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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brooklyn is $18,425, which is much lower than the state average of $38,480 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Brooklyn median household income is $105,250. On average Brooklyn residents spend 16.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #138

Brooklyn, CT	18,425 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brooklyn, CT	4,074 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brooklyn, CT	2,499 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brooklyn, CT	13,306 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #17

Brooklyn, CT	105,250 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brooklyn, CT	91,033 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Brooklyn, CT	29.72%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Brooklyn, CT median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Connecticut and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Brooklyn, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	51.39%	$2,753, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	66.67%	$21,745, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.69%	$0, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	33.33%	$30,225, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Brooklyn, CT	117,981 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brooklyn, CT	103,882 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Brooklyn, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$105,250, see rank	$75,804	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Brooklyn, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
45 to 64	$119,327, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$48,750, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Brooklyn, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	889, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	688, 77.39%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	79, 11.48%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	79, 11.48%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	79, 100.00%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	609, 88.52%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	201, 22.61%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	73, 36.32%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	73, 36.32%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	61, 83.56%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 16.44%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	128, 63.68%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Brooklyn, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	140, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	91, 65.00%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	28, 20.00%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	21, 15.00%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brooklyn, CT	16.8 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Brooklyn, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	140	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	79, 56.43%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63, 79.75%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8, 10.13%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8, 10.13%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	61, 43.57%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	28, 45.90%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	23, 37.70%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10, 16.39%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Brooklyn, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	140, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	25, 17.86%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	11, 7.86%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	13, 9.29%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24, 17.14%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	48, 34.29%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 5.71%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11, 7.86%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Brooklyn, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	83	23.18%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.