Places/NY/Kings County, NY
County profile

Kings County, NY

United States · GDP 2024
#30 of 3,127 US counties by GDP72nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 11% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$145.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
745,880
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
62,317
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,653,963
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$80.3k±$946
Bachelor's degree+
42.1%±0.4%
Poverty rate
19.1%±0.4%
Business applications
48,687 · 2025
Retail establishments
10,114
38.0/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care57%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation11%
Education7%
Other services6%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
2,653,963
residents · 2025 · -2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $69.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration295,781
International migration+150,497
Natural change+81,408

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$108.5B
2019
$108.5B
2020
$115.6B
2021
$125.6B
2022
$137.1B
2023
$145.9B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$905.0k±$7.7k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$9/mo
Vacancy rate
8.3%±0.2%
Affordability
15.3× wages
Residential permits
$1.2B
6,844 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 100Strong wind 100Heat wave 100
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
1792
2016
1928
2017
2054
2018
2131
2019
2166
2020
2234
2021
2389
2022
2444
2023
2487
2024
2602
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-2% since 2021
7,013
2021
13,480
2022
15,076
2023
10,063
2024
6,844
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.5 km
I-278
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
LI
Nearest port
5.7 km
CONTINENTAL TERMINALS BROOKLYN 23RD STREET PIER
Nearest commercial airport
13.6 km
JOHN F KENNEDY INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$59.3k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rank
New York$1.0TQueens$143.1BSuffolk$139.0BNassau$130.2B
The read

What is the GDP of Kings?

Kings's economy produced $145.9B in 2024, growing 6.4% year over yearfaster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.