Kings Park, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,315

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.4

4.07% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.88%

20.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$166,150

3.08% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$635,300

Population & Diversity

Kings Park, VA is home to a population of 4.32k people, from which 90.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 26.6% of Kings Park, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.15k people).

In 2024, there were 3.84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.4k people) in Kings Park, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 624 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 445 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.1% of Kings Park, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kings Park, VA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kings Park, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kings Park, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.4k ± 600
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
624 ± 289
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
445 ± 252

22.2%

Hispanic Population

957 people

22.2% of the people in Kings Park, VA are hispanic (957 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kings Park, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

26.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.15k people

25.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.06k people

As of 2024, 26.6% of Kings Park, VA residents (1.15k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kings Park, VA was 25.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kings Park, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
109 ± 62
Gulf War (1990s)
97 ± 90
Gulf War (2001-)
44 ± 44

Kings Park, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kings Park, VA.

Economy

The economy of Kings Park, VA employs 2.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kings Park, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (505 people), Construction (448 people), and Public Administration (365 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($198,846), Public Administration ($157,841), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($133,021).

Employment

Occupations

2.6k

2024 Value

± 534

9.44%

1 Year growth

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings Park, VA grew at a rate of 9.44%, from 2.37k employees to 2.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kings Park, VA, are Management Occupations (481 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (361 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (335 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kings Park, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.6k

2024 Value

± 534

9.44%

1 Year growth

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings Park, VA grew at a rate of 9.44%, from 2.37k employees to 2.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kings Park, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (505 people), Construction (448 people), and Public Administration (365 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kings Park, VA, though some of these residents may live in Kings Park, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,808

Median earning men ± $37,520

$57,266

Median earning women ± $27,092

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($162,692), Other Services Except Public Administration ($140,938), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($124,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($114,977), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($93,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,556).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kings Park, VA was $635,300 in 2024, which is 1.91 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $623,700 to $635,300, a 1.86% increase. The homeownership rate in Kings Park, VA is 92.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kings Park, VA have an average commute time of 32.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kings Park, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$635,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,034

$1,327

Median Property Taxes

±$302

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kings Park, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kings Park, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

92.2%

Homeownership

2024

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.2% of the housing units in Kings Park, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kings Park, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$166,150

Median Household Income

± $28,787

1.44k

Number of Households

± 325

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.44k households in Kings Park, VA declined from $166,150 from the previous year's value of $171,436.

The following chart displays the households in Kings Park, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kings Park, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (52.7%)
Worked At Home (34.1%)
Carpooled (7.2%)

In 2024, 52.7% of workers in Kings Park, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kings Park, VA have a longer commute time (32.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.528% of the workforce in Kings Park, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kings Park, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kings Park, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kings Park, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.88% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kings Park, VA (81 out of 4.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kings Park, VA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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