Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,748
| This zip code: | $65,748 | | New York: | $53,514 |
Nearest zip codes: 11217, 11231, 11232, 11218, 11238, 11201.
Housing units in zip code 11215 with a mortgage: 1,467 (88 second mortgage, 170 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 699
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,577
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $635
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.5% | | Whole state: | 13.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.7 | | State: | 3.6 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 68
- 1995 to 1998: 118
- 1990 to 1994: 174
- 1980 to 1989: 516
- 1970 to 1979: 578
- 1960 to 1969: 1,021
- 1950 to 1959: 1,588
- 1940 to 1949: 2,531
- 1939 or earlier: 22,313
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 11215: |
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- no bedroom: 111
- 1 bedrooms: 1,313
- 2 bedrooms: 2,660
- 3 bedrooms: 2,278
- 4 bedrooms: 1,280
- 5 or more bedrooms: 891
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 1,672
- 1 bedrooms: 7,639
- 2 bedrooms: 6,888
- 3 bedrooms: 2,233
- 4 bedrooms: 233
- 5 or more bedrooms: 132
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Vehicles available in 11215 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 2,865
- 1 vehicle: 4,650
- 2 vehicles: 940
- 3 vehicles: 63
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 15
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 12,822
- 1 vehicle: 5,419
- 2 vehicles: 471
- 3 vehicles: 62
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 11215:
- Less than $10,000: 2
- $10,000 to $14,999: 1
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $30,000 to $34,999: 1
- $40,000 to $49,999: 21
- $50,000 to $59,999: 25
- $60,000 to $69,999: 27
- $70,000 to $79,999: 28
- $80,000 to $89,999: 17
- $90,000 to $99,999: 9
- $100,000 to $124,999: 5
- $125,000 to $149,999: 22
- $150,000 to $174,999: 69
- $175,000 to $199,999: 116
- $200,000 to $249,999: 276
- $250,000 to $299,999: 284
- $300,000 to $399,999: 958
- $400,000 to $499,999: 928
- $500,000 to $749,999: 1,849
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1,264
- $1,000,000 or more: 2,769
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 11215:
- Less than $100: 56
- $100 to $149: 83
- $150 to $199: 78
- $200 to $249: 224
- $250 to $299: 99
- $300 to $349: 176
- $350 to $399: 307
- $400 to $449: 436
- $450 to $499: 382
- $500 to $549: 473
- $550 to $599: 369
- $600 to $649: 620
- $650 to $699: 713
- $700 to $749: 885
- $750 to $799: 915
- $800 to $899: 1,932
- $900 to $999: 2,562
- $1,000 to $1,249: 5,724
- $1,250 to $1,499: 3,775
- $1,500 to $1,999: 3,818
- $2,000 or more: 1,253
- No cash rent: 352
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $737,466.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,147,918
- Black or African American householders: $525,075
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $57,943
- Asian householders: $605,775
- Some other race householders: $413,402
- Two or more races householders: $573,748
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $418,880
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $753,196 (it was $334,000 in 2000)
| 11215: | $753,196 | | New York: | $311,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $0 - $0
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $770,483| Here: | $770,483 | | State: | $352,556 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $1,236,493| Here: | $1,236,493 | | State: | $476,263 |
In 2-unit structures: $1,065,920| Here: | $1,065,920 | | State: | $482,362 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $949,937| Here: | $949,937 | | State: | $552,553 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $495,440| Here: | $495,440 | | State: | $503,284 |
Mobile homes: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $40,766 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $275,000| Here: | $275,000 | | State: | $137,621 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 429
- One, attached: 2,543
- Two: 5,074
- 3 or 4: 6,878
- 5 to 9: 7,780
- 10 to 19: 2,756
- 20 to 49: 2,140
- 50 or more: 1,294
- Mobile homes: 5
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,948 (14%)
- Carpooled: 1,378 (4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 806 (2%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 71 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 22,582 (65%)
- Railroad: 159 (0%)
- Taxi: 123 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 71 (0%)
- Bicycle: 347 (1%)
- Walked: 2,411 (7%)
- Other means: 75 (0%)
- Worked at home: 1,715 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 250
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1013
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1221
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1768
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2285
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1298
- 30 to 34 minutes: 5193
- 35 to 39 minutes: 1643
- 40 to 44 minutes: 3929
- 45 to 59 minutes: 9072
- 60 to 89 minutes: 4062
- 90 or more minutes: 1237
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 33.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 62,454
- In family households: 43,398 (8,467 male householders, 5,242 female householders)
9,982 spouses, 14,617 children (13,824 natural, 471 adopted, 322 stepchildren), 906 grandchildren, 1,134 brothers or sisters, 489 parents, 1,173 other relatives, 1,388 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19,056 (5,986 male householders (3,954 living alone)), 7,774 female householders (5,522 living alone)), 5,296 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 374 (101 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,319 2-persons, 3,747 3-persons, 2,854 4-persons, 1,071 5-persons, 441 6-persons, 277 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,476 1-person, 3,570 2-persons, 484 3-persons, 132 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 38 6-persons.
