On the Map: Community Snapshots Family Homelessness in Your Community

Fort Greene/Brooklyn Heights 2016 May

Brooklyn Community District 2 2016 Nov. Re-release Homelessness and Poverty Families Entering Shelter All Homeless Students, SY 2013–14 Homelessness and Poverty Among Number of Families, FY 2014 Top Reasons for Number of Students Borough Rank (Out of 18 CDs All Students, Family Shelter Entry in Brooklyn) SY 2013–14 73 1,121 7 Percent Change from Percent Change from SY 2010–11 Citywide Rank (Out of 59 CDs FY 2013 to FY 2014 in New York City) -19% 41% 26 Borough Rank (Out of 18 CDs Homeless Students Homeless Students in Brooklyn) n Domestic Violence 34% That Are Doubled Up in Shelter n Homeless 6% n Eviction 18% 11 n Housed, n Overcrowding 11% Percent of Students Percent of Students Low Income 62% Citywide Rank (Out of 59 CDs n Immediate Return 16% 36% 51% n Housed, in New York City) n Other 20% Not Low Income 32% FY 2012 to Dec. 2014 N=255 Percent Change from SY 2010–11 Percent Change from SY 2010–11 34 112% 24% Stability Indicators

Affordability (Spent 50% or More on Rent) Median Monthly Rental Units Needed (n) vs. Rental Units Available (n) Household Spending CD Brooklyn NYC Very High Rent 67% Unemployment 9% 9% 8% $2,000 or More per Month 38% Adults with Less than a High Rent 9% High School Degree 8% 20% 20% $1,500–$1,999 per Month 16% People Living Below 150% of Medium Rent 5% $1,000–$1,499 per Month 15% Federal Poverty Level 26% 35% 32% Low Rent 7% Food Insecure 18% 20% 17% $600–$999 per Month 15% Median Household Income $84,568 $47,966 $52,996 Very Low Rent 13% n Spent on Rent $1,504 26% Severely Rent Burdened 19% 32% 29% Less than $600 per Month 16% n Left Over $4,216 74% Overcrowded 8% 13% 11%

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