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Queens, NY
Demographic Data




Queens Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Queens Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

2,405,464

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.8%
5 - 17:
14.1%
18 - 24:
7.7%
25 - 34:
15.5%
35 - 54:
27.0%
55 - 64:
13.4%
Over 65 Years:
16.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.3%
5.3%
82.8%
82.8%
34.8%
34.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Queens
USA
$39,201
$39,201
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Queens
USA
$82,431
$82,431
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Other
Finance
Public Service
Administration
Manufacturing
Real estate
Information Technology
18.1%
18.1%
9.3%
9.3%
8.4%
8.4%
8.4%
8.4%
8.3%
8.3%
7.7%
7.7%
7.4%
7.4%
5.9%
5.9%
5.1%
5.1%
4.4%
4.4%
4.3%
4.3%
3.2%
3.2%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
28.0%
28.0%
25.9%
25.9%
23.8%
23.8%
16.7%
16.7%
5.3%
5.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
Guyanese
Jamaican
German
Polish
Haitian
Russian
Greek
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
English
European
French
Romanian
African
Albanian
Egyptian
Nigerian
Ukrainian
Eastern European
5.2%
5.2%
3.7%
3.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Langs. of India
Korean
French
Polish
Tagalog
French Creole
Slavic languages
Arabic
African languages
Other Indo-European
Other Asian languages
Russian
Italian
Urdu
Greek
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
44.6%
44.6%
23.4%
23.4%
9.5%
9.5%
2.8%
2.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Queens Residents

47.1%


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