Demography
| Kings Hill compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Kings Hill | Tonbridge and Malling borough | England |
| Population | 3,024 | 107,561 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 6.6% | 4.6% | 9.2% |
| White | 97.3% | 98.3% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 77.5% | 76.1% | 71.7% |
| Muslim | 0.4% | 0.3% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 15.5% | 15% | 14.6% |
| Unemployed | 1.8% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Retired | 7.5% | 14.2% | 13.5% |
The 2004 Wealth of the Nation report listed the Kings Hill postcode sector (ME19 4), as having the highest average income and the highest proportion of households earning greater than £100,000 per annum in Great Britain. Although Kings Hill remains conspicuously wealthy it did not appear in the 2006 report.
As of the 2001 UK census, the Kings Hill electoral ward had a population of 3,024. The ethnicity was 97.3% white, 1% mixed race, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% black and 0.3% other. The place of birth of residents was 93.4% United Kingdom, 0.5% Republic of Ireland, 1.8% other Western European countries, and 4.3% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 77.5% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0% Jewish, and 0.4% Muslim. 15.5% were recorded as having no religion, 0.1% had an alternative religion and 5.8% did not state their religion.
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 50.8% in full-time employment, 12.7% in part-time employment, 10% self-employed, 1.8% unemployed, 1.3% students with jobs, 1.5% students without jobs, 7.5% retired, 10.7% looking after home or family, 2.1% permanently sick or disabled and 1.7% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 14.5% retail, 12.2% manufacturing, 5% construction, 18.2% real estate, 8.1% health and social work, 5.6% education, 6.9% transport and communications, 6.7% public administration, 2.3% hotels and restaurants, 13.7% finance, 0.5% agriculture and 6.3% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in finance and real estate. There were a relatively low proportion in agriculture, education, construction, hotels and restaurants. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 29.1% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.
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