Population 9,491 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in College Point
Household size in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.79 | 2.92 | 2.79 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.17 | 3.00 | 2.85 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.26 | 3.03 | 2.82 | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.18 | 2.88 | 2.79 | 2.65 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.39 | −0.03 | −0.00 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in College Point are large by national standards, averaging 3.18 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.79, even as the national average fell.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.2 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.0 | 38.4 | 38.7 | 39.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.1 | 39.9 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.0 | 41.4 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.7 | +3.7 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
The median resident of College Point is 42.0 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 40.2, as it has nationally. Residents skew youngest in the center and oldest in the southwest.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 13.3% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.1% | 12.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 11.7% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.4% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in College Point as they are nationally: 12.4%, against 11.6%. Since 2006–10, the single-parent share has risen 3.9 points, even as the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in College Point
Renters in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 51.9% | 54.5% | 47.1% | 44.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 50.0% | 56.2% | 48.7% | 46.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 54.9% | 55.2% | 48.8% | 46.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 51.1% | 55.1% | 48.6% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.8 pts | +0.6 pts | +1.5 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renters far outnumber owners in College Point: 51.1% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% nationally. Still, renters make up a smaller share here than in Queens overall (55.1%). Among owners, 49.6% have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%. The renter share is down 0.8 points from 2006–10, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.1% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.8% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.4% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | −0.0 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in College Point than nationally: 7.4%, against 9.6% for the U.S. The picture is much the same across Queens. Since 2006–10, vacancy has fallen 1.6 points, as it has nationally.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1948 | 1950 | 1957 | 1956 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1955 | 1952 | 1958 | 1957 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1950 | 1952 | 1959 | 1958 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1961 | 1955 | 1962 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +12 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in College Point is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1961, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. Locally, though, homes here are newer than in Queens overall, where the median home dates to 1955. The median year built has moved up from 1948 in 2006–10, a sign of steady new building. The newest homes are mostly in the north, the oldest in the center.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,428 | $1,239 | $1,268 | $1,095 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,535 | $1,385 | $1,377 | $1,201 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,728 | $1,637 | $1,645 | $1,426 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,080 | $2,042 | $2,060 | $1,794 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$652 | +$803 | +$792 | +$698 | +$606 |
The median renter in College Point pays $2,080 a month for rent and utilities, well above the national median of $1,571. Rents are up $652 a month from 2006–10, a 46% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. Rent takes 39.2% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. The priciest rents are in the north; the most affordable are in the south.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in College Point
Bachelor's degrees in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.9% | 29.0% | 35.0% | 31.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.2% | 29.9% | 36.7% | 33.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.6% | 31.8% | 39.9% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.5% | 36.1% | 43.6% | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | −1.5 pts | +7.1 pts | +8.6 pts | +8.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in College Point have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.5%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree has edged down 1.5 points since 2006–10, even as the national share rose. College graduates are most concentrated in the north and least in the south.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 81.2% | 79.6% | 83.7% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 78.9% | 80.0% | 84.6% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 76.8% | 81.7% | 86.2% | 86.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 75.8% | 82.3% | 86.9% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | −5.4 pts | +2.8 pts | +3.3 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly a quarter of adults in College Point never finished high school, well above the national share: only 75.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. The share with a diploma is down 5.4 points from 2006–10, even as the national rate rose. Few Queens neighborhoods have a lower share of high school graduates: only three of 47.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in College Point
| Period | College Point | Queens | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 8.7% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.0% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.1% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.2% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | −1.4 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs high in College Point: 7.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Unemployment has fallen 2.1 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
College Point compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Point | 3.18 | 42.0 | 12.4% | 51.1% | 7.4% | 1961 | $2,080 | 25.5% | 75.8% | 7.2% |
| Malba | 2.92 | 47.5 | 11.2% | 27.5% | 6.0% | 1958 | $2,446 | 31.1% | 81.2% | 10.0% |
| Whitestone | 2.73 | 49.2 | 9.1% | 19.8% | 4.7% | 1952 | $2,284 | 40.3% | 86.2% | 6.3% |
| Flushing | 2.60 | 46.0 | 7.4% | 58.4% | 7.0% | 1967 | $1,993 | 35.9% | 77.4% | 6.3% |
| Beechhurst | 2.79 | 52.1 | 5.7% | 12.6% | 3.4% | 1955 | $2,213 | 48.1% | 87.4% | 6.6% |
| Unionport | 2.74 | 40.2 | 21.6% | 67.9% | 8.1% | 1957 | $1,457 | 21.3% | 76.1% | 10.0% |
| Corona | 3.65 | 35.6 | 22.8% | 77.6% | 5.5% | 1959 | $2,039 | 14.2% | 63.3% | 7.2% |
| Jackson Heights-ny | 2.96 | 41.5 | 12.7% | 61.4% | 11.9% | 1948 | $1,908 | 27.5% | 77.9% | 8.5% |
| East Elmhurst | 2.36 | 38.3 | 11.6% | 45.1% | 21.6% | 1954 | $2,110 | 38.1% | 84.6% | 6.2% |
| Soundview | 2.87 | 35.8 | 23.2% | 79.1% | 7.0% | 1958 | $1,368 | 20.4% | 71.9% | 11.1% |
| Throgs Neck-Edgewater Park | 2.75 | 37.2 | 15.8% | 45.1% | 6.4% | 1958 | $1,861 | 27.4% | 86.1% | 10.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up College Point. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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