New York City Neighborhood Data Profiles
BK04: Bushwick
Demographics
In 2017, there were about 140,474 people in Bushwick, 5.6% of the population identified as Asian in 2017, 17.0% identified as black, 53.9% identified as Hispanic, and 21.5% identified as white. Median household income in 2017 was $51,622, about 17% less than citywide median household income ($62,040). The poverty rate in Bushwick was 27.1% in 2017 compared to 17.9% citywide.
Housing
Real median gross rent in Bushwick increased from $1,020 in 2006 to $1,460 in 2017. Median asking rent — rent for units being advertised for lease — in 2017 was $2,530 in Bushwick, compared to $2,500 in Brooklyn and $2,800 citywide. In 2017, 31.2% of renter households in Bushwick were severely rent burdened (spent more than 50% of household income on rent). The rental vacancy rate in Bushwick was 3.7%. In 2017, the homeownership rate in Bushwick was 12.9%. There were 350 property sales in Bushwick in 2018. Sales prices for all residential property types increased by 13% in Bushwick between 2017 and 2018, compared to an increase of 4% in Brooklyn and an increase of 2.5% citywide.
Neighborhood Services and Conditions
In 2018, 31.5% of 4th grade students attending schools in Bushwick performed at grade level in math, compared to 49.0% in Brooklyn, and 46% citywide; 37.0% of Bushwick 4th graders performed at grade level in English language arts, compared to 51.4% in Brooklyn, and 49% citywide. The serious crime rate was 13.1 serious crimes per 1,000 residents in 2018, compared to 11.3 serious crimes per 1,000 residents citywide.
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Neighborhood Indicators: BK04 Bushwick
Demographics
| Indicator | 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 | 2018 | Rank (2010) | Rank (17/18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | |||||||
| Born in New York State | 45.5% | 45.7% | 44.7% | 45.8% | 33 | ||
| Disabled population | 6.7% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 17 | |||
| Foreign-born population | 33.2% | 38.7% | 35.7% | 30.3% | 27.6% | 33 | 41 |
| Population | 120,710 | 123,871 | 140,437 | 140,474 | 121,188 | ||
| Population aged 65+ | 6.7% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 54 | 54 |
| Households | |||||||
| Households with children under 18 years old | 53.6% | 42.8% | 43.3% | 30.3% | 23.2% | 2 | 46 |
| Single-person households | 26.8% | 18.2% | 26.0% | 27.4% | 34 | ||
| Race and Ethnicity | |||||||
| Percent Asian | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 5.6% | 4.2% | 40 | 40 |
| Percent black | 23.4% | 20.6% | 19.3% | 17.0% | 16.4% | 23 | 25 |
| Percent Hispanic | 67.8% | 70.3% | 68.4% | 53.9% | 53.1% | 3 | 10 |
| Percent white | 3.1% | 4.1% | 9.0% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 47 | 34 |
| Racial diversity index | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 39 | 20 |
| Income and Poverty | |||||||
| Income diversity ratio | 6.3 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 9 | |||
| Median household income (2018$) | $35,560 | $34,530 | $42,090 | $51,620 | $53,360 | 47 | 40 |
| Median household income, homeowners (2018$) | $67,290 | $67,200 | $87,850 | $90,800 | 33 | ||
| Median household income, renters (2018$) | $29,740 | $37,330 | $49,380 | $48,820 | 29 | ||
| Poverty rate | 38.2% | 32.9% | 28.5% | 27.1% | 24.0% | 6 | 14 |
| Poverty rate, population aged 65+ | 32.2% | 27.0% | 39.7% | 31.2% | 9 | ||
| Poverty rate, population under 18 years old | 44.8% | 42.0% | 39.7% | 38.8% | 9 | ||
| Labor Market | |||||||
| Labor force participation rate | 59.0% | 61.6% | 68.1% | 66.3% | 15 | ||
| Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma | 44.6% | 39.4% | 24.8% | 22.7% | 15 | ||
| Unemployment rate | 17.21% | 7.10% | 10.22% | 5.23% | 3.76% | 8 | 47 |
Housing Market and Conditions
