ZIP 11236 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11236 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People88,051
Median age42.1
Household income$81,464
Home value$741,428
Median rent$1,660/mo
Poverty13.2%
College degree+28.0%
Commute50 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
- 9,538 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 31,033
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.7% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
40.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,906.
Education (adults 25+)
48.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.6%
- Never married
- 45.9%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.32
- Dual-income families
- 46.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.6%
- Rent burden
- 36.1%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.5%
- Unemployment
- 8.2%
- Self-employed
- 10.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.8%
- Veterans
- 2.4%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.