ZIP 11238 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11238 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People58,345
Median age35.2
Household income$134,523
Home value$1,087,062
Median rent$2,616/mo
Poverty12.2%
College degree+73.3%
Commute38 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
- 12,183 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 27,919
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.4% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
62.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $82,014.
Education (adults 25+)
40.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.8%
- Never married
- 51.4%
- Divorced
- 8.2%
- Widowed
- 2.6%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 63.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 27.7%
- Rent burden
- 25.8%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 77.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
- Self-employed
- 20.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.5%
- Veterans
- 1.9%
- With a disability
- 9.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 4.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.