South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Profile

Neighborhood Indicators

Demographics

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2021
Population
Born in New York State		43.6%	45.6%	47.2%	43.2%
Disabled population			7.0%	4.5%	7.5%
Foreign-born population	47.9%	46.5%	44.4%	35.0%	36.5%
Population	112,670	110,333	107,419	106,258	109,967
Population aged 65+	9.7%	10.2%	11.1%	14.0%	18.3%
Households
Households with children under 18 years old	42.2%	34.7%	34.4%	21.9%	20.1%
Single-person households		31.5%	32.9%	35.3%	32.5%
Race and Ethnicity
Percent Asian	0.8%	0.9%	1.8%	2.1%	2.8%
Percent Black	79.0%	74.8%	75.2%	57.2%	54.3%
Percent Hispanic	8.2%	8.4%	6.5%	12.2%	10.0%
Percent white	8.6%	14.0%	14.9%	25.3%	25.8%
Racial diversity index	0.36	0.41	0.41	0.59	0.63
Income and Poverty
Income diversity ratio		4.6	5.0	4.4	6.7
Median household income (2022$)	$53,090	$47,990	$49,950	$74,370	$66,800
Median household income, homeowners (2022$)		$80,190	$83,960	$108,390	$114,570
Median household income, renters (2022$)		$43,700	$43,260	$68,160	$60,360
Poverty rate	24.0%	22.3%	25.6%	17.9%	22.4%
Poverty rate, population aged 65+		18.4%	19.2%	20.6%	23.8%
Poverty rate, population under 18 years old		32.3%	36.7%	30.1%	26.3%
Labor Market
Labor force participation rate		63.6%	66.6%	66.3%	65.9%
Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma		21.5%	18.3%	11.1%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	13.59%	11.31%	20.20%	4.46%	13.16%

Housing Market and Conditions

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2021	2022
Housing Stock
Homeownership rate	15.0%	17.4%	15.1%	17.0%	18.1%
Housing units		42,414	41,681	48,952	48,945
Rental vacancy rate			2.8%	3.2%	2.7%
Serious housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)		125.2	119.3	170.5	193.0	203.5
Severe crowding rate (% of renter households)			4.4%	4.0%	4.2%
Total housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)		623.4	550.2	663.4	678.1	637.7
Finance - Distress
Notices of foreclosure rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)	11.8	16.6	33.3	14.9	9.5	9.3
Notices of foreclosure, all residential properties	88	106	215	97	73	72
Notices of foreclosure, initial, 1-4 family and condo properties	45	77	123	37	18	21
Notices of foreclosure, repeat, 1-4 family and condo properties	16	14	65	50	40	37
Pre-foreclosure notice rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)				66.4	26.1	56.9
Pre-foreclosure notices, 1-4 family and condo properties				389	162	354
Properties entering REO, 1-4 family	7	2	1
Finance - Lending
FHA/VA-backed home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)		2.2%	29.3%	1.1%	1.0%
Higher-cost home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)		36.4%	3.3%	1.1%	0.3%
Higher-cost refinance loans (% of refinance loans)		39.8%	5.0%	3.5%	0.7%
Home purchase loan rate (per 1,000 properties)		35.2	15.7	22.7	34.8
Home purchase loans in LMI tracts (% of home purchase loans)		76.6%	8.9%	70.3%	65.0%
Home purchase loans to LMI borrowers (% of home purchase loans)		6.6%	59.3%	4.9%	2.0%
Refinance loan rate (per 1,000 properties)		66.4	15.2	20.9	51.2
Sales - Volume
Sales volume, 1 family building	56	68	37	21	36	47
Sales volume, 2-4 family building	79	148	41	51	56	74
Sales volume, 5+ family building	17	51	19	10	10	16
Sales volume, condominium	19	60	26	24	109	102
Sales volume, all property types	171	327	123	106	211	239
Sales - Median Prices
Median sales price per unit, 1 family building (2022$)	$380,670	$895,850	$791,890	$1,449,440	$1,729,470	$1,397,500
Median sales price per unit, 2-4 family building (2022$)	$197,980	$351,570	$229,630	$543,540	$513,710	$543,750
Median sales price per unit, 5+ family building (2022$)	$67,480	$119,630	$135,200	$298,480	$245,920	$173,960
Median sales price per unit, condominium (2022$)	$560,800	$534,350	$539,060	$691,270	$741,660	$752,740
Sales - Housing Price Index
Index of housing price appreciation, 1 family building	100.0	241.8	197.5	437.1	518.0	553.5
Index of housing price appreciation, 2-4 family building	100.0	229.6	191.9	489.9	442.6	561.8
Index of housing price appreciation, 5+ family building	100.0	221.7	255.3	614.8	483.3	396.4
Index of housing price appreciation, condominium	100.0	126.5	101.0	156.1	192.6	163.9
Index of housing price appreciation, all property types	100.0	213.1	193.9	402.6	419.6	453.9
Subsidized Housing
Total number of subsidized properties (properties)						157
HUD Financing or Insurance (properties)						14
HUD Financing or Insurance (units)						232
HUD Project-based Rental Assistance Program (properties)						30
HUD Project-based Rental Assistance Program (units)						769
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (properties)						22
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (units)						1,162
Public Housing (properties)						1
Public Housing (units)						230
Mitchell-Lama (properties)						4
Mitchell-Lama (units)						1,016
421-a Tax Exemption (properties)						106
421-a Tax Exemption (units)						2,292
420-c Tax Exemption (properties)						6
420-c Tax Exemption (units)						281
NYC Housing Production Programs and Zoning Incentives or Requirements (properties)						76
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2023 and 2028 (properties)						15
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2023 and 2028 (units)						454
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2029 and 2038 (properties)						4
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2029 and 2038 (units)						272
Eligible to expire from housing programs in 2039 and later (properties)						23
Eligible to expire from housing programs in 2039 and later (units)						1,379

