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11205 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11205 covers Brooklyn, New York, with a population of about 50,205 and a median household income of $86,753.

Population
50,20542,861 per square mile
Median age
30.58.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$86,753about the New York median
Poverty rate
26.7%14.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,077,317up 17.5% in five years
Median rent
$2,3071.5× the New York median
Degree or higher
52.5%17.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
29%36 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,691

Where 11205 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

Population50,205
Median age30.5
Family households51.3%
Born outside the US16.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home43.5%
White (non-Hispanic)51.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)20.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Hispanic or Latino15.1%
Veterans1.3%
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$86,753
Income per person$50,396
Poverty rate26.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.3%
$10–15k4.6%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k8.6%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k10.1%
$200k or more22.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed18,470
Mean adjusted gross income$107,587
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.9%
Returns, under $25k27.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.8%
Returns, $200k or more10.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$892,800
Median gross rent$2,307
Rent as a share of household income30.1%
Owner-occupied29%
Vacant homes10%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

Detached house2.3%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units19.4%
5 to 19 units26%
20 or more units49.8%
Mobile home0.1%
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$1,077,317as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 31.6%
Typical asking rent$4,044as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 43.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 60.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,077,317$160,506

$160,506 in 2000 to $1,077,317 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$4,044$2,485

$2,485 in 2015 to $4,044 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.5%
High school diploma or higher85.5%
Works from home20.9%
Drives to work alone13.3%
Takes public transport41.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more38.6%
Health

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

Obesity24.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.4% 10.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.4% 9.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.3% 4.3 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)4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.7% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57% 4.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.3% 6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.4% 4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,691
People employed19,865
Annual payroll$1,072,362,000
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 18.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 19 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss12.3 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.

Hurricane64.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind39Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave37.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding36.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail35.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding22.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide16.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning15.2Relatively 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$86,753$84,578$78,538
Income per person$50,396$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate26.7%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$892,800$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,307$1,576$1,348
Homeownership29%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.5%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate8.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home20.9%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US16.2%22.6%13.9%
Median age30.539.638.7
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.

Walkability14.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11238 Brooklyn, NY1.5 km away
11217 Brooklyn, NY1.6 km away
11201 Brooklyn, NY2 km away
11216 Brooklyn, NY2 km away
11211 Brooklyn, NY2.1 km away
11206 Brooklyn, NY2.2 km away
10002 New York, NY3.1 km away
11215 Brooklyn, NY3.1 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 area1.17 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq mi
Population density42,861 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6924, -73.9666

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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