Morris Park/Bronxdale Neighborhood Profile

DEMOGRAPHICS

In 2019, there were an estimated 125,155 people in Morris Park/Bronxdale, of which 9.8% of the population identified as Asian, 23.4% identified as Black, 47.4% identified as Hispanic, and 16.6% identified as white.

Graph showing the racial and ethnic composition of Morris Park/Bronxdale in both 2000 and 2015-2019.

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In 2019, the household income group with the largest share (22.0%) of households is $60,001 - $100,000. In 2000, the same household income group had the largest share as well, with a slightly higher share of 22.2%.

Graph showing the distribution of household income in Morris Park/Bronxdale in both 2000 and 2015-2019.

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Median household income in 2019 was $59,200, about 16% less than citywide median household income ($70,590). The poverty rate in Morris Park/Bronxdale was 14.6% in 2019 compared to 16.0% citywide.

The poverty rate in Morris Park/Bronxdale was 14.6% in 2019 compared to 16.0% citywide.

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HOUSING

Renters

Real median gross rent in Morris Park/Bronxdale increased from $1,120 in 2006 to $1,440 in 2019. In 2019, 31.9% of renter households in Morris Park/Bronxdale were severely rent burdened (spent more than 50% of household income on rent). 83.2% of the rental units are affordable at the 80% Area Median Income, 6 percentage points higher than the share in 2010. 32.3% of the rental units are public housing rental units in 2020. The overall rental vacancy rate in Morris Park/Bronxdale was 2.5%.

Real median gross rent in Morris Park/Bronxdale increased from $1,210 in 2007 to $1,440 in 2019.

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32.3% of the rental units in Morris Park/Bronxdale are public housing rental units in 2020.

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Homeowners

In 2019, the homeownership rate in Morris Park/Bronxdale was 29.4%, lower than the citywide share of 31.9%. The homeownership rate in the neighborhood has decreased by 2.5 percentage points since 2010. In 2019, the home purchase loan rate was 20.5 per 1,000 properties (owner-occupied 1-4 family buildings, condominiums, or cooperative apartments) and the refinance loan rate was 17.5 per 1,000 properties in the neighborhood. Out of all the first-time home purchase loans and refinance loans in Morris Park/Bronxdale, 9.4% and 4.7% were high cost loans, respectively. 51 properties had a filing of mortgage foreclosure in Morris Park/Bronxdale in 2020. There were 4.5 mortgage foreclosure actions initiated per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units.

There were 4.5 mortgage foreclosure notices per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units in Morris Park/Bronxdale in 2020

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Development

Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 45 residential units in new buildings in Morris Park/Bronxdale last year, 25 less than the number of units certified in 2019.

Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 38 residential units in new buildings in Morris Park/Bronxdale last year, 32 less than the number of units certified in 2019.

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NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND CONDITIONS

The serious crime rate was 10.3 serious crimes per 1,000 residents in 2020, compared to 11.6 serious crimes per 1,000 residents citywide.

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Neighborhood Indicators: BX11 Morris Park/Bronxdale

Demographics

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Population
Born in New York State		60.0%	50.7%	50.7%		21
Disabled population			9.1%	11.4%		11
Foreign-born population	30.8%	29.3%	38.5%	32.1%	35	32
Population	119,960	121,465	123,655	125,155
Population aged 65+	15.0%	15.4%	13.6%	15.5%	10	24
Households
Households with children under 18 years old	35.7%	37.5%	37.1%	29.4%	31	27
Single-person households		30.9%	30.0%	30.2%		28
Race and Ethnicity
Percent Asian	6.4%	6.4%	9.0%	9.8%	25	27
Percent Black	19.2%	18.5%	19.8%	23.4%	25	20
Percent Hispanic	34.7%	41.0%	42.4%	47.4%	17	12
Percent white	35.9%	32.8%	26.6%	16.6%	26	39
Racial diversity index	0.71	0.69	0.70	0.68	6	11
Income and Poverty
Income diversity ratio		4.8	5.8	4.1		51
Median household income (2020$)	$55,940	$53,980	$51,230	$59,200	30	38
Median household income, homeowners (2020$)		$83,040	$88,950	$91,770		41
Median household income, renters (2020$)		$42,390	$42,020	$50,920		35
Poverty rate	17.5%	17.8%	21.1%	14.6%	32	27
Poverty rate, population aged 65+		18.7%	25.2%	19.5%		25
Poverty rate, population under 18 years old		23.0%	29.3%	19.0%		25
Labor Market
Labor force participation rate		56.7%	60.2%	62.0%		34
Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma		25.2%	24.6%	19.1%		21
Unemployment rate	8.78%	8.16%	13.85%	8.09%	29	8

