Queens County, New York

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Population: 2,330,124
Median household income: $84,961
Median home value: $699,200

Home to 2,330,124 residents, Queens County is one of New York's counties. At $84,961, its median household income sits in line with New York's $84,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Queens County's population grew 1.9% from 2,287,388 to 2,330,124, while its median household income rose 23.7% from $68,666 to $84,961.

The median gross rent is $1,915. 35.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,330,124
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $84,961
Median home value: $699,200
Median gross rent: $1,915
Housing units: 903,598
Homeownership rate: 44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,287,3882,330,124

Median household income

$68,666$84,961

Median home value

$543,800$699,200

Median gross rent

$1,583$1,915

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,287,388	$68,666	$543,800	$1,583
2020	2,270,976	$72,028	$575,600	$1,629
2021	2,393,104	$75,886	$603,200	$1,711
2022	2,360,826	$82,431	$677,700	$1,847
2023	2,330,124	$84,961	$699,200	$1,915

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130,458	5.6%
5 to 17	330,477	14.2%
18 to 24	171,116	7.3%
25 to 34	354,358	15.2%
35 to 44	318,660	13.7%
45 to 54	307,557	13.2%
55 to 64	317,718	13.6%
65 to 74	233,622	10.0%
75 and over	166,158	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	550,499	23.6%
Black or African American	384,677	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6,689	0.3%
Asian	603,690	25.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,360	0.1%
Some other race	52,607	2.3%
Two or more races	80,531	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	650,071	27.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.3%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	293,903	17.3%
High school graduate	435,024	25.6%
Some college or associate's	370,386	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	365,531	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	233,229	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone32.1%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit42.4%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	352,735	32.1%
Carpooled	66,878	6.1%
Public transit	465,553	42.4%
Walked	60,794	5.5%
Bicycle	8,772	0.8%
Worked from home	123,650	11.3%
Other means	20,284	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	81,712	8.4%
15 to 29 min	177,844	18.2%
30 to 44 min	260,890	26.8%
45 to 59 min	161,059	16.5%
60+ min	293,511	30.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 12.2% (282,195 of 2,303,679)

	Count	Share
Family households	552,128	66.7%
Nonfamily households	276,102	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	828,230	91.7%
Vacant	75,368	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	371,778	44.9%
Renter-occupied	456,452	55.1%

1-unit, detached19.1%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units30.0%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units32.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	172,141	19.1%
1-unit, attached	83,924	9.3%
2 to 4 units	270,752	30.0%
5 to 19 units	81,955	9.1%
20 or more units	292,458	32.4%
Mobile home & other	2,368	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 36081
State: New York
Land area: 109 sq mi
Water area: 73 sq mi
Center point: 40.6547, -73.8412

Cities & places

No cities are assigned to this county.