11237 Zip Code Profile

11237 is a densely populated, upscale urban zip code in Brooklyn, New York. Median household income here ($23,104) is significantly lower than US average ($56,604). The population is racially diverse, and about evenly divided between singles and married couples. At $500,500 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

The average family income here is $31,568/year. This is less than the national average of $70,000/year. However, the national average number is a little misleading because there are some very wealthy Americans earning $50 million a year or more. (Wouldn't that be nice!) This pushes the national average higher than in would be without those edge cases. The median household income in the US (median, meaning half of US households make more and half make less) is at about $50,000/year. Median family income in 11237 is $22,669.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 11237 earn an average of $23,457/year. Women earn only $18,851/year.

15,007 people in 11237 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 11237? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living in 11237 is 39.8 minutes!

The median age here is 30. There are 25,949 men and 23,947 women. The median age for men is 29 while for women the median age is 30.

To give you a sense of the community, 25,081 people (out of the 49,896 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 14,426 homes, and 1,465 businesses every day. 2,813 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

11237 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 41 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Thessaloniki, Greece!) and -74 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 39 feet above sea levell.

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• 112th Precinct Community Council
• 12th Street Block Association
• 147 Avenue C Tenants Assn.
• 152 Forsyth St. HDFC
• 500 Block Association on Bainbridge St
• 84th Precinct Council
• 88th Precinct Community Council
• 9th Street Block Association
• Atlantic Ave Betterment Assoc
• Barkley Towers II
• Borinquen Plaza Tenants Union, Inc.
• Broken L Block Tenant Association
• Campos Plaza Tenants Assn.
• Centro Civico Colombiano
• Clermont Ave Block Assoc
• Coalition For Callahan/Kelly Park
• Community Board 5
• Crown Heights Now
• E. 4th St. Block Assoc.

• East 58th Street United Block Association
• Fiorentino Plaza Tenants Association
• Fulton Mall Assoc.
• La Guardia Tenants Assn.
• Land's End Tenant Assn.
• Ludlow Block Association
• Maspeth-Metropolitan Civic Asn
• Nehemiah Ten Greenthumb Block Association
• Newtown Civic Association
• Putnam Progressive Block Association
• Rugby Community Council
• Seward Park
• Springcreek Tenants Association
• Sumner Houses Tenants Association
• The Rego Park Sustainable Communities Coalition (SCC)
• Tri Blk Civic Association
• United Coalition Of Block Associations
• Willowtown Association
• Winwood Neighborhood Association

• Demographics

• Total Population: 49,896
• White Population: 20,139
• Black Population: 6,264
• Hispanic Population: 36,252
• Asian Population: 3,843
• Hawaiian Population: 219
• Indian Population: 1,102
• Male Population: 25,949
• Female Population: 23,947
• Median Age: 30
• Median Age of Males: 29
• Median Age of Females: 30

• Geography

• Region: Northeast
• Division: Middle Atlantic
• State: New York
• CSA Name: New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA
• County: Kings
• City: Brooklyn
• Longitude: -73.9
• Latitude: 40.7
• Elevation: 40 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 718

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 14,781
• Drive alone: 2,271
• Carpool: 904
• Public transit: 8,714
• Ride bikes or walk: 2,813


• Average commute time: 39.8 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 221
•    5 - 9: 731
•    10 - 14: 1,074
•    15 - 19: 1,274
•    20 - 24: 1,136
•    25 - 29: 340
•    30 - 34: 2,612
•    35 - 39: 288
•    40 - 44: 876
•    45 - 59: 2,843
•    60 - 89: 2,392
•    90 plus: 994

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $500,500
• Average Annual Household Income: $37,648
• Businesses: 895
• Employees: 9,715
• Annual Payroll: $399,242,000
• Average Family Income: $31,568
• Median Family Income: $23,104
• Average Income for Men: $23,457
• Average Income for Women: $18,851

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 12
• Congressional District Land Area: 18.0
• Sr Senator: Charles E. Schumer (D)
• Jr Senator: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D)
• US House Representative: Carolyn B. Maloney (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 047
• State FIPS Code: 36

• Bushwick Farmers' Market II/Maria Hernandez Park

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Primary Schools

P.S. 116 Elizabeth L. Farrell School

515 Knickerbocker Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 821-4623

P.S. 123 Suydam School

100 Irving Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 821-4810

P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson School

763 Knickerbocker Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 821-4800

P.S. 376 Felisa Rincon De Gautier

194 Harman Street

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 573-0781

P.S. 86 Irvington School

220 Irving Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 574-0252

Middle Schools

J.H.S. 162 Willoughby

1390 Willoughby Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 821-4860

J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler Junior High School

1300 Greene Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 574-0390

High Schools

Bushwick High School

400 Irving Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 381-7100

Other Schools

All Leadership Secondary School

1474 Gates Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 381-4615

Bushwick Hs For Social Justice

400 Irving Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 381-7100

High School Of Urban Planning

400 Irving Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 381-7100

New York Harbor High School

400 Irving Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 381-7100