Brooklyn Park, MD

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2022 Population
15,902
2.32% 1-year growth
US Senator
Ben Cardin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
39
3.45% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
10.7%
11.9% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$74,440
7.12% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$237,100
14% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Brooklyn Park, MD had a population of 15.9k people with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $74,440. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Brooklyn Park, MD grew from 15,541 to 15,902, a 2.32% increase and its median household income grew from $69,494 to $74,440, a 7.12% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brooklyn Park, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (51.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (20.8%), Other (Hispanic) (13.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.99%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.01%).

None of the households in Brooklyn Park, MD 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.

90.3% of the residents in Brooklyn Park, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Brooklyn Park, MD was $237,100, and the homeownership rate was 81.3%.

Most people in Brooklyn Park, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Brooklyn Park, MD was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Brooklyn Park, MD is home to a population of 15.9k people, from which 90.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 14.5% of Brooklyn Park, MD residents were born outside of the country (2.3k people).

In 2022, there were 2.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.19k people) in Brooklyn Park, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.3%
2022 Citizenship
91.8%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 90.3% of Brooklyn Park, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Brooklyn Park, MD was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brooklyn Park, MD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.19k ± 849
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.3k ± 844
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    2.1k ± 493
18.6%
Hispanic Population
2.95k people

In 2022, there were 2.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.19k people) in Brooklyn Park, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.6% of the people in Brooklyn Park, MD are hispanic (2.95k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Brooklyn Park, MD as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

14.5%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
2.3k people
12.6%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.97k people

As of 2022, 14.5% of Brooklyn Park, MD residents (2.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brooklyn Park, MD was 12.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    416 ± 183
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    180 ± 97
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    151 ± 84

Brooklyn Park, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Brooklyn Park, MD employs 7.24k people. The largest industries in Brooklyn Park, MD are Retail Trade (995 people), Construction (810 people), and Educational Services (766 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($90,913), Finance & Insurance ($76,750), and Public Administration ($74,545).

Occupations

7.24k
2022 Value
± 675
−1.6%
1 Year decline
± 13%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Brooklyn Park, MD declined at a rate of −1.6%, from 7.36k employees to 7.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brooklyn Park, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (919 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (613 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (578 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brooklyn Park, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

7.24k
2022 Value
± 675
−1.6%
1 Year decline
± 13%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Brooklyn Park, MD declined at a rate of −1.6%, from 7.36k employees to 7.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brooklyn Park, MD, are Retail Trade (995 people), Construction (810 people), and Educational Services (766 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brooklyn Park, MD, though some of these residents may live in Brooklyn Park, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,989
Median earning men ± $3,381
$38,484
Median earning women ± $6,300

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($90,913), Public Administration ($77,396), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,043).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,219), Public Administration ($68,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,759).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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0.617%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% 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 13.9%.

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

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

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 Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.05% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (961k).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Brooklyn Park, MD was $237,100 in 2022, which is 0.841 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $207,900 to $237,100, a 14% increase. The homeownership rate in Brooklyn Park, MD is 81.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Brooklyn Park, MD have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brooklyn Park, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Brooklyn Park, MD is $74,440. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Brooklyn Park, MD was Census Tract 7501.02 with a value of $76,882, followed by Census Tract 7501.01 and Census Tract 7502.01, with respective values of $66,100 and $65,279.

Property

$237,100
Median Property Value 2022
±$13,632
$4,465
Median Property Taxes
±$474

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 Brooklyn Park, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brooklyn Park, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

81.3%
Homeownership
2022
60.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 81.3% of the housing units in Brooklyn Park, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 7501.02
  2. Census Tract 7501.01
  3. Census Tract 7502.01

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Brooklyn Park, MD was Census Tract 7501.02 with a value of $76,882, followed by Census Tract 7501.01 and Census Tract 7502.01, with respective values of $66,100 and $65,279.

The following map shows all of the places in Brooklyn Park, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,440
Median Household Income
± $4,575
5.5k
Number of Households
± 531

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.5k households in Brooklyn Park, MD grew to $74,440 from the previous year's value of $69,494.

The following chart displays the households in Brooklyn Park, MD 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brooklyn Park, MD is from Maryland.
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.456
2021 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2022, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (75.1%)
  2. Carpooled (11.3%)
  3. Public Transit (6.28%)

In 2022, 75.1% of workers in Brooklyn Park, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.28%).

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.

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Commute Time

28.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brooklyn Park, MD have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.49% of the workforce in Brooklyn Park, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brooklyn Park, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brooklyn Park, MD have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brooklyn Park, MD (1.69k out of 15.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brooklyn Park, MD is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Health

91.6% of the population of Brooklyn Park, MD has health coverage, with 46% on employee plans, 23.9% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 9.34% on non-group plans, and 0.683% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Anne Arundel County, MD see 1461 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.39% increase from the previous year (1441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1454 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 410 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,461 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Anne Arundel County, MD

Primary care physicians in Anne Arundel County, MD see an average of 1,461 patients per year. This represents a 1.39% increase from the previous year (1,441 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Anne Arundel County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 43.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.42%
Uninsured
46%
Employer Coverage
23.9%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
9.34%
Non-Group
0.683%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brooklyn Park, MD grew by 22% from 6.9% to 8.42%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brooklyn Park, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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