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Kings County, NY


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Designated Market Area: New York, NY-CT-NJ-PA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Big Cities

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2022 population: 2,590,516   ( 85,816 from 2010 , 145,559 from 2020)
Land area: 69.4 square miles
Population density: 37340.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:951,103 36.71% 6.5%
Black:754,23329.12% 5.6%
Indian:4,9430.19% 6.6%
Asian:337,00813.01% 29.2%
2+ races:53,7782.08% 34.4%
Hispanic:489,45118.89% 1.4%
Total non-White:1,639,41363.29% 1.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:77,186 14.1
Deaths:50,4939.2
Net Migration: -187,453-34.3
Net Immigration: 19,2783.5
Change in White population:57,797 2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:28,019 1.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
2,504,700
893,30635.67%
799,06631.90%
4,6380.19%
260,76210.41%
40,0101.60%
496,28519.81%
1,611,39464.33%

2000
2,465,326
854,53234.66%
848,58334.42%
4,4940.18%
185,0947.51%
68,6882.79%
487,87819.79%
1,610,79465.34%

1990
2,300,664
928,25540.35%
806,86435.07%
4,4430.19%
113,4974.93%
n/a
447,60519.46%
1,372,40959.65%

1980
2,230,936
1,095,94649.12%
688,40530.86%
1,7250.08%
46,2172.07%
n/a
393,10317.62%
1,134,99050.88%

1970
2,602,012
1,705,21065.53%
587,13222.56%
2,7210.10%
15,3680.59%
n/a
271,76910.44%
896,802 34.47%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
370,723 15.0
161,7706.6
-458,969-18.6
200,4498.1
38,774 1.6
600 0.0
1990's
NumberRate
422,808 18.4
207,9069.0
-579,530-25.2
346,90915.1
-73,723 -3.2
238,385 10.4
1980's
NumberRate
415,943 18.6
225,878 10.1
-85,758 -3.8
n/a
-167,691 -7.5
237,419 10.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-600,004 -23.1
n/a
-609,264 -23.4
238,188 9.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Kings County, NY
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
35.9
604,364 23.3%
1,986,152 76.7%
388,584 15.0%
997,957
2.64
600,177 60.1%
371,884 62.0%
69,865 11.6%
397,780 39.9%

2010
NumberPercent
34.1
594,378 23.7%
1,910,322 76.3%
287,633 11.5%
916,856
2.69
573,363 62.5%
333,127 58.1%
89,835 15.7%
343,493 37.5%

2000
NumberPercent
33.4
658,663 26.7%
1,806,663 73.3%
283,282 11.5%
881,006
2.75
588,870 66.8%
349,980 59.4%
107,110 18.2%
292,136 33.2%

1990
NumberPercent
32.6
603,137 26.2%
1,697,527 73.8%
286,911 12.5%
827,679
2.74
563,283 68.1%
347,432 61.7%
99,424 17.7%
264,396 31.9%

1980
NumberPercent
31.1
631,286 28.3%
1,599,650 71.7%
278,601 12.5%
829,304
2.66
577,040 69.6%
385,162 66.7%
107,078 18.6%
252,264 30.4%

