Editing Brooklyn (section)

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Brooklyn}}{{Historical populations
|type= US
|1731|2150
|1756|2707
|1771|3623
|1786|3966
|1790|4549
|1800|5740
|1810|8303
|1820|11187
|1830|20535
|1840|47613
|1850|138822
|1860|279122
|1870|419921
|1880|599495
|1890|838547
|1900|1166582
|1910|1634351
|1920|2018356
|1930|2560401
|1940|2698285
|1950|2738175
|1960|2627319
|1970|2602012
|1980|2230936
|1990|2300664
|2000|2465326
|2010|2504700
|2020|2736074
|2024|2617631
|2024n=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table//PST045224 |title=QuickFacts United States |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|source=<div style="text-align: center;">U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref></div>
|footnote=1731–1786<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libraryscience/30/|title="Notes Geographical and Historical, relating to the Town of Brooklyn, i" by Gabriel Furman and Paul Royster (transcriber & depositor)|journal=Faculty Publications, Unl Libraries|publisher=Digitalcommons.unl.edu|date=March 21, 2006|access-date=December 22, 2010|last1=Furman|first1=Gabriel|last2=Royster|first2=Paul}}</ref><br />U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|newspaper=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 5, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ny190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=BrooklynQuickFacts>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/36047,00 |title=QuickFacts for Kings County (Brooklyn Borough), New York |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 28, 2018}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusMap"/> 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kingscountynewyork/PST045224 |title=QuickFacts Kings County, New York |date=July 1, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref>
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! Racial composition !! 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/planning-level/nyc-population/census2020/dcp_2020-census-briefing-booklet-1.pdf|title=Key Population & Housing Characteristics; 2020 Census Results for New York City|publisher=[[New York City Department of City Planning]]|date=August 2021|access-date=November 7, 2021|pages=21, 25, 29, 33}}</ref> !! 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36047.html |title=Kings County (Brooklyn Borough), New York |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217175357/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36047.html |archive-date=February 17, 2016 }}</ref> !! 1990<ref name="Gibson2005" /> !! 1950<ref name="Gibson2005" /> !! 1900<ref name="Gibson2005" />
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| [[White American|White]] || 37.6% || 42.8% || 46.9% || 92.2% || 98.3%
|-
|{{nbsp}}—Non-Hispanic || 35.4% || 35.7% || 40.1% || n/a || n/a
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| [[African American|Black or African American]] || 26.7% || 34.3% || 37.9% || 7.6% || 1.6%
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| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) || 18.9% || 19.8% || 20.1% || n/a || n/a
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] || 13.6% || 10.5% || 4.8% || 0.1% || 0.1%
|-
| [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]] || 8.7% || 3.0% || n/a || n/a || n/a
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At the 2020 census, 2,736,074 people lived in Brooklyn. The [[United States Census Bureau]] had estimated Brooklyn's population increased by 2.2% to 2,559,903 between 2010 and 2019. Brooklyn's estimated population represented 30.7% of New York City's estimated population of 8,336,817; 33.5% of Long Island's population of 7,701,172; and 13.2% of New York State's population of 19,542,209.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/NY,newyorkcitynewyork,suffolkcountynewyork,nassaucountynewyork,queenscountyqueensboroughnewyork,kingscountybrooklynboroughnewyork/PST045218|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: New York; New York city, New York; Suffolk County, New York; Nassau County, New York; Queens County (Queens Borough), New York; Kings County (Brooklyn Borough), New York|website=U.S. Census Bureau|language=en|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, the government of New York City projected Brooklyn's population at 2,648,403.<ref name="NYC Open">{{cite web |last1=NYC Open Data |title=2020 population: View based on Projected Population 2010-2040 |url=https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/2020-population/t8c6-3i7b |website=data.cityofnewyork.us}}</ref> The 2019 census estimates determined there were 958,567 households with an average of 2.66 persons per household.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=2019 U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kings County (Brooklyn Borough), New York|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kingscountybrooklynboroughnewyork/PST040219|url-status=live|access-date=March 19, 2021|website=U.S. Census Bureau|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514015317/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kingscountybrooklynboroughnewyork/PST040219 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 }}</ref> There were 1,065,399 housing units in 2019 and a median gross rent of $1,426. Citing growth, Brooklyn gained 9,696 building permits at the 2019 census estimates program.[[File:Ethnic Origins in Brooklyn.png|thumb|330x330px|Ethnic origins in Brooklyn|center]]