7,812 married couples with children.
2,898 single-parent households (533 men, 2,365 women).
65.8% of residents of 11215 zip code speak English at home.
22.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 22% well, 16% not well, 5% not at all).
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 22% well, 8% not well, 1% not at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 20% well, 20% not well, 8% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (75% very well, 19% well, 5% not well, 1% not at all).
Foreign born population: 12,522 (19.9%)
(42.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 19.9% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (14%)
- Dominican Republic (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Poland (4%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (4%)
- Ecuador (4%)
- United Kingdom (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2,589
- 1990 to 1994: 2,378
- 1985 to 1989: 1,906
- 1980 to 1984: 1,330
- 1975 to 1979: 1,083
- 1970 to 1974: 1,115
- 1970 to 1974: 931
- 1965 to 1969: 1,190
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White population: 42,845
Black population: 5,097
American Indian population: 326
Asian population: 3,463
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 67
Some other race population: 7,947
Two or more races population: 3,256

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 21145 |
|  Irish: 6232 |
|  Italian: 5567 |
|  Russian: 2614 |
|  German: 2532 |
|  English: 2004 |
|  Polish: 1946 |
|  United States or American: 1633 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1282 |
|  Eastern European: 909 |
|  European: 843 |
|  Arab:: 777 |
|  French (except Basque): 581 |
|  Scottish: 578 |
|  British: 472 |
|  Norwegian: 456 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 417 |
|  Greek: 409 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 409 |
|  Jamaican: 393 |
|  Hungarian: 331 |
|  Ukrainian: 329 |
|  Austrian: 327 |
|  Swedish: 284 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 271 |
|  Haitian: 260 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 259 |
|  Dutch: 233 |
|  African: 231 |
|  Lithuanian: 230 |
|  Guyanese: 199 |
|  Portuguese: 198 |
|  Romanian: 194 |
|  French Canadian: 194 |
|  West Indian: 192 |
|  Canadian: 180 |
|  Northern European: 177 |
|  Lebanese: 158 |
|  Danish: 134 |
|  Israeli: 122 |
|  Swiss: 119 |
|  Moroccan: 117 |
|  Other Arab: 107 |
|  Brazilian: 104 |
|  Croatian: 102 |
|  Welsh: 86 |
|  British West Indian: 85 |
|  Turkish: 83 |
|  Iranian: 79 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 76 |
|  Czech: 68 |
|  Latvian: 68 |
|  Yugoslavian: 68 |
|  Syrian: 62 |
|  Egyptian: 62 |
|  Slovak: 53 |
|  Belizean: 48 |
|  Finnish: 42 |
|  South African: 41 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 37 |
|  Cape Verdean: 36 |
|  Serbian: 35 |
|  Belgian: 35 |
|  Slavic: 30 |
|  Scandinavian: 29 |
|  Barbadian: 28 |
|  Australian: 24 |
|  Armenian: 23 |
|  Sierra Leonean: 23 |
|  Senegalese: 19 |
|  Celtic: 19 |
|  Slovene: 17 |
|  Nigerian: 15 |
|  Icelander: 14 |
|  New Zealander: 12 |
|  Basque: 11 |
|  Bermudan: 10 |
|  Bulgarian: 10 |
|  Zimbabwean: 10 |
|  Maltese: 9 |
|  Luxemburger: 8 |
|  Estonian: 7 |
|  Dutch West Indian: 7 |
|  Albanian: 6 |
|  Liberian: 5 |
Public high school in zip code 11215 not listed on the city page:- JOHN JAY HS (Students: 62; Location: 237 SEVENTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools not listed on the city page:- BISHOP FORD CENTRAL HIGH SCH (Students: 858; Location: 500 NINETEENTH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: 9 - 12)
- ST SAVIOUR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 588 SIXTH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 11215 not listed on the city page:- PS 321 WILLIAM PENN SCHOOL (Students: 1,285; Location: 180 SEVENTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 05)
- JHS 88 PETER ROUGET JHS (Students: 971; Location: 544 SEVENTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JHS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDER SCHOOL (Students: 943; Location: 350 FIFTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PS 124 SILAS B. DUTCHER SCHOOL (Students: 711; Location: 515 FOURTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 05)
- MAGNET SCHOOL OF MATH & SCIENCE (Students: 619; Location: 511 7TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 05)
- SCHOOL FOR LAW (Students: 467; Location: 237 7TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: 06 - 11)
- PS 107 JOHN W. KIMBALL SCHOOL (Students: 450; Location: 1301 EIGHTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 05)
- SECONDARY SCH-RESEARCH (Students: 399; Location: 237 SEVENTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: 06 - 11)
- PS 154 THE WINDSOR TERRACE SCHOOL (Students: 392; Location: 1625 11TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 05)
- PS 295 (Students: 367; Location: 330 18TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 05)
- PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW SCHOOL (Students: 358; Location: 417 SIXTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 05)
- SECONDARY SCH-JOURNALISM (Students: 349; Location: 237 SEVENTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: 06 - 10)
- PS 372 CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (THE) (Students: 240; Location: 512 CARROLL ST, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL (Students: 486; Location: 763 PRESIDENT STREET, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST SAVIOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449; Location: 701 EIGHTH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 211 EIGHTH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 8)
- CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 226; Location: 910 UNION ST, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOLY NAME ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 211; Location: 241 PROSPECT PARK WEST, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 8)
- SOTERIOS ELLENAS PAROCHIAL SCH (Students: 193; Location: 224 18TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 8)
- CONGREGATION BETH ELOHIM ELC (Students: 175; Location: 274 GARFIELD PL, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - KG)
- MISSION/TODAY WORLD CHILDREN (Students: 97; Location: 298 SIXTH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - 7)
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF NY (Students: 85; Location: 105 EIGHT AVE, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: UG - UG)
- POLY PREP LOWER SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 50 PROSPECT PARK WEST, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: KG - 4)
- RIVENDELL SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location: 421 7TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: PK - KG)
- AVALON ACADEMY PREP SCH & DAY (Students: 25; Location: 695 6 AV, BROOKLYN, NY; Grades: KG - KG)
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,512
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 32802
- Northeast: 5148
- Midwest: 3491
- South: 3141
- West: 2054
58% of the 11215 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 63,338. Population change in the 1990s: -337 (-0.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,347
| Here: | 24.1% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 512
| Here: | 22.2% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,158
| Here: | 42.5% | | New York: | 38.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BROOKLYN, NY):
- HERCULES CONSTRUCTION CORP. (237 4TH AVENUE)
$417,500 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2000-08-18. Completion date: 2000-08-18.
- SITE WARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (439 10TH STREET; small business)
$373,575 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-04-05. Completion date: 2001-04-11.
- PARK SLOPE COMPUTER EDUCATION (259 12TH STREET; small business): $70,714 in 2 contracts from 1999 to 2000
$35,495 with Army for Training/Curriculum Development. Signed on 2000-03-24. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$35,219 with Army for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 1999-11-16. Completion date: 2000-03-31.
- MATHEMATICUS LABORATORIES LLC (390 TENTH ST; small business)
$69,997 with Navy for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-06-30. Completion date: 2003-12-30.
- STIVITTS, PAUL (468 B 17TH ST; small business): $11,100 in 2 contracts in 2004
$6,000 with Army for Musical Instrument Parts and Accessories. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-05-07. Completion date: 2004-07-15.
$5,100, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-04. Completion date: 2004-11-20.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (500-999: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 12, 5-9: 24, 1-4: 39)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (100-249: 2, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 12)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 16, 1-4: 40)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 10, 1-4: 34)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (100-249: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 2, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 9)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 127 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 72 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 62 people in religious group quarters
- 46 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 46 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 27 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 26 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in other group homes
- 6 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 113 meters
Total costs: 933,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 953
Total average daily truck traffic: 20
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 1,181
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