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11222 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11222 covers Brooklyn, New York, with a population of about 41,418 and a median household income of $123,963.

Population
41,41827,206 per square mile
Median age
34.93.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$123,9631.5× the New York median
Poverty rate
9.5%2.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,534,004up 29.2% in five years
Median rent
$2,5951.6× the New York median
Degree or higher
65.4%30.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
17.7%47.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,918

Where 11222 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

Population41,418
Median age34.9
Family households39.9%
Born outside the US26.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home31.6%
White (non-Hispanic)67.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Hispanic or Latino15.2%
Veterans1.5%
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$123,963
Income per person$76,764
Poverty rate9.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k2.9%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k8.6%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k14.4%
$200k or more26.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed24,140
Mean adjusted gross income$124,447
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.7%
Returns, under $25k16.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.0%
Returns, $200k or more14.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,245,600
Median gross rent$2,595
Rent as a share of household income24.7%
Owner-occupied17.7%
Vacant homes7.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house1.4%
Attached house2.8%
2 to 4 units32.4%
5 to 19 units45%
20 or more units18.4%
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$1,534,004as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 46.5%
Typical asking rent$4,757as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 47.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 68.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,534,004$170,325

$170,325 in 2000 to $1,534,004 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$4,757$2,758

$2,758 in 2015 to $4,757 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.4%
High school diploma or higher93.9%
Works from home27.4%
Drives to work alone9.4%
Takes public transport45.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33.4%
Health

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

Obesity20.2% 13.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes5.3% 6.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure17.9% 16.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.8% 9.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.2% 10.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis13.3% 11.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking24.8% 8.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication61.2% 13.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.1% 3.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability17.8% 12.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.7% 6.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.4% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.7% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2% 2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.8% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,918
People employed17,902
Annual payroll$1,080,358,000
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 15.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 21 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss15.1 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.

Hurricane66.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding64.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind30.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm11.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning9.3Very 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$123,963$84,578$78,538
Income per person$76,764$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate9.5%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$1,245,600$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,595$1,576$1,348
Homeownership17.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.4%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home27.4%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US26.3%22.6%13.9%
Median age34.939.638.7
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 US6 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability14.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11120 Long Island City, NY2 km away
11211 Brooklyn, NY2 km away
11109 Long Island City, NY2.1 km away
11101 Long Island City, NY2.3 km away
10009 New York, NY2.5 km away
10010 New York, NY2.9 km away
11206 Brooklyn, NY2.9 km away
11104 Sunnyside, NY3 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 area1.52 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density27,206 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7272, -73.9498

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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