Facts At A Glance

QuickFacts – Queens County, NY

Population, 2016 estimates 2,333,054
Population, 2010 estimates base 2,230,545
Population, percent change from 2010 to 2016 4.6%
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2015 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2015 20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2015 13.8%
Female persons, percent, 2015 51.5%
White alone, percent, 2015 48.7%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2015 20.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2015 1.3%
Asian alone, percent, 2015 26.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2015 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent, 2015 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2015 28.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2015 25.8%
Veterans, 2011-2015 49,780
Foreign born persons, percent, 2011-2015 47.8%
Housing units, 2016 851,525
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2011-2015 43.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2011-2015 $450,300
Median selected monthly owner costs –  with mortgage, 2011-2015 $2,425
Median selected monthly owner costs – no mortgage, 2011-2015 $791
Median gross rent, 2011-2015 $1,367
Building permits, 2016 2,849
Households, 2011-2015 780,644
Persons per household, 2011-2015 2.91
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2011-2015 90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2011-2015 56.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015 80.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015 30.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2011-2015 5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2011-2015 64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2011-2015 57.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1000) 3,139,120
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2011 ($1000) 12,103,525
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1000) 4,438,082
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1000) 16,059,427
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1000) 17,003,207
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $7,481
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2011-2015 42.6
Median household income (in 2015 dollars), 2011-2015 $57,720
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2015 dollars), 2011-2015 $26,876
Persons in poverty, percent 13.90%

Businesses

Total employer establishments, 2015 48,571
Total employment, 2015 552,349
Total annual payroll, 2015 ($1000) 25,708,278
Total employment, percent change, 2014-2015 2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2015 243,480
All firms, 2012 265,643
Men-owned firms, 2012 154, 224
Women-owned firms, 2012 97,982
Minority-owned firms, 2012 173,633
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 87,648
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 12,513
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 249,046

Geography

Population per square mile, 2010 20,553.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 108.53
FIPS Code 36081