The new District 38 has added a portion of Brooklyn Community Districts 10 and 11<\/strong> to its existing geography. It also split Sunset Park and added parts of the following neighborhoods: Gowanus, Park Slope, Sunset Park, Borough Park, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach.<\/strong><\/p>\n There are ~177,000 residents<\/strong> in 60,000+ households and these households have an average size of 3.04 people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The youth population (22.5% under 18 years old) is slightly higher<\/strong> than NYC\u2019s and the senior population (13.5% over 65 years old) is slightly lower<\/strong> than NYC\u2019s. The northern portion of D38 (north of 65th Street) has a younger population<\/strong> and the southern portion has an older population<\/strong> than the whole district.<\/p>\n There is a plurality of Hispanic\/Latine residents (36%)<\/strong> and almost as many Asian residents (31%). <\/strong>The northern portion of D38 has a plurality of Hispanic\/Latine residents (43.8%)<\/strong> while the southern portion has a plurality of Asian residents (42.3%).<\/strong><\/p>\n District 38 has seen an increase<\/strong> in the number of Asian residents and a slight decline<\/strong> in Hispanic\/Latine and white residents.<\/p>\n 46%<\/strong> of residents were born in another country and 69%<\/strong> speak a language other than English. Over half (51%)<\/strong> of residents in the southern portion were born in another country.<\/p>\n Of those born outside the US, the largest countries\/regions of origin were:<\/p>\n Chinese speakers (46%) and Spanish speakers (39%)<\/strong> comprise the vast majority of English language learners in the district.<\/p>\n The median household income is $65,405<\/strong>, slightly under the citywide median of $70,663. Both portions of the district have similar median incomes. There has been an 8% increase in residents with Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher<\/strong> over the last decade (31% total). An equal number of residents have less than a high school degree (31% total)<\/strong>, with that number significantly higher among households of color.<\/p>\n 18% of residents are below poverty<\/strong>, including 23% of residents under age 18,<\/strong> and 22% of residents over age 65 – <\/strong>the district has a higher senior poverty rate compared to the city as a whole.<\/p>\n Over 2\/3rds of district residents are renters (68%)<\/strong> and less than 1\/3rd are owners (32%)<\/strong><\/p>\n District 38 includes two NYCHA developments – Red Hook East & Red Hook West –<\/strong> with a combined count of over 2,800 units and over 5,500 residents, they are the largest NYCHA developments in Brooklyn<\/strong><\/p>\n Over half (53%) <\/strong>of renters in D38 are rent-burdened (paying >30% of income to rent) and 28%<\/strong> are extremely rent-burdened (paying >50% of income to rent).<\/p>\n There are disparities by race in the district: for example, in Community District 7 over 60%<\/strong> of Asian, Black, and Hispanic households are rent-burdened compared to 41%<\/strong> of white households.<\/p>\n Between 2010 and 2022, there was a net gain of 2,513 units <\/strong>in D38, ranking 31st out of 51 Council Districts<\/strong> in terms of development. The typical increase in units per census block was zero to five units throughout the district.<\/strong> The northern portion saw both more variety of size and larger increases in units<\/strong>, while the southern portion saw mostly increases under 5 units<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Since 2014, 241 new affordable units have been built<\/strong> (less than ~10% of total new units) across 16 developments<\/strong>, ranking 36th out of 51 Council Districts<\/strong>. All of this affordable development has taken place in the northern portion of the district.<\/p>\n Since 2014, 898 affordable units <\/strong>have been preserved across 87 developments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The unemployment rate in the district in 7.1% <\/strong>close to the citywide number of 7.5%<\/p>\n The largest types of jobs in the district are:<\/p>\n Over 60% of district residents take public transportation or walk<\/strong> to work<\/p>\n Over half of district households (52.6%) do not own a car<\/strong>.<\/p>\n There have been 3 City-initiated rezonings <\/strong>approved in at least a portion of the district since 2007:<\/p>\n 4 private rezonings <\/strong>have been approved in the district since 2007.<\/p>\n There are no MIH or VIH areas<\/strong> in the southern portion of the district.<\/p>\n 41%<\/strong> of lots are zoned for manufacturing, with almost a quarter zoned<\/strong> for heavy manufacturing \u2013 almost entirely concentrated along the waterfront and the Southwest Brooklyn IBZ.<\/p>\n The northern portion of D38 has very little tree canopy<\/strong>. Borough Park, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach residents are in zip codes within the bottom 25% of park access in NYC.<\/strong><\/p>\n Over the next 25 years, the industrial area in the northern portion faces increasing ocean flood risk<\/strong>. Additionally, in the next 75 years, the areas in the southern portion adjacent to Dyker Beach Park and within some corridors will experience more deep and contiguous flooding<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The industrial area of the northern portion of D38 is much hotter <\/strong>than other parts of the City. Parts of the southern portion have hotter temperatures<\/strong>, particularly parts of Dyker Heights.<\/p>\n This data snapshot report was published in January 2024<\/em>. <\/p>\n A PDF of the data snapshot can be accessed and downloaded below:<\/em><\/p>\n> Demographics<\/h2>\n
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Race + <\/em>Ethnicity <\/em><\/h3>\n
Country of Origin + Language<\/em><\/h3>\n
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> Income + Education<\/h2>\n
Poverty Rate<\/em><\/h3>\n
> Housing Types + Need<\/h2>\n
Housing Tenure (Renting\/Owning)<\/em><\/h3>\n
NYCHA<\/em><\/h3>\n
Rent-Burden<\/em><\/h3>\n
> Housing Development<\/h2>\n
Affordable Housing Development<\/em><\/h3>\n
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> Employment + Major Industries<\/h2>\n
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> Commuting + Car Ownership<\/h2>\n
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> Rezoning<\/h2>\n
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> Industrial<\/h2>\n
> Environmental Justice + Climate<\/h2>\n
Parks + Green Space<\/em><\/h3>\n
Flooding<\/em><\/h3>\n
Heat<\/em><\/h3>\n