Midwood, Brooklyn has 49,291 residents living in 18,462 households, and 68.7% of those households rent. Compared with Brooklyn as a whole, a larger share of its residents are white, born abroad, children or seniors.
Just over half of residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. Russian, Polish or another Slavic language is spoken by 20.5%, more than three times Brooklyn’s rate.
Every Census number below comes from the United States Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS 2024 5-year), which pools surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. We added up the 16 census tracts in New York City’s official Midwood neighborhood area, so this data describes the neighborhood itself, not a ZIP code.
Where is Midwood, Brooklyn?
It’s a Brooklyn neighborhood in Community District 14. On the city’s neighborhood map, it borders Madison, Flatlands, Flatbush, Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Gravesend (East)-Homecrest and Mapleton-Midwood (West).
The Q train stops at Avenue H, Avenue J and Avenue M inside the area. Newkirk Plaza, one stop north, is outside it, and Kings Highway, one stop south, sits just over the line in Madison. The F train’s Avenue I, Avenue N and Avenue P stations are in the separate city area to the west, so people living there aren’t counted below.
Brooklyn College and Midwood High School, both on Bedford Avenue, are outside the line too.
What is the population of Midwood, Brooklyn?
About 49,291 people live here. Half of them are older than about 39.0, while Brooklyn’s midpoint is 36.5.
The age mix leans toward both ends. Children under 18 make up 24.6% of residents and people 65 and older make up 20.3%, both higher than in Brooklyn overall. Young adults are the thinner group: 21.0% are 18 to 34, against 25.1% across Brooklyn.
| Age group | Midwood | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24.6% | 22.2% |
| 18 to 34 | 21.0% | 25.1% |
| 35 to 64 | 34.0% | 37.2% |
| 65 and older | 20.3% | 15.5% |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Men slightly outnumber women here, 50.4% to 49.6%. Brooklyn overall is 52.4% female.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Midwood?
The neighborhood is 61.9% white, 14.2% Asian, 8.5% Black and 8.2% Hispanic or Latino. Another 4.9% identify with two or more races. The Census counts Hispanic residents as their own group here, so the race figures don’t overlap.
That’s a different mix from the rest of Brooklyn, where 36.1% of residents are white, 26.6% are Black and 19.0% are Hispanic. The Census doesn’t ask about religion, so none of these numbers measure the size of any faith community.
What languages are spoken at home in Midwood?
Just under half of residents age 5 and older, 48.4%, speak only English at home. Slavic languages, a group that includes Russian and Polish, come next at 20.5%. Spanish is far less common here than in the rest of Brooklyn.
| Language spoken at home | Midwood | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|
| English only | 48.4% | 55.4% |
| Russian, Polish or other Slavic | 20.5% | 6.1% |
| Other Indo-European languages | 7.4% | 4.0% |
| Other and unspecified languages | 6.8% | 2.2% |
| Spanish | 5.5% | 14.4% |
| Other Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3.4% | 1.1% |
| Chinese | 2.6% | 6.7% |
| German or other West Germanic, including Yiddish | 2.6% | 4.6% |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Share of residents age 5 and older. Smaller language groups are left out.
Immigration shapes the neighborhood too. 40.6% of residents were born in another country, compared with 35.3% in Brooklyn, and 27.1% of all residents are naturalized citizens. Our own agents speak English, Hebrew, Farsi, French, Spanish and Russian.
How many households and housing units are in Midwood?
There are 19,869 homes and 18,462 households. The average household has 2.63 people, close to Brooklyn’s 2.56. Homeowners run bigger households, at 3.04 people, than renters at 2.44.
Renting is the norm. Only 31.3% of households own their home, a bit above Brooklyn’s 29.5%. Most of those owners have no mortgage: just 41.7% of owner-occupied homes carry one, against 58.4% across Brooklyn.
Most homes here are apartments in large buildings. 56.4% sit in buildings with 20 or more units, and 37.0% are in buildings with one to four.
Rent plus utilities for rental units comes to about $1,730 a month at the midpoint, below Brooklyn’s $1,833. The Census counted 7.1% of the neighborhood’s homes as vacant, against 8.3% across Brooklyn.
What is the median household income in Midwood?
About $73,000, which is lower than Brooklyn’s $80,263. Incomes are spread wide, though. 36.3% of households earn $100,000 or more, and 13.1% earn $200,000 or more.
Poverty runs below the Brooklyn rate, at 16.6% of residents against 19.1%. Unemployment is 5.6%, compared with 7.9% in Brooklyn. A smaller share of adults 16 and up are working or looking for work, 57.7% against 64.3%.
Education levels are high. 49.0% of adults 25 and older have at least a bachelor’s degree, above Brooklyn’s 42.1%.
How do Midwood residents commute?
