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11211 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11211 covers Brooklyn, New York, with a population of about 65,691 and a median household income of $105,183.

Population
65,69145,147 per square mile
Median age
31.47.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$105,1831.2× the New York median
Poverty rate
21.2%8.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,426,269up 21.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,3571.5× the New York median
Degree or higher
54.8%19.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
16.4%48.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3,173

Where 11211 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

Population65,691
Median age31.4
Family households44.4%
Born outside the US23%
Speaks a language other than English at home49.9%
White (non-Hispanic)58.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.9%
Hispanic or Latino26.4%
Veterans0.5%
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$105,183
Income per person$64,454
Poverty rate21.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k8.4%
$100–125k5.9%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more28.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed32,190
Mean adjusted gross income$121,051
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.4%
Returns, under $25k21.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.0%
Returns, $200k or more14.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,118,600
Median gross rent$2,357
Rent as a share of household income26.8%
Owner-occupied16.4%
Vacant homes5.4%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house1.3%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units22.3%
5 to 19 units31.7%
20 or more units42.1%
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$1,426,269as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 27.1%
Typical asking rent$5,050as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 47.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 58.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,426,269$213,520

$213,520 in 2000 to $1,426,269 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$5,050$3,188

$3,211 in 2015 to $5,050 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.8%
High school diploma or higher85.7%
Works from home23.9%
Drives to work alone6.8%
Takes public transport47.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.7%
Health

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

Obesity22.6% 10.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure20.4% 13.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis14.3% 10.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication63% 11.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.3% 5.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3,173
People employed35,764
Annual payroll$1,456,647,000
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 29.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 24 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss26.1 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.

Earthquake75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane72.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave60.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding51.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail42.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave37.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.4Relatively 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$105,183$84,578$78,538
Income per person$64,454$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate21.2%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$1,118,600$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,357$1,576$1,348
Homeownership16.4%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.8%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home23.9%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US23%22.6%13.9%
Median age31.439.638.7
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 US7.8 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability15 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11206 Brooklyn, NY1.4 km away
11222 Brooklyn, NY2 km away
11205 Brooklyn, NY2.1 km away
10009 New York, NY2.7 km away
10002 New York, NY2.7 km away
11221 Brooklyn, NY3.2 km away
11201 Brooklyn, NY3.3 km away
11237 Brooklyn, NY3.4 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 area1.46 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density45,147 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7095, -73.9563

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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