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Kings County

New York · 2,653,963 residents (2025 est.) · 69.4 sq mi
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Kings County is a county of 2,631,580 people in New York. Owners hold 29% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $905,000, having more than tripled since 2000. 35% of locals were born outside the United States. Few US counties rank higher on income. Density works out to 37,932 people per square mile.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,263, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 117%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Kings County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share40.3% → 36.1% (−4.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree16.6% → 42.1% (+25.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Black share35.1% → 26.6% (−8.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts

Among the 62 counties in New York

  • 17th in household income$80,263
  • 9th in share with a bachelor's degree42.1%
  • 2nd in home value$905,000
  • 2nd in diversity score93.1
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,631,580
+7%since 2000
from 2,465,326 in 2000
2,653,963 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
37,932 / sq mi
+7%since 2000
from 35,535 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.5
+10%since 2000
from 33.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
69.4 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.3M2.4M2.5M2.6M2.8M19902000201020202024Kings County
20242.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(170,013)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(157,752)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(164,868)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(142,226)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(150,222)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.5%(460,978)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.4%(379,073)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(305,451)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.2%(294,401)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(235,390)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(121,213)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(49,993)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$80,263
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,135 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,575
+184%since 2000
from $16,775 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.5%
+25.0 ptssince 2009
from 27.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
19.1%
−5.9 ptssince 2000
from 25.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.533
+7%since 2010
from 0.499 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information8.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food4.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Wholesale trade4.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade2.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$905,000
+117%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $229,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,833
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $672 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
29.5%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 27.1% in 2000
70.5% rent
Vacancy rate
8.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.82 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.8%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 44.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.5%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
11.3
−12%since 2009
from 12.8 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
77
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic34.7%(854,532)
Black34.4%(848,583)
Hispanic / Latino19.8%(487,878)
Asian7.5%(184,291)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic36.1%(949,210)
Black26.6%(700,850)
Hispanic / Latino19%(498,746)
Asian12.1%(317,730)
Other6.3%(165,044)
Diversity Score
93
+5%since 2009
from 89 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
52
−5%since 2020
from 55 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican5%(132,727)
Mexican3.9%(103,780)
Dominican3.7%(96,212)
South American2.7%(71,227)
Ecuadorian1.3%(33,959)
Colombian0.6%(15,518)
Guatemalan0.6%(14,557)
Panamanian0.5%(12,111)
Salvadoran0.5%(11,974)
Cuban0.4%(9,539)
Honduran0.4%(9,264)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.3%(6,942)
Peruvian0.2%(6,496)
Venezuelan0.2%(5,875)
Argentine0.1%(3,650)
Costa Rican0.1%(2,806)
Chilean0.1%(2,657)
Nicaraguan0.1%(2,194)
Uruguayan0%(1,070)
Bolivian0%(509)
Asian origin
Chinese7.3%(192,609)
Asian Indian1.1%(29,011)
Pakistani0.8%(20,639)
Bangladeshi0.8%(20,188)
Korean0.4%(10,722)
Filipino0.4%(9,856)
Japanese0.2%(4,402)
Vietnamese0.2%(4,210)
Taiwanese0.1%(2,506)
Burmese0%(1,138)
Uzbek0%(869)
Thai0%(666)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(569)
Malaysian0%(540)
Cambodian0%(514)
Sri Lankan0%(439)
Indonesian0%(299)
Mongolian0%(251)
Kazakh0%(160)
Laotian0%(105)
Hmong0%(24)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(373)
Samoan0%(209)
Fijian0%(153)
Tongan0%(23)
Guamanian0%(17)
Ancestry
West Indian9.9%(260,795)
Italian4.5%(118,471)
American4.1%(107,251)
Irish4%(105,150)
Jamaican3.1%(80,267)
German2.8%(73,463)
Haitian2.5%(66,584)
English2.4%(64,134)
Russian2.3%(61,155)
Subsaharan African2.1%(56,341)
Polish2.1%(56,188)
Arab1.8%(46,948)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Ukrainian1.7%(44,108)
