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Queens County

New York · 2,358,182 residents (2025 est.) · 109 sq mi
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With 2,323,052 people, Queens County is a county in New York. 48% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $723,800. Owners hold 45% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. The average commute runs 43 minutes.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,323,052
+4%since 2000
from 2,229,379 in 2000
2,358,182 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
21,367 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 20,960 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.7
+15%since 2000
from 35.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
109 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.9M2.0M2.2M2.3M2.5M19902000201020202024Queens County
20242.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(126,361)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(121,349)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.7%(131,427)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.1%(119,402)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.4%(126,104)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415%(348,913)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(317,122)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(302,893)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.6%(315,943)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.3%(240,398)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.3%(122,110)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(51,030)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$86,136
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,439 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,146
+119%since 2000
from $19,222 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
55.9%
+21.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 14.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.468
+8%since 2010
from 0.433 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information8.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance8.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services7.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade3.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$723,800
+93%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $206,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,956
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $775 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
44.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 42.8% in 2000
55.1% rent
Vacancy rate
7.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.72 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.89 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
37.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 42.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
8.4
−2%since 2009
from 8.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
48
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic32.9%(732,895)
Black19%(422,831)
Hispanic / Latino25%(556,605)
Asian17.5%(389,303)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic23.2%(538,469)
Black16.3%(379,738)
Hispanic / Latino28.1%(652,505)
Asian25.9%(601,394)
Other6.5%(150,946)
Diversity Score
96
+2%since 2009
from 94 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
53
Unchangedsince 2020
from 53 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
South American10.4%(241,518)
Ecuadorian5.3%(122,498)
Dominican4.7%(109,248)
Mexican4.1%(95,047)
Puerto Rican4.1%(94,805)
Colombian3.1%(72,806)
Central American2.7%(63,699)
Salvadoran1%(24,122)
Peruvian0.9%(21,602)
Guatemalan0.7%(17,418)
Honduran0.6%(13,050)
Cuban0.4%(9,574)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.3%(7,858)
Venezuelan0.3%(7,108)
Argentine0.2%(5,262)
Panamanian0.2%(4,473)
Chilean0.2%(4,079)
Bolivian0.1%(2,793)
Paraguayan0.1%(2,573)
Nicaraguan0.1%(2,483)
Costa Rican0.1%(2,083)
Uruguayan0.1%(1,483)
Asian origin
Chinese10.6%(245,276)
Asian Indian5.2%(120,735)
Bangladeshi2.7%(61,737)
Korean2%(45,797)
Filipino1.8%(41,337)
Pakistani0.8%(18,148)
Nepalese0.6%(13,330)
Taiwanese0.3%(7,175)
Japanese0.3%(6,422)
Vietnamese0.2%(5,135)
Indonesian0.2%(5,060)
Thai0.2%(4,804)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.2%(3,618)
Kazakh0.1%(2,698)
Malaysian0.1%(1,809)
Sri Lankan0%(1,153)
Cambodian0%(721)
Bhutanese0%(715)
Mongolian0%(155)
Uzbek0%(85)
Hmong0%(81)
Laotian0%(62)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(629)
Chamorro0%(584)
Tongan0%(419)
Fijian0%(296)
Ancestry
West Indian6.6%(153,016)
Italian4.9%(114,126)
Irish3.6%(84,576)
Jamaican3%(68,606)
American2.8%(65,858)
Guyanese2.7%(62,832)
German2.3%(53,689)
Polish2%(45,827)
Haitian1.5%(35,640)
Greek1.3%(30,173)
Subsaharan African1.3%(29,767)
Russian1.3%(29,219)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab1.1%(25,788)
English1%(23,851)
French0.4%(9,891)
Egyptian0.4%(8,952)
Nigerian0.4%(8,921)
Romanian0.4%(8,564)
Ukrainian0.4%(8,228)
Hungarian0.3%(6,761)
Scottish0.3%(6,258)
Ghanaian0.2%(4,878)
Brazilian0.2%(4,852)
Portuguese0.2%(4,622)
Austrian0.2%(4,571)
Barbadian0.2%(4,465)
Croatian0.2%(4,321)
Turkish0.2%(4,053)
Moroccan0.2%(3,768)
Armenian0.1%(3,424)
Dutch0.1%(3,384)
Czech0.1%(3,068)
Lithuanian0.1%(3,048)
Lebanese0.1%(3,012)
Swedish0.1%(2,965)
Iranian0.1%(2,866)
Israeli0.1%(2,863)
Macedonian0.1%(2,669)
British0.1%(2,264)
Norwegian0.1%(2,242)
Serbian0.1%(2,123)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(2,018)
Canadian0.1%(1,640)
French Canadian0.1%(1,580)
Welsh0.1%(1,541)
Slovak0.1%(1,539)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,351)
Syrian0.1%(1,324)
Danish0%(1,148)
Swiss0%(848)
Finnish0%(659)
Slovene0%(515)
Latvian0%(488)
Belgian0%(471)
Australian0%(382)
Kenyan0%(344)
Ethiopian0%(326)
Jordanian0%(293)
Iraqi0%(225)
Somali0%(113)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.1%
+11.8 ptssince 2000
from 24.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
82.6%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 74.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.0%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
42.9 min
+34%since 2000
from 32.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
31.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
41.4%
−9.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.9%
+10.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
37.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 9.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 72.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.0%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
47.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 47.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
1.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 9.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.2%
−9.4 ptssince 2013
from 17.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.3%
+12.6 ptssince 2017
from 79.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 91.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 92.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
44.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 44.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
23.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 23.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.2%(387,910)
Married50.4%(474,416)
Widowed2.3%(21,313)
Divorced6.1%(56,917)
Women 15+
Never married36%(361,221)
Married45.9%(460,763)
Widowed8.7%(87,444)
Divorced9.4%(93,931)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.2%
−9.4 ptssince 2013
from 17.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.1%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 49.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.8%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
33.0%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 29.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 59.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.3%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 40.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.6%(8,376)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(5,059)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(11,478)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7%(2,477)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(675)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 35,435 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Queens County, New York?

Queens County, New York has about 2,323,052 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Queens County, New York?

The typical household in Queens County, New York earns about $86,136 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Queens County, New York expensive?

In Queens County, New York, the median home is worth about $723,800, and the typical rent is about $1,956 a month.

How educated are people in Queens County, New York?

About 36.1% of adults age 25 and over in Queens County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Queens County, New York?

About 12.9% of people in Queens County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Queens County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Queens County, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 371,454 residents, a change of about 19 percent over that period.

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