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11229 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11229 covers Brooklyn, New York, with a population of about 79,802 and a median household income of $72,556.

Population
79,80239,753 per square mile
Median age
42.53.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,55614% below the New York median
Poverty rate
15.8%3.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$780,921up 1.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,6661.1× the New York median
Degree or higher
41.3%6.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
47%18 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,270

Where 11229 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

Population79,802
Median age42.5
Family households66.5%
Born outside the US46.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home59.8%
White (non-Hispanic)58.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)22.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.1%
Veterans1.7%
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$72,556
Income per person$41,400
Poverty rate15.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k6.3%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more13.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed37,580
Mean adjusted gross income$73,370
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k34.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$812,200
Median gross rent$1,666
Rent as a share of household income30.9%
Owner-occupied47%
Vacant homes7.3%
Median year built1947

What the homes are

Detached house14.6%
Attached house15%
2 to 4 units20.6%
5 to 19 units5%
20 or more units44.7%
Mobile home0%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$780,921as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 1.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 25.5%
Typical asking rent$2,738as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 10.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 53%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 82.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$787,891$204,581

$204,581 in 2000 to $780,921 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$2,738$1,499

$1,499 in 2016 to $2,738 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%
High school diploma or higher88.2%
Works from home14.5%
Drives to work alone27.4%
Takes public transport41.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more48.4%
Health

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

Obesity20.9% 12.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.3% 3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.1% 3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.6% 5.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.5% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.5% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,270
People employed18,742
Annual payroll$776,185,000
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 19.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 32 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss9.5 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 wave79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather54.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind51.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding17.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire8.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide6Very 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$72,556$84,578$78,538
Income per person$41,400$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate15.8%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$812,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,666$1,576$1,348
Homeownership47%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home14.5%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US46.5%22.6%13.9%
Median age42.539.638.7
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 US2.9 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 supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
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 vulnerability67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% 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.

11235 Brooklyn, NY2 km away
11223 Brooklyn, NY2.3 km away
11230 Brooklyn, NY2.8 km away
11234 Brooklyn, NY2.9 km away
11210 Brooklyn, NY3 km away
11204 Brooklyn, NY3.7 km away
11214 Brooklyn, NY4.2 km away
11224 Brooklyn, NY4.4 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 area2.01 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density39,753 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6011, -73.9475

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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