Queens County, New York (NY)

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County population in July 2011: 2,233,895 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 334,894
Renter-occupied apartments: 447,770

% of renters here:	57%
State:	54%

Land area: 109 sq. mi.
Water area: 69.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 20450 people per square mile

(very high).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Queens County: 154.6 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.2%), Retail trade (10.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Queens County, New York:

White Non-Hispanic Alone (31.1%)
Hispanic or Latino (26.3%)
Asian alone (21.3%)
Black Non-Hispanic Alone (18.1%)
Some other race alone (1.7%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 1,073,568	(48.2%)
Females: 1,155,811	(51.8%)

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Average household size:

Queens County:	2.8 people
New York:	3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $55,120 ($42,439 in 1999)

This county:	$55120
New York:	$54659

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $1,107 (lower quartile is $848, upper quartile is $1,397)

This county:	$1107
State:	$877

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $475,600 (it was $206,200 in 2000)

Queens County:	$475,600
New York:	$306,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $315,600 - $654,100

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $526,779
Here:
$526,779
State:
$343,827

Townhouses or other attached units: $482,430
Here:
$482,430
State:
$484,742

In 2-unit structures: $537,341
Here:
$537,341
State:
$460,134

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $642,367
Here:
$642,367
State:
$569,159

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $278,834
Here:
$278,834
State:
$676,553

Mobile homes: $37,851
Here:
$37,851
State:
$40,766

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,411
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $721

Institutionalized population: 14,928

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Health of residents in Queens County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2009:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is significantly worse than average.
68.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
41.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
77.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
72.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 183 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
5.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 87 buildings, average cost: $128,500
2001: 142 buildings, average cost: $138,700
2002: 214 buildings, average cost: $146,500
2003: 161 buildings, average cost: $152,100
2004: 265 buildings, average cost: $161,100
2005: 334 buildings, average cost: $170,700
2006: 288 buildings, average cost: $189,900
2007: 267 buildings, average cost: $198,400
2008: 140 buildings, average cost: $213,200
2009: 124 buildings, average cost: $223,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Queens County New York:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 71.1%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 27.2%

2008 Presidential Election results in Queens County New York:

Obama (Democratic): 75.3%
McCain (Republican): 24.3%

Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,898 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,890 (0.6%)

Queens County household income distribution in 2009

Queens County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.6%
(9.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.3% for Black residents, 16.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.1% for other race residents, 11.5% for two or more races residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.6%

Queens County:	12.6%
New York:	14.2%

(9.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.3% for Black residents, 16.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.1% for other race residents, 11.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2009: 37 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 37 years old, American Indian residents: 32 years old, Asian residents: 36 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32 years old, Other race residents: 32 years old)

Area name: New York-Monmouth-Ocean, NY-NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Queens County is $1003 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1133 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1406 a month.

Cities in this county include: Queens.

Queens County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2005 air pollution in Queens County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.118 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Bronx County , Kings County , Nassau County , New York County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:

Here:	8.6%
New York:	8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 164,114
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,028,339 (45% naturalized citizens)

Queens County:	46.1%
Whole state:	20.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 219,492
1990 to 1994: 209,802
1985 to 1989: 176,413
1980 to 1984: 134,309
1975 to 1979: 73,542
1970 to 1974: 74,596
1970 to 1974: 57,213
1965 to 1969: 82,972

Mean travel time to work (commute): 42.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.5%

Queens County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 172,135
One, attached: 79,812
Two: 156,709
3 or 4: 85,466
5 to 9: 45,750
10 to 19: 28,160
20 or more: 248,265
Mobile homes: 632
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 321

Housing units in Queens County with a mortgage: 122,366 (10,707 second mortgage, 9,927 home equity loan, 311 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64,617

Here:	65.4% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.19%

Here		48.2%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 1,074,268
Total congregations: 884

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Jewish	Muslim Estimate	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	644,066 (60.0%)	238,000 (22.2%)	52,038 (4.8%)	16,959 (1.6%)	14,695 (1.4%)
Congregations	106 (12.0%)	159 (18.0%)	31 (3.5%)	8 (0.9%)	33 (3.7%)

Name	Episcopal Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	12,843 (1.2%)	11,031 (1.0%)	10,414 (1.0%)	8,983 (0.8%)	65,239 (6.1%)
Congregations	32 (3.6%)	28 (3.2%)	28 (3.2%)	47 (5.3%)	412 (46.6%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Queens County - Queens

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 1,122

This county:	4.93 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 6

Queens County:	0.03 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 198

Queens County:	0.87 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 96

This county:	0.42 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 1,404

Queens County:	6.16 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	8.6%
New York:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	23.3%
New York:	23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Queens County:	15.7%
State:	15.6%