Public transit is the most common way to get to work, though fewer people use it here than in the rest of Brooklyn. 37.9% of workers take the subway, bus or another form of transit, compared with 46.5% across Brooklyn, and 23.5% drive to work alone. Another 15.4% work from home and 9.7% walk.
The average trip to work takes 41.2 minutes, about the same as Brooklyn’s 41.7. For 27.3% of commuters it’s an hour or longer.
Many households here don’t own a car. 44.6% have no vehicle at all, fewer than the 56.4% across Brooklyn but far more than the 18.5% in Marine Park.
What kinds of homes sell in Midwood?
Houses and co-ops. From January through August 2026, the New York City Department of Finance recorded 146 sales of $100,000 or more in its Midwood sales area. One- to three-family houses made up 55% of them and co-ops 34%. The midpoint sale price was $900K, up 5.6% from the same months of 2025.
| Home type | Sales, Jan to Aug 2026 | Median price, 2026 | Sales, Jan to Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-family house | 60 | $1.44M | 67 |
| Two-family house | 16 | $1.36M | 21 |
| Three-family house | 5 | $1.6M | 1 |
| Co-op apartment | 50 | $320K | 42 |
| Condominium | 15 | $609K | 22 |
New York City Department of Finance Rolling Sales (file dated September 9, 2026) and Annualized Sales. Sales of $100,000 or more. The city’s sales area has its own boundaries, which don’t match the Census area above.
Co-op sales rose from 42 to 50, while single-family house sales slipped from 67 to 60. These records show what sold and for how much. They don’t record who bought, so they can’t tell you whether buyers came from the neighborhood or moved in. For a street-level look at the area, see our Midwood neighborhood guide.
How does Midwood compare with Madison and Marine Park?
Midwood is the youngest and most educated of the three, and the most likely to rent. Marine Park is the only one where most households own their home, and its typical household income is well above the others.
| Midwood | Madison | Marine Park | Brooklyn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 49,291 | 38,197 | 42,837 | 2,631,580 |
| Median age | 39.0 | 42.9 | 42.6 | 36.5 |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $74,000 | $110,000 | $80,263 |
| Households that own | 31.3% | 43.8% | 73.2% | 29.5% |
| Born in another country | 40.6% | 49.4% | 29.0% | 35.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 49.0% | 43.6% | 43.1% | 42.1% |
| Take transit to work | 37.9% | 37.6% | 29.0% | 46.5% |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Neighborhood figures for age and income are estimated from Census brackets. Brooklyn’s are published figures.
Living in Midwood: schools and landmarks
The city’s facilities database lists 6 public schools inside the area, including Edward R. Murrow High School on Avenue L and the Andries Hudde middle school on Nostrand Avenue. It also lists 2 charter schools and 22 private schools.
Several of the private schools are yeshivas. Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin and Yeshiva Darche Eres are on Coney Island Avenue, the Yeshiva of Flatbush high school is on Avenue J, and Shaare Torah’s girls high school is on Ocean Avenue.
Touro University has a campus here, and the neighborhood has its own public library branch. The one historic site the database lists inside the area is the East Midwood Jewish Center.
Is Midwood a good area to live in?
That depends on what you need, and Census numbers only answer part of it. They can tell you who your neighbors are likely to be, how people get around and what homes cost.
For safety, schools and shopping, read our take on whether Midwood is a good neighborhood.
Midwood demographics: common follow-up questions
What percentage of Midwood’s population is U.S.-born?
59.4% are citizens by birth, a count that also includes people born in Puerto Rico or abroad to American parents. Another 27.1% became citizens, and 13.6% aren’t citizens.
Are there more men or women in Midwood?
Slightly more men, at 50.4% of residents. Brooklyn, Madison and Marine Park all have more women than men.
Is Midwood a good place to live in your 20s?
A smaller share of your neighbors will be your age. Adults 18 to 34 make up 21.0% of residents here, compared with 25.1% across Brooklyn.
Does the Census track religion in Midwood?
No. Federal law bars the Census from making anyone answer questions about religion, and its surveys don’t ask. Any figure you see for a religious community in the neighborhood comes from somewhere else.
From The Behfar Team
We work from our office at 1524 East 23rd Street in Midwood and have closed 494 buyer and seller transactions. So far in 2026 the team reports 60 closed sales worth $80.7 million, 34 of them for sellers. Our 144 Google reviews are the most of any Midwood agency, and our agents speak six languages.
Find out what your Midwood home is worth
We’ll give you a price read based on what actually sold near you, including recent house, co-op and condo sales in the neighborhood. You can also call the office at 347-988-2526.
Population, household, income, language and commute figures come from the American Community Survey, summed across the census tracts in the city’s official neighborhood area. Neighborhood age, income and rent midpoints are estimates. Sales figures come from the New York City Department of Finance. School and landmark listings come from the city’s facilities database. The religion rule is Public Law 94-521. This is general information, not financial advice.