Land Use and Development

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2021	2022
Density
Population density (1,000 persons per square mile)		64.6	62.9	62.2	64.4
Development
Units authorized by new residential building permits	24	3	104	517	147	806
Units issued new certificates of occupancy	40	263	39	235	638	61

Neighborhood Services and Conditions

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2021	2022
Commute
Car-free commute (% of commuters)	76.5%	78.5%	79.4%	86.4%	71.3%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	46.4	42.3	41.9	46.7	40.2
Crime and Incarceration
Serious crime rate (per 1,000 residents)		16.7	14.7	11.2	9.3	11.8
Serious crime rate, property (per 1,000 residents)		9.5	8.7	6.3	5.0	6.7
Serious crime rate, violent (per 1,000 residents)		7.2	5.9	4.9	4.3	5.1
Schools
Students performing at grade level in English language arts, 4th grade				42.7%		32.8%
Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade				42.6%		20.2%

Renters

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2021	2022
Median Rent
Median rent, 2- and 3-bedrooms (2022$)			$1,350	$1,650	$1,790
Median rent, all (2022$)	$1,130	$1,240	$1,330	$1,600	$1,590
Median rent, recent movers (2022$)			$1,400	$1,900	$2,080
Median rent, studios and 1-bedrooms (2022$)			$1,200	$1,380	$1,500
Change in collected rent (2019-2020)					2.0%
Affordability
Rental units affordable at 30% AMI (% of recently available units)			5.0%	9.1%	7.1%
Rental units affordable at 80% AMI (% of recently available units)			70.9%	60.1%	50.8%
Rental units affordable at 120% AMI (% of recently available units)			97.8%	92.5%	91.8%
Rent Burden
Moderately rent-burdened households		26.0%	23.6%	25.1%	18.5%
Moderately rent-burdened households, low income			32.6%	31.5%	33.5%
Moderately rent-burdened households, moderate income			6.3%	15.0%	13.9%
Severely rent-burdened households	25.2%		30.0%	30.3%	28.7%
Severely rent-burdened households, low income			45.1%	45.9%	44.9%
Severely rent-burdened households, moderate income			0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Rental Subsidy
Housing choice vouchers (% of occupied, privately owned rental units)			3.4%	3.2%
Public housing (% of rental units)						0.8%

DEMOGRAPHICS

In 2021, there were an estimated 109,967 people in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens, of which 2.8% identified as Asian, 54.3% identified as Black, 10.0% identified as Hispanic, and 25.8% identified as white.

