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People QuickFacts |
Kings County |
New York |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
2,508,820 | 19,306,183 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.8% | 1.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
2,465,326 | 18,976,457 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.7% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
26.1% | 23.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.1% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
52.8% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
50.9% | 73.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
38.0% | 17.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
9.1% | 6.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.3% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
19.8% | 16.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
36.1% | 60.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
62.9% | 61.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
37.8% | 20.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
46.7% | 28.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
68.8% | 79.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.8% | 27.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
603,816 | 3,606,147 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
43.2 | 31.7 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
954,372 | 7,907,420 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
27.1% | 53.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
86.2% | 50.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$224,100 | $148,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
880,727 | 7,056,860 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.75 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$32,339 | $45,343 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,775 | $23,389 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
23.8% | 14.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Kings County |
New York |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
43,066 | 514,2652 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
469,594 | 7,417,4632 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
8.8% | 0.9%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
187,531 | 1,443,483 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
194,835 | 1,707,168 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
19.2% | 7.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.7% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
13.3% | 8.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
11.5% | 9.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
32.1% | 29.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
6,353,555 | 147,317,463 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
11,579,249 | 343,663,041 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
10,909,140 | 178,067,530 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,390 | $9,298 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,020,122 | 27,835,952 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
9,191 | 54,382 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
63,702,6341 | 143,902,5762 |