Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports 2012
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Economy Median Household Income
$42,444
$43,755
$41,219
$43,755
$50,825 $55,908 $50,825
Brooklyn (1990) Brooklyn (2000)
Brooklyn (2000) Brooklyn (2007/09)
$2,430 $2,026 $2,026
Brooklyn (1990) Brooklyn (1990)
Brooklyn (1990) Brooklyn (2007/09)
Brooklyn (1990)
$2,457 $2,355 $2,033
NYC (2007/09) NY State (2007/09) National (2007/09)
Age 15 and Up with Investment Income
NYC (2007/09)
Brooklyn (2000) Brooklyn (2000) Data Sources: U.S. Census 1990; U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 Brooklyn (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09) American Community Survey NYC (2007/09) NYC (2007/09)
NY State
NY State (2007/09)
National
National (2007/09)
Brooklyn (2000)
NYC (2007/09)
Brooklyn (2007/09)
NY State
National
NY State (2007/09)
Investment income includes money earned an estate or trust, interest, dividends, and/or rental income.
National (2007/09) from
$55,908 $51,658
Living in Poverty
Children (Under Age 18) Living Living in Poverty Children (Under Age 18) Living in Poverty in Poverty
$51,658
Data Sources: U.S. Census 1990; U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey
Data Sources: U.S. Census 1990; U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey
All monetary figures in this report are adjusted for inflation to reflect 2010 dollars.
The percent of people living in poverty in Brooklyn has decreased by 0.9 percentage points since 1990; the percent of children living in poverty has decreased by 2.6 percentage points.
Median Invesment Income for Individuals
$41,219
Poverty
Median Invesment Income for Individuals
$42,444
Median Invesment Income for Individuals
Investment Income
$2,457 $2,355 $2,033 $2,430 $2,026 $2,026
$2,547 $2,355 $2,033 $2,430 $2,026 $2,026
Brooklyn (1990) Brooklyn (2000) Brooklyn (2007/09) NYC (2007/09) NY State (2007/09) National (2007/09)
Data Sources: U.S. Census 1990; U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey
Jobs Brooklyn (1990)
Top 5 Occupations and Median Wages
Brooklyn (1990)
Brooklyn (2000)
Brooklyn (2000)
Brooklyn (2007/09)
Brooklyn (2000) Brooklyn (2007/09)
NY State (2007/09)Administrative Assistant National (2007/09)
NYC (2007/09)
NY State (2007/09) National (2007/09) % of the Labor Force Who Are Unemployed
Age 16 and Up in the Labor Force
or Force
% of the Labor Force Who Are
% of the Labor Force Who Are Unemployed
Data Sources:Unemployed U.S. Census 1990; U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey; Labor Force is the percent of residents 16+ who are employed or unemployed.
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Brooklyn (2007/09)
NYC (2007/09)
NY State (2007/09)
National (2007/09)
Nurse/Home Health Aide 5.2% ($23,139)
Nurse/Home Health Aide 3.7% ($24,191)
Administrative Assistant 3.2% ($32,258)
Administrative Assistant 2.8% ($28,398)
Administrative Assistant 3.3% ($33,545)
Administrative Assistant 3.1% ($36,813)
Elem/Middle School Teacher 2.8% ($52,858)
Elem/Middle School Teacher 2.5% ($43,554)
Elem/Middle School Teacher 2.6% ($50,825)
Janitor 2.6% ($26,429)
Nurse/Home Health Aide 2.5% ($23,455)
Retail Salesperson 2.4% ($17,220)
Retail Salesperson 2.2% ($19,628)
Janitor 2.6% ($26,429)
Retail Salesperson 2.4% ($20,258)
Retail Salesperson 2.4% ($18,232)
Cashier 2.3% ($9,887)
Office Clerk 2.2% ($28,788)
Retail Salesperson 2.4% ($20,330)
Elem/Middle School Teacher 2.2% ($53,875)
Cashier 2.2% ($9,758)
Truck Driver 2.2% ($33,657)
3.8% ($36,639) National (2007/09) Elem/Middle School Teacher 2.8% ($45,799)
NYC (2007/09)
ge 16 and Up in the Labor Force
Brooklyn (2000)
Brooklyn (2007/09) Nurse/Home Health Aide NYC (2007/09) 4.9% ($24,862) NY State (2007/09)
Brooklyn (1990)
Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey
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