Queens County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	57%
State:	47%

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Races in Queens County, New York:

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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Queens County:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$53,171
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$1,007
State:	$802

Queens County:	$506,900
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $577,762

Here:	$577,762
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $533,108

Here:	$533,108
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $584,985

Here:	$584,985
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $596,496

Here:	$596,496
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $262,529

Here:	$262,529
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $231,200

Here:	$231,200
State:	$40,766

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $130,656

Here:	$130,656
State:	$137,621

Health of residents in Queens County based on 726 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
70.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
20.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
41.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
54.4% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
68.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 176 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 149 pounds. This is about average.
1.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Queens County:	12.0%
New York:	13.7%

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.

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.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	7.9%
New York:	8.0%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 42.2 minutes

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

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

Queens County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 2.7 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

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 Queens 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)

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%)

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%

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%

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 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.2

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.6
State:	6.3

Here:	3.4
State:	3.6

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

Here:	17.3%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	16.1%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	33.6%
New York:	38.2%

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