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Census Tract 279, Queens, NY

8,551 Population
0.1 square miles 125,014.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±3.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 38.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Queens County: 40.7 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$37,886 ±$6,684 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $51,844 ±$373
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Queens County: $42,146 ±$552
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
$81,417 ±$29,557 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in New York: $80,483 ±$601
  • a little less than the amount in Queens County: $86,136 ±$875
  • a little less than the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402

8.1% ±4.7% (692  ±424) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New York: 17.9% 1,494,379 (±0.2% / ±19,242)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Queens County: 12.9% 296,381 (±0.4% / ±8,517)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)

35.7 minutes ±11.3 (128,235  ±28,110) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 40.3 131,643,296 (±0.1 / ±583,113)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Queens County: 43 40,796,776 (±0.2 / ±342,779)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)

Families

2,404 ±305 Number of households
  • New York: 3,334,088 ±7,060
  • Queens County: 841,003 ±2,217
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
3.6 ±0.6 (8,544  ±1,825) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 2.5 8,266,609 (±0 / ±3,241)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Queens County: 2.7 2,288,220 (±0 / ±436)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424

4.7% ±3.7% (92  ±77) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 4.5% 96,727 (±0.1% / ±3,061)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Queens County: 4.2% 23,115 (±0.2% / ±1,215)
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)

Housing

2,455 ±294 Number of housing units
  • New York: 3,678,486 ±1,496
  • Queens County: 910,206 ±311
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652

$490,700 ±$116,734 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $777,600 ±$4,889
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Queens County: $723,800 ±$6,606
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627

8.6% ±7.3% (729  ±633.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 9.9% 827,473 (±0.2% / ±12,198.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Queens County: 7.8% 179,612 (±0.2% / ±5,207.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)

Social

69.6% ±19.9% (4,208  ±711.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 83.8% 5,099,531 (±0.3% / ±20,069.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Queens County: 82.6% 1,403,023 (±0.6% / ±9,882.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
24% ±3.5% (1,451  ±394.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 41.6% 2,533,561 (±0.2% / ±13,728.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Queens County: 36.1% 613,725 (±0.4% / ±6,517.4)
  • about three-fifths of 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

69.3% ±9.4% (5,924  ±1,498) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 36.6% 3,106,219
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Queens County: 47.6% 1,104,903
  • more than double the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014

2.6% ±3% (176  ±205) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 1.8% 122,761 (±0.1% / ±3,622)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Queens County: 1.9% 35,435 (±0.1% / ±1,552)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
176 Total veterans ±205 132 Male ±145 44 Female ±64

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