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11230

Brooklyn, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
86,978
Median household income
$70,027
People below poverty
20.2%
Median home value
$874,500

Income

The median income of households in 11230 was $70,027. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 6
$15,000 to $24,999 8.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3
$35,000 to $49,999 10.5
$50,000 to $74,999 13.2
$75,000 to $99,999 13.7
$100,000 to $149,999 14.9
$150,000 to $199,999 7
$200,000 or more 11.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11230 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 69077
Female 61146

An estimated 76.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,588. 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 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.2
Social Security 29.2
Retirement income 15.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.5
Cash public assistance income 5.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 23.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 23.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.7

In 2020-2024, 24 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 62% 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 11230 in 2020-2024, 93.6% had health insurance coverage and 6.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 48.8% and public coverage was 55.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.4%.


In 2020-2024, 11230 had a total population of 86,978 - 43,428 (49.9%) females and 43,550 (50.1%) males. The median age was 36.6 years. An estimated 25.8% of the population was under 18 years, 32.7% was 19 to 44 years, 21.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11230 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 3981 2820
5 to 9 2841 2982
10 to 14 4001 2802
15 to 19 2718 2120
20 to 24 2202 1756
25 to 29 2930 2947
30 to 34 3613 3435
35 to 39 2979 3033
40 to 44 2729 2744
45 to 49 2249 2465
50 to 54 1473 2247
55 to 59 2124 2167
60 to 64 2447 3179
65 to 69 2501 3021
70 to 74 2174 2089
75 to 79 1085 1239
80 to 84 659 889
85 and over 844 1493

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 56.1% were White; 8.9% were Black or African American; 1.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 17.4% were Asian; 3.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.2% of the people in 11230 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.6% of the people in 11230 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 31,947 households in 11230. The average household size was 2.69 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.2% of the households in 11230 while cohabiting couple households made up 4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.9% of all households, while 16.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.2% of all households.

In 11230, 30.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.2
Cohabiting Couples 4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.1% of males and 47.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.6 28.5
Now married, except separated 53.1 47.9
Separated 2.1 3.9
Widowed 3.2 9.6
Divorced 5.9 10.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11230, 1,479 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 16.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 59% of the people living in 11230 were U.S. natives. 49.2% of the 11230 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 41% of 11230 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 61.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 66.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11230 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 11230.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 21.2
Asia 45.4
Europe 31
Africa 2
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11230 in 2020-2024, 55.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.9% of people at least five years old; 31.6% 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 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.9
Other Indo-European languages 32.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 7.1
Other languages 6.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 11230 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.8
Different house, same county 6.2
Different county, same state 1
Different state 0.9
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 43.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11230 was 23,251 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,565 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 15,990. College or graduate school enrollment was 5,696.

Educational Attainment of People in 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.2
High school diploma or equivalency 20.3
Some college, no degree 11.3
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 24
Graduate or professional degree 19.9

Disability

In 11230, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.3% of people under 18 years old, to 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11230, 55.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 29,349 78.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,398 14.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,356 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11230 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 5.8
Manufacturing 3.1
Wholesale trade 3
Retail trade 10.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.3
Information 3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.3
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11230 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 15,227 40.9
Service occupations 7,617 20.5
Sales and office occupations 8,200 22
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,343 6.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,831 10.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 22.4% of 11230 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 40.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 22.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 39.7
Walked 10.6
Other means 5
Worked from home 15.2

In 2020-2024, 11230 had a total of 34,455 housing units. Of these housing units, 15.8% 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"). 83.6% 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 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 15.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 83.6
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

3.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 49.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11230 was 3.7 rooms, and of these housing units 25.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11230 had 31,947 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,508 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 28.4% while renters occupied 71.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.93 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.6.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 47.5% and another 1.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11230:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 72.4
Electricity 10.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 11.2
All other fuels 2.9
No fuel used 2.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11230 was $874,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.7 % had a mortgage. 57.3% 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 $3,711 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,194.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11230 was $1,762. 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.