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11226 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11226 covers Brooklyn, New York, with a population of about 100,022 and a median household income of $81,084.

Population
100,02276,785 per square mile
Median age
36.52.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$81,084about the New York median
Poverty rate
15.3%2.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$801,494down 13.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,7511.1× the New York median
Degree or higher
36.2%1.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
13.5%51.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,376

Where 11226 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

Population100,022
Median age36.5
Family households57.5%
Born outside the US42.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home34.7%
White (non-Hispanic)14.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)59%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Hispanic or Latino16.4%
Veterans1.4%
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$81,084
Income per person$43,143
Poverty rate15.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance25%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.1%
$10–15k4.4%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k9.6%
$200k or more12.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed51,620
Mean adjusted gross income$58,723
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.8%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.4%
Returns, $200k or more2.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$866,300
Median gross rent$1,751
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied13.5%
Vacant homes7.8%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house3.3%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units13.4%
5 to 19 units12.5%
20 or more units67.2%
Mobile home0.1%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$801,494as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 13.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 20.2%
Typical asking rent$3,056as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 36.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$941,767$234,534

$234,534 in 2000 to $801,494 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,056$2,055

$2,055 in 2015 to $3,056 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%
High school diploma or higher86%
Works from home12.5%
Drives to work alone13%
Takes public transport64.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more56%
Health

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

Obesity28.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.2% 1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.9% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.9% 6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26% 0.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.3% 4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.6% 8.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27% 9.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity23.1% 9.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.4% 6.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.1% 7.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,376
People employed8,577
Annual payroll$357,856,000
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 23.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 30 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss11.2 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 wave85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado25.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning24.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding20.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide3.1Very 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$81,084$84,578$78,538
Income per person$43,143$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate15.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$866,300$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,751$1,576$1,348
Homeownership13.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home12.5%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US42.5%22.6%13.9%
Median age36.539.638.7
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 stationNY AVE V BROOKLYN, NY US6.2 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January39.7°F / 27.5°F3.53 in rain, 6.5 in snow
February42.4°F / 29.1°F2.97 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March49.7°F / 35.2°F4.37 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April60.5°F / 44.8°F3.85 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May70.5°F / 54.4°F4.03 in rain
June79.3°F / 64°F4.44 in rain
July84.8°F / 70.3°F4.85 in rain
August83.3°F / 68.9°F3.92 in rain
September76.5°F / 62.4°F3.92 in rain
October65°F / 51.2°F4.02 in rain
November54.3°F / 41.4°F3.23 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December44.5°F / 33.2°F4 in rain, 4.3 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 vulnerability77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Walkability13.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11202 Brooklyn, NY1 km away
11241 Brooklyn, NY1 km away
11242 Brooklyn, NY1 km away
11243 Brooklyn, NY1 km away
11245 Brooklyn, NY1 km away
11247 Brooklyn, NY1 km away
11249 Brooklyn, NY1 km away
11251 Brooklyn, NY1 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 area1.3 sq mi
Population density76,785 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6467, -73.9570

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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