How many people live in our neighborhoods in Brooklyn, how many of them are children and how big are their households? The Census 2020 provides some answers: The most kids live in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens followed by DUMBO, Downtown Brooklyn is by far the most diverse neighborhood and Brooklyn Heights has the smallest household size.
Downtown Brooklyn
- Total population: 26,905
- Average household size: 2
- 14% kids
- 34% white, 25% Asian, 21% black and 15% Latino
- Total housing units: 14,151
- Vacant housing units: 9%
DUMBO and Vinegar Hill
- Total population: 5,975
- Average household size: 2.2
- 21% kids
- 69% white
- Total housing units: 2,942
- Vacant housing units: 8%
Brooklyn Heights
- Total population: 25,092
- Average household size: 1.9
- 15% kids
- 74% white
- Total housing units: 13,810
- Vacant housing units: 11%
Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens
- Total population: 21,583
- Average household size: 2.3
- 22% kids
- 73% white
- Total housing units: 10,218
- Vacant housing units: 8.3%
Boerum Hill and Gowanus
- Total population: 31,099
- Average household size: 2.1
- 17% kids
- 53% white
- Total housing units: 15,596
- Vacant housing units: 7.2%
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