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Census Tract 278, Queens, NY

2,497 Population
0.1 square miles 36,875.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±5.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 38.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Queens County: 40.7 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$26,662 ±$5,576 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in New York: $51,844 ±$373
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Queens County: $42,146 ±$552
  • about half the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
$51,992 ±$10,843 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $80,483 ±$601
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Queens County: $86,136 ±$875
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402

28.5% ±10.1% (706  ±273) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 17.9% 1,494,379 (±0.2% / ±19,242)
  • more than double the rate in Queens County: 12.9% 296,381 (±0.4% / ±8,517)
  • about double the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)

46.7 minutes ±2.8 (40,805  ±9,615) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 40.3 131,643,296 (±0.1 / ±583,113)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Queens County: 43 40,796,776 (±0.2 / ±342,779)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)

Families

873 ±127 Number of households
  • New York: 3,334,088 ±7,060
  • Queens County: 841,003 ±2,217
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
2.8 ±0.1 (2,473  ±381) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 8,266,609 (±0 / ±3,241)
  • a little higher than the figure in Queens County: 2.7 2,288,220 (±0 / ±436)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

916 ±109 Number of housing units
  • New York: 3,678,486 ±1,496
  • Queens County: 910,206 ±311
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652

$605,800 ±$71,584 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $777,600 ±$4,889
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Queens County: $723,800 ±$6,606
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627

1.8% ±1.4% (46  ±35.8) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 9.9% 827,473 (±0.2% / ±12,198.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Queens County: 7.8% 179,612 (±0.2% / ±5,207.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)

Social

83.2% ±5.5% (1,371  ±243.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 83.8% 5,099,531 (±0.3% / ±20,069.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Queens County: 82.6% 1,403,023 (±0.6% / ±9,882.3)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
20% ±5.6% (329  ±106.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New York: 41.6% 2,533,561 (±0.2% / ±13,728.4)
  • about half the rate in Queens County: 36.1% 613,725 (±0.4% / ±6,517.4)
  • about half the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

23% ±6.6% (574  ±186) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 36.6% 3,106,219
  • about half the rate in Queens County: 47.6% 1,104,903
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014

4% ±3.1% (76  ±59) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in New York: 1.8% 122,761 (±0.1% / ±3,622)
  • more than double the rate in Queens County: 1.9% 35,435 (±0.1% / ±1,552)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
76 Total veterans ±59 69 Male ±59 7 Female ±10

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