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NYC-Brooklyn Community District 5--East New York & Starrett City PUMA, NY

162,549 Population
6.1 square miles 26,775.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 39 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$21,455 ±$729 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in New York: $40,898 ±$167
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$42,270 ±$1,898 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $71,117 ±$266
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

25.1% ±1.7% (40,355  ±2,999) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,581,048 (±0.1% / ±26,021)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

45.8 minutes ±0.4 (2,715,415  ±110,586) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 33.5 287,526,290 (±0.1 / ±1,046,958)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

58,083 ±1,503 Number of households
  • New York: 7,417,224 ±12,559
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.8 ±0 (160,557  ±4,842) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.6 18,945,673
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.8% ±0.7% (2,036  ±303) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.8% 225,143 (±0.1% / ±3,450)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

64,171 ±1,461 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,362,971 ±772
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$524,600 ±$15,371 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $325,000 ±$1,056
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

4.3% ±0.6% (6,905  ±925.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,007,694 (±0.1% / ±15,289)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

81.8% ±3.4% (86,547  ±2,455.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 87.2% 11,905,267 (±0.2% / ±28,296.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
15.3% ±1% (16,203  ±1,172.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 37.5% 5,112,792 (±0.1% / ±18,230.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

43.6% ±3.6% (65,569  ±5,805.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 30.3% 5,574,294 (±0.1% / ±20,686.9)
  • about double the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

35.2% ±1.6% (57,214  ±3,070) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,372,167 (±0.1% / ±19,932)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

2.1% ±0.3% (2,559  ±376) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.4% 676,295 (±0% / ±5,258)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
2,559 Total veterans ±376 2,177 Male ±322 382 Female ±150

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