| People QuickFacts | Queens County | New York |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 2,296,175 | 19,651,127 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 2,230,725 | 19,378,105 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 2.9% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 2,230,722 | 19,378,102 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 6.2% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 20.5% | 21.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 13.4% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2013 | 51.4% | 51.5% |
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White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 49.7% | 70.9% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 20.9% | 17.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.3% | 1.0% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 25.2% | 8.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 2.7% | 2.3% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 28.0% | 18.4% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 26.7% | 57.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 90.0% | 88.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 47.7% | 22.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 56.4% | 29.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 80.0% | 84.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 29.9% | 32.8% |
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Veterans, 2008-2012 | 60,576 | 957,004 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 42.0 | 31.5 |
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Housing units, 2013 | 841,190 | 8,126,026 |
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Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 44.5% | 54.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 71.7% | 50.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $462,800 | $295,300 |
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Households, 2008-2012 | 776,311 | 7,230,896 |
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Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.85 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $26,373 | $32,104 |
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Median household income, 2008-2012 | $56,780 | $57,683 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 14.4% | 14.9% |
| Business QuickFacts | Queens County | New York |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 45,157 | 527,0011 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 506,249 | 7,556,5211 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 3.2% | 2.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 224,014 | 1,612,106 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 236,900 | 1,956,733 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 14.4% | 10.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.0% | 10.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 16.3% | 9.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.6% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 5,654,377 | 162,720,173 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,308,450 | 313,461,904 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 14,587,146 | 230,718,065 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $6,404 | $11,879 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,223,352 | 39,813,499 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 1,428 | 24,872 |