Agriculture in Queens County:

The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 0.00%

Tornado activity:

Queens County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 2.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/5/1985, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 6 people

Earthquake activity:

Queens County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 36.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 27.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Most recent natural disasters:

New York�Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 16, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1943): October 14, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1943, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
New York�Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado, Incident Period: August 8, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1724): August 31, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1724, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
New York�Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3262): September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York�Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3186): August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
New York�Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 17, 2003 to February 18, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3184): March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3184, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
New York�Terrorist Attack, Incident Period: September 11, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1391): September 11, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1391, Natural disaster type: Other
New York�Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 1, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3155): October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3155, Natural disaster type: Other
New York�Blizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1083): January 12, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1083, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
New York�Severe Blizzard, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3107): March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3107, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
New York�COASTAL STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: March 28, 1984 to April 8, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-702): April 17, 1984, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-702, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Queens County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzards: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Wind: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Class of Workers

Most common industries in 2009 (%)

Males Females

Construction (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
Health care (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Health care (20%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations in 2009 (%)

Males Females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Construction laborers (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cashiers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Guyana (7%)
Ecuador (6%)
Colombia (6%)
Dominican Republic (6%)
Korea (5%)
India (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Queens County (%):

Italian (9%)
Irish (5%)
United States or American (3%)
Jamaican (3%)
Polish (2%)
German (2%)
Guyanese (2%)

Queens County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 319,187 (34%)
Carpooled: 95,329 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 93,186 (10%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 1,543 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 319,225 (34%)
Railroad: 20,845 (2%)
Ferryboat: 143 (0%)
Taxi: 6,235 (1%)
Motorcycle: 384 (0%)
Bicycle: 2,417 (0%)
Walked: 52,776 (6%)
Other means: 3,766 (0%)
Worked at home: 16,673 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Queens County, New York:

11,600 people in nursing homes
5,877 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
1,105 people in homes for the mentally ill
1,010 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
947 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
865 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
821 people in religious group quarters
795 people in homes for the mentally retarded
615 people in state prisons
483 people in other group homes
476 people in other nonhousehold living situations
467 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
428 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
383 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
331 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
262 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
107 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
91 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
74 people in homes for the physically handicapped
44 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
44 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
38 people in unknown juvenile institutions
23 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
14 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
11 people in other workers' dormitories
6 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,206.

5.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.15%
New York average:	5.41%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($472 average AGI)
Queens County:
0.14%
New York average:
0.24%

3.47% relocated from other counties in New York ($26,417 average AGI)
1.53% relocated from other states ($8,933 average AGI)
Queens County:
1.53%
New York average:
1.94%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kings County, NY	1.36% ($34,393 average AGI)
from New York County, NY	0.74% ($45,398)
from Nassau County, NY	0.52% ($46,822)
from Bronx County, NY	0.30% ($31,782)
from Suffolk County, NY	0.24% ($44,140)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.08% ($38,868)
from Westchester County, NY	0.07% ($42,798)

6.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.69%
New York average:	6.26%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($471 average AGI)
Queens County:
0.08%
New York average:
0.10%

3.68% relocated to other counties in New York ($27,505 average AGI)
2.92% relocated to other states ($18,549 average AGI)
Queens County:
2.92%
New York average:
2.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Nassau County, NY	0.97% ($62,164 average AGI)
to Kings County, NY	0.95% ($31,600)
to New York County, NY	0.63% ($58,056)
to Suffolk County, NY	0.38% ($55,872)
to Bronx County, NY	0.29% ($30,942)
to Bergen County, NJ	0.13% ($56,169)
to Westchester County, NY	0.13% ($76,988)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7

Births per 1000 population in Queens County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Queens County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Queens County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 284,959 (252,241 aged, 32,718 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.49
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8702.560
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 219.830
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 31668.91

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1367.460
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 701.510
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9.64

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 60.98
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70.49

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.02
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 5219.471

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 51.4. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:

Suffocation - 18.4
Firearm - 9.8
Poisoning - 8.3
Fall - 7.3
Cut/Pierce - 1.9
Other - 5.7

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,202,612

In family households: 1,908,043 (362,062 male householders, 180,742 female householders)
378,912 spouses, 671,176 children (639,933 natural, 13,469 adopted, 17,774 stepchildren), 53,626 grandchildren, 56,405 brothers or sisters, 44,987 parents, 91,245 other relatives, 68,888 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 294,569 (101,887 male householders (79,131 living alone)), 137,955 female householders (120,613 living alone)), 54,727 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 26,767 (14,855 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 175,682 2-persons, 130,938 3-persons, 116,400 4-persons, 64,531 5-persons, 31,430 6-persons, 23,823 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 199,744 1-person, 31,577 2-persons, 5,418 3-persons, 1,913 4-persons, 766 5-persons, 250 6-persons, 174 7-or-more-persons.

