Housing density: 7,482 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021 in this county: $615,765.
Median contract rent in 2021: $1,630 (lower quartile is $1,171, upper quartile is $1,990)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $1,666
Median gross rent in Queens, NY in 2021: $1,717
Housing units in Queens 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
In family households: 1,870,964 (321,700 male householders, 205,175 female householders)
348,155 spouses, 641,567 children (615,167 natural, 9,896 adopted, 16,504 stepchildren), 52,883 grandchildren, 56,184 brothers or sisters, 55,959 parents, foster children, 82,736 other relatives, 78,543 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 331,758 (113,705 male householders (83,415 living alone)), 139,537 female householders (116,046 living alone)), 78,516 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 28,000 (15,364 institutionalized population)
316,088 married couples with children.
116,186 single-parent households (22,017 men, 94,169 women).
46.4% of residents of Queens 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).
Foreign born population: 1,090,031 (46.8%)
(58.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Queens, New York
219,4921995 to March 2000
209,8021990 to 1994
176,4131985 to 1989
134,3091980 to 1984
73,5421975 to 1979
74,5961970 to 1974
57,2131965 to 1969
82,972Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Queens:
7.2% (73,792)
New York:
6.0% (233,766)
Guyana
Queens:
6.5% (66,918)
New York:
3.7% (142,154)
Ecuador
Queens:
6.5% (66,643)
New York:
3.6% (139,226)
Colombia
Queens:
6.4% (66,192)
New York:
2.9% (111,727)
Dominican Republic
Queens:
5.8% (59,444)
New York:
10.5% (408,086)
Korea
Queens:
5.0% (51,556)
New York:
2.5% (97,933)
India
Queens:
4.7% (48,132)
New York:
3.0% (117,238)
Jamaica
Queens:
4.6% (47,145)
New York:
5.9% (226,470)
Mexico
Queens:
3.7% (37,667)
New York:
4.2% (161,189)
Philippines
Queens:
2.7% (27,628)
New York:
1.9% (72,408)
Haiti
Queens:
2.6% (27,212)
New York:
3.2% (125,475)
Bangladesh
Queens:
2.6% (26,589)
New York:
1.2% (45,277)
Trinidad and Tobago
Queens:
2.6% (26,255)
New York:
2.5% (98,473)
Italy
Queens:
2.4% (24,391)
New York:
3.8% (147,729)
Poland
Queens:
2.1% (21,205)
New York:
2.4% (93,187)
Greece
Queens:
2.0% (20,304)
New York:
1.1% (42,335)
Peru
Queens:
1.8% (18,697)
New York:
1.1% (43,753)
Pakistan
Queens:
1.7% (17,314)
New York:
1.3% (51,055)
Russia
Queens:
1.7% (17,232)
New York:
2.4% (94,595)
Taiwan
Queens:
1.6% (16,260)
New York:
0.8% (30,473)
El Salvador
Queens:
1.5% (15,478)
New York:
2.0% (76,977)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,014,682
Other state: 135,300
Northeast: 35,986
Midwest: 14,250
South: 74,568
West: 10,496
67% of Queens 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.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 18,024
Nursery to 4th grade: 6,773
5th and 6th grade: 24,726
7th and 8th grade: 25,100
9th grade: 17,946
10th grade: 19,082
11th grade: 17,836
12th grade, no diploma: 48,800
High school graduate (or equivalency): 185,006
Less than 1 year of college: 35,149
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 84,436
Associate degree: 37,962
Bachelor's degree: 112,714
Master's degree: 42,748
Professional school degree: 19,256
Doctorate degree: 6,506
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 23,772
Nursery to 4th grade: 10,243
5th and 6th grade: 28,833
7th and 8th grade: 32,751
9th grade: 20,526
10th grade: 21,008
11th grade: 19,464
12th grade, no diploma: 52,297
High school graduate (or equivalency): 233,375
Less than 1 year of college: 40,802
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 89,301
Associate degree: 49,418
Bachelor's degree: 115,705
Master's degree: 50,924
Professional school degree: 14,999
Doctorate degree: 4,020
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 to 49: 77,145
50 or more: 171,120
Mobile homes: 632
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 321
Median worth of mobile homes: $422,063
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%