Kings County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	73%
State:	47%

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Races in Kings County, New York:

Median resident age:	33.1 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 1,156,446	(46.9%)
Females: 1,308,880	(53.1%)

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Kings County:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$41,406
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$855
State:	$802

Kings County:	$589,300
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $652,822

Here:	$652,822
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $622,018

Here:	$622,018
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $656,678

Here:	$656,678
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $714,496

Here:	$714,496
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $436,214

Here:	$436,214
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $174,867

Here:	$174,867
State:	$40,766

Health of residents in Kings County based on 917 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
68.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
18.1% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
38.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
53.8% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
67.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 181 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 156 pounds. This is about average.
4.3% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Kings County:	21.9%
New York:	13.7%

Area name: New York-Monmouth-Ocean, NY-NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kings County is $1003 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1133 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1406 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brooklyn.

2005 air pollution in Kings County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Lead: 0.03 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 36 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: New York County , Queens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	9.2%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 174,210
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 931,769 (47% naturalized citizens)

Kings County:	37.8%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 43.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 46,988
• One, attached: 80,622
• Two: 168,830
• 3 or 4: 159,419
• 5 to 9: 103,325
• 10 to 19: 55,451
• 20 or more: 315,346
• Mobile homes: 637
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 248

Housing units in Kings County with a mortgage: 59,793 (5,098 second mortgage, 4,512 home equity loan, 183 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29,251

Here:	67.1% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Kings County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from Kings County center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 28.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 35.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 202,070 (22%) Carpooled: 72,231 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 93,767 (10%) Streetcar or trolley car: 1,799 (0%) Subway or elevated: 403,327 (45%) Railroad: 12,169 (1%) Ferryboat: 424 (0%) Taxi: 6,149 (1%) Motorcycle: 374 (0%) Bicycle: 4,846 (1%) Walked: 78,933 (9%) Other means: 4,275 (0%) Worked at home: 20,663 (2%)

5.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,897 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
New York average:	5.41%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($636 average AGI)

Kings County:	0.16%
New York average:	0.24%

3.11% relocated from other counties in New York ($24,412 average AGI)
2.13% relocated from other states ($11,850 average AGI)

Kings County:	2.13%
New York average:	1.94%

from New York County, NY	1.17% ($56,841 average AGI)
from Queens County, NY	0.96% ($31,600)
from Bronx County, NY	0.28% ($25,444)
from Richmond County, NY	0.17% ($42,874)
from Nassau County, NY	0.16% ($45,125)
from Suffolk County, NY	0.11% ($39,833)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.07% ($43,336)

6.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,032 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.78%
New York average:	6.26%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)

Kings County:	0.08%
New York average:	0.10%

3.69% relocated to other counties in New York ($23,342 average AGI)
3.01% relocated to other states ($19,228 average AGI)

Kings County:	3.01%
New York average:	2.96%

to Queens County, NY	1.32% ($34,393 average AGI)
to New York County, NY	0.84% ($47,487)
to Richmond County, NY	0.47% ($50,829)
to Bronx County, NY	0.31% ($27,529)
to Nassau County, NY	0.25% ($60,044)
to Suffolk County, NY	0.16% ($49,055)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.11% ($49,655)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 298,100 (256,297 aged, 41,803 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 2,072,260 (324,886 male householders, 263,984 female householders)

  351,572 spouses, 825,516 children (789,903 natural, 17,528 adopted, 18,085 stepchildren), 73,047 grandchildren, 51,636 brothers or sisters, 40,008 parents, 77,758 other relatives, 63,853 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 353,784 (121,625 male householders (95,926 living alone)), 170,511 female householders (149,070 living alone)), 61,648 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 39,282 (15,815 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 192,893 2-persons, 146,760 3-persons, 117,881 4-persons, 67,375 5-persons, 33,006 6-persons, 30,955 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 244,996 1-person, 38,249 2-persons, 5,961 3-persons, 1,848 4-persons, 686 5-persons, 265 6-persons, 131 7-or-more-persons.

53.3% of residents of Kings County speak English at home.
18.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
20.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $63,702,634,000 ($25735 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $631,446,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,978,169,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,544,166,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $850,407,000
Federal grants: $29,543,211,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,016,467,000 ($265,410,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,770,214,000 ($240,556,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $388,518,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,554,862,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,808,191,000

Here:	86 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+64 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	-117 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.3

Here:	3.6
State:	3.6

68% of Kings County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in New York.

Kings County:	67.6%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1227839
• Northeast: 47307
• Midwest: 24602
• South: 112338
• West: 16030

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $188,900

Here:	20.2%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	18.2%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	35.7%
New York:	38.2%

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