Kings Park is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 17,085 people and four associated neighborhoods, Kings Park is the 109th largest community in New York.

Kings Park home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Kings Park real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Kings Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Kings Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Kings Park a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Kings Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Kings Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Kings Park is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In Kings Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small town, Kings Park has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Kings Park is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.20% of adults in Kings Park have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Kings Park in 2022 was $60,658, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $242,632 for a family of four.

Kings Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kings Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kings Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Kings Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.91% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kings Park include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Kings Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.