| Indicator | 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 | 2018 | Rank (2010) | Rank (17/18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Stock | |||||||
| Homeownership rate | 13.7% | 18.7% | 15.9% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 45 | 46 |
| Housing units | 42,583 | 47,609 | 51,437 | 50,529 | 39 | ||
| Rental vacancy rate | 5.2% | 3.7% | |||||
| Serious housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units) | 180.8 | 175.6 | 92.7 | 97.0 | 13 | ||
| Severe crowding rate (% of renter households) | 5.4% | 4.3% | |||||
| Total housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units) | 755.9 | 585.6 | 421.3 | 462.4 | 16 | ||
| Finance - Distress | |||||||
| Notices of foreclosure rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties) | 23.1 | 35.1 | 53.1 | 20.8 | 15.0 | 8 | 13 |
| Notices of foreclosure, all residential properties | 242 | 277 | 425 | 167 | 119 | 10 | 23 |
| Notices of foreclosure, initial, 1-4 family and condo properties | 102 | 193 | 211 | 58 | 48 | 15 | 23 |
| Notices of foreclosure, repeat, 1-4 family and condo properties | 26 | 30 | 148 | 86 | 56 | 15 | 26 |
| Pre-foreclosure notice rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties) | 91.2 | 84.9 | 16 | ||||
| Pre-foreclosure notices, 1-4 family and condo properties | 631 | 587 | 25 | ||||
| Properties entering REO, 1-4 family | 49 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |
| Finance - Lending | |||||||
| FHA/VA-backed home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans) | 1.2% | 63.0% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 23 | ||
| Higher-cost home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans) | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 98.0% | 13 | ||
| Higher-cost refinance loans (% of refinance loans) | 0.0% | 12.9% | 2.6% | 95.8% | 28 | ||
| Home purchase loan rate (per 1,000 properties) | 95.6 | 20.6 | 15.2 | 20.0 | 26 | ||
| Home purchase loans in LMI tracts (% of home purchase loans) | 2.5% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 42 | ||
| Home purchase loans to LMI borrowers (% of home purchase loans) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97.4% | 99.3% | 4 | ||
| Refinance loan rate (per 1,000 properties) | 108.4 | 9.4 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15 | ||
| Sales - Volume | |||||||
| Sales volume, 1 family building | 18 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 47 |
| Sales volume, 2-4 family building | 286 | 666 | 160 | 162 | 212 | 22 | 24 |
| Sales volume, 5+ family building | 119 | 179 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 1 | 6 |
| Sales volume, all property types | 423 | 910 | 257 | 284 | 350 | 32 | 44 |
| Sales volume, condominium | 0 | 32 | 25 | 56 | 83 | 52 | 31 |
| Sales - Median Prices | |||||||
| Median sales price per unit, 1 family building (2018$) | $253,850 | $526,950 | $275,500 | $881,500 | $732,500 | 49 | 32 |
| Median sales price per unit, 2-4 family building (2018$) | $129,700 | $295,500 | $189,160 | $423,760 | $469,580 | 53 | 27 |
| Median sales price per unit, 5+ family building (2018$) | $59,480 | $103,300 | $97,290 | $233,540 | $287,500 | 36 | 20 |
| Median sales price per unit, condominium (2018$) | $447,010 | $335,140 | $662,740 | $580,000 | 27 | ||
| Sales - Housing Price Index | |||||||
| Index of housing price appreciation, 1 family building | 100.0 | 232.8 | 152.3 | 453.6 | 365.8 | 1 | 14 |
| Index of housing price appreciation, 2-4 family building | 100.0 | 247.7 | 156.0 | 372.1 | 452.7 | 1 | 12 |
| Index of housing price appreciation, 5+ family building | 100.0 | 198.0 | 219.9 | 581.2 | 608.0 | 1 | 24 |
| Index of housing price appreciation, all property types | 100.0 | 237.0 | 178.2 | 409.2 | 460.4 | 1 | 10 |
| Index of housing price appreciation, condominium | 100.0 | 238.2 | 188.3 | 351.5 | 428.0 | 1 | 9 |
Land Use and Development
