In 2018, an estimated 22% of Crown Heights South residents lived in poverty, compared to 21% in all of Brooklyn and 20% in all of New York City. One in nine residents (11%) were unemployed, compared to 9% in the rest of both Brooklyn and New York City.
In 2018, about 22% of Crown Heights South's population were living in poverty, a figure that aligns with the rates in all of Brooklyn at 21% and in New York City as a whole at 20%. One out of every nine residents (11%) was unemployed, which is comparable to the unemployment rate for the rest of both Brooklyn and New York City.