===Ethnic groups===
{{bar box
|title = Ancestry in Brooklyn Borough (2014–2018)<ref>U.S. Census Bureau (2018). People Reporting Ancestry American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from https://censusreporter.org</ref><ref>U.S. Census Bureau (2014-2018). Asian Alone by Selected Groups American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from https://censusreporter.org</ref><ref>U.S. Census Bureau (2018). Hispanic or Latino Origin by Specific Origin American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from https://censusreporter.org</ref>{{nonspecific|date=August 2021}}
|titlebar=#ddd |left1=Origin |right1=percent |float=right
|bars =
{{bar percent|[[African American]] (Does not include West Indian or African)|dodgerblue|16.4}}
{{bar percent|[[West Indian American]] (Except Hispanic Groups)|lightblue|11.5}}
{{bar percent|[[East Asian American]] (Includes Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, etc.)|black|8.4}}
{{bar percent|[[English American]] (*Includes [[American ancestry|"American" ancestry]])|purple|7.6}}{{bar percent|[[Puerto Rican American]]|darkred|5.7}}
{{bar percent|[[Italian American]]|lightgreen|4.8}}
{{bar percent|Russian and Eastern European (Includes Russian, Ukrainian, Soviet Union, etc.)|yellow|4.3}}
{{bar percent|Central European (Includes Slovakian, Slovenian, Slavic, Czech, etc.) |orange|4.2}}
{{bar percent|[[Mexican American]]|green|4.1}}
{{bar percent|[[Irish American]]|pink|3.8}}
{{bar percent|[[Dominican American]]|lightred|3.5}}
{{bar percent|[[German American]]|blue|2.8}}
{{Bar percent|[[South Asian American]]|darkblue|2.4}}
{{bar percent|[[South American]] (Includes Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Argentinian, etc.)|white|2.3}}
{{bar percent||darkgreen|2}}
{{bar percent|[[Central American]] (Includes Honduran, Salvadoran, Costa Rican, etc.)|red|1.9}}
{{bar percent|Other{{efn|Mostly [[Multiracial American]], other [[Asian Americans|Asian]] or other [[European Americans|European ancestry]]}}|gray|14.7}}
}}The 2020 [[American Community Survey]] estimated the racial and ethnic makeup of Brooklyn was 35.4% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 26.7% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian or Alaska Native]], 13.6% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander]], 4.1% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 18.9% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latin American]] of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/planning-level/nyc-population/census2020/dcp_2020-census-briefing-booklet-1.pdf|title=Key Population & Housing Characteristics; 2020 Census Results for New York City|publisher=[[New York City Department of City Planning]]|date=August 2021|access-date=November 7, 2021|pages=21, 25, 29, 33}}</ref> According to the [[2010 United States census]], Brooklyn's population was 42.8% White, including 35.7% non-Hispanic White; 34.3% Black, including 31.9% non-Hispanic black; 10.5% Asian; 0.5% Native American; 0.0% (rounded) Pacific Islander; 3.0% Multiracial American; and 8.8% from other races. Hispanics and Latinos made up 19.8% of Brooklyn's population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US36047|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213012318/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US36047|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Brooklyn had some neighborhoods segregated based on race, ethnicity, and religion. Overall, the southwest half of Brooklyn is racially mixed although it contains few black residents; the northeast section is mostly black and Hispanic/Latino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://demographics.coopercenter.org/DotMap/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921024553/http://demographics.coopercenter.org/DotMap/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2013|title=The Racial Dot Map: One Dot Per Person for the Entire U.S.}}</ref>

===Languages===
Brooklyn has a high degree of [[Linguistic diversity index|linguistic diversity]]. As of 2010, 54.1% (1,240,416) of Brooklyn residents ages 5 and older spoke [[English language|English]] at home as a [[primary language]], while 17.2% (393,340) spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 6.5% (148,012) [[Chinese language|Chinese]], 5.3% (121,607) [[Russian language|Russian]], 3.5% (79,469) [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]], 2.8% (63,019) [[French-based creole languages|French Creole]], 1.4% (31,004) [[Italian language|Italian]], 1.2% (27,440) [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], 1.0% (23,207) [[Polish language|Polish]], 1.0% (22,763) [[French language|French]], 1.0% (21,773) [[Arabic language|Arabic]], 0.9% (19,388) [[Indo-Aryan languages|various Indic languages]], 0.7% (15,936) [[Urdu language|Urdu]], and [[Languages of Africa|African languages]] were spoken as a [[main language]] by 0.5% (12,305) of the population over the age of five. In total, 45.9% (1,051,456) of Brooklyn's population ages 5 and older spoke a [[mother tongue]] other than English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |title=Kings County, New York |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=August 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815140430/http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |archive-date=August 15, 2013 }}</ref>