Language Spoken At Home in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 2,100,240 | 100% |
English only | 916,581 | 43.6% |
Language other than English | 1,183,659 | 56.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 591,985 | 28.2% |
Spanish | 502,928 | 23.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 251,948 | 12.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 343,279 | 16.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 145,983 | 7.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 299,756 | 14.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 182,536 | 8.7% |
Other languages | 37,696 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,518 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,235,008 | 100% |
American | 59,677 | 2.7% |
Arab | 20,566 | 0.9% |
Czech | 3,119 | 0.1% |
Danish | 853 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 3,283 | 0.1% |
English | 19,943 | 0.9% |
French (except Basque) | 11,763 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 1,953 | 0.1% |
German | 65,878 | 2.9% |
Greek | 40,968 | 1.8% |
Hungarian | 9,369 | 0.4% |
Irish | 104,131 | 4.7% |
Italian | 152,688 | 6.8% |
Lithuanian | 3,299 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,635 | 0.1% |
Polish | 58,001 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 4,566 | 0.2% |
Russian | 45,900 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,901 | 0.1% |
Scottish | 5,454 | 0.2% |
Slovak | 1,958 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 26,483 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 2,680 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 1,232 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 7,893 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 1,652 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 149,347 | 6.7% |
Households By Type in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 776,311 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 525,813 | 67.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 226,002 | 29.1% |
Married-couple family | 348,463 | 44.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 156,864 | 20.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 51,753 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,916 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 125,597 | 16.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 53,222 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 250,498 | 32.3% |
Householder living alone | 203,488 | 26.2% |
65 years and over | 72,811 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 259,222 | 33.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 210,586 | 27.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 2,209,561 | 100% |
Householder | 776,311 | 35.1% |
Spouse | 348,332 | 15.8% |
Child | 668,440 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 276,276 | 12.5% |
Nonrelatives | 140,202 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 39,182 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 887,654 | 100% |
Never married | 364,377 | 41.0% |
Now married, except separated | 430,400 | 48.5% |
Separated | 20,255 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 19,589 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 53,033 | 6.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 966,321 | 100% |
Never married | 330,010 | 34.2% |
Now married, except separated | 415,616 | 43.0% |
Separated | 34,184 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 95,724 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 90,787 | 9.4% |
Fertility in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 31,173 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 8,954 | 28.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 68,993 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 16,952 | 24.6% |
Less than 1 year | 3,134 | 4.5% |
1 or 2 years | 3,937 | 5.7% |
3 or 4 years | 3,084 | 4.5% |
5 or more years | 6,797 | 9.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 16,952 | 100% |
Who are female | 11,517 | 67.9% |
Who are married | 11,411 | 67.3% |
School Enrollment in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 550,247 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 32,291 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 26,287 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 196,260 | 35.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 114,805 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 180,604 | 32.8% |
Educational Attainment in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,557,698 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 165,268 | 10.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 147,020 | 9.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 425,423 | 27.3% |
Some college, no degree | 239,763 | 15.4% |
Associate's degree | 113,973 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 302,251 | 19.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 164,000 | 10.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.9% |
Veteran Status in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,771,831 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 60,576 | 3.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 2,219,993 | 100% |
With a disability | 213,433 | 9.6% |
Under 18 years | 462,002 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,571 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 1,478,520 | 100% |
With a disability | 101,425 | 6.9% |
65 years and over | 279,471 | 100% |
With a disability | 99,437 | 35.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 2,208,048 | 100% |
Same house | 1,986,807 | 90.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 197,006 | 8.9% |
Same county | 133,552 | 6.0% |
Different county | 63,454 | 2.9% |
Same state | 41,900 | 1.9% |
Different state | 21,554 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 24,235 | 1.1% |
Place Of Birth in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,235,008 | 100% |
Native | 1,169,395 | 52.3% |
Born in United States | 1,118,833 | 50.1% |
State of residence | 994,827 | 44.5% |
Different state | 124,006 | 5.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 50,562 | 2.3% |
Foreign born | 1,065,613 | 47.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,065,613 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 570,940 | 53.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 494,673 | 46.4% |
Year of Entry in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,116,175 | 100% |
Native | 50,562 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,389 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 49,173 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 1,065,613 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 24,328 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,041,285 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Queens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,065,601 | 100% |
Europe | 130,966 | 12.3% |
Asia | 394,548 | 37.0% |
Africa | 23,942 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 697 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 511,939 | 48.0% |
Northern America | 3,509 | 0.3% |