Kings County, New York (NY)

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County population in July 2011: 2,508,515 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 238,290
Renter-occupied apartments: 642,437

% of renters here:	73%
State:	69%

Land area: 71 sq. mi.
Water area: 26.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 35528 people per square mile

(very high).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Kings County: 169.3 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.8%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.4%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Kings County, New York:

White Non-Hispanic Alone (36.6%)
Black Non-Hispanic Alone (33.1%)
Hispanic or Latino (19.6%)
Asian alone (9.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Some other race alone (0.5%)

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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Average household size:

Kings County:	2.8 people
New York:	3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,166 ($32,135 in 1999)

This county:	$43166
New York:	$54659

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $934 (lower quartile is $635, upper quartile is $1,228)

This county:	$934
State:	$877

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $570,300 (it was $229,200 in 2000)

Kings County:	$570,300
New York:	$306,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $401,300 - $740,100

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $636,037
Here:
$636,037
State:
$343,827

Townhouses or other attached units: $644,712
Here:
$644,712
State:
$484,742

In 2-unit structures: $655,369
Here:
$655,369
State:
$460,134

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $763,457
Here:
$763,457
State:
$569,159

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $441,149
Here:
$441,149
State:
$676,553

Mobile homes: $11,416
Here:
$11,416
State:
$40,766

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,419
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $742

Institutionalized population: 15,582

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Health of residents in Kings County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2009:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is significantly worse than average.
68.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
40.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
76.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
67.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 186 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.
4.0% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 133 buildings, average cost: $127,000
2001: 229 buildings, average cost: $137,000
2002: 189 buildings, average cost: $146,900
2003: 118 buildings, average cost: $152,800
2004: 113 buildings, average cost: $161,100
2005: 105 buildings, average cost: $168,200
2006: 113 buildings, average cost: $193,100
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings
2009: 1 building, cost: $225,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Kings County New York:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 74.2%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 24.1%

2008 Presidential Election results in Kings County New York:

Obama (Democratic): 79.6%
McCain (Republican): 20.0%

Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,783 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,948 (0.5%)

Kings County household income distribution in 2009

Kings County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.8%
(17.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.5% for Black residents, 30.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 34.3% for other race residents, 13.2% for two or more races residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.8%

Kings County:	21.8%
New York:	14.2%

(17.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.5% for Black residents, 30.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 34.3% for other race residents, 13.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2009: 34 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36 years old, Black residents: 34 years old, American Indian residents: 28 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30 years old, Other race residents: 29 years old)

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.

Kings County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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: 15.3 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour: 36 µg/m³(standard limit: 35 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: New York County , Queens County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:

Here:	10.5%
New York:	8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 197,205
1990 to 1994: 213,898
1985 to 1989: 155,564
1980 to 1984: 114,818
1975 to 1979: 73,243
1970 to 1974: 62,413
1970 to 1974: 46,485
1965 to 1969: 68,143

Mean travel time to work (commute): 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

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.97%

Here		63.0%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 1,552,336
Total congregations: 959

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Jewish	Muslim Estimate	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents	912,509 (58.8%)	379,000 (24.4%)	57,897 (3.7%)	57,755 (3.7%)	22,273 (1.4%)
Congregations	127 (13.2%)	256 (26.7%)	26 (2.7%)	51 (5.3%)	48 (5.0%)

Name	Charismatic Churches Independent	Assemblies of God	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church	Other
Adherents	20,400 (1.3%)	15,600 (1.0%)	15,352 (1.0%)	12,821 (0.8%)	58,729 (3.8%)
Congregations	6 (0.6%)	57 (5.9%)	33 (3.4%)	32 (3.3%)	323 (33.7%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Kings County - Brooklyn

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 1,469

This county:	5.79 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

Kings County:	0.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 140

Kings County:	0.55 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 68

This county:	0.27 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 1,277

Kings County:	5.03 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	8.5%
New York:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	24.7%
New York:	23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Kings County:	13.0%
State:	15.6%

Agriculture in Kings County:

The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 100.00%

Earthquake activity:

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 the 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)

Most recent natural disasters:

New York�Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 16, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1943): October 14, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1943, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
New York�Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado, Incident Period: August 8, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1724): August 31, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1724, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
New York�Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3262): September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York�Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3186): August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
New York�Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 17, 2003 to February 18, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3184): March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3184, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
New York�Terrorist Attack, Incident Period: September 11, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1391): September 11, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1391, Natural disaster type: Other
New York�Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 1, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3155): October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3155, Natural disaster type: Other
New York�Blizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1083): January 12, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1083, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
New York�Severe Blizzard, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3107): March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3107, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
New York�COASTAL STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: March 28, 1984 to April 8, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-702): April 17, 1984, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-702, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Kings County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzards: 2, Wind: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Class of Workers

Most common industries in 2009 (%)

Males Females

Construction (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Health care (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Social assistance (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2009 (%)

Males Females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Computer specialists (3%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Child care workers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Jamaica (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Haiti (7%)
Dominican Republic (6%)
Ukraine (6%)
Trinidad and Tobago (6%)
Russia (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Kings County (%):

