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11356

College Point, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
25,824
Median household income
$86,730
People below poverty
11.1%
Median home value
$909,200

Income

The median income of households in 11356 was $86,730. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 4.7
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 13.1
$50,000 to $74,999 14.8
$75,000 to $99,999 10.9
$100,000 to $149,999 18.3
$150,000 to $199,999 15
$200,000 or more 11.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53144
Female 60112

An estimated 86.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,177. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.7
Social Security 35.2
Retirement income 20.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.4
Cash public assistance income 5.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.4

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 61.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11356 in 2020-2024, 91.5% had health insurance coverage and 8.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 49.2% and public coverage was 53.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.


In 2020-2024, 11356 had a total population of 25,824 - 12,600 (48.8%) females and 13,224 (51.2%) males. The median age was 40.2 years. An estimated 21.7% of the population was under 18 years, 31.3% was 19 to 44 years, 24.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11356 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 954 434
5 to 9 733 745
10 to 14 860 598
15 to 19 1197 722
20 to 24 895 703
25 to 29 711 792
30 to 34 1023 831
35 to 39 782 891
40 to 44 502 958
45 to 49 750 620
50 to 54 810 1109
55 to 59 718 989
60 to 64 791 614
65 to 69 1001 817
70 to 74 872 834
75 to 79 174 362
80 to 84 283 316
85 and over 168 265

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 20.9% were White; 1.1% were Black or African American; 1.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 39.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 39.6% of the people in 11356 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 19% of the people in 11356 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,171 households in 11356. The average household size was 3.15 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.6% of the households in 11356 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.5% of all households, while 14.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 15.9% of all households.

In 11356, 34.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.6
Cohabiting Couples 6.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.1% of males and 46.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.4 32.6
Now married, except separated 49.1 46.3
Separated 2.7 2.5
Widowed 2.4 8.9
Divorced 5.3 9.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11356, 953 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 1.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 45.3% of the people living in 11356 were U.S. natives. 39.8% of the 11356 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 54.7% of 11356 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 59.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11356 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 11356.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.8
Asia 55.6
Europe 5.3
Africa 0.5
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11356 in 2020-2024, 74.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 33.4% of people at least five years old; 41.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 33.4
Other Indo-European languages 8.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 30.5
Other languages 2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 11356 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.2
Different house, same county 5.3
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 0.4
Abroad 1.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 75.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 24.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11356 was 6,654 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 262 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,276. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,116.

Educational Attainment of People in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 24.5
High school diploma or equivalency 26.6
Some college, no degree 14.4
Associate's degree 7.7
Bachelor's degree 18.1
Graduate or professional degree 8.7

Disability

In 11356, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.9% of people under 18 years old, to 5.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11356, 55.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,145 79.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,314 11.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,067 9.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11356 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 10.1
Manufacturing 3.9
Wholesale trade 4.3
Retail trade 11.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.8
Information 2.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.2
Public administration 3.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11356 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,937 34
Service occupations 2,378 20.6
Sales and office occupations 2,495 21.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,198 10.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,559 13.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 45.5% of 11356 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 45 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 45.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 31.3
Walked 3.7
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 10.1

In 2020-2024, 11356 had a total of 8,923 housing units. Of these housing units, 41.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 58.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 41.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 58.4
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11356 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 55.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11356 had 8,171 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 752 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 49.8% while renters occupied 50.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.3.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 22.2% and another 10.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11356:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11356 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.9
Electricity 6.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 13.8
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11356 was $909,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.3 % had a mortgage. 51.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,271 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,200.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11356 was $2,235. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.