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    People MapStats Queens County New York
Population definition and source info Population, 2006 estimate 2,255,17519,306,183
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 1.2%1.7%
Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 25,774329,362
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 2,229,37918,976,457
Persons under 5 years old definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, 2006 147,6061,220,468
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 6.5%6.3%
Persons under 18 years old definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, 2006 505,4224,514,342
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 22.4%23.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 13.0%13.1%
Persons 65 years old and over definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 294,1322,522,686
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2006 51.5%51.5%
 
White persons definition and source info White persons, 2006 (a) 1,244,75814,220,047
Black persons definition and source info Black persons, 2006 (a) 471,5883,352,874
American Indian and Alaska Native persons definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) 15,540104,936
Asian persons definition and source info Asian persons, 2006 (a) 479,3491,326,089
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) 3,50319,163
Persons reporting two or more races definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 40,437283,074
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) 597,7733,139,456
White persons not Hispanic definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, 2006 706,36111,677,402
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 55.2%73.7%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 20.9%17.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.7%0.5%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 21.3%6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) 0.2%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.8%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 26.5%16.3%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 31.3%60.5%
 
Births definition and source info Births, 2004 30,415249,947
Deaths definition and source info Deaths, 2004 15,119152,681
Infant deaths definition and source info Infant deaths, 2004 1781,518
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 61.8%61.8%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 46.1%20.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 53.6%28.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 74.4%79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 24.3%27.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 490,5923,606,147
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 42.231.7
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2006 832,5127,907,420
Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 15,250228,113
Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 1.9%3.0%
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 42.8%53.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $212,600$148,700
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 782,6647,056,860
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.812.61
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2004 $39,649$45,343
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 15.0%14.5%
    Business MapStats Queens County New York
Personal income definition and source info Personal income, 2005 ($million) 72,012771,990
Personal income per capita definition and source info Personal income per capita, 2005 $31,912$39,967
Civilian labor force definition and source info Civilian labor force, 2006 1,090,6669,498,563
Unemployment rate definition and source info Unemployment rate, 2006 4.4%4.5%
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 697,99310,768,325
Full-time and part-time employment definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 41,255312,916
Employment in government definition and source info Employment in government, 2005 39,7411,499,714
Earnings definition and source info Earnings, 2005 ($1000) 29,076,749630,690,362
Average earnings per job definition and source info Average earnings per job, 2005 $41,658$58,569
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 40,994514,2652
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2005 473,5937,417,4632
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 -0.4%0.9%2
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 189,3891,707,168
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 9.9%7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.0%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.5%8.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 S0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 28.3%29.6%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 18.6%9.6%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 6,092,932147,317,463
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,748,34027,835,952
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 13,868,922343,663,041
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 11,226,779178,067,530
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $5,008$9,298
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2006 7,25254,382
Valuation of building permits definition and source info Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) 674,1757,077,980
Farm land definition and source info Farm land, 2002 (acres) D7,660,969
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) FN1143,902,5762
Federal spending per capita definition and source info Federal spending per capita, 2004 FN1$7,4842
 
    Geography MapStats Queens County New York
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 109.2447,213.79
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 9,999.9401.9
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 08136
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area 

1: Bronx
2: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau.
Last Revised: Thursday, 07-Aug-2008 13:18:55 EDT

City profiles were updated on August 7th, 2008.

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