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Queens County, NY


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Designated Market Area: New York, NY-CT-NJ-PA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Big Cities

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2022 population: 2,278,029   ( 47,307 from 2010 , 127,435 from 2020)
Land area: 108.7 square miles
Population density: 20952.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:543,961 23.88% 11.8%
Black:405,67217.81% 2.5%
Indian:8,4740.37% 30.6%
Asian:629,01927.61% 23.5%
2+ races:48,7072.14% 13.2%
Hispanic:642,19628.19% 4.6%
Total non-White:1,734,06876.12% 7.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:55,466 11.5
Deaths:46,6929.7
Net Migration: -158,356-32.9
Net Immigration: 23,8865.0
Change in White population:-72,766 -3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:120,073 5.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
2,230,722
616,72727.65%
395,88117.75%
6,4900.29%
509,42822.84%
56,1072.52%
613,75027.51%
1,613,99572.35%

2000
2,229,379
732,89532.87%
422,83118.97%
6,2750.28%
390,16417.50%
92,5114.15%
556,60524.97%
1,496,48467.13%

1990
1,951,598
941,89048.26%
394,17020.20%
4,7020.24%
239,51012.27%
n/a
371,32619.03%
1,009,70851.74%

1980
1,891,325
1,183,03862.55%
341,26118.04%
1430.01%
99,1325.24%
n/a
263,54813.93%
708,28737.45%

1970
1,986,473
1,666,89683.91%
253,68612.77%
1,8100.09%
23,3151.17%
n/a
33,1411.67%
319,577 16.09%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
283,412 12.7
141,9766.4
-432,750-19.4
232,26310.4
-116,168 -5.2
117,511 5.3
1990's
NumberRate
322,136 16.5
176,4709.0
-370,281-19.0
287,94114.8
-208,995 -10.7
486,776 24.9
1980's
NumberRate
270,375 14.3
197,002 10.4
13,953 0.7
n/a
-241,148 -12.8
301,421 15.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-178,101 -9.0
n/a
-483,858 -24.4
388,710 19.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Queens County, NY
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.9
469,866 20.6%
1,808,163 79.4%
389,399 17.1%
816,859
2.85
548,963 67.2%
370,408 67.5%
42,897 7.8%
267,896 32.8%

2010
NumberPercent
37.2
461,901 20.7%
1,768,821 79.3%
286,146 12.8%
780,117
2.82
526,875 67.5%
348,155 66.1%
52,774 10.0%
253,242 32.5%

2000
NumberPercent
35.7
507,425 22.8%
1,721,954 77.2%
282,824 12.7%
782,646
2.81
542,804 69.4%
376,201 69.3%
55,139 10.2%
239,842 30.6%

1990
NumberPercent
35.4
407,976 20.9%
1,543,622 79.1%
286,248 14.7%
718,377
2.68
495,625 69.0%
362,360 73.1%
42,082 8.5%
222,752 31.0%

1980
NumberPercent
34.9
436,446 23.1%
1,454,879 76.9%
279,822 14.8%
712,342
2.63
505,178 70.9%
392,765 77.7%
44,686 8.8%
207,164 29.1%

