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Brooklyn borough, Kings County, NY

2,617,631 Population
69.4 square miles 37,730.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Kings County: 36.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2

Economics

$47,668 ±$947 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Kings County: $47,668 ±$947
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
$81,027 ±$1,355 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Kings County: $81,027 ±$1,355
  • a little less than the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653

19.2% ±1% (496,364  ±24,520) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 19.2% 496,364 (±1% / ±24,520)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)

41.7 minutes ±0.4 (44,664,536  ±791,220) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Kings County: 41.7 44,664,536 (±0.4 / ±791,220)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)

Families

986,603 ±7,035 Number of households
  • Kings County: 986,603 ±7,035
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
2.6 ±0 (2,565,990  ±2,029) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kings County: 2.6 2,565,990 (±0 / ±2,029)
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964

4.6% ±0.5% (31,192  ±3,504) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 4.6% † 31,192 (±0.5% / ±3,504)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)

Housing

1,122,521 ±789 Number of housing units
  • Kings County: 1,122,521 ±789
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743

$912,500 ±$17,056 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Kings County: $912,500 ±$17,056
  • about double the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718

9% ±0.6% (232,079  ±14,903.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 9% 232,079 (±0.6% / ±14,903.8)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)

Social

84.3% ±1.2% (1,563,285  ±22,303.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 84.3% 1,563,285 (±1.2% / ±22,303.6)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
42.9% ±0.8% (794,787  ±14,654.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 42.9% 794,787 (±0.8% / ±14,654.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)

45.6% ±1% (1,121,752  ±25,253.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 45.6% 1,121,752 (±1% / ±25,253.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 31.7% 5,958,250 (±0.3% / ±47,909.1)

35.7% (934,118  ±20,258) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 35.7% 934,118
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382

1.5% ±0.1% (31,487  ±2,909) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 1.5% 31,487 (±0.1% / ±2,909)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
31,487 Total veterans ±2,909 27,918 Male ±2,780 3,569 Female ±1,224

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