ZIP 11231 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11231 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People38,276
Median age38.8
Household income$139,930
Home value$1,632,811
Median rent$2,431/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+67.5%
Commute36 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
- 10,371 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,783
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.1% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
60.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $84,044.
Education (adults 25+)
38.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.3%
- Never married
- 42.1%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 2.4%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 57.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 30.5%
- Rent burden
- 28.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.0%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 22.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 38.4%
- Veterans
- 1.5%
- With a disability
- 9.7%
- No health insurance
- 3.7%
- Limited English
- 5.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.