Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA, NY

265,972 Population
9.5 square miles 28,005.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

38.7 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,089 ±$2,771 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$71,500 ±$3,885 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16% ±2.5% (42,029  ±7,014) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

46.7 minutes ±2.4 (5,178,850  ±445,067) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

89,282 ±4,196 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.1 (260,204  ±13,706) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±1.6% (2,912  ±1,037) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

94,977 ±4,478 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$706,100 ±$18,504 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.8% ±1.5% (20,305  ±4,162.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

80.9% ±5.3% (147,040  ±6,718.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.8% ±1.7% (45,056  ±3,712.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

34.1% ±2.8% (81,341  ±6,886.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,797,240 (±0.1% / ±23,814.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

47% ±2.7% (125,065  ±9,643) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.4% ±0.6% (4,897  ±1,322) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,897 Total veterans ±1,322 3,896 Male ±1,136 1,001 Female ±460

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.