Queens, New York county Economy Profile

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Queens, New York county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Queens, New York equals 757,583. Government workers comprise 15.51% of workers in Queens, New York. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point zero six percent of Queens, New York labor force. There are 2,382 unpaid family workers in Queens, New York.

five point three nine percent of population are involved in construction, 7.87% are in manufacturing, and 3.62% are in wholesale trade. 10.06% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Queens, New York. Eight point eight two percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Queens, New York.

fifty-eight point four two percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Queens, New York. 34.26% of Queens, New York workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point seven nine percent of Queens, New York residents work at home. 47.35% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Queens, New York	%, Queens, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	1,775,449		217,168,077
In labor force	1,037,238	58.42%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,036,895	58.4%	63.39%
- - Employed	956,784	53.89%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	80,111	4.51%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	343	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	738,211	41.58%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	937,679	52.81%	51.66%
In labor force	483,133	27.21%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	483,092	27.21%	29.65%
- - Employed	443,422	24.98%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	157,700	8.88%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	76,898		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	931,709		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	319,187	34.26%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	95,329	10.23%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	441,177	47.35%	4.73%
Walked	52,776	5.66%	2.93%
Other means	6,567	0.7%	1.19%
Worked at home	16,673	1.79%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	42.2		25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	956,784		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	292,252	30.55%	33.65%
Service occupations	186,613	19.5%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	276,015	28.85%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	355	0.04%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	75,220	7.86%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	126,329	13.2%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	552	0.06%	1.87%
Construction	51,610	5.39%	6.78%
Manufacturing	75,346	7.87%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	34,670	3.62%	3.6%
Retail trade	96,859	10.12%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	79,700	8.33%	5.2%
Information	37,281	3.9%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	97,854	10.23%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	96,231	10.06%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	197,065	20.6%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	84,407	8.82%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	63,837	6.67%	4.87%
Public administration	41,372	4.32%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	757,583	79.18%	78.47%
Government workers	148,436	15.51%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	48,383	5.06%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	2,382	0.25%	0.31%

	Queens, New York	%, Queens, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	782,646		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	86,268	11.02%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	47,850	6.11%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	90,765	11.6%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	94,613	12.09%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	126,663	16.18%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	155,763	19.9%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	85,146	10.88%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	67,315	8.6%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	16,365	2.09%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	11,898	1.52%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,439		41,994
With earnings	617,421	34.78%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,330		56,604
With Social Security income	195,919	11.03%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,454		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	41,804	2.35%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,458		6,320
With public assistance income	33,951	1.91%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,968		3,032
With retirement income	114,167	6.43%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,760		17,376
Families	542,804		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	40,847	7.53%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	26,406	4.86%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	57,844	10.66%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	64,081	11.81%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	89,190	16.43%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	116,741	21.51%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	69,020	12.72%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	55,802	10.28%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,422	2.47%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	9,451	1.74%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	48,608		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	19,222		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	35,576		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	31,628		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	64,468		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	46,593	72.27%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	20,945	32.49%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	26,648		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	21,880	82.11%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	8,811	33.06%	42.27%
Individuals	321,102		33,899,812
18 years and over	225,935	70.36%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	35,439	11.04%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	92,860	28.92%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	67,303	20.96%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	92,841	28.91%	31.63%

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