Demographics of Queens

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As of the census of 2000, the population of Queens, New York was 2,229,379 people, 782,664 households, and 537,690 families residing in the county. The population density was 7,879.6/km² (20,409.0/mi²). There were 817,250 housing units at an average density of 2,888.5/km² (7,481.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 44.08% White, 20.01% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 17.56% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 11.68% from other races, and 6.11% from two or more races. 24.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Some main European ancestry in Queens, 2000:

• Italian : 8.99%
• Irish : 7.05%
• German : 4.74%
• English : 1.32%

According to the Census Bureau, the population increased to 2,241,600 in 2005.

The 2000 census also show that the borough is home to one of the most important concentration of Indian Americans in the nation, with a total population of 129,715 (5.79% of the borough population) ([2].Similarly it also has a visible presence of Bangladeshi Americans with a population of 18,310 (0.82% of borough population) and Pakistani Americans with a population of 15,604 ( 0.7% of the borough population).[3]. There are another ten Asian population groups in Queens with over 1000 people. The largest Asian population group in Queens in 2000 was the Chinese, numbering 143,126. The third place was held by the Koreans with 63,885. There were 33,225 Filipinos in Queens. The borough also had 5957 Japanese. Vietnamese, Sri Lankans, Malaysians, Indonesians, Thais, Taiwanese and Vietnamese also all numbered over 1000, but under 5000.^[3]

There were 782,664 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.39.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,439, and the median income for a family was $48,608. Males had a median income of $35,576 versus $31,628 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,222. About 11.9% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over. In 2005, the median income among black households in Queens was close to $52,000 a year, surpassing that of whites. No other county in the country with a population over 65,000 can make that claim.^[4]

The Top Ten Languages Spoken in Queens according to the NY State Comptroller:^[5]

1. English
2. Spanish
3. Chinese
4. Korean
5. Italian
6. Greek
7. Russian
8. Tagalog
9. French
10. French Creole

Queens grew at a faster rate than Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx from 1990 to 2000. (Click on image to see full key and data.)

Queens may soon overtake Brooklyn as the most populous borough of New York City. Key: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island

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