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Kings County Statistics

Facts

Land area70.8 square miles
Population Density35,369.1 persons per square mile.

Population

Population (2013)2,592,149
Population change3.5%
Under 5 years of age7.4%
Under 1823.3%
65 and over12%
Females52.6%
White49.5
Hispanic or Latino of any race19.6
Asian11.7%
Two or more races2.3%
Black or African American35.4%
Native American1%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Had graduated from high school79%
Had a bachelor degree or higher30.6%
Veterans50,234

Households and Housing

Households916,025
Persons per household2.7
Living in the same house for one year or more90.5%
Median household income$46,085
The Per capita income$25,289
Live below the poverty line23.2%
Housing units1,005,994
Multi-unit structures86%
The median value of owner-occupied housing$557,100
Residents owning their homes29.8%

Business Facts

Total number of firms253,129
Women-owned firms33.6%
Asian-owned firms14.5%
Hispanic-owned firms10.8%
Black-owned firms20.8%
Native American-owned firms0.9%
Pacific Islander-owned firms0%
Retail sales$15,431,858
Retail sales per capita$6,077
Manufacturers shipments$4,555,642
Merchant wholesaler sales$13,802,231
Source US Census Data