Housing Market and Conditions

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Housing Stock
Homeownership rate	27.8%	32.1%	31.9%	29.4%		26	29
Housing units		46,902	46,019	47,069			49
Rental vacancy rate			3.3%	2.5%			39
Serious housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)		44.7	65.1	83.0	57.6		26
Severe crowding rate (% of renter households)			4.2%	5.8%			12
Total housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)		225.6	273.0	308.4	190.5		27
Finance - Distress
Notices of foreclosure rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)	6.8	12.1	18.3	7.7	4.5	32	18
Notices of foreclosure, all residential properties	79	139	209	88	51	27	22
Notices of foreclosure, initial, 1-4 family and condo properties	60	100	150	36	22	21	18
Notices of foreclosure, repeat, 1-4 family and condo properties	13	32	50	49	27	22	23
Pre-foreclosure notice rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)				90.5	47.2		12
Pre-foreclosure notices, 1-4 family and condo properties				994	518		14
Properties entering REO, 1-4 family	12	2	11			17
Finance - Lending
FHA/VA-backed home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)		0.4%	44.2%	20.9%			13
Higher-cost home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)		33.8%	1.7%	9.4%			14
Higher-cost refinance loans (% of refinance loans)		36.3%	3.4%	4.7%			9
Home purchase loan rate (per 1,000 properties)		49.4	15.5	20.5			25
Home purchase loans in LMI tracts (% of home purchase loans)		48.5%	14.0%	50.0%			15
Home purchase loans to LMI borrowers (% of home purchase loans)		7.8%	48.3%	13.9%			9
Refinance loan rate (per 1,000 properties)		58.3	14.9	17.5			24
Sales - Volume
Sales volume, 1 family building	164	198	88	112	83	23	19
Sales volume, 2-4 family building	252	418	135	169	138	24	17
Sales volume, 5+ family building	6	20	17	3	8	46	26
Sales volume, all property types	447	651	249	292	235	28	40
Sales volume, condominium	25	15	9	8	6	29	50
Sales - Median Prices
Median sales price per unit, 1 family building (2020$)	$345,160	$558,280	$451,340	$558,900	$580,000	31	38
Median sales price per unit, 2-4 family building (2020$)	$185,250	$313,510	$229,050	$305,130	$323,000	33	47
Median sales price per unit, 5+ family building (2020$)	$106,190	$127,290	$110,350	$152,570	$168,810	11	39
Median sales price per unit, condominium (2020$)	$116,270	$229,460	$213,780	$254,270	$205,000	48	51
Sales - Housing Price Index
Index of housing price appreciation, 1 family building	100.0	222.7	165.4	207.6	236.3		33
Index of housing price appreciation, 2-4 family building	100.0	221.3	170.2	223.4	243.6		36
Index of housing price appreciation, 5+ family building	100.0	189.8	211.6	457.2	280.1		46
Index of housing price appreciation, all property types	100.0	221.4	167.3	223.9	239.3		45
Index of housing price appreciation, condominium	100.0	224.9	178.8	299.9	121.3		49
Subsidized Housing
Total number of subsidized properties (properties)					36		41
HUD Financing or Insurance (properties)					3		28
HUD Financing or Insurance (units)					0		42
HUD Project-based Rental Assistance Program (properties)					3		39
HUD Project-based Rental Assistance Program (units)					266		46
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (properties)					7		35
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (units)					1,884		27
Public Housing (properties)					7		26
Public Housing (units)					12,389		3
Mitchell-Lama (properties)					2		27
Mitchell-Lama (units)					172		41
421-a Tax Exemption (properties)					22		47
421-a Tax Exemption (units)					681		47
420-c Tax Exemption (properties)					2		40
420-c Tax Exemption (units)					208		41
NYC Housing Production Programs and Zoning Incentives or Requirements (properties)					12		38
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2020 and 2025 (properties)					1		39
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2020 and 2025 (units)					58		44
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2026 and 2035 (properties)					4		34
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2026 and 2035 (units)					180		42
Eligible to expire from housing programs in 2036 and later (properties)					5		37
Eligible to expire from housing programs in 2036 and later (units)					308		43

Land Use and Development

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Density
Population density (1,000 persons per square mile)		31.9	32.5	32.8			32
Development
Units authorized by new residential building permits	64	81	13	67	133	48	39
Units issued new certificates of occupancy	175	131	73	70	45	19	51

Neighborhood Services and Conditions

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Commute
Car-free commute (% of commuters)	51.9%	56.0%	60.9%	63.1%		43	39
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	39.3	37.6	39.0	47.2		39	12
Crime and Incarceration
Serious crime rate (per 1,000 residents)		15.3	14.3	9.7	10.3		29
Serious crime rate, property (per 1,000 residents)		10.8	9.3	5.5	6.6		30
Serious crime rate, violent (per 1,000 residents)		4.5	5.0	4.1	3.7		28
Schools
Students performing at grade level in English language arts, 4th grade				36.6%			49
Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade				37.4%			43

Renters

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Median Rent
Median rent, 2- and 3-bedrooms (2020$)			$1,330	$1,470			34
Median rent, all (2020$)	$1,080	$1,120	$1,230	$1,440		30	34
Median rent, recent movers (2020$)			$1,310	$1,420			44
Median rent, studios and 1-bedrooms (2020$)			$1,120	$1,260			30
Median rent, asking
Affordability
Rental units affordable at 30% AMI (% of recently available units)			5.9%	6.2%			22
Rental units affordable at 80% AMI (% of recently available units)			76.7%	83.2%			11
Rental units affordable at 120% AMI (% of recently available units)			98.6%	98.7%			16
Rent Burden
Moderately rent-burdened households		16.2%	23.9%	27.3%			9
Moderately rent-burdened households, low income			25.4%	35.3%			3
Moderately rent-burdened households, moderate income			6.7%	7.3%			41
Severely rent-burdened households	23.3%		29.4%	31.9%		28	17
Severely rent-burdened households, low income			45.0%	40.5%			42
Severely rent-burdened households, moderate income			0.0%	0.0%			33
Rental Subsidy
Housing choice vouchers (% of occupied, privately owned rental units)			10.2%	8.0%			17
Public housing (% of rental units)					32.3%		1

Data Notes: See CoreData User Guide for more information about indicator definitions and methods.

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 2019 heading comes from the 2015 – 2019 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.