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Queens, New York county Neighborhood Profile

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 Queens, New York United States
Total population2,229,379 281,421,906
StateNew York 
CountyQueens 

Queens, New York county Population

 Queens, New York %, Queens, New York United States
Male1,073,56848.16%49.06%
Female1,155,81151.84%50.94%
Median age (years)35.4  35.3
18 years and over1,720,15577.16%74.31%
21 years and over1,635,82173.38%69.97%
62 years and over335,55415.05%14.66%
65 years and over283,04212.7%12.43%

 Queens, New York %, Queens, New York United States
White982,72544.08%75.14%
Black or African American446,18920.01%12.32%
Asian391,50017.56%3.64%
Some other race272,79512.24%5.46%
Two or more races136,1706.11%2.43%

Queens, New York county Housing

 Queens, New York %, Queens, New York United States
Total housing units 817,250 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 34,5864.23%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 782,66495.77%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 334,81540.97%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 447,84954.8%30.77%
 Queens, New York %, Queens, New York United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000105,923 13.53%19.95%
1995 to 1998221,338 28.28%28.9%
1990 to 1994130,694 16.7%16.07%
1980 to 1989124,482 15.9%15.58%
1970 to 197996,990 12.39%9.86%
1969 or earlier103,237 13.19%9.65%
 Queens, New York %, Queens, New York United States
Total households782,664  105,480,101
Family households (families)537,991 68.74%68.06%
Nonfamily households244,673 31.26%31.94%
 Queens, New York United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0003,5825,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9993,64216,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99917,91813,110,384
$150,000 to $199,99958,4928,075,904
$200,000 to $299,99967,2206,583,049
$300,000 to $499,99930,9113,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9994,7671,308,116
$1,000,000 or more451313,759
Median (dollars)212,600119,600

Queens, New York county Education

 Queens, New York %, Queens, New York United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 586,090 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool32,1165.48% 6.47%
Kindergarten30,0605.13% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)233,67939.87% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)126,12121.52% 21.38%
College or graduate school164,11428.0% 22.81%

Queens, New York county Economy

 Queens, New York %, Queens, New York United States
Population 16 years and over1,775,449  217,168,077
In labor force1,037,238 58.42%63.92%
- Civilian labor force1,036,895 58.4%63.39%
- - Employed956,784 53.89%59.73%
- - Unemployed80,111 4.51%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.7  5.8
- Armed Forces343 0.02%0.53%
Not in labor force738,211 41.58%36.08%
Females 16 years and over937,679 52.81%51.66%
In labor force483,133 27.21%29.72%
- Civilian labor force483,092 27.21%29.65%
- - Employed443,422 24.98%27.92%
Own children under 6 years157,700 8.88%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force76,898  12,787,501
With earnings617,421 34.78%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)56,330  56,604
With Social Security income195,919 11.03%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,454  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income41,804 2.35%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,458  6,320
With public assistance income33,951 1.91%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,968  3,032
With retirement income114,167 6.43%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,760  17,376
 Queens, New York %, Queens, New York United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households782,646  105,539,122
Less than $10,00086,268 11.02%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99947,850 6.11%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99990,765 11.6%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99994,613 12.09%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999126,663 16.18%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999155,763 19.9%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99985,146 10.88%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99967,315 8.6%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99916,365 2.09%2.2%
$200,000 or more11,898 1.52%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)42,439  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.