More fun with demographics! The average brownstone Brooklyn renter in the first quarter of this year was a twentysomething artsy freelancer who makes $50,000 a year, says the Eagle. The profile is based on data from a firm called Ideal Properties Group. More: 33 percent of new Brooklyn renters were in the entertainment business, 24 percent in art, design and architecture, 10 percent in legal work, 9 percent in advertising, media and public relations, and 7 percent in sales. (How about finance?) According to Ideal’s report, fewer new renters are coming from across the river: In the first quarter of 2006, 53 percent were from Manhattan, compared to 24 percent in Q1 2008. The vast majority of renters surveyed had roommates.
As Brooklyn Grows, More People—And Young Ones—Are Renting [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]