Census Reporter

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

160,769 Population
6.1 square miles 26,495.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.3 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,242 ±$1,646 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in New York: $35,534 ±$214
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$37,880 ±$3,074 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $62,909 ±$631
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

29.1% ±2.8% (46,430  ±5,249) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in New York: 14.7% 2,832,824 (±0.2% / ±38,578)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

48.2 minutes ±0.8 (2,853,950  ±230,456) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 33.4 296,881,175 (±0.1 / ±1,556,230)
  • nearly double the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

54,506 ±2,965 Number of households
  • New York: 7,209,054 ±17,665
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
2.9 ±0.1 (158,959  ±9,916) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.7 19,169,325 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

5.2% ±1.6% (2,261  ±720) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.7% 225,830 (±0.2% / ±7,879)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

61,865 ±3,145 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,232,039 ±1,017
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$471,300 ±$29,904 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $302,400 ±$2,460
  • more than double the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

6.6% ±1.5% (10,520  ±2,492.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 10.6% 2,061,279 (±0.2% / ±34,099.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

78.3% ±6.6% (82,367  ±4,628.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 86.3% 11,785,300 (±0.4% / ±49,917.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
14.5% ±1.5% (15,228  ±1,874.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 35.7% 4,867,812 (±0.2% / ±32,597.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

44.1% ±2.1% (63,450  ±3,163.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2016 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 30.5% 5,640,948 (±0.1% / ±16,402.5)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.2% 63,172,059 (±0.1% / ±154,450.8)

36.5% ±2.3% (58,702  ±5,193) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 23% 4,536,115 (±0.2% / ±36,101)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

1.7% ±0.5% (1,989  ±619) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 4.7% 723,582 (±0.1% / ±8,896)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
1,989 Total veterans ±619 1,532 Male ±577 457 Female ±263

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