46.4% of residents of Queens County speak English at home.
23.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
17.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
11.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $0,000 ($(FN) per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $0,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $0,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $0,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $0,000
Federal grants: $0,000
Federal procurement contracts: $0,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $0,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 162,185

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 82,308

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +181,176

Here:	+81 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -283,573

Here:	-127 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Queens County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 48.24 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.6

Year house built

2005 or later: 7,826
2000 to 2004: 16,694
1990 to 1999: 20,520
1980 to 1989: 26,560
1970 to 1979: 49,533
1960 to 1969: 113,386
1950 to 1959: 175,542
1940 to 1949: 144,238
1939 or earlier: 281,813

Rooms in houses/apartments in Queens County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

1 room: 4,407
2 rooms: 10,651
3 rooms: 37,894
4 rooms: 42,929
5 rooms: 60,543
6 rooms: 80,099
7 rooms: 40,154
8 rooms: 25,036
9+ rooms: 33,181

1 room: 43,722
2 rooms: 69,435
3 rooms: 125,714
4 rooms: 105,597
5 rooms: 64,132
6 rooms: 27,434
7 rooms: 5,779
8 rooms: 2,745
9+ rooms: 3,212

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Queens County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

no bedroom: 6,629
1 bedroom: 42,920
2 bedrooms: 85,127
3 bedrooms: 136,717
4 bedrooms: 41,946
5+ bedrooms: 21,555

no bedroom: 52,284
1 bedroom: 183,115
2 bedrooms: 145,160
3 bedrooms: 57,482
4 bedrooms: 7,119
5+ bedrooms: 2,610

Cars and other vehicles available in Queens County, New York in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

no vehicle: 64,145
1 vehicle: 151,509
2 vehicles: 92,443
3 vehicles: 20,626
4 vehicles: 4,447
5+ vehicles: 1,724

no vehicle: 230,904
1 vehicle: 169,828
2 vehicles: 39,774
3 vehicles: 4,461
4 vehicles: 862
5+ vehicles: 1,941

67% of Queens County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in New York.

Queens County:	67.3%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1014682
Northeast: 35986
Midwest: 14250
South: 74568
West: 10496

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $196,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Queens County

Houses and condos Apartments

Utility gas (65.9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29.0%)
Electricity (2.5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.9%)

Utility gas (54.1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32.6%)
Electricity (7.6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.1%)
Other fuel (1.3%)
No fuel used (1.2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40,455

Here:	17.3%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20,257

Here:	16.1%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43,694

Here:	33.6%
New York:	38.2%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

Total number of recipients: 72,984
Number of aged recipients: 26,948
Number of blind and disabled recipients: 46,036
Number of recipients under 18: 5,668
Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 28,315
Number of recipients older than 64: 39,001
Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 21,375
Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 36,432

Queens County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991

Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Queens County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009

Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 666 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1,636	$390,675	7,722	$282,800	9,041	$274,601	579	$156,193	284	$1,273,754	773	$340,325	21	$343,143
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	183	$376,743	1,080	$314,462	1,697	$299,335	215	$82,330	16	$1,217,438	137	$322,328	3	$244,333
APPLICATIONS DENIED	858	$415,867	2,595	$302,749	7,447	$322,342	1,219	$80,596	61	$1,358,230	792	$272,684	14	$192,286
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	619	$394,868	1,105	$310,261	3,548	$321,636	222	$208,865	72	$1,352,542	258	$304,895	3	$311,333
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	171	$412,193	531	$296,066	1,505	$315,270	109	$194,835	7	$5,596,429	102	$301,735	2	$17,500

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 404 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	484	$289,550	85	$326,376	1	$163,000	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	375	$363,003	69	$332,043	2	$334,500	1	$129,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	238	$319,727	75	$339,000	2	$230,500	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	119	$318,613	28	$315,607	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	39	$359,538	6	$433,667	2	$346,500	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Queens County on our top lists:

#1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
#3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Muslim Estimate adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
#16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Muslim Estimate adherents"
#16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005"
#19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox Denominations adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
#20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
#23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
#24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
#24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
#24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
#24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005"
#24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
#25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004 (pop. 50,000+)"
#41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox Denominations adherents"

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