NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

Add Comparison

2024 Population

101,832

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.4

5.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

32.6%

1.62% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$44,098

6.72% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$668,300

7.56% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

37,225

1.34% 1-year growth

About

27.2% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville 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.

87.4% of the residents in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY was $668,300, and the homeownership rate was 15.9%.

Most people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 43.8 minutes. The average car ownership in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY was 0 cars per household.

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY borders NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 5--East New York & Cypress Hills PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 8--Crown Heights (North) PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 17--East Flatbush PUMA, NY.

United States New York

Population & Diversity

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY is home to a population of 102k people, from which 87.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 31.1% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (31.6k people).

In 2024, there were 5.77 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (63.7k people) in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11k Other (Hispanic) and 5.58k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY are Spanish (16,535 households), Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa (1,779 households), and Arabic (1,630 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

55,924

Women

55.3%

45,203

Men

44.7%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 101,127 inhabitants, with 44.7% men, and 55.3% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

87.4%

2024 Citizenship

88.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.4% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY was 88.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville 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 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
63.7k ± 2.93k
Other (Hispanic)
11k ± 2.26k
White (Non-Hispanic)
5.58k ± 1.19k

23.1%

Hispanic Population

23.5k people

23.1% of the people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY are hispanic (23.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
5,067 ± 1,703 people
Trinidad & Tobago
3,802 ± 1,485 people
Dominican Republic
3,553 ± 1,437 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY was Jamaica, the natal country of 5,067 NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY residents, followed by Trinidad & Tobago with 3,802 and Dominican Republic with 3,553.

Foreign-Born Population

31.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

31.6k people

28.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

29.1k people

As of 2024, 31.1% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY residents (31.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY was 28.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
16,535 households (17.3%)
Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa
1,779 households (1.87%)
Arabic
1,630 households (1.71%)

27.2% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY was Spanish. 17.3% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville 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

Vietnam
502 ± 346
Gulf War (2001-)
255 ± 132
Gulf War (1990s)
127 ± 95

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.97 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY.

Health

93% of the population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 30.8% on employee plans, 46.9% on Medicaid, 6.73% on Medicare, 8.28% on non-group plans, and 0.276% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,245 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,245 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 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 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 24.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.04%

Uninsured

30.8%

Employer Coverage

46.9%

Medicaid

6.73%

Medicare

8.28%

Non-Group

0.276%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY grew by 6.39% from 6.61% to 7.04%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY employs 37.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY were Elementary & secondary schools (3,048 people), Home health care services (2,399 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,245 people), and the highest paying industries were Broadcasting & content providers ($108,202), Computer Systems Design ($97,562), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($90,827).

Males in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.17 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,041. The income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.415, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

20,760

Women

55.8%

16,465

Men

44.2%

The workforce of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY in 2024 was 37,225 people, with 55.8% woman, and 44.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

37.2k

2024 Value

1.34%

1 Year growth

± 1.34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 1.34%, from 36.7k employees to 37.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY, are Home health aides (2,071 people), Security guards & gaming surveillance officers (1,266 people), and Teaching assistants (1,184 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

37.2k

2024 Value

1.34%

1 Year growth

± 1.34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 1.34%, from 36.7k employees to 37.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,048 people), Home health care services (2,399 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,245 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,421

Median earning men ± $4,343

$37,858

Median earning women ± $1,902

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,795), Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,469), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,978).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($150,559), Information ($81,205), and Public Administration ($67,336).

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.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY. Showing the available data for New York.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (55.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.3%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.565%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 2.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.03% 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 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (26.4k), Secondary Education (15.7k), and Some college (14.7k).

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 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY was $668,300 in 2024, which is 2.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $621,300 to $668,300, a 7.56% increase. The homeownership rate in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY is 15.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 43.8 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$668,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$65,512

$6,190

Median Property Taxes

±$726

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 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville 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 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

15.9%

Homeownership

2024

72.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 15.9% of the housing units in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 16.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$44,098

Median Household Income

± $3,432

39.1k

Number of Households

± 2,064

In 2024, the median household income of the 39.1k households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY grew to $44,098 from the previous year's value of $41,322.

The following chart displays the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

0.415

2024 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY

0.407

2023 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY

In 2024, the income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY was 0.415 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.13% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Public Transit (61.9%)
Drove Alone (17.6%)
Worked At Home (7.64%)

In 2024, 61.9% of workers in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (17.6%) and those who worked at home (7.64%).

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

43.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (43.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.31% of the workforce in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY (33k out of 101k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY is Black, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.