Brooklyn, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
50,822
Median household income
$43,648
People below poverty
25.5%
Median home value
$523,900

Income

The median income of households in 11224 was $43,648. An estimated 8.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.3
$10,000 to $14,999 14
$15,000 to $24,999 13.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 12.3
$75,000 to $99,999 8.4
$100,000 to $149,999 11.5
$150,000 to $199,999 5.5
$200,000 or more 7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60727
Female 54557

An estimated 59.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,201. 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 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 59.6
Social Security 40.3
Retirement income 21.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 17.5
Cash public assistance income 7.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 25.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 30.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 25.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 30.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.2

In 2020-2024, 44.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 27.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 63.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11224 in 2020-2024, 96.3% had health insurance coverage and 3.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 41.7% and public coverage was 66.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.2%.


In 2020-2024, 11224 had a total population of 50,822 - 27,542 (54.2%) females and 23,280 (45.8%) males. The median age was 45.8 years. An estimated 23.1% of the population was under 18 years, 24.1% was 19 to 44 years, 23.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 27.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11224 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1474 1367
5 to 9 1733 1627
10 to 14 1715 1780
15 to 19 1402 1603
20 to 24 1520 1028
25 to 29 1080 1359
30 to 34 989 1541
35 to 39 1083 1471
40 to 44 1118 1037
45 to 49 1369 1370
50 to 54 1346 1549
55 to 59 1200 1628
60 to 64 1713 1863
65 to 69 1730 2288
70 to 74 1080 2065
75 to 79 1060 1385
80 to 84 805 1388
85 and over 863 1193

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 47% were White; 23.5% were Black or African American; 0.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.6% were Asian; 10% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.5% of the people in 11224 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 45.8% of the people in 11224 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 20,478 households in 11224. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.6% of the households in 11224 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 44.1% of all households, while 17.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.1% of all households.

In 11224, 26.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 49.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.6
Cohabiting Couples 4.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
44.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.6% of males and 33.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.5 33.8
Now married, except separated 45.6 33.7
Separated 2 4.7
Widowed 4.7 13.6
Divorced 8.1 14.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11224, 1,695 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 33.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 51.7% of the people living in 11224 were U.S. natives. 45.3% of the 11224 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 48.3% of 11224 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 74.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11224 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 11224.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 13.6
Asia 21
Europe 58.2
Africa 6.7
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11224 in 2020-2024, 59.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 12% of people at least five years old; 42% 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 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 12
Other Indo-European languages 34.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6.3
Other languages 6.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 11224 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.9
Different house, same county 4
Different county, same state 0.5
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 83 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11224 was 12,010 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 713 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,736. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,561.

Educational Attainment of People in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.9
High school diploma or equivalency 28.1
Some college, no degree 10.2
Associate's degree 9.6
Bachelor's degree 19.2
Graduate or professional degree 16

Disability

In 11224, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.7% of people under 18 years old, to 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11224, 41 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 52.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,730 76.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,019 18.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 831 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11224 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 7.6
Manufacturing 2.9
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11.4
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 4.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11224 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,266 31.7
Service occupations 4,410 26.6
Sales and office occupations 2,986 18
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,685 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,240 13.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 26.4% of 11224 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 46 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 26.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 43.8
Walked 8.7
Other means 2
Worked from home 13.4

In 2020-2024, 11224 had a total of 21,819 housing units. Of these housing units, 10.4% 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"). 89.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 10.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 89.2
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11224 was 3.8 rooms, and of these housing units 28.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11224 had 20,478 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,341 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 27.3% while renters occupied 72.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.55 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.35.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 57.2% and another 1.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11224:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 73.2
Electricity 12.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.8
All other fuels 2.7
No fuel used 7.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11224 was $523,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.4 % had a mortgage. 60.6% 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 $3,010 and for owners without a mortgage it was $805.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11224 was $1,010. 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.