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Ocean Hill-Brownsville
Community District #16, commonly referred to as Ocean Hill-Brownsville, is located in East Brooklyn. It comprises 1,230.6 acres of land. It is bounded on the north by Broadway, on the east by Van Sinderen Avenue, on the south by the Long Island Railroad, and on the west by East 98th Street, East New York Avenue, Ralph Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, and Saratoga Avenue.
The housing stock consists of a mix of one- and two-family, privately owned homes and a large number of government-subsidized multi-unit buildings, including 15 traditional Housing Authority projects, rehabbed multiple units also managed by the Housing Authority, SRO and family shelters, Section 8 housing, Mitchell-Lamas, cooperatives, and condos.
According to the 2023 Brooklyn Community District 16 — Ocean Hill & Brownsville, the population was 101,000 residents, with 64.3% being Black or African American, 10.1% of other races and Hispanic, 5.24% White non-Hispanic, 4.66% of Two or More Races (including Other Hispanic), and 3.55% White Hispanic.
The median household income in 2023 rose from $36,871 to $41,322, a 12.1% increase. The median property value increased by 0.746% to $621,300.
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