NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY

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2023 Population

180,283

1.18% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

33.1

1.53% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

25.5%

0.321% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$77,146

6.41% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$1.21M

0.606% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

79,086

11.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY had a population of 180k people with a median age of 33.1 and a median household income of $77,146. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY declined from 182,441 to 180,283, a −1.18% decrease and its median household income grew from $72,500 to $77,146, a 6.41% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (27.7%), Other (Hispanic) (7.64%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.62%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.47%).

29.3% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.7% of the residents in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was $1.21M, and the homeownership rate was 22.2%.

Most people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 41.1 minutes. The average car ownership in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was 0 cars per household.

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY borders NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 2--Downtown Brooklyn & Fort Greene PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 8--Crown Heights (North) PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY.

United States New York

Population & Diversity

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY is home to a population of 180k people, from which 91.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 19.2% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (34.6k people).

In 2023, there were 1.57 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (78.3k people) in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 13.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY are Spanish (23,335 households), Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (10,422 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (2,187 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

92,988

Women

53.3%

81,498

Men

46.7%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 174,486 inhabitants, with 46.7% men, and 53.3% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

91.7%

2023 Citizenship

91.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 91.7% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
78.3k ± 3.54k
White (Non-Hispanic)
49.9k ± 2.44k
Other (Hispanic)
13.8k ± 1.85k

18.7%

Hispanic Population

33.8k people

18.7% of the people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY are hispanic (33.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
3,985 ± 1,532 people
Trinidad & Tobago
2,643 ± 1,253 people
Jamaica
1,688 ± 1,004 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 3,985 NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY residents, followed by Trinidad & Tobago with 2,643 and Jamaica with 1,688.

Foreign-Born Population

19.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

34.6k people

19%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

34.6k people

As of 2023, 19.2% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY residents (34.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was 19%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
23,335 households (13.9%)
Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
10,422 households (6.2%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
2,187 households (1.3%)

29.3% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was Spanish. 13.9% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
607 ± 214
Vietnam
595 ± 185
Gulf War (1990s)
357 ± 174

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY employs 79.1k people. The largest industries in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY are Elementary & secondary schools (5,248 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,449 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,012 people), and the highest paying industries are Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers ($271,868), Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing ($212,899), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($212,163).

Males in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.18 times higher than the average income of females, which is $79,153. The income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.479, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

35,805

Women

53.8%

30,739

Men

46.2%

The workforce of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY in 2020 was 66,544 people, with 53.8% woman, and 46.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY.

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Occupations

79.1k

2022 Value

11.4%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 11.4%, from 71k employees to 79.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, are Other managers (3,277 people), Home health aides (2,551 people), and Retail salespersons (1,727 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

79.1k

2022 Value

11.4%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 11.4%, from 71k employees to 79.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, are Elementary & secondary schools (5,248 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,449 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,012 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,240

Median earning men ± $2,471

$51,575

Median earning women ± $2,275

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($88,472), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,609), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,910).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($90,417), Construction ($90,117), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,929).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.27% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.74% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (36.3k), High School or Equivalent (33.3k), and Secondary Education (21.5k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was $1.21M in 2023, which is 3.99 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $1.2M to $1.21M, a 0.606% increase. The homeownership rate in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY is 22.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 41.1 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Median household income in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY is $77,146. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY with a value of $179,572, followed by Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY and Suffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (South) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $177,181 and $171,948.

Housing

Property

$1.21M

Median Property Value 2023

±$45,817

$15,597

Median Property Taxes

±$990

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

22.2%

Homeownership

2023

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 22.2% of the housing units in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 23.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY with a value of $179,572, followed by Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY and Suffolk County (Northwest)--Huntington Town (South) PUMA, NY, with respective values of $177,181 and $171,948.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$77,146

Median Household Income

± $3,220

70.3k

Number of Households

± 2,343

In 2023, the median household income of the 70.3k households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY grew to $77,146 from the previous year's value of $72,500.

The following chart displays the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.479

2022 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY

In 2022, the income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was 0.479 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.43% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Public Transit (52%)
Worked At Home (19.6%)
Drove Alone (13.5%)

In 2023, 52% of workers in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.6%) and those who drove alone to work (13.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

41.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (41.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.86% of the workforce in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

0 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY have 0 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY (45.7k out of 179k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.1% of the population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 43.2% on employee plans, 33.5% on Medicaid, 4.87% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 0.351% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1174 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1180 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1218 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

1,174 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,174 patients per year. This represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1,180 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New York in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 30.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.91%

Uninsured

43.2%

Employer Coverage

33.5%

Medicaid

4.87%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

0.351%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY declined by 4.63% from 6.2% to 5.91%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.