2022 Housing Data for Kings County, NY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units1,079,551 
Median Value$865,300 
Occupied997,95792.4%
Vacant81,5947.6%
Owned302,50530.3%
Rented695,45269.7%
Median Rent$1,715 
Single-Family Units148,53913.8%
    Detached53,8105.0%
    Attached94,7298.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units581,09353.8%
Mobile Homes1,4950.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kings County, NY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00067,7746.8%
$10,000 to $14,99957,9555.8%
$15,000 to $19,99938,9503.9%
$20,000 to $24,99939,1613.9%
$25,000 to $29,99936,8853.7%
$30,000 to $34,99932,7863.3%
$35,000 to $39,99931,4103.1%
$40,000 to $44,99929,9843.0%
$45,000 to $49,99931,4333.1%
$50,000 to $59,99960,4216.1%
$60,000 to $74,99973,5967.4%
$75,000 to $99,999108,69810.9%
$100,000 to $124,99986,7008.7%
$125,000 to $149,99966,4216.7%
$150,000 to $199,99987,6718.8%
$200,000 or more148,11214.8%
Median Household Income74,692 
Per Capita Income43,165 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.133 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI79,4658.0%
Public Assistance55,9465.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps234,52323.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed980,30469.5%
Unemployed74,9035.3%
In Armed Forces9140.1%
Total Labor Force1,056,12174.9%
Not in Labor Force354,74725.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector417,698385,84152.0%
Non-Profit52,11495,15835.4%
Self-Employed75,88451,70559.5%
Local Government52,58074,27741.4%
State Government13,99617,74644.1%
Federal Government10,80910,49250.7%
Total Private + Self493,582437,54653.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.129,499197,67339.6%
Total623,081635,21949.5%
Pct. Govt.14.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts212,84516.9%
Sales and Office Occupations232,40318.4%
Professional, Technical372,01529.5%
Service Occupations267,70521.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5750.0%
All others175,66813.9%
White Collar 64.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance236,57118.8%
Professional, scientific, technical141,36211.2%
Educational services127,93910.1%
Retail trade111,6528.9%
Transportation and warehousing79,0986.3%
Accommodation and food services78,3196.2%
Finance and insurance63,0795.0%
Other services62,4425.0%
Construction61,5804.9%
Information60,9614.8%
Public administration49,3963.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.47,7663.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation38,2313.0%
Manufacturing36,5792.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing33,2372.6%
Wholesale trade24,9222.0%
Utilities4,8900.4%
Management1,6890.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7690.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1540.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kings County, NY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican100,3323.74%
Puerto Rican144,3245.39%
Cuban8,8290.33%
Dominican98,9383.69%
Total Central American52,4141.96%
Costa Rican2,5460.10%
Guatemalan14,6570.55%
Honduran9,2500.35%
Nicaraguan2,4060.09%
Panamanian11,9960.45%
Salvadoran10,9170.41%
Other Central American6420.02%
Total South American66,6092.49%
Argentinean4,1370.15%
Bolivian3230.01%
Chilean2,2160.08%
Colombian15,0560.56%
Ecuadorian31,5171.18%
Paraguayan750.00%
Peruvian6,9740.26%
Uruguayan5070.02%
Venezuelan4,6800.17%
Other South American1,1240.04%
Other Hispanic35,0271.31%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese204,5747.63%
Indian30,1641.13%
Bangladeshi13,1210.49%
Korean10,2670.38%
Filipino9,2930.35%
Japanese4,4150.16%
Vietnamese4,0620.15%
Taiwanese2,6190.10%
Burmese1,3070.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,393,04755.8%
Spanish364,52314.6%
Chinese175,4237.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic154,6516.2%
German, other Germanic105,7574.2%
Other Indo-European97,8663.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun86,9833.5%
Other48,7262.0%
Arabic31,6321.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian122,9474.6%
American120,7144.5%
Irish102,9643.8%
Jamaican82,9303.1%
German71,8192.7%
Russian71,1152.7%
Haitian70,9512.6%
Polish60,2162.2%
English57,6792.2%
West Indian42,5981.6%
Guyanese42,2731.6%
Ukrainian40,5131.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian39,1041.5%
African32,3071.2%
British West Indian32,2191.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen2,321,12186.6%
Not a citizen358,49913.4%
Native1,734,15464.7%
Foreign-born945,46635.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kings County, NY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
156,609 8.4%145,204 7.8%461,059 24.8%346,005 18.6%448,448 24.1%303,276 16.3%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 156,609 8.4%
9-12 Years 145,204 7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 461,059 24.8%
Some College 346,005 18.6%
Bach. Degree 448,448 24.1%
Grad Degree 303,276 16.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Kings County, NY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 962,026 887,154 74,872 7.8% 5.3%
1991 942,106 850,603 91,503 9.7% 7.3%
1992 952,128 836,491 115,637 12.1% 8.7%
1993 945,326 836,462 108,864 11.5% 7.9%
1994 932,007 840,236 91,771 9.8% 6.9%
1995 935,258 848,833 86,425 9.2% 6.3%
1996 956,921 861,630 95,291 10.0% 6.2%
1997 993,554 887,933 105,621 10.6% 6.4%
1998 1,002,313 909,470 92,843 9.3% 5.6%
1999 1,006,682 926,500 80,182 8.0% 5.2%
2000 1,040,727 974,617 66,110 6.4% 4.5%
2001 1,032,816 964,737 68,079 6.6% 4.9%
2002 1,052,453 961,354 91,099 8.7% 6.2%
2003 1,048,274 954,093 94,181 9.0% 6.4%
2004 1,062,594 982,666 79,928 7.5% 5.8%
2005 1,069,846 1,004,675 65,171 6.1% 5.0%
2006 1,076,540 1,019,861 56,679 5.3% 4.5%
2007 1,086,150 1,029,077 57,073 5.3% 4.4%
2008 1,111,934 1,045,310 66,624 6.0% 5.4%
2009 1,123,905 1,012,858 111,047 9.9% 8.4%
2010 1,172,462 1,055,400 117,062 10.0% 8.7%
2011 1,174,299 1,061,492 112,807 9.6% 8.3%
2012 1,189,756 1,072,483 117,273 9.9% 8.6%
2013 1,206,307 1,093,739 112,568 9.3% 7.8%
2014 1,213,696 1,123,287 90,409 7.4% 6.3%
2015 1,209,375 1,139,369 70,006 5.8% 5.2%
2016 1,206,229 1,142,605 63,624 5.3% 4.9%
2017 1,210,854 1,154,942 55,912 4.6% 4.6%
2018 1,200,369 1,149,788 50,581 4.2% 4.1%
2019 1,196,433 1,148,750 47,683 4.0% 3.8%
2020 1,151,130 1,006,852 144,278 12.5% 10.0%
2021 1,207,802 1,083,270 124,532 10.3% 7.0%
2022 1,208,843 1,137,876 70,967 5.9% 4.3%
2023 1,225,540 1,157,820 67,720 5.5% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com