In 2020, Queens County, NY had a population of 2.27M people with a median age of 39.3 and a median household income of $72,028. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Queens County, NY declined from 2.29M to 2.27M, a −0.717% decrease and its median household income grew from $68,666 to $72,028, a 4.9% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Queens County, NY are Asian (Non-Hispanic) (25.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (24.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (17%), Other (Hispanic) (11.9%), and White (Hispanic) (11.2%).
None of the households in Queens County, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
80.5% of the residents in Queens County, NY are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Queens County, NY are CUNY Queens College (4,883 degrees awarded in 2021), St. John's University-New York (4,397 degrees), and CUNY LaGuardia Community College (3,114 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Queens County, NY was $575,600, and the homeownership rate was 45.1%.
Most people in Queens County, NY used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 44.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Queens County, NY was 1 car per household.
Queens County, NY borders Monmouth County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, and Richmond County, NY.