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

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

182,837

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

25.8%

1.06% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$81,363

5.47% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.24M

2.07% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY is home to a population of 183k people, from which 92% are citizens.

As of 2024, 18.8% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (34.4k people).

In 2024, there were 1.46 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (76.2k people) in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 52.3k White (Non-Hispanic) and 13.9k 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 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY are Spanish (23,806 households), Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (11,709 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (2,706 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

96,748

Women

52.9%

86,022

Men

47.1%

The resident population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY in 2024 was 182,770 inhabitants, with 47.1% men, and 52.9% women.

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

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Citizenship

92%

2024 Citizenship

91.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant 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 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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)
76.2k ± 3.83k
White (Non-Hispanic)
52.3k ± 2.83k
Other (Hispanic)
13.9k ± 1.67k

18.6%

Hispanic Population

34k people

18.6% of the people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY are hispanic (34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 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
4,162 ± 1,566 people
Guyana
2,772 ± 1,283 people
Mexico
2,145 ± 1,130 people

In 2024, 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 4,162 NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY residents, followed by Guyana with 2,772 and Mexico with 2,145.

Foreign-Born Population

18.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

34.4k people

19.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

34.6k people

As of 2024, 18.8% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY residents (34.4k 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 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was 19.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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
23,806 households (13.9%)
Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
11,709 households (6.85%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
2,706 households (1.58%)

30.6% 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 22.3%. 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 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-)
692 ± 285
Vietnam
426 ± 149
Gulf War (1990s)
404 ± 191

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.62 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY.

Health

93.9% of the population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 42.1% on employee plans, 33.9% on Medicaid, 5.03% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 0.319% 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, 47% were men and 53% 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 23.3% under 18 years, 30.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.89% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.06%

Uninsured

42.1%

Employer Coverage

33.9%

Medicaid

5.03%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

0.319%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY grew by 2.47% from 5.91% to 6.06%.

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.

Economy

The economy of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY employs 86.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY were Elementary & secondary schools (6,096 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,467 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,571 people), and the highest paying industries were Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($314,296), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($261,945), and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($205,065).

Males in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.15 times higher than the average income of females, which is $90,625. The income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.486, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

47,100

Women

54.5%

39,354

Men

45.5%

The workforce of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY in 2024 was 86,454 people, with 54.5% woman, and 45.5% men.

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

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

Occupations

86.5k

2024 Value

1.94%

1 Year growth

± 1.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 1.94%, from 84.8k employees to 86.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, are Other managers (3,283 people), Home health aides (2,547 people), and Retail salespersons (2,091 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 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

86.5k

2024 Value

1.94%

1 Year growth

± 1.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY grew at a rate of 1.94%, from 84.8k employees to 86.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, are Elementary & secondary schools (6,096 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,467 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,571 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

$61,554

Median earning men ± $1,791

$53,953

Median earning women ± $2,230

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($95,266), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,182), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,096).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($93,947), Information ($87,746), and Manufacturing ($80,179).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was $1.24M in 2024, which is 3.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.21M to $1.24M, a 2.07% increase. The homeownership rate in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY is 22.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 41.3 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.

Housing

Property

$1.24M

Median Property Value 2024

±$87,175

$15,859

Median Property Taxes

±$1,155

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

2024

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 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 22.2%.

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

Household Income

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

$81,363

Median Household Income

± $3,962

71.6k

Number of Households

± 2,450

In 2024, the median household income of the 71.6k households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY grew to $81,363 from the previous year's value of $77,146.

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

0.486

2024 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY

0.479

2023 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY

In 2024, the income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.47% growth from 2023 to 2024, 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 0.474. 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 2024

Public Transit (48.7%)
Worked At Home (22.1%)
Drove Alone (14%)

In 2024, 48.7% 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 (22.1%) and those who drove alone to work (14%).

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

41.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (41.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.65% 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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY (46.9k out of 182k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 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

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

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

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