| Indicator | 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 | 2018 | Rank (2010) | Rank (17/18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density | |||||||
| Population density (1,000 persons per square mile) | 48.9 | 55.4 | 55.4 | 47.8 | 18 | ||
| Development | |||||||
| Units authorized by new residential building permits | 225 | 576 | 49 | 561 | 449 | 22 | 16 |
| Units issued new certificates of occupancy | 4 | 568 | 450 | 427 | 1,502 | 56 | 4 |
Neighborhood Services and Conditions
| Indicator | 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 | 2018 | Rank (2010) | Rank (17/18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commute | |||||||
| Car-free commute (% of commuters) | 73.6% | 78.9% | 84.5% | 82.2% | 83.2% | 18 | 15 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 39.8 | 41.6 | 38.3 | 41.3 | 43.1 | 37 | 32 |
| Crime and Incarceration | |||||||
| Serious crime rate (per 1,000 residents) | 19.4 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 19 | ||
| Serious crime rate, property (per 1,000 residents) | 10.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 16 | ||
| Serious crime rate, violent (per 1,000 residents) | 8.9 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 17 | ||
| Schools | |||||||
| Students performing at grade level in English language arts, 4th grade | 28.0% | 37.0% | 46 | ||||
| Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade | 27.8% | 31.5% | 48 | ||||
| Services | |||||||
| Residential units within 1/2 mile of a subway station | 97.9% | 12 | |||||
| Residential units within 1/4 mile of a park | 76.5% | 31 | |||||
Renters
| Indicator | 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 | 2018 | Rank (2010) | Rank (17/18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median Rent | |||||||
| Median rent, 2- and 3-bedrooms (2018$) | $1,200 | $1,390 | 36 | ||||
| Median rent, all (2018$) | $910 | $1,020 | $1,250 | $1,460 | $1,590 | 41 | 18 |
| Median rent, recent movers (2018$) | $1,420 | $1,780 | 14 | ||||
| Median rent, studios and 1-bedrooms (2018$) | $940 | $1,130 | 36 | ||||
| Median rent, asking | $1,600 | $2,530 | $2,600 | 12 | |||
| Affordability | |||||||
| Rental units affordable at 30% AMI (% of recently available units) | 6.6% | 7.1% | 16 | ||||
| Rental units affordable at 80% AMI (% of recently available units) | 65.2% | 45.5% | 32 | ||||
| Rental units affordable at 120% AMI (% of recently available units) | 97.5% | 83.1% | 34 | ||||
| Rent Burden | |||||||
| Moderately rent-burdened households | 23.5% | 25.5% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 18 | ||
| Moderately rent-burdened households, low income | 26.8% | 26.7% | 50 | ||||
| Moderately rent-burdened households, moderate income | 11.6% | 26.4% | 16 | ||||
| Severely rent-burdened households | 31.9% | 35.7% | 31.2% | 3 | |||
| Severely rent-burdened households, low income | 45.4% | 46.0% | 36 | ||||
| Severely rent-burdened households, moderate income | 0.6% | 3.7% | 13 | ||||
| Rental Subsidy | |||||||
| Housing choice vouchers (% of occupied, privately owned rental units) | 7.5% | 4.5% | 26 | ||||
| Public housing (% of rental units) | 4.5% | 31 | |||||
| Eviction | |||||||
| Private eviction filings | 2,084 | 1,500 | 37 | ||||
| Private eviction filings per 1000 private rental units | 70.5 | 44.7 | 38 | ||||
Data Notes: See Indicator Definitions, Rankings, and Methods for more information.
Indicators: The rental vacancy rate, severe crowding rate, and the severely rent-burdened households indicators use five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. Data under the 2010 heading comes from the 2006 – 2010 ACS and data under the 2017 heading comes from the 2013– 2017 ACS.
Rankings: We report rankings out of all neighborhoods for which the indicator can be calculated. Rankings are listed for community districts, though some indicators are reported at the sub-borough area level.
