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11239

Brooklyn, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
16,410
Median household income
$38,015
People below poverty
25.2%
Median home value
$573,300

Income

The median income of households in 11239 was $38,015. An estimated 9.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.4
$10,000 to $14,999 14.8
$15,000 to $24,999 17.3
$25,000 to $34,999 6.1
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 14.1
$75,000 to $99,999 8.3
$100,000 to $149,999 9.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.6
$200,000 or more 4.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11239 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61617
Female 60889

An estimated 57.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,621. 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 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 57.4
Social Security 38.3
Retirement income 14.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 16.3
Cash public assistance income 5.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 25.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 41.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 25.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 41.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.3

In 2020-2024, 45.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 15.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 70.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11239 in 2020-2024, 98.1% had health insurance coverage and 1.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.6% and public coverage was 57.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.1%.


In 2020-2024, 11239 had a total population of 16,410 - 9,888 (60.3%) females and 6,522 (39.7%) males. The median age was 43.7 years. An estimated 19.5% of the population was under 18 years, 28.8% was 19 to 44 years, 19.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 29 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11239 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 298 284
5 to 9 250 510
10 to 14 521 564
15 to 19 591 662
20 to 24 449 279
25 to 29 422 261
30 to 34 500 523
35 to 39 285 774
40 to 44 490 753
45 to 49 196 448
50 to 54 199 723
55 to 59 309 572
60 to 64 249 546
65 to 69 127 639
70 to 74 593 423
75 to 79 359 756
80 to 84 393 527
85 and over 291 644

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 16.5% were White; 61.8% were Black or African American; 0.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.2% were Asian; 28.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20% of the people in 11239 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 14.9% of the people in 11239 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,244 households in 11239. The average household size was 1.96 people.

Married-couple households made up 16.8% of the households in 11239 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 60.9% of all households, while 20.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 30.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 46% of all households.

In 11239, 22.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 45.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 16.8
Cohabiting Couples 1.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
60.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.8% of males and 17.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.6 44.8
Now married, except separated 32.8 17.6
Separated 2.1 5.4
Widowed 8.2 15.4
Divorced 6.3 16.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11239, 278 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 53.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 67% of the people living in 11239 were U.S. natives. 57.4% of the 11239 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 33% of 11239 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 87.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 89.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11239 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 11239.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 44.5
Asia 17.1
Europe 29.9
Africa 8.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11239 in 2020-2024, 32.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 11.4% of people at least five years old; 16.4% 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 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 11.4
Other Indo-European languages 17
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.2
Other languages 1.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 11239 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.1
Different house, same county 1.8
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11239 was 4,021 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 207 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,843. College or graduate school enrollment was 971.

Educational Attainment of People in 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.5
High school diploma or equivalency 38.8
Some college, no degree 15.3
Associate's degree 9.1
Bachelor's degree 15.7
Graduate or professional degree 9.6

Disability

In 11239, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 26.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 14% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 65.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11239, 43.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 28% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,035 67.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,676 28
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 282 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11239 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 1.3
Manufacturing 1.5
Wholesale trade 0.2
Retail trade 6.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10
Information 5.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 40.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.7
Other Services, except public administration 6.5
Public administration 6.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11239 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,524 42.1
Service occupations 1,502 25.1
Sales and office occupations 1,412 23.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 122 2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 433 7.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 22.9% of 11239 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 49.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 22.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 48.9
Walked 7.4
Other means 4.5
Worked from home 12.9

In 2020-2024, 11239 had a total of 9,437 housing units. Of these housing units, 6.4% 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"). 93.3% 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 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 6.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 93.3
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

23.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11239 was 3.8 rooms, and of these housing units 23.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11239 had 8,244 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,193 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 9.2% while renters occupied 90.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.91.

0.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 68.2% and another 0.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11239:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11239 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 76.5
Electricity 13
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.4
All other fuels 1.9
No fuel used 7.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11239 was $573,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.1 % had a mortgage. 33.9% 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 $1,986 and for owners without a mortgage it was $640.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11239 was $1,021. 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.