ZIP 11217 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11217 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People43,490
Median age36.3
Household income$162,863
Home value$1,547,731
Median rent$2,888/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+72.0%
Commute35 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
- 22,785 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,307
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.2% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
64.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $86,716.
Education (adults 25+)
49.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.5%
- Never married
- 48.6%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 67.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 27.8%
- Rent burden
- 26.2%
- Men / women
- 46% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 77.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Self-employed
- 20.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 38.5%
- Veterans
- 1.1%
- With a disability
- 10.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 3.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.