ZIP 11228 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11228 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People42,241
Median age44.6
Household income$83,665
Home value$1,151,117
Median rent$1,861/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+37.7%
Commute43 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
- 10,893 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,007
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.6% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
43.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,320.
Education (adults 25+)
44.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.8%
- Never married
- 33.5%
- Divorced
- 8.7%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 51.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 55.8%
- Rent burden
- 37.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.9%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- 15.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.7%
- Veterans
- 2.4%
- With a disability
- 11.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 17.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.