NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY

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2023 Population
192,722
3.76% 1-year decline
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
41.5
1.97% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
11.7%
4.18% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$88,101
3.09% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$730,100
4.09% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
84,001
2.98% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY had a population of 193k people with a median age of 41.5 and a median household income of $88,101. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY declined from 200,244 to 192,722, a −3.76% decrease and its median household income grew from $85,464 to $88,101, a 3.09% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (58.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (21.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.66%), Other (Hispanic) (3.94%), and Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) (3.2%).

31.8% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.1% of the residents in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY are Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel (12 degrees awarded in 2023) and Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael (8 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was $730,100, and the homeownership rate was 58.6%.

Most people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 48.3 minutes. The average car ownership in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY is home to a population of 193k people, from which 90.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 39.5% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY residents were born outside of the country (76.2k people).

In 2023, there were 2.74 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (113k people) in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41.1k White (Non-Hispanic) and 10.9k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY are Haitian (20,590 households), Spanish (11,434 households), and Russian (4,920 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
102,799
Women
53.4%
89,749
Men
46.6%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 192,548 inhabitants, with 46.6% men, and 53.4% women.

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Citizenship

90.1%
2023 Citizenship
89.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 90.1% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was 89.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    113k ± 3.5k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    41.1k ± 2.04k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    10.9k ± 1.2k
8.66%
Hispanic Population
16.7k people

In 2023, there were 2.74 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (113k people) in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41.1k White (Non-Hispanic) and 10.9k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.66% of the people in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY are hispanic (16.7k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Jamaica
    16,788 ± 3,039 people
  2. Haiti
    15,524 ± 2,933 people
  3. Guyana
    6,320 ± 1,919 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was Jamaica, the natal country of 16,788 NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY residents, followed by Haiti with 15,524 and Guyana with 6,320.

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Foreign-Born Population

39.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
76.2k people
39.9%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
79.8k people

As of 2023, 39.5% of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY residents (76.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was 39.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Haitian
    20,590 households (11.3%)
  2. Spanish
    11,434 households (6.28%)
  3. Russian
    4,920 households (2.7%)

31.8% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was Haitian. 11.3% of the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY reported speaking Haitian at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,342 ± 246
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    461 ± 131
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    418 ± 169

NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.91 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY employs 84k people. In 2023, the largest industries in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY were General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (9,320 people), Elementary & secondary schools (7,454 people), and Home health care services (5,137 people), and the highest paying industries were Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers ($267,827), Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($233,706), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($191,858).

Males in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY have an average income that is 1.16 times higher than the average income of females, which is $74,389. The income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.425, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY
45,560
Women
54.2%
38,441
Men
45.8%

The workforce of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY in 2023 was 84,001 people, with 54.2% woman, and 45.8% men.

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Occupations

84k
2023 Value
−2.98%
1 Year decline
± −2.98%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −2.98%, from 86.6k employees to 84k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY, are Home health aides (4,372 people), Registered nurses (4,074 people), and Nursing assistants (2,725 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

84k
2023 Value
−2.98%
1 Year decline
± −2.98%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY declined at a rate of −2.98%, from 86.6k employees to 84k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (9,320 people), Elementary & secondary schools (7,454 people), and Home health care services (5,137 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY, though some of these residents may live in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,948
Median earning men ± $1,978
$52,247
Median earning women ± $1,560

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($98,929), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,524), and Public Administration ($87,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($72,088), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,056), and Public Administration ($70,923).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY awarded 20 degrees. The student population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 133 male students and 0 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY are White (20 and 100%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (0 and 0%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%), and Unknown (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY by number of degrees awarded are Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel (12 and 60%) and Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael (8 and 40%).

The most popular majors in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY are Talmudic Studies (20 and 100%).

The median tuition cost in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY for private four year colleges is $9,200.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 80%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 133 (100% men and 0% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 133 students enrolled in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY, 100% men and 0% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 132 records, of which 0% were women and 100% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Talmudic Studies
Most Common
20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was Talmudic Studies with 20 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel
    12 degrees awarded
  2. Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael
    8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel with 12 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 20 men were awarded degrees from institutions in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY, which is NaNy times more than the 0 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 20 degrees mean that there were NaNy times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 0 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($9,200) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($288) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 2% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.95% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (42.6k), Some college (30.4k), and Bachelors Degree (29.2k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was $730,100 in 2023, which is 2.41 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $701,400 to $730,100, a 4.09% increase. The homeownership rate in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY is 58.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY have an average commute time of 48.3 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$730,100
Median Property Value 2023
±$11,152
$40,092
Median Property Taxes
±$1,431

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

58.6%
Homeownership
2023
65.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 58.6% of the housing units in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,101
Median Household Income
± $2,445
68.4k
Number of Households
± 1,928

In 2023, the median household income of the 68.4k households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY grew to $88,101 from the previous year's value of $85,464.

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Wage Distribution

0.425
2023 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY
0.417
2022 Wage GINI in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY

In 2023, the income inequality in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was 0.425 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.97% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Public Transit (43%)
  2. Drove Alone (36.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.52%)

In 2023, 43% of workers in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY used public transit to get to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (36.6%) and those who worked at home (8.52%).

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Commute Time

48.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY have a longer commute time (48.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 13.2% of the workforce in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY (22.4k out of 192k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

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Health

95.4% of the population of NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY has health coverage, with 43.9% on employee plans, 24.9% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 0.267% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.05% increase from the previous year (1,174 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,245 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,245 patients per year. This represents a 6.05% increase from the previous year (1,174 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.6%
Uninsured
43.9%
Employer Coverage
24.9%
Medicaid
13.6%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
0.267%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY declined by 5.78% from 4.88% to 4.6%.

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