ZIP 11212 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11212 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People89,020
Median age36.9
Household income$41,355
Home value$543,224
Median rent$1,294/mo
Poverty33.6%
College degree+15.6%
Commute48 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 22,241 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 33,052
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 76.7% are adults.
Household income
16.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,842.
Education (adults 25+)
40.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 25.7%
- Never married
- 52.9%
- Divorced
- 15.6%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 41.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 13.2%
- Rent burden
- 41.9%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.9%
- Unemployment
- 16.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.3%
- Veterans
- 1.7%
- With a disability
- 17.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.9%
- Limited English
- 8.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.