ZIP 11229 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11229 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People78,377
Median age42.5
Household income$70,603
Home value$819,689
Median rent$1,651/mo
Poverty16.9%
College degree+41.9%
Commute42 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
- 15,075 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 30,523
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.9% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
36.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,621.
Education (adults 25+)
50.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.1%
- Never married
- 30.9%
- Divorced
- 9.0%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 48.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.9%
- Rent burden
- 37.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
- Self-employed
- 19.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.4%
- Veterans
- 1.5%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.7%
- Limited English
- 26.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.