Postal Codes

11208 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11208 covers Brooklyn, New York, with a population of about 106,901 and a median household income of $59,988.

Population
106,90139,942 per square mile
Median age
34.34.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,98829% below the New York median
Poverty rate
20.1%7.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$747,512up 16.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,563about the New York median
Degree or higher
15.8%19.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
25.9%39.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
944

Where 11208 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

Population106,901
Median age34.3
Family households72.5%
Born outside the US40.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home51.5%
White (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)42.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.5%
Hispanic or Latino39.3%
Veterans1.9%
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$59,988
Income per person$26,652
Poverty rate20.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance34.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.6%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more6.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed43,950
Mean adjusted gross income$39,615
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.6%
Returns, under $25k42.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$638,200
Median gross rent$1,563
Rent as a share of household income33.2%
Owner-occupied25.9%
Vacant homes7.4%
Median year built1950

What the homes are

Detached house3.6%
Attached house8.2%
2 to 4 units57.5%
5 to 19 units9.9%
20 or more units20.6%
Mobile home0.2%
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$747,512as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.1%
Typical asking rent$3,259as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 15.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$747,512$195,666

$195,666 in 2000 to $747,512 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$3,259$2,232

$2,232 in 2022 to $3,259 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%
High school diploma or higher81.7%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone28%
Takes public transport50.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more51.4%
Health

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

Obesity28.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.1% 6.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.7% 8.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58% 6.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.8% 12.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support36.6% 11.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity36.4% 19.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps29.9% 15.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity28.7% 14.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.3% 7.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat16.5% 7.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments944
People employed11,058
Annual payroll$455,319,000
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 15.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 34 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss6.5 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.

Heat wave75.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane67.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide13.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding13Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire3.3Very 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$59,988$84,578$78,538
Income per person$26,652$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate20.1%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$638,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,563$1,576$1,348
Homeownership25.9%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home8.7%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US40.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age34.339.638.7
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 JFK INTL AP, NY US10.3 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year26 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 26.2°F3.23 in rain, 7.5 in snow
February41.7°F / 27.4°F2.76 in rain, 8.6 in snow
March48.7°F / 33.6°F3.94 in rain, 4.3 in snow
April58.8°F / 42.9°F3.55 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May68.4°F / 52.5°F3.66 in rain
June78°F / 62.4°F3.85 in rain
July83.6°F / 68.7°F3.86 in rain
August82.2°F / 67.8°F4.11 in rain
September75.8°F / 61°F3.58 in rain
October64.7°F / 49.8°F3.72 in rain
November53.8°F / 39.8°F3.07 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December44.5°F / 32°F3.96 in rain, 4.5 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 vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status97more vulnerable than 97% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability14 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11207 Brooklyn, NY1.8 km away
11416 Ozone Park, NY2.1 km away
11421 Woodhaven, NY2.1 km away
11431 Jamaica, NY2.3 km away
11417 Ozone Park, NY2.4 km away
11352 Flushing, NY2.8 km away
11381 Flushing, NY2.8 km away
11405 Jamaica, NY2.8 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 area2.68 sq mi
Population density39,942 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6762, -73.8736

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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