COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Kings County

New York · 2,465,326 residents · 69.4 sq mi

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With 2,465,326 people, Kings County is a county in New York. Owners hold 27% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $229,200. The average commute runs 33 minutes. 25.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 26% less than in New York as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.1

US median: 35.2

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,465,326

+7%since 1990

from 2,300,664 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

+2%since 1990

from 32.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

69.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.6M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.4%(182,599)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.7%(189,677)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(182,866)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(177,281)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.4%(183,217)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.8%(389,714)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415%(368,600)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.5%(307,200)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.2%(201,514)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.1%(149,665)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844%(97,486)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(35,507)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,135

−5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,684 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,775

+35%since 1990

from $12,388 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

25.1%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 22.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$229,200

−11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $194,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$672

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $477 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

27.1%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 26.1% in 1990

72.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic46.9%(1,079,762)

Black38%(873,620)

Hispanic / Latino19.5%(447,605)

Asian4.8%(111,148)

2000

White, non-Hispanic34.7%(854,532)

Black34.4%(848,583)

Hispanic / Latino19.8%(487,878)

Asian7.5%(184,291)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5%(132,727)

Mexican3.9%(103,780)

Dominican3.7%(96,212)

South American2.7%(71,227)

Central American2%(53,087)

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)

Paraguayan0%(84)

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)

Singaporean0%(200)

Kazakh0%(160)

Laotian0%(105)

Hmong0%(24)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1,206)

Chamorro0%(373)

Samoan0%(209)

Fijian0%(153)

Tongan0%(23)

Marshallese0%(19)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian1.6%(41,579)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(248)

Somali0%(204)

RANKED:Largest West Indian population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.8%

+5.3 ptssince 1990

from 16.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

68.8%

+5.1 ptssince 1990

from 63.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

8.8%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 7.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.5 min

−8%since 1990

from 35.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married39.9%(347,129)

Married51.8%(450,794)

Widowed2.8%(24,393)

Divorced5.5%(48,075)

Women 15+

Never married35.1%(364,988)

Married45.2%(470,392)

Widowed11.2%(116,741)

Divorced8.6%(89,210)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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