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11232

in Brooklyn, New YorkPopulation 27,816

ZipVitals Score
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54.25/ 100

Ranked #10,383 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 32%)

Ranked #1,121 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 35%)

Ranked #744 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 12.8%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Households without a vehicle

60.4%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

5.5%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

14.5%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

24%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

23.9%

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

26.7%

in the bottom 2.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

18.8%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Lead in tap water

10 ppb

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

US97th
Definition & source ›

The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

54.3%

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

10.8%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, ZIP 11232, one of several in Brooklyn, New York ranks in the top 32% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,383rd) and the bottom 35% of New York (1,121st).

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: modeled high blood pressure registers in the bottom 2.3% nationally, and obesity rests in the bottom 4.1% nationally. Set against that, households without a vehicle stands in the top 0.8% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise lies in the top 1.1% nationally. Crowded housing lands in the top 2.3% nationally, homeownership sits in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and modeled transportation noise is in the top 2.8% nationally. Lead in tap water settles in the top 2.9% nationally, modeled colon screening resides in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure registers in the top 3.6% nationally.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, loud transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Close by, ZIP 11215, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 96%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 93%

8%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 85%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 13%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 8%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 35%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 93%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 73%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 4%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 2%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 88%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 75%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 16%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 17%

5%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Findings that name this ZIP

2 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 13.4; chronic-disease standing 95.7 (top 10%) — 82 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #17,357 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

  • Highest-risk tenth

    Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 39.1 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.9 ± 1.9 years.

    Ranked #1,599 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults14.9%13.6–16.2
High blood pressure among adults24.0%22.1–25.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults3.8%3.5–4.1
Current asthma among adults9.0%8.1–9.8
Coronary heart disease among adults4.5%4.1–4.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults4.7%4.3–5.2
Depression among adults15.4%13.9–17.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.6%9.6–11.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.6%32.4–36.7
Obesity among adults23.9%21.4–26.4
Stroke among adults2.7%2.5–2.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.6%14.0–19.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.7%13.9–17.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure65.3%62.5–68.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.6%72.3–76.8
Cholesterol screening among adults84.9%83.4–86.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years54.3%50.6–58.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.4%49.7–55.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.9%70.5–80.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.6%17.7–21.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.3%11.8–14.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.5%26.1–31.0
Short sleep duration among adults40.5%37.4–43.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.8%19.9–23.7
Frequent mental distress among adults15.4%14.1–16.8
Frequent physical distress among adults13.0%11.8–14.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%13.2–15.9
Any disability among adults26.9%24.7–29.1
Hearing disability among adults4.5%4.0–4.9
Independent living disability among adults8.3%7.5–9.1
Mobility disability among adults12.2%11.0–13.4
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.9–4.6
Vision disability among adults6.8%6.2–7.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults33.2%30.4–36.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults28.5%25.9–31.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults20.9%18.8–23.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.4%20.2–24.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.6%11.3–14.0
Loneliness among adults37.8%34.7–41.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.5%10.2–12.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–6414.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)31.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)35.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)6.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle60.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription93.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)41.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate26.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)14.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population38.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households41.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+10.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age36.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$90,891$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$941,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$2,064$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,162 ($782–$2,359) n=1,367
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.9 yr ± 0.9678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.9 yr (78.0–84.5) n=1,692

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.96 years of 80.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured