ZIP 11226 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11226 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People95,144
Median age36.9
Household income$81,014
Home value$872,599
Median rent$1,790/mo
Poverty15.9%
College degree+37.9%
Commute47 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
- 28,201 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 38,130
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.9% are 65 or older; 81.9% are adults.
Household income
40.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,414.
Education (adults 25+)
38.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.3%
- Never married
- 51.0%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 55.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 14.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.0%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 15.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.2%
- Veterans
- 1.5%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 6.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.