Population 2,296,175
State New York
Current Time
Area 108.53 mi²
Zip Codes 11402, 11405-11408, 11410, 11424, 11425, 11430-11436, 11439-11441, 11446, 11447, 11450-11452, 11460, 11470, 11472, 11474, 11476, 11478, 11480, 11482, 11484, 11486, 11488, 11499
Per capita income $26,373

Cities in Queens County

Jamaica, Borough of Queens

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 49.7 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 25.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 14.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$14,587,146
Total number of firms, 2007 236,900
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.7 %
Population, 2013 estimate 2,296,175
Households, 2008-2012 776,311
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 224,014
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.4 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $26,373
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 56.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 506,249
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 42.0 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 20.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 108.53 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 2,230,725
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $462,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$5,654,377
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 45,157
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 28.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $56,780
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,223,352
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.4 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 60,576
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 80.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 47.7 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.85
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 29.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.0 %
Population, 2010 2,230,722
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 71.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 20,553.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 26.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 44.5 %
Housing units, 2013 841,190
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,404
Building permits, 2012 1,428
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$15,308,450
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %