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Queens County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Queens County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Queens County is one of the most populous counties in the U.S. at 2.33 million residents, with a foreign-born population of 47.6% that shapes a broad multilingual labor pool of roughly 1.48 million participants at a 63.5% participation rate. Median worker earnings stand at $47,085 against a median household income of $86,136, with 35.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are substantial—median home value of $699,200 and median gross rent of $1,915/month—while a 7.0% unemployment rate and a mean commute of 43.1 minutes reflect the county's dense urban character; population grew a modest 1.4% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,316,841

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$86,136

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.4% since 2018

Queens County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Asian Alone604,964 (26.0%)
  • White Alone603,199 (26.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone398,510 (17.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone396,452 (17.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race228,469 (9.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races70,714 (3.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish510,585
  2. 2.Other Indo-European221,067
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)209,205
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic71,258
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)40,116

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

47.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

35,435

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,318

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,160

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance310,279
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services141,133
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services112,326
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)99,751
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities92,614

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations448,936
  2. 2.Service Occupations259,036
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations207,572
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations121,761
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations86,221

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.45×)95,816
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.40×)29,645
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.25×)66,901
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.17×)88,512
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)308,031

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$699,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,915/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

44.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $750,000 to $999,99996,699 (25.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99990,948 (24.1%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99961,345 (16.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99931,983 (8.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99929,053 (7.7%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,99913,662 (3.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,085

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

42.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

36.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Public Transit451,707 (41.4%)
  • Drove Alone342,465 (31.4%)
  • Worked At Home140,484 (12.9%)
  • Carpooled65,046 (6.0%)
  • Walked59,027 (5.4%)
  • Other12,148 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.