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DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics: 1990
Data Set: 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) - 100-Percent data
Geographic Area: Queens County, New York

NOTE: For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expstf190.htm.


Subject


Number

 

 

Total population

1,951,598

 

 

SEX

 

Male

927,714

Female

1,023,884

 

 

AGE

 

Under 5 years

121,590

5 to 17 years

287,037

18 to 20 years

78,051

21 to 24 years

120,203

25 to 44 years

654,482

45 to 54 years

211,815

55 to 59 years

92,648

60 to 64 years

97,429

65 to 74 years

162,912

75 to 84 years

95,830

85 years and over

29,601

 

 

Under 18 years

408,627

 

 

65 years and over

288,343

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

720,149

Family households (families)

490,915

Married-couple families

351,675

Other family, male householder

36,566

Other family, female householder

102,674

Nonfamily households

229,234

Householder living alone

196,008

Householder 65 years and over

82,433

 

 

Persons living in households

1,924,375

Persons per household

2.67

 

 

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

27,223

Institutionalized persons

18,938

Other persons in group quarters

8,285

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,129,192

Black

423,211

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

7,050

Asian or Pacific Islander

238,336

Other race

153,809

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

381,120

 

 

Total housing units

752,690

 

 

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

720,149

Owner occupied

305,573

Renter occupied

414,576

Vacant housing units

32,541

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

3,088

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.1

Rental vacancy rate

3.2

 

 

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.94

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.48

 

 

Units with over 1 person per room

84,985

 

 

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

146,057

1-unit attached

66,103

2 to 4 units

216,684

5 to 9 units

42,228

10 or more units

268,074

Mobile home, trailer, or other

13,544

 

 

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

163,491

Less than $50,000

3,464

$50,000 to $99,999

11,395

$100,000 to $149,999

26,388

$150,000 to $199,999

49,301

$200,000 to $299,999

53,314

$300,000 or more

19,629

 

 

Median (dollars)

191,000

 

 

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

405,209

Less than $250

32,106

$250 to $499

159,286

$500 to $749

153,407

$750 to $999

46,265

$1,000 or more

14,145

 

 

Median (dollars)

513

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

720,149

White

474,074

Black

132,061

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2,082

Asian or Pacific Islander

68,360

Other race

43,572

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

116,587

(X) Not applicable
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
             Matrices P1, P3, P5, P6, P8, P11, P15, P16, P23, H1, H2, H3, H5, H8, H10, H18A, H21, H23, H23B, H32, H32B, H41.