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Kings County, NY

2,636,735 Population
69.8 square miles 37,768.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$28,898 ±$454 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $34,297 ±$243
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $29,979 ±$59
$51,141 ±$566 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $60,850 ±$306
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $55,775 ±$85

22.3% ±0.7% (582,808  ±18,707) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 15.4% 2,970,032 (±0.3% / ±47,607)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,153,077 (±0.1% / ±275,061)

42.2 minutes ±0.4 (48,548,325  ±619,013) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 33.1 294,758,495 (±0.1 / ±1,596,811)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,739,568,815 (±0 / ±6,952,874)

Families

940,176 ±4,456 Number of households
  • New York: 7,233,694 ±15,840
  • United States: 118,208,250 ±155,130
2.8 ±0 (2,597,054  ±5,141) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.7 19,221,185 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 313,347,925

4.9% ±0.4% (34,935  ±2,786) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.5% 219,972 (±0.1% / ±6,705)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,931,053 (±0% / ±33,526)

Housing

1,025,815 ±1,859 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,207,161 ±1,003
  • United States: 134,793,665 ±2,413

$638,500 ±$9,179 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in New York: $293,500 ±$2,405
  • more than double the amount in United States: $194,500 ±$290

9.6% ±0.5% (250,101  ±11,578.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 10.5% 2,063,519 (±0.2% / ±35,053.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,762,323 (±0.1% / ±186,962.1)

Social

80.6% ±1% (1,438,681  ±17,089.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 86% 11,725,606 (±0.4% / ±48,722.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 87.1% 188,621,037 (±0.1% / ±216,607.1)
35.3% ±0.6% (631,092  ±10,788.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 35% 4,778,463 (±0.2% / ±31,637.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 30.6% 66,241,553 (±0.1% / ±131,693.7)

46.7% ±0.6% (1,137,404  ±15,183.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,747,065 (±0.2% / ±41,230.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.5% 64,716,079 (±0.1% / ±151,774.5)

37.6% ±0.5% (992,255  ±12,920) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 22.9% 4,530,087 (±0.2% / ±37,087)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,290,372 (±0% / ±122,466)

1.9% ±0.1% (38,511  ±2,750) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 4.8% 748,258 (±0.1% / ±12,275)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 7.6% 18,830,450 (±0% / ±68,051)
38,511 Total veterans ±2,750 34,994 Male ±2,651 3,517 Female ±834

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