Demographics of Kings County, New York

Kings County, New York had 2,653,963 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −68,296 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kings County, in four figures

2,653,963
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −68,296 people.; 36.5 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,263 ±$946
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Kings County, New York's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kings County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Kings County, New York's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kings County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,722,259	100.0	100.0
2021	2,634,576	96.8	100.2
2022	2,600,751	95.5	100.7
2023	2,611,893	95.9	101.6
2024	2,658,657	97.7	102.5
2025	2,653,963	97.5	103.1

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Population of Kings County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,722,259	−14,032	−2,763	+255	−11,248
2021	2,634,576	−87,683	+14,727	+5,078	−100,839
2022	2,600,751	−33,825	+15,962	+23,956	−76,006
2023	2,611,893	+11,142	+16,767	+45,346	−51,240
2024	2,658,657	+46,764	+17,117	+58,553	−28,849
2025	2,653,963	−4,694	+16,835	+17,564	−38,847

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.5 ±0.1: for men 35.3 ±0.1 and for women 37.8 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kings County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	170,013 ±184	6.5% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	414,461 ±3,400	15.7% ±0.1	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	200,607 ±2,277	7.6% ±0.1	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	840,051 ±4,221	31.9% ±0.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	599,852 ±3,830	22.8% ±0.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	406,596 ±4,371	15.5% ±0.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,263 ±$946, and income per person $47,575 ±$456, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kings County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	194,666 ±3,914	19.3% ±0.4	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	153,647 ±3,909	15.2% ±0.4	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	131,598 ±3,552	13.0% ±0.4	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	112,053 ±2,889	11.1% ±0.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	153,754 ±3,241	15.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	92,631 ±2,603	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	171,578 ±3,043	17.0% ±0.3	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kings County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	498,422 ±11,014	19.1% ±0.4	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	150,832 ±4,704	26.1% ±0.7	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	233,275 ±5,694	15.7% ±0.4	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	114,315 ±2,814	21.1% ±0.5	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kings County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kings County	New York	United States
Housing units	1,100,772 ±433	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±0.2	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.3% ±0.2	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	29.5% ±0.4	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	70.5% ±0.4	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$905,000 ±$7,741	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,833 ±$9	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1944 ±1	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kings County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	498,746 ±0	19.0% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	949,210 ±2,091	36.1% ±0.1	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	700,850 ±4,306	26.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	317,730 ±2,663	12.1% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,407 ±454	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	903 ±203	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	29,750 ±2,702	1.1% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	130,984 ±4,742	5.0% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kings County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	1,274,809 ±9,088	48.4% ±0.3	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	348,805 ±5,927	13.3% ±0.2	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	79,488 ±2,707	3.0% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	928,478 ±8,422	35.3% ±0.3	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	570,819 ±6,421	21.7% ±0.2	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	357,659 ±7,125	13.6% ±0.3	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Kings County among the counties of New York

1st of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Kings County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kings County	2,653,963	−2.5%
Queens County	2,358,182	−1.1%
New York County	1,664,862	−1.3%
Suffolk County	1,546,090	+1.6%
Bronx County	1,406,332	−3.8%
Nassau County	1,398,939	+0.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026