Italian (8%)
United States or American (4%)
Russian (4%)
Jamaican (4%)
Haitian (3%)
Polish (3%)
Irish (3%)

Kings County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Kings County, New York:

10,577 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
9,594 people in nursing homes
3,654 people in religious group quarters
2,931 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
1,708 people in other group homes
1,655 people in homes for the mentally retarded
1,421 people in federal prisons and detention centers
1,303 people in homes for the mentally ill
1,237 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
1,237 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
1,029 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
1,016 people in other nonhousehold living situations
796 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
670 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
561 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
294 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
230 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
154 people in homes for the physically handicapped
142 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
99 people in military barracks, etc.
66 people in unknown juvenile institutions
62 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
50 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
40 people in other types of correctional institutions
9 people in job corps and vocational training facilities

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,385.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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 2006: 16.0

Births per 1000 population in Kings County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Kings County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Kings County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.65
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11706.91
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 319.560
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 34717.79

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1612.640
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 729.3
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.02

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 45.02
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 59.73

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.87
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 5219.003

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 45.3. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:

Suffocation - 16.2
Firearm - 8.4
Fall - 7.9
Poisoning - 5.6
Drowning - 1.8
Cut/Pierce - 1.4
Other - 4.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,426,044

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 214,175

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

Deaths: 94,944

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

Net international migration: +159,862

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

Net internal migration: -291,748

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

Population growth in Kings County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.6

Year house built

2005 or later: 8,963
2000 to 2004: 20,239
1990 to 1999: 25,144
1980 to 1989: 28,535
1970 to 1979: 50,853
1960 to 1969: 96,733
1950 to 1959: 123,143
1940 to 1949: 111,474
1939 or earlier: 496,187

Rooms in houses/apartments in Kings County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

1 room: 2,274
2 rooms: 8,164
3 rooms: 23,201
4 rooms: 35,190
5 rooms: 42,240
6 rooms: 44,640
7 rooms: 25,292
8 rooms: 18,718
9+ rooms: 38,571

1 room: 43,331
2 rooms: 92,584
3 rooms: 175,822
4 rooms: 184,574
5 rooms: 95,263
6 rooms: 33,647
7 rooms: 8,789
8 rooms: 3,534
9+ rooms: 4,893

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Kings County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

no bedroom: 3,712
1 bedroom: 29,663
2 bedrooms: 64,247
3 bedrooms: 81,628
4 bedrooms: 32,093
5+ bedrooms: 26,947

no bedroom: 53,020
1 bedroom: 248,438
2 bedrooms: 235,643
3 bedrooms: 86,737
4 bedrooms: 14,175
5+ bedrooms: 4,424

Cars and other vehicles available in Kings County, New York in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

no vehicle: 69,882
1 vehicle: 112,145
2 vehicles: 46,049
3 vehicles: 8,287
4 vehicles: 1,090
5+ vehicles: 837

no vehicle: 431,921
1 vehicle: 179,093
2 vehicles: 25,789
3 vehicles: 2,056
4 vehicles: 534
5+ vehicles: 3,044

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Kings County

Houses and condos Apartments

Utility gas (73.4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21.5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.5%)
Electricity (1.8%)

Utility gas (55.5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30.6%)
Electricity (6.4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.9%)
Other fuel (1.7%)
No fuel used (1.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 61,645

Here:	20.2%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30,239

Here:	18.2%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 50,226

Here:	35.7%
New York:	38.2%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

Total number of recipients: 141,929
Number of aged recipients: 39,937
Number of blind and disabled recipients: 101,992
Number of recipients under 18: 13,727
Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 60,297
Number of recipients older than 64: 67,905
Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 35,710
Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 75,429

Kings County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991

Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Kings County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009

Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 764 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	918	$453,983	5,698	$371,144	8,413	$339,326	427	$197,923	592	$1,410,167	874	$396,197	48	$404,958
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	98	$468,969	813	$413,335	1,530	$371,851	134	$98,687	53	$1,359,094	139	$390,576	3	$317,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	561	$486,041	2,249	$381,674	6,909	$378,949	1,064	$109,042	157	$1,197,822	920	$322,634	22	$84,364
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	399	$466,880	934	$411,171	2,995	$370,550	180	$250,483	130	$1,751,877	299	$363,913	3	$455,667
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	140	$477,336	428	$391,827	1,411	$370,189	82	$197,012	9	$2,131,889	119	$398,513	1	$330,000

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	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 404 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	403	$334,980	77	$332,753	2	$293,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	306	$379,000	51	$406,667	2	$359,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED	210	$364,152	86	$378,291	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	97	$339,371	24	$360,958	1	$360,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	50	$407,460	6	$462,000	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Kings County on our top lists:

#3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest federal government expenditure per capita in fiscal year 2004 (pop. 50,000+)"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
#12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
#16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
#17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Muslim Estimate adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
#23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005"
#23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
#25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest federal government expenditure per capita in fiscal year 2004"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
#29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
#31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Muslim Estimate adherents"
#34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
#39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
#49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
#55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

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