Boundaries: Fourth Avenue to Hoyt Street/Smith Street; Prospect Avenue/the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to Butler/Baltic Street.
Where Would You Live? Labeled by some industry experts as the “Williamsburg of ten years ago” Gowanus still has a limited amount of residential property and much of Gowanus is zoned for light manufacturing. Current residential properties consist of single-,two-,and three-family brick and vinyl siding residences. Proposed rezoning of the area has attracted interest of developers who are looking to build large residential buildings.
Neighborhood Features: outdoor strolls and bike rides over the Gowanus canal via the Carroll Street Bridge; dining at Littleneck; nightlife and bars such as Lowlands, Draft Barn and Halyards; events like trivia at Fourth Avenue Pub or Pacific Standard, Proteus Gowanus, The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club or Cut Brooklyn, and with groups such as the Fixers Collective.
Subways: F,G to Fourth Ave.-9th St. | R to 9th St.-Fourth Ave. | F,G to Smith-9th St. | F,G to Carroll St. | R to Union St.
12,799 people live in Gowanus, where the median age is 36 and the average individual income is $72,624. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Total Population
Median Age
Population Density Population Density This is the number of people per square mile in a neighborhood.
Average individual Income
There's plenty to do around Gowanus, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Chocolate Noise, Mon Win Food Market Corp, and Syrian Sweet Refuge.
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| Dining | 0.77 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 3.09 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 4.34 miles | 11 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 3.26 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 1 miles | 15 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.05 miles | 13 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 4.88 miles | 9 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.79 miles | 23 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 4.78 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.66 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.2 miles | 15 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.7 miles | 11 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 4.69 miles | 12 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.13 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 4.88 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.69 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 4.15 miles | 55 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.87 miles | 19 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
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Gowanus has 5,209 households, with an average household size of 2. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Gowanus do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 12,799 people call Gowanus home. The population density is 48,628.902 and the largest age group is between 25 and 64 years old. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Total Population
Population Density Population Density This is the number of people per square mile in a neighborhood.
Median Age
Men vs Women
Population by Age Group
0-9 Years
10-17 Years
18-24 Years
25-64 Years
65-74 Years
75+ Years
Education Level
Total Households
Average Household Size
Average individual Income
Households with Children
With Children: 1,496 (29%)
Without Children: 3,713 (71%)
Marital Status
Blue vs White Collar Workers
Blue Collar: 4%
White Collar: 96%
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