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Queens County, NY

2,252,196 Population
108.7 square miles 20,714.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6462%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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23%White16%Black0%Native26%Asian0%Islander2%Other4%Two+28%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$40,343 ±$770 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $48,847 ±$350
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$81,929 ±$1,842 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in New York: $82,095 ±$500
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.7% ±0.9% (304,271  ±19,171) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 14.2% 2,702,955 (±0.3% / ±50,606)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty17%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty17%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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43.4 minutes ±0.4 (42,888,272  ±721,818) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 32.8 270,341,980 (±0.2 / ±2,010,778)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

31%Drove alone6%Carpooled45%Public transit1%†Bicycle5%Walked2%†Other10%Worked at home
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Families

863,975 ±5,067 Number of households
  • New York: 7,809,267 ±17,008
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (2,217,528  ±640) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.4 18,954,246
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples55%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married49%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale40%Female36%
Now marriedMale52%Female46%
DivorcedMale6%Female9%
WidowedMale2%Female9%
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4.4% ±0.6% (22,994  ±3,199) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.9% 223,651 (±0.2% / ±9,540)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-193%†20-246%†25-298%†30-359%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

917,300 ±266 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,631,232 ±832
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied55%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit72%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$692,500 ±$13,528 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $420,200 ±$4,220
  • about double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.2% ±0.5% (181,684  ±11,439.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 9.6% 1,865,276 (±0.2% / ±35,369.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

82.9% ±1.2% (1,373,308  ±20,472.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 88.3% 12,264,360 (±0.4% / ±57,263.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
36.6% ±0.8% (606,949  ±13,259.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 40.6% 5,642,907 (±0.3% / ±38,336)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

17%No degree25%High school21%Some college23%Bachelor's14%Post-grad
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55.4% ±1% (1,183,581  ±20,924.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 31% 5,738,521 (±0.3% / ±53,509.4)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only52%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only43%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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48.4% (1,090,083  ±15,774) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in New York: 23.1% 4,517,996
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

1.7% ±0.2% (30,451  ±3,014) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New York: 3.6% 563,400 (±0.1% / ±10,870)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

820†WWII2,149†Korea9,714†Vietnam3,812†Gulf (1990s)7,844†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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30,451 Total veterans ±3,014 26,982 Male ±2,694 3,469 Female ±1,010

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Queens County, NY <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US36081-queens-county-ny/>