ZIP 11239 · Brooklyn
Who lives in ZIP code 11239 (Brooklyn, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brooklyn, NY · Kings County
uszips 2026
People16,410
Median age43.7
Household income$38,015
Home value—
Median rent$1,021/mo
Poverty25.2%
College degree+25.3%
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
- 3,689 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,244
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.0% are 65 or older; 80.5% are adults.
Household income
18.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,344.
Education (adults 25+)
30.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
20.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 23.5%
- Never married
- 47.1%
- Divorced
- 16.8%
- Widowed
- 12.6%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 34.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 9.2%
- Rent burden
- 39.4%
- Men / women
- 40% / 60%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.1%
- Unemployment
- 8.7%
- Self-employed
- 7.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.9%
- Veterans
- 2.4%
- With a disability
- 26.5%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 19.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.