George Braham lived in enumeration district 1336 which belongs to the Manhattan tract 208, in a rented home.

This tract has a total population of 11297, which is an increase of 2115 since 1910. There are 2335 whites who are 3rd (or higher) generation immigrants, which is about 21% of the total. There are 4971 black residents in this tract, which is about 44% of the total population. The largest white ethnic group in this tract is German . They have a population of 831, which comprises about 7% of the total tract population. About 32% of the German residents are 1st generation. Irish are the second largest with 799 ( 7% ), and Russians are the third with 703 ( 6% ). The first generation immigrants make up about 33% and 53% of these groups, respectively. There are 262.7 persons per acre in this tract, which is an increase of 49.2 since 1910. About 3% of families own their homes.