In 2021, Kings County, NY had a population of 2.71M people with a median age of 35.7 and a median household income of $67,753. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Kings County, NY grew from 2.58M to 2.71M, a 5.26% increase and its median household income grew from $63,973 to $67,753, a 5.91% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kings County, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (36.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (28.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (11.7%), Other (Hispanic) (8.64%), and White (Hispanic) (5.37%).
None of the households in Kings County, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
86.5% of the residents in Kings County, NY are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Kings County, NY are CUNY Brooklyn College (4,334 degrees awarded in 2021), CUNY New York City College of Technology (3,103 degrees), and CUNY Kingsborough Community College (2,164 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Kings County, NY was $767,500, and the homeownership rate was 30.7%.
Most people in Kings County, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 42.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Kings County, NY was 0 cars per household.
Kings County, NY borders Hudson County, NJ, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY, and Richmond County, NY.