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11201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11201 covers Brooklyn, New York, with a population of about 69,251 and a median household income of $169,285.

Population
69,25151,148 per square mile
Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$169,2852.0× the New York median
Poverty rate
10.4%2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,394,218down 11.7% in five years
Median rent
$3,2072.0× the New York median
Degree or higher
79.2%44.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
35.5%29.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3,208

Where 11201 is

Brooklyn, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population69,251
Median age35.2
Family households43.5%
Born outside the US21.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.2%
White (non-Hispanic)57.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)14.2%
Hispanic or Latino10.7%
Veterans2.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$169,285
Income per person$118,003
Poverty rate10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k4.2%
$75–100k5.6%
$100–125k6.6%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k11.9%
$200k or more42.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed36,530
Mean adjusted gross income$278,003
Returns declaring $200,000 or more32.2%
Returns, under $25k13.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.3%
Returns, $200k or more32.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,131,700
Median gross rent$3,207
Rent as a share of household income24.5%
Owner-occupied35.5%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house1.2%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units9.6%
5 to 19 units15.1%
20 or more units71.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,394,218as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 11.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 18.4%
Typical asking rent$4,658as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 36.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 50.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,708,721$378,161

$378,161 in 2000 to $1,394,218 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$4,658$3,022

$3,022 in 2015 to $4,658 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.2%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home32.5%
Drives to work alone5%
Takes public transport46.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity18.8% 14.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.6% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure19.6% 14.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.8% 10.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis14% 11.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.4% 8.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.7% 1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.9% 4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.8% 3.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability16.8% 13.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.2% 5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.9% 6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.1% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2% 2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3,208
People employed50,170
Annual payroll$4,296,024,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 16.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 22 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss16.8 out of 100
Community resilience8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave71.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding35.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding26.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning15.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$169,285$84,578$78,538
Income per person$118,003$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate10.4%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$1,131,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$3,207$1,576$1,348
Homeownership35.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.2%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%6.2%5.2%
Works from home32.5%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US21.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age35.239.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNEW YORK CNTRL PK TWR, NY US9.6 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 27.9°F3.64 in rain, 8.8 in snow
February42.2°F / 29.5°F3.19 in rain, 10.1 in snow
March49.9°F / 35.8°F4.29 in rain, 5 in snow
April61.8°F / 45.5°F4.09 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May71.4°F / 55°F3.96 in rain
June79.7°F / 64.4°F4.54 in rain
July84.9°F / 70.1°F4.6 in rain
August83.3°F / 68.9°F4.56 in rain
September76.2°F / 62.3°F4.31 in rain
October64.5°F / 51.4°F4.38 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November54°F / 42°F3.58 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December44.3°F / 33.8°F4.38 in rain, 4.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

New York City Department Of Education100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Walkability16.1 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

11217 Brooklyn, NY1.6 km away
11231 Brooklyn, NY1.9 km away
10041 New York, NY2 km away
10005 New York, NY2 km away
11205 Brooklyn, NY2 km away
10038 New York, NY2 km away
10270 New York, NY2.1 km away
10045 New York, NY2.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Kings County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.35 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density51,148 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6940, -73.9903

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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