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Kings County, New York Facts

Facts
State New York
Land area 70.8 square miles
Population Density 35,369.1 persons per square mile.
Population
Population (2013) 2,592,149
Population change 3.5%
Under 5 years of age 7.4%
Under 18 23.3%
65 and over 12%
Females 52.6%
White 49.5
Hispanic or Latino of any race 19.6
Asian 11.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Black or African American 35.4%
Native American 1%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Had graduated from high school 79%
Had a bachelor’s degree or higher 30.6%
Veterans 50,234
Households and Housing
Households 916,025
Persons per household 2.7
Living in the same house for one year or more 90.5%
Median household income $46,085
The per capita income $25,289
Live below the poverty line. 23.2%
housing units 1,005,994
Multi-unit structures 86%
The median value of owner-occupied housing $557,100
Residents owning their homes. 29.8%
Business Facts
Total number of firms 253,129
Women-owned firms 33.6%
Asian-owned firms 14.5%
Hispanic-owned firms 10.8%
Black-owned firms 20.8%
Native American-owned firms 0.9%
Pacific Islander-owned firms 0%
Retail sales $15,431,858
Retail sales per capita $6,077
Manufacturers shipments $4,555,642
Merchant wholesaler sales $13,802,231