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QUICK STATS: Rental Market A Tiny One in Kings Park
Owner-occupied homes by far the norm in town, Census data show.
Despite Kings Park attractions, proximity to bluffs and beaches, and a train station that goes right into New York City, the rental market in Kings Park makes up a small slice of the local real estate, Census data show.
According to the U.S. Census Department American Community Survey Estimates, out of Kings Park's 6,226 housing units, 1,056 are rentals, representing 16 percent of the total housing market. The latest ACS estimates are based on data from 2007-2011 and do not include numbers for "illegal" apartments and rentals.
Nationally, rentals make up about 45 percent of the housing stock, according to the Census.
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According to the ACS, the majority of the rentals in Kings Park are occupied by locals identifying themselves as white, renting 889 units. Hispanic members in the community make up the second largest rental demographic, renting 88 units in town.
See the chart below and let us know in the comments if you'd like to see a larger rental stock in Kings Park.
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