NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY

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2024 Population
196,315
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
28.5
1.04% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
25.7%
4.94% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$66,966
0.268% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$1.07M
1.66% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
67,250
5.79% 1-year growth

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71.7% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington 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.

86.3% of the residents in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY are Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov (169 degrees awarded in 2023), Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary (130 degrees), and Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary (121 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was $1.07M, and the homeownership rate was 31.3%.

Most people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 36.5 minutes. The average car ownership in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was 0 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY is home to a population of 196k people, from which 86.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 29% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (56.8k people).

In 2024, there were 3.24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (118k people) in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 16.8k Other (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 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY are Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (53,803 households), Spanish (19,727 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (18,020 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
95,901
Women
49.2%
98,890
Men
50.8%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 194,791 inhabitants, with 50.8% men, and 49.2% women.

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Citizenship

86.3%
2024 Citizenship
86.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.3% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington 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 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was 86.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    118k ± 4.71k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    36.4k ± 2.83k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    16.8k ± 2.5k
13.1%
Hispanic Population
25.7k people

In 2024, there were 3.24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (118k people) in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 16.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.1% of the people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY are hispanic (25.7k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. China
    12,900 ± 2,695 people
  2. Bangladesh
    5,404 ± 1,780 people
  3. Mexico
    4,222 ± 1,578 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was China, the natal country of 12,900 NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY residents, followed by Bangladesh with 5,404 and Mexico with 4,222.

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Foreign-Born Population

29%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
56.8k people
28.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
56k people

As of 2024, 29% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY residents (56.8k 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 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was 28.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
    53,803 households (30.7%)
  2. Spanish
    19,727 households (11.3%)
  3. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    18,020 households (10.3%)

71.7% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington 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 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages. 30.7% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY reported speaking Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    339 ± 161
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    279 ± 155
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    151 ± 86

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY employs 67.3k people. In 2023, the largest industries in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY were Elementary & secondary schools (8,792 people), Restaurants & Food Services (5,408 people), and Construction (3,717 people), and the highest paying industries were Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($326,655), Legal services ($268,674), and Nondepository credit & related activities ($156,272).

Males in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.2 times higher than the average income of females, which is $70,958. The income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.5, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
30,782
Women
45.8%
36,468
Men
54.2%

The workforce of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY in 2023 was 67,250 people, with 45.8% woman, and 54.2% men.

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Occupations

67.3k
2023 Value
5.79%
1 Year growth
± 5.79%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 5.79%, from 63.6k employees to 67.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY, are Home health aides (2,965 people), Teaching assistants (2,937 people), and Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (2,507 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

67.3k
2023 Value
5.79%
1 Year growth
± 5.79%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 5.79%, from 63.6k employees to 67.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY, are Elementary & secondary schools (8,792 people), Restaurants & Food Services (5,408 people), and Construction (3,717 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,830
Median earning men ± $2,075
$33,803
Median earning women ± $2,030

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,773), Public Administration ($83,984), and Information ($79,043).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($87,656), Public Administration ($69,306), and Construction ($55,785).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY awarded 996 degrees. The student population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 3,472 male students and 633 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY are White (993 and 100%).

The largest universities in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY by number of degrees awarded are Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov (169 and 17%), Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary (130 and 13.1%), and Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary (121 and 12.1%).

The most popular majors in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY are Talmudic Studies (516 and 51.8%), Other Teaching Assistants & Aides (358 and 35.9%), and Rabbinical Studies (43 and 4.32%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $12,300.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 81.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 4,105 (84.6% men and 15.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 4,105 students enrolled in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY, 84.6% men and 15.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,086 records, of which 15.5% were women and 84.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Talmudic Studies
    435 degrees awarded
  2. Religious Education
    24 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was Talmudic Studies with 435 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov
    169 degrees awarded
  2. Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary
    130 degrees awarded
  3. Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary
    121 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov with 169 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 595 men were awarded degrees from institutions in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY, which is 1.48 times more than the 401 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 993 degrees mean that there were InfinityM times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 0 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($12,300) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($350) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.8% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.68% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (39.1k), Primary Education (35.2k), and Secondary Education (27.8k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was $1.07M in 2024, which is 3.21 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.05M to $1.07M, a 1.66% increase. The homeownership rate in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY is 31.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 36.5 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.07M
Median Property Value 2024
±$29,749
$17,264
Median Property Taxes
±$1,021

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Rent vs Own

31.3%
Homeownership
2024
67.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 31.3% of the housing units in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 31.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,966
Median Household Income
± $3,090
55.1k
Number of Households
± 1,998

In 2024, the median household income of the 55.1k households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY declined from $66,966 from the previous year's value of $67,146.

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Wage Distribution

0.5
2023 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY

In 2023, the income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was 0.5 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.388% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Public Transit (32.6%)
  2. Walked (21.4%)
  3. Drove Alone (20.2%)

In 2024, 32.6% of workers in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, followed by those who walked to work (21.4%) and those who drove alone to work (20.2%).

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Commute Time

36.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (36.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.45% of the workforce in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY (50.1k out of 195k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY is White, followed by Asian and Other.

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Health

95.3% of the population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 22.7% on employee plans, 56.5% on Medicaid, 6.61% on Medicare, 9.35% on non-group plans, and 0.113% 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, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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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).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38.2% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 29.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.73%
Uninsured
22.7%
Employer Coverage
56.5%
Medicaid
6.61%
Medicare
9.35%
Non-Group
0.113%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY declined by 3.17% from 4.89% to 4.73%.

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