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Brooklyn borough, Kings County, NY

2,590,516 Population
69.4 square miles 37,339.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Kings County: 36.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 40 ±0.2

Economics

$45,309 ±$988 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Kings County: $45,309 ±$988
  • a little less than the amount in New York: $47,421 ±$340
$73,951 ±$2,037 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Kings County: $73,951 ±$2,037
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $79,557 ±$722

19.8% ±1.1% (507,449  ±26,855) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 19.8% 507,449 (±1.1% / ±26,855)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 14.3% 2,734,819 (±0.3% / ±62,913)

41.8 minutes ±0.4 (41,207,616  ±801,756) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Kings County: 41.8 41,207,616 (±0.4 / ±801,756)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 33 265,264,500 (±0.1 / ±1,772,432)

Families

1,026,361 ±4,771 Number of households
  • Kings County: 1,026,361 ±4,771
  • New York: 7,774,308 ±19,481
2.5 ±0 (2,546,470  ±812) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kings County: 2.5 2,546,470 (±0 / ±812)
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 2.5 † 19,062,964 (±71.5 / ±-555,555,600)

5.1% ±0.6% (33,866  ±3,672) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 5.1% † 33,866 (±0.6% / ±3,672)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 5.1% 232,961 (±0.2% / ±8,582)

Housing

1,101,429 ±372 Number of housing units
  • Kings County: 1,101,429 ±372
  • New York: 8,585,784 ±494

$849,900 ±$14,260 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Kings County: $849,900 ±$14,260
  • more than double the amount in New York: $400,400 ±$3,138

10.9% ±0.6% (280,066  ±14,295.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 10.9% 280,066 (±0.6% / ±14,295.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,027,524 (±0.2% / ±37,462)

Social

83.9% ±1.2% (1,522,599  ±20,876.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 83.9% 1,522,599 (±1.2% / ±20,876.7)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,211,028 (±0.4% / ±59,699)
42.4% ±0.8% (769,512  ±14,244.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 42.4% 769,512 (±0.8% / ±14,244.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 40% 5,556,561 (±0.3% / ±40,658.4)

44.2% ±0.9% (1,071,128  ±21,760.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 44.2% 1,071,128 (±0.9% / ±21,760.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 30.7% 5,712,754 (±0.3% / ±46,340.4)

35% ±7,515.1% (907,780  ±17,020) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 35% † 907,780 (±7,515.1% / ±17,020)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 22.7% † 4,459,752 (±639.9% / ±38,805)

1.6% ±0.2% (32,407  ±3,037) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Kings County: 1.6% 32,407 (±0.2% / ±3,037)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.7% 580,856 (±0.1% / ±12,582)
32,407 Total veterans ±3,037 27,591 Male ±2,728 4,816 Female ±1,400

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