Brooklyn Community District 14
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Neighborhoods1: Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Manhattan Terrace, Midwood, Ocean Parkway, Prospect Park South PO P U L ATI O N & D E N S I T Y
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168,806
160,664
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2011-2015 Estimate4
Square Miles Population Density
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161,205
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2.9 55,401/sq mi
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M E A N C O M M U T E T O W O R K 4, 8
Brooklyn 42 minutes
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E D U C AT I O N A L AT TA I N M E N T 4 , 1 0
36%
of residents 25 years or older have earned a bachelor's degree or higher
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Source: PLUTOTM 16v2
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A Snapshot of Key Community Indicators
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To learn more, please read Brooklyn CD 14's Statements of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2018.
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1. Parks 2. Social services 3. Traffic
Land Use Category 1 & 2 Family Bldgs 7,878 Multifamily Walk-up 1,242 Multifamily Elevator 523 Mixed Use 1,167 Commercial 385 Industrial 18 Transportation/Utility 71 Public/Institutional 240 Open Space 11 Parking 81 Vacant 127 Other 13
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Top 3 pressing issues identified by Brooklyn Community Board 14 in 2017:
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COMMUNITY BOARD PERSPECTIVES
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Brooklyn 33% NYC 36%
R E N T B U R D E N 4, 6
Brooklyn CD 14
50%
of households spend 35% or more of their income on rent
Brooklyn 46% NYC 45%
LI M I T E D EN GL I S H P RO FI CI EN C Y 4
Brooklyn CD 14
28%
of residents 5 years or older have limited English proficiency
Brooklyn 24% NYC 23%
U N E M P L OY M E N T 4 , 1 0
Brooklyn CD 14
9.5%
of the civilian labor force was unemployed on average from 2011 to 2015
Brooklyn 10% NYC 9.5%
A C C E S S TO PA R KS 7
Brooklyn CD 14
59%
of residents live within walking distance of a park or open space
C R I M E R AT E 9
Brooklyn CD 14
8.8
major felonies were reported per 1,000 residents in 2016
Citywide Target 85%
Brooklyn 11.2 NYC 11.8
N YC g o v P O V E R T Y M E A S U R E 1 1
Brooklyn CD 14
23%
of residents have incomes below the NYCgov poverty threshold. See the federal poverty rate here.
Brooklyn 21% NYC 21%
Neighborhoods may be in multiple districts. Names and boundaries are not officially designated. 22000 US Census; 32010 US Census; 4American Community Survey 2011-2015 5-Year Estimates, calculated for Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). PUMAs are geographic approximations of community districts. 5NYC Dept of City Planning Facilites Database (2017); 6 Differences of less than 3 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 7NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation (DPR) (2016). DPR considers walking distance to be 1/4 mile for parks less than 6 acres, and 1/2 mile for larger parks and pools. 8 Differences of less than 2 minutes are not statistically meaningful. 9NYPD CompStat, Historic Complaint Data (2017); 10 Differences of less than 2 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 11 20112015 NYCgov Poverty Measure by PUMA. This metric from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity accounts for NYC's high cost of housing, as well as other costs of living and anti-poverty benefits. 1