Demographics of Queens County, New York

Queens County, New York had 2,358,182 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −27,359 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Queens County, in four figures

2,358,182
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −27,359 people.; 40.7 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,136 ±$875
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Queens County, New York's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Queens County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Queens County, New York's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Queens County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,385,541	100.0	100.0
2021	2,328,520	97.6	100.2
2022	2,291,363	96.1	100.7
2023	2,314,747	97.0	101.6
2024	2,367,034	99.2	102.5
2025	2,358,182	98.9	103.1

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Population of Queens County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,385,541	−19,886	−4,502	+232	−14,256
2021	2,328,520	−57,021	+6,626	+6,388	−66,268
2022	2,291,363	−37,157	+7,880	+30,356	−78,766
2023	2,314,747	+23,384	+8,856	+51,176	−36,877
2024	2,367,034	+52,287	+9,216	+75,075	−32,208
2025	2,358,182	−8,852	+9,150	+20,672	−38,449

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±0.1: for men 39.5 ±0.2 and for women 41.9 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Queens County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	126,361 ±162	5.4% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	327,314 ±3,110	14.1% ±0.1	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	170,968 ±2,164	7.4% ±0.1	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	666,035 ±3,639	28.7% ±0.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	618,836 ±4,221	26.6% ±0.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	413,538 ±4,591	17.8% ±0.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,136 ±$875, and income per person $42,146 ±$552, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Queens County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	122,759 ±3,079	14.6% ±0.4	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	126,859 ±3,179	15.1% ±0.4	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	120,964 ±3,212	14.4% ±0.4	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	106,016 ±3,107	12.6% ±0.4	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	152,012 ±3,435	18.1% ±0.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	91,768 ±2,420	10.9% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	120,625 ±2,828	14.3% ±0.3	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Queens County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	296,381 ±8,517	12.9% ±0.4	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	70,276 ±3,054	15.8% ±0.7	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	144,878 ±4,691	11.2% ±0.4	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	81,227 ±2,556	14.5% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Queens County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Queens County	New York	United States
Housing units	910,206 ±311	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.4% ±0.2	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.6% ±0.2	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	44.9% ±0.5	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	55.1% ±0.4	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$723,800 ±$6,606	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,956 ±$10	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±1	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Queens County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	652,505 ±0	28.1% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	538,469 ±2,064	23.2% ±0.1	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	379,738 ±3,133	16.3% ±0.1	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	601,394 ±3,838	25.9% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6,757 ±766	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,585 ±556	0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	54,698 ±3,721	2.4% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	87,906 ±4,045	3.8% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Queens County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	1,029,357 ±7,210	44.3% ±0.3	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	136,042 ±3,187	5.9% ±0.1	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	52,750 ±2,369	2.3% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,104,903 ±7,764	47.6% ±0.3	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	655,512 ±6,354	28.2% ±0.3	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	449,391 ±5,846	19.3% ±0.3	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Queens County among the counties of New York

2nd of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Queens County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kings County	2,653,963	−2.5%
Queens County	2,358,182	−1.1%
New York County	1,664,862	−1.3%
Suffolk County	1,546,090	+1.6%
Bronx County	1,406,332	−3.8%
Nassau County	1,398,939	+0.6%
Westchester County	1,015,743	+1.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026