Census Reporter

Queens County, NY

2,270,976 Population
108.7 square miles 20,887.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,626 ±$513 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $40,898 ±$167
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$72,028 ±$691 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in New York: $71,117 ±$266
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.6% ±0.3% (260,191  ±6,308) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,581,048 (±0.1% / ±26,021)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

44.2 minutes ±0.2 (45,281,085  ±337,113) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 33.5 287,526,290 (±0.1 / ±1,046,958)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

783,362 ±2,290 Number of households
  • New York: 7,417,224 ±12,559
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.9 ±0 (2,242,880  ±1,223) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.6 18,945,673
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.4% ±0.2% (24,504  ±1,147) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.8% 225,143 (±0.1% / ±3,450)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

864,790 ±505 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,362,971 ±772
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$575,600 ±$3,940 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New York: $325,000 ±$1,056
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

8% ±0.2% (178,949  ±4,982.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,007,694 (±0.1% / ±15,289)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

82.6% ±0.6% (1,354,905  ±8,955.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 87.2% 11,905,267 (±0.2% / ±28,296.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
33.5% ±0.4% (549,043  ±5,717.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 37.5% 5,112,792 (±0.1% / ±18,230.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

55.9% ±0.8% (1,182,369  ±15,853.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 30.7% 5,623,805 (±0.2% / ±36,399.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

46.9% ±0.3% (1,065,898  ±6,388) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,372,167 (±0.1% / ±19,932)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

2.2% ±0.1% (40,536  ±1,462) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.4% 676,295 (±0% / ±5,258)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
40,536 Total veterans ±1,462 36,872 Male ±1,401 3,664 Female ±464

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