Guyanese1.4%(37,876)
Hungarian1%(26,420)
French0.8%(22,088)
Scottish0.6%(15,769)
Nigerian0.5%(14,301)
Barbadian0.5%(14,219)
Greek0.5%(12,431)
Egyptian0.3%(8,489)
Swedish0.3%(8,242)
Romanian0.3%(7,879)
British0.3%(7,723)
Dutch0.3%(7,578)
Syrian0.3%(7,342)
Norwegian0.3%(6,945)
Lebanese0.3%(6,781)
Turkish0.3%(6,723)
Israeli0.3%(6,613)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(5,442)
Moroccan0.2%(5,033)
Austrian0.2%(4,632)
Portuguese0.2%(4,337)
Lithuanian0.2%(4,318)
Iranian0.1%(3,838)
Armenian0.1%(3,771)
Czech0.1%(3,734)
Ghanaian0.1%(3,719)
Canadian0.1%(3,666)
Welsh0.1%(3,522)
French Canadian0.1%(3,517)
Brazilian0.1%(3,211)
Slovak0.1%(3,065)
Danish0.1%(2,725)
Swiss0.1%(2,370)
Australian0.1%(2,104)
Croatian0.1%(1,933)
Palestinian0.1%(1,719)
Finnish0.1%(1,594)
Belgian0%(1,299)
Ethiopian0%(1,199)
Macedonian0%(1,079)
Latvian0%(944)
Serbian0%(800)
Iraqi0%(773)
Jordanian0%(704)
Bulgarian0%(681)
Kenyan0%(565)
Slovene0%(549)
Somali0%(204)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.1%
+20.3 ptssince 2000
from 21.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
84.4%
+15.6 ptssince 2000
from 68.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.1%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
41.7 min
+28%since 2000
from 32.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
17.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
3.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
46.5%
−13.5 ptssince 2009
from 60.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.1%
+15.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
8.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
2.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
56.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 55.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 9.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2011
from 61.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 73.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 17.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
48.3%
+13.5 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.2% in 2009
Female
52.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.8% in 2009
Foreign born
35.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 36.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
1.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 9.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.8%
−7.9 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.5%
+14.1 ptssince 2017
from 75.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.5%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 89.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 90.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
55.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 53.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2016
from 16.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married46.2%(462,382)
Married45.7%(458,028)
Widowed2%(20,453)
Divorced6%(60,568)
Women 15+
Never married43.6%(495,699)
Married39.8%(452,820)
Widowed7.5%(85,510)
Divorced9.1%(103,487)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.8%
−7.9 ptssince 2013
from 13.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 46.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
38.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 36.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
54.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 56.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.1%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 45.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.5%(7,743)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(4,888)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(10,016)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(1,645)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(319)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 31,586 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Kings County, decade by decade

Kings County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19902,300,664$61,643$467,05316.6%84.3
20002,465,326$58,539$417,52321.8%89.4
20102,504,700$62,674$809,05228.8%90.1
20202,736,074$77,538$890,60638.8%93.5
20242,631,580$80,263$905,00042.1%93.1

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Home value$723,800−20%
Population2,358,182−11%
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KINGS COUNTY VS
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Income$91,795+14%
Home value$539,700−40%
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Income$103,931+29%
Home value$1,090,500+20%
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Kings County, New York?

Kings County, New York has about 2,631,580 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Kings County, New York?

The typical household in Kings County, New York earns about $80,263 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Kings County, New York expensive?

In Kings County, New York, the median home is worth about $905,000, and the typical rent is about $1,833 a month.

How educated are people in Kings County, New York?

About 42.1% of adults age 25 and over in Kings County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Kings County, New York?

About 19.1% of people in Kings County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Kings County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Kings County, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 330,916 residents, a change of about 14 percent over that period.

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