ZIP 11221 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11221 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People91,588
Median age32.9
Household income$85,736
Home value$1,092,202
Median rent$2,139/mo
Poverty23.0%
College degree+45.9%
Commute44 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
- 25,608 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 36,532
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.7% are 65 or older; 83.6% are adults.
Household income
42.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,835.
Education (adults 25+)
36.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
30.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 25.3%
- Never married
- 61.6%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 3.2%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 51.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 21.2%
- Rent burden
- 33.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.8%
- Unemployment
- 8.7%
- Self-employed
- 16.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.7%
- Veterans
- 1.0%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 9.3%
- Limited English
- 6.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.