2022 Housing Data for Queens County, NY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units896,825 
Median Value$677,700 
Occupied816,85991.1%
Vacant79,9668.9%
Owned369,15045.2%
Rented447,70954.8%
Median Rent$1,847 
Single-Family Units253,20128.2%
    Detached171,76719.2%
    Attached81,4349.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units372,34441.5%
Mobile Homes2,0250.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Queens County, NY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00039,6764.9%
$10,000 to $14,99928,6003.5%
$15,000 to $19,99923,1092.8%
$20,000 to $24,99926,5583.3%
$25,000 to $29,99928,9483.5%
$30,000 to $34,99927,1373.3%
$35,000 to $39,99925,4083.1%
$40,000 to $44,99923,5042.9%
$45,000 to $49,99926,0813.2%
$50,000 to $59,99953,0296.5%
$60,000 to $74,99971,7348.8%
$75,000 to $99,999104,08712.7%
$100,000 to $124,99985,22210.4%
$125,000 to $149,99964,7677.9%
$150,000 to $199,99987,80110.7%
$200,000 or more101,19812.4%
Median Household Income82,431 
Per Capita Income39,201 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state104 
Compared to U.S.139 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI44,8175.5%
Public Assistance35,1944.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps124,52115.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed774,06969.9%
Unemployed58,5045.3%
In Armed Forces4960.0%
Total Labor Force833,06975.2%
Not in Labor Force274,55224.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector416,367352,89054.1%
Non-Profit38,62762,49438.2%
Self-Employed73,28141,15164.0%
Local Government49,70260,06445.3%
State Government15,07414,41551.1%
Federal Government12,34911,11552.6%
Total Private + Self489,648394,04155.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.115,752148,08843.9%
Total605,400542,12952.8%
Pct. Govt.14.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts166,16614.5%
Sales and Office Occupations223,70219.5%
Professional, Technical268,04223.3%
Service Occupations265,57223.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing7490.1%
All others226,08619.7%
White Collar 57.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance207,79818.1%
Retail trade106,8589.3%
Accommodation and food services96,7718.4%
Educational services96,1098.4%
Transportation and warehousing94,9738.3%
Professional, scientific, technical88,0707.7%
Construction85,4747.4%
Other services68,1125.9%
Finance and insurance58,0935.1%
Public administration50,4834.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.49,6574.3%
Manufacturing37,3473.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing30,3582.6%
Information29,8292.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation22,4422.0%
Wholesale trade20,9911.8%
Utilities4,5760.4%
Management7940.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6520.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1810.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Queens County, NY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican95,4554.04%
Puerto Rican105,3554.46%
Cuban8,5880.36%
Dominican114,1084.83%
Total Central American64,3762.73%
Costa Rican1,7910.08%
Guatemalan17,8510.76%
Honduran12,1180.51%
Nicaraguan3,3520.14%
Panamanian4,4770.19%
Salvadoran24,6441.04%
Other Central American1430.01%
Total South American236,51310.02%
Argentinean6,2570.27%
Bolivian2,4780.10%
Chilean3,4300.15%
Colombian73,1033.10%
Ecuadorian115,8624.91%
Paraguayan3,5220.15%
Peruvian22,7410.96%
Uruguayan1,2730.05%
Venezuelan6,6400.28%
Other South American1,2070.05%
Other Hispanic37,4121.58%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese245,56710.40%
Indian134,6205.70%
Bangladeshi58,7062.49%
Korean46,9201.99%
Filipino43,3751.84%
Japanese6,7910.29%
Taiwanese6,3830.27%
Vietnamese5,2170.22%
Thai4,9300.21%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English992,34544.6%
Spanish520,08423.4%
Other Indo-European225,32910.1%
Chinese210,5619.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic72,3443.3%
Korean40,9051.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun38,7451.7%
Other Asian37,3591.7%
Tagalog32,3051.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian121,6505.2%
Irish86,9593.7%
Guyanese68,0642.9%
Jamaican66,8162.8%
American65,9392.8%
German54,2692.3%
Polish51,4352.2%
Haitian34,2601.5%
Russian33,1011.4%
Greek30,8821.3%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian21,7700.9%
English21,5820.9%
West Indian18,7940.8%
European11,3270.5%
French10,0880.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,907,61380.8%
Not a citizen453,21319.2%
Native1,247,97952.9%
Foreign-born1,112,84747.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Queens County, NY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
174,351 10.2%119,876 7.0%444,621 26.0%376,448 22.0%365,140 21.4%229,323 13.4%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 174,351 10.2%
9-12 Years 119,876 7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 444,621 26.0%
Some College 376,448 22.0%
Bach. Degree 365,140 21.4%
Grad Degree 229,323 13.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Queens County, NY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 954,691 897,549 57,142 6.0% 5.3%
1991 940,996 864,171 76,825 8.2% 7.3%
1992 953,966 852,964 101,002 10.6% 8.7%
1993 948,385 856,751 91,634 9.7% 7.9%
1994 946,236 868,178 78,058 8.2% 6.9%
1995 947,926 875,345 72,581 7.7% 6.3%
1996 977,553 898,752 78,801 8.1% 6.2%
1997 1,011,779 926,192 85,587 8.5% 6.4%
1998 1,022,986 952,755 70,231 6.9% 5.6%
1999 1,036,623 973,349 63,274 6.1% 5.2%
2000 1,062,379 1,006,177 56,202 5.3% 4.5%
2001 1,055,645 998,612 57,033 5.4% 4.9%
2002 1,071,287 994,972 76,315 7.1% 6.2%
2003 1,061,961 984,158 77,803 7.3% 6.4%
2004 1,077,735 1,010,578 67,157 6.2% 5.8%
2005 1,089,621 1,033,838 55,783 5.1% 5.0%
2006 1,094,560 1,046,315 48,245 4.4% 4.5%
2007 1,102,462 1,054,783 47,679 4.3% 4.4%
2008 1,126,326 1,070,035 56,291 5.0% 5.4%
2009 1,133,603 1,038,748 94,855 8.4% 8.4%
2010 1,114,830 1,018,207 96,623 8.7% 8.7%
2011 1,112,280 1,021,978 90,302 8.1% 8.3%
2012 1,123,639 1,029,794 93,845 8.4% 8.6%
2013 1,137,783 1,049,995 87,788 7.7% 7.8%
2014 1,149,271 1,077,982 71,289 6.2% 6.3%
2015 1,152,142 1,095,485 56,657 4.9% 5.2%
2016 1,150,751 1,099,048 51,703 4.5% 4.9%
2017 1,160,804 1,114,985 45,819 3.9% 4.6%
2018 1,140,984 1,100,026 40,958 3.6% 4.1%
2019 1,135,501 1,096,976 38,525 3.4% 3.8%
2020 1,098,937 961,214 137,723 12.5% 10.0%
2021 1,140,951 1,029,434 111,517 9.8% 7.0%
2022 1,141,061 1,081,470 59,591 5.2% 4.3%
2023 1,153,534 1,100,437 53,097 4.6% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com