Question: What is the population of Brooklyn?
Answer: At 71 square miles, Brooklyn is New York City's second largest borough. It's also the most populated. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau calculated Brooklyn's population at 2,508,820.
Interesting Facts About Brooklyn's Population:
- The median age in Brooklyn is 34.7 years.
- Families make up 64% of all households.
- Brooklyn has 1.3 million women (53% of the total population) and 1.2 million males (47% of the total population).
- Nearly half -- 38% -- of all Brooklyn residents were born in a foreign country.
- Of people aged 25 and over, 77% have a high school degree. Twenty-eight percent have a bachelor's degree or higher.
- Sixty percent of Brooklyn commuters take public transportation to get to work.
- Twenty-three percent of Brooklyn residents are living in poverty.
