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Kings County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Kings County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Kings County (Brooklyn), NY holds a workforce of roughly 2.6 million residents, with 41.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $50,777—below the area's median household income of $80,263, suggesting multi-earner households are common. Labor force participation sits at 64.1% with a 7.5% unemployment rate, and 35.3% of residents are foreign-born. Housing costs are steep—median home values reach $889,700 with a 29.7% homeownership rate—and a mean commute of 42.1 minutes reflects the county's dense, transit-dependent character; a poverty rate of 18.9% underscores persistent income inequality despite modest 1.8% population growth over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,617,631

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$80,263

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Kings County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone998,522 (37.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone731,303 (27.8%)
  • Asian Alone320,114 (12.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone291,240 (11.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race172,088 (6.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races99,988 (3.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish358,954
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)168,296
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic152,723
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic108,789
  5. 5.Other Indo-European99,515

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

35.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

31,586

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,489

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$46,057

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance365,456
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services204,987
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services109,632
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)105,163
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing94,763

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations602,193
  2. 2.Service Occupations260,555
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations217,805
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations100,417
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations65,266

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 2.59×)60,887
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.26×)195,436
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)367,156
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.15×)95,741
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)82,031

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$889,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,784/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

29.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99961,946 (20.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99961,140 (20.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99952,617 (17.7%)
  • $2,000,000 or More34,178 (11.5%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,99929,590 (9.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99914,616 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

41.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,777

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

41.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Public Transit562,023 (46.5%)
  • Worked At Home231,229 (19.1%)
  • Drove Alone212,734 (17.6%)
  • Walked103,154 (8.5%)
  • Carpooled46,888 (3.9%)
  • Bicycle25,500 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.