NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY

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US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

32.7

2.51% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

21.2%

4.49% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$84,578

5.87% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$955,800

5.11% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

60,803

9.42% 1-year decline

About

In N/A, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY had a population of N/A people with a median age of 32.7 and a median household income of $84,578. Between N/A and N/A the population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $79,885 to $84,578, a 5.87% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY are Other (Hispanic) (25.3%), White (Non-Hispanic) (24.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (12.8%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.84%).

48.6% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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.

84.9% of the residents in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY was $955,800, and the homeownership rate was 16.5%.

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY borders NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 5--East New York & Cypress Hills PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY, and NYC-Queens Community District 5--Ridgewood, Maspeth, & Middle Village PUMA, NY.

United States New York

Population & Diversity

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY is home to a population of N/A people, from which 84.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 31.2% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (35k people).

In 2023, there were 1.05 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (28.4k people) in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27.1k White (Non-Hispanic) and 18.7k Black or African American (Non-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 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY are Spanish (41,547 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (2,373 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (1,028 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

62,018

Women

51.3%

58,764

Men

48.7%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 120,782 inhabitants, with 48.7% men, and 51.3% women.

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

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Citizenship

84.9%

2023 Citizenship

85.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 84.9% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY was 85.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY

Other (Hispanic)
28.4k ± 3k
White (Non-Hispanic)
27.1k ± 1.57k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
18.7k ± 1.8k

48.8%

Hispanic Population

54.6k people

48.8% of the people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY are hispanic (54.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
8,143 ± 2,139 people
Ecuador
4,045 ± 1,535 people
Mexico
3,724 ± 1,475 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 8,143 NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY residents, followed by Ecuador with 4,045 and Mexico with 3,724.

Foreign-Born Population

31.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

35k people

30.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

35.1k people

As of 2023, 31.2% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY residents (35k 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 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY was 30.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
41,547 households (38.5%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
2,373 households (2.2%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
1,028 households (0.953%)

48.6% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY was Spanish. 38.5% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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-)
329 ± 164
Gulf War (1990s)
80 ± 73
Vietnam
77 ± 73

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.11 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY employs 60.8k people. The largest industries in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY are Restaurants & Food Services (5,578 people), Construction (2,903 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,788 people), and the highest paying industries are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($173,886), Nondepository credit & related activities ($162,050), and Other administrative & other support services ($148,702).

Males in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.11 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,686. The income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.427, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

29,948

Women

47.4%

33,288

Men

52.6%

The workforce of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY in 2020 was 63,236 people, with 47.4% woman, and 52.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY.

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Occupations

60.8k

2022 Value

−9.42%

1 Year decline

± −9.42%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −9.42%, from 67.1k employees to 60.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY, are Home health aides (1,851 people), Waiters & waitresses (1,674 people), and Other managers (1,423 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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.

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

60.8k

2022 Value

−9.42%

1 Year decline

± −9.42%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −9.42%, from 67.1k employees to 60.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY, are Restaurants & Food Services (5,578 people), Construction (2,903 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,788 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,823

Median earning men ± $3,542

$44,900

Median earning women ± $2,920

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($73,083), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,500), and Information ($68,693).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,995), Wholesale Trade ($71,908), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,414).

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, 3.27% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 3.56% 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 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (27.4k), High School or Equivalent (22.4k), and Some college (16.6k).

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 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY was $955,800 in 2023, which is 3.15 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $909,300 to $955,800, a 5.11% increase. The homeownership rate in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY is 16.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Median household income in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY is $84,578. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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

$955,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$82,770

$7,327

Median Property Taxes

±$728

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 4--Bushwick 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 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

16.5%

Homeownership

2023

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 16.5% of the housing units in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 15.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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 4--Bushwick 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 4--Bushwick 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.

$84,578

Median Household Income

± $4,112

44.4k

Number of Households

± 1,875

In 2023, the median household income of the 44.4k households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY grew to $84,578 from the previous year's value of $79,885.

The following chart displays the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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

0.427

2022 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY

0.416

2021 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY

In 2022, the income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY was 0.427 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.63% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 3.85% of the workforce in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick 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 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY (23.7k out of 111k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY is Hispanic, followed by Other and Black.

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

89.5% of the population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 41.4% on employee plans, 30.3% on Medicaid, 4.8% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0.184% 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 15.6% under 18 years, 40.3% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.5%

Uninsured

41.4%

Employer Coverage

30.3%

Medicaid

4.8%

Medicare

12.9%

Non-Group

0.184%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY declined by 4.57% from 11% to 10.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.