Graph showing the racial and ethnic composition of South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens in both 2000 and 2017-2021.

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In 2021, the household income group with the largest share (28.1%) of households was $100,001 - $250,000. In 2000, the household income group with the largest share (21.1%) of households was $60,001 - $100,000.

Graph showing the distribution of household income in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens in both 2000 and 2017-2021.

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Median household income in 2021 was $66,800, about 7% less than citywide median household income ($72,150). The poverty rate in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens was 22.4% in 2021 compared to 18.0% citywide.

The poverty rate in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens was 22.4% in 2021 compared to 18.0% citywide.

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The rent distribution shows the share of apartments by their size (according to the number of bedrooms), and then for each apartment size in the community district, the share of apartments according to their monthly gross rent. This distribution compares 5-year ACS figures from 2010 to 5-year ACS figures from 2021.

Graph showing the distribution of rents in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens in both 2010 and 2017-2021.

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HOUSING

Renters

Real median gross rent in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens increased from $1,240 in 2006 to $1,590 in 2021. This represents a 28.2% increase over the same period. As of 2021, the change in median household income outpaced the change in median gross rent by 9.9 percentage points. In 2021, 28.7% of renter households in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens were severely rent burdened (spent more than 50% of household income on rent). 50.8% of the rental units were affordable at 80% Area Median Income, 20 percentage points lower than the share in 2010. 0.8% of the rental units were public housing rental units, as of 2022. The overall rental vacancy rate in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens was 2.7% in 2021.

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Graph showing the change in real median gross rent and median renter household income in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens from 2006 to 2021.

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0.8% of the rental units in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens are public housing rental units in 2022.

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Homeowners

In 2021, the homeownership rate in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens was 18.1%, which is lower than the citywide share of 33.3%. The homeownership rate in the neighborhood has increased by 3.0 percentage points since 2010. In 2021, the home purchase loan rate was 34.8 per 1,000 properties (owner-occupied 1-4 family buildings, condominiums, or cooperative apartments) and the refinance loan rate was 51.2 per 1,000 properties in the neighborhood. Out of all the first-time home purchase loans and refinance loans in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens, 0.3% and 0.7% were high cost loans, respectively. 72 properties had a filing of mortgage foreclosure in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens in 2022. There were 9.3 mortgage foreclosure actions initiated per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units.

There were 9.3 mortgage foreclosure notices per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens in 2022

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Development

The Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 61 residential units in new buildings in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens in 2022, 577 fewer than the number of units certified in 2021.

Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 61 residential units in new buildings in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens last year, the same as the number of units certified in 2022.

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Over the last decade, 2,803 units in 4+ unit buildings were built in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens. 57% were market rate, compared to 36% that were income-targeted. We use data from a variety of sources to count the number of income-restricted units targeted to households earning between 80% and 165% of AMI. However, due to restricted availability of granular data our calculations of income-restricted units should be read as conservative estimates. Read more about our methodology in the technical appendix of the 2021 Focus Report.

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NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND CONDITIONS

The serious crime rate was 11.8 serious crimes per 1,000 residents in 2022, compared to 14.2 serious crimes per 1,000 residents citywide.

The serious crime rate was 11.8 serious crimes per 1,000 residents in 2022, compared to 14.2 serious crimes per 1,000 residents citywide.

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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, data under the 2019 heading comes from the 2015 – 2019 ACS and data under the 2021 heading comes from 2017 – 2021 ACS .