U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kings County, New York; United States
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
NA |
340,110,988 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
NA |
340,110,988 |
| Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
2,561,225 |
334,914,895 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) |
NA |
331,515,736 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023) |
2,736,119 |
331,464,948 |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
NA |
2.6% |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
-6.4% |
1.0% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 2,736,074 | 331,449,281 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 2,504,700 | 308,745,538 |
| Age and Sex | ||
| Persons under 5 years, percent |
6.1% |
5.5% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent |
21.8% |
21.7% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent |
16.2% |
17.7% |
| Female persons, percent |
52.4% |
50.5% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | ||
| White alone, percent |
50.0% |
75.3% |
| Black alone, percent (a)(a) |
32.8% |
13.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a) |
1.0% |
1.3% |
| Asian alone, percent (a)(a) |
13.1% |
6.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a) |
0.1% |
0.3% |
| Two or More Races, percent |
3.0% |
3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b) |
18.9% |
19.5% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent |
37.2% |
58.4% |
| Population Characteristics | ||
| Veterans, 2019-2023 | 32,381 | 16,569,149 |
| Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 | 35.2% | 13.9% |
| Housing | ||
| Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 1,110,696 | 145,344,636 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 | 29.7% | 65.0% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 | $889,700 | $303,400 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 | $3,468 | $1,902 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 | $1,100 | $612 |
| Median gross rent, 2019-2023 | $1,784 | $1,348 |
| Building Permits, 2023 | 15,076 | 1,511,102 |
| Families & Living Arrangements | ||
| Households, 2019-2023 | 1,009,596 | 127,482,865 |
| Persons per household, 2019-2023 | 2.57 | 2.54 |
| Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 | 90.1% | 87.3% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 | 44.3% | 22.0% |
| Computer and Internet Use | ||
| Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 | 92.5% | 94.8% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 | 87.9% | 89.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 84.2% | 89.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 41.3% | 35.0% |
| Health | ||
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 | 6.3% | 9.1% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent |
6.5% |
9.5% |
| Economy | ||
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 64.1% | 63.0% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 60.7% | 58.7% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 6,149,938 | 1,196,315,575 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 31,154,069 | 3,330,304,719 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 3,474,228 | 1,316,303,546 |
| Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 39,844,396 | 6,974,691,329 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) | $15,387 | $20,928 |
| Transportation | ||
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 42.1 | 26.6 |
| Income & Poverty | ||
| Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $78,548 | $78,538 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $46,057 | $43,289 |
| Persons in poverty, percent |
19.1% |
11.1% |