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Brooklyn borough, Kings County, NY

2,641,052 Population
69.4 square miles 38,068.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Kings County: 36.3 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$39,536 ±$939 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Kings County: $39,536 ±$939
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $43,078 ±$345
$67,567 ±$1,806 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Kings County: $67,567 ±$1,806
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $74,314 ±$613

19.2% ±0.9% (500,678  ±22,565) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 19.2% 500,678 (±0.9% / ±22,565)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 13.9% 2,688,587 (±0.3% / ±47,579)

41.4 minutes ±0.2 (34,302,004  ±692,524) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Kings County: 41.4 34,302,004 (±0.2 / ±692,524)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 31.4 227,623,710 (±0.2 / ±1,763,382)

Families

1,001,868 ±4,824 Number of households
  • Kings County: 1,001,868 ±4,824
  • New York: 7,652,666 ±17,305
2.6 ±0 (2,601,220  ±3,934) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kings County: 2.6 2,601,220 (±0 / ±3,934)
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,265,908 (±0)

4.5% ±0.5% (30,731  ±3,243) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 4.5% † 30,731 (±0.5% / ±3,243)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.6% 213,704 (±0.2% / ±8,773)

Housing

1,085,993 ±1,525 Number of housing units
  • Kings County: 1,085,993 ±1,525
  • New York: 8,530,561 ±867

$793,300 ±$17,747 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Kings County: $793,300 ±$17,747
  • more than double the amount in New York: $368,800 ±$2,957

10.6% ±0.6% (275,670  ±14,901.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 10.6% 275,670 (±0.6% / ±14,901.7)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,042,824 (±0.2% / ±41,806.8)

Social

84.6% ±1.1% (1,558,547  ±20,542.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 84.6% 1,558,547 (±1.1% / ±20,542.6)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 88% 12,313,514 (±0.4% / ±59,937.6)
41.8% ±0.8% (770,196  ±13,787) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 41.8% 770,196 (±0.8% / ±13,787)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 39.9% 5,583,687 (±0.3% / ±39,932.6)

42.8% ±0.8% (1,053,069  ±19,312.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 42.8% 1,053,069 (±0.8% / ±19,312.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 30% 5,620,470 (±0.2% / ±44,697.1)

35.6% ±0.7% (939,940  ±17,424) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 35.6% 939,940 (±0.7% / ±17,424)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 22.3% 4,427,356 (±0.2% / ±43,047)

1.5% ±0.1% (30,889  ±2,883) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 1.5% 30,889 (±0.1% / ±2,883)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.9% 614,289 (±0.1% / ±12,232)
30,889 Total veterans ±2,883 27,198 Male ±2,764 3,691 Female ±1,096

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