11104 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 11104, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

11104 is a zip code in Queens County, New York, which covers Queens, with a total population of 27,575 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 11104 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 11104.

The estimated population of people living in 11104 is 27,575, with a median age of 38.7.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 11104 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
27,575
+10.14%
+7.19%
2020
25,037
 -0.31% -
2019
25,114
 -3.85% -
2018
26,119
+1.53%
-
2017
25,725
 - -

Population of 11104 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 11104 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
41.6%
45.3%
 -8.17%
Black/African American
1.7%
1%
 +70.00%
Native
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
26.8%
30.8%
 -12.99%
Asian
25.5%
20.9%
 +22.01%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4%
1.8%
 +122.22%
Other
0.4%
0.3%
 +33.33%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 11104 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 11104 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 11104 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 11104 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.7 +1.31% 39 -0.26% 38.2 +4.09%
2020 38.2 +0.53% 39.1 +1.03% 36.7 -1.61%
2019 38 +0.53% 38.7 +0.78% 37.3 +1.08%
2018 37.8 -2.07% 38.4 -3.03% 36.9 -0.27%
2017 38.6 - 39.6 - 37 -

The median age of the 11104 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 11104 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,060 +21.24% 1,276 +25.32% 1,257 1,596
10 to 19 911 14.14% 878 +49.17% 879 1,367
20 to 29 1,552 +20.41% 2,337 -32.89% 1,853 1,652
30 to 39 2,984 0.5% 2,610 +19.94% 2,981 3,163
40 to 49 2,401 -2.47% 2,004 +15.25% 2,320 2,297
50 to 59 1,414 +12.97% 1,319 +13.93% 1,574 1,502
60 to 69 1,419 +8.13% 1,434 -8.5% 1,530 1,298
70+ 976 -5.21% 1,150 +23.36% 881 1,425

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 11104 zip code is $81,142.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 11104.

  • Under 25
    $29,470.00
  • 25 to 44
    $94,934.00
  • 45 to 64
    $77,712.00
  • 65 and over
    $46,042.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 11104 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 11104, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 11104 is currently $96,642.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

9.73% of households in 11104 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 11104 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.63%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.80%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    13.75%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    16.23%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    20.48%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.39%
  • $200,000 or more
    9.73%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 11104 is $42,817.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 11104 by the total population of 11104.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 11104 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 11104 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    22.69%
  • Bachelor's degree
    44.11%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    4.85%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    25.77%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.58%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 11104 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 11104 zip over the age of 16 is 23,264.

Of those people, a total of 70.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 11104 is 65.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 11104 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 788 2.80% 31.80%
20 to 24 years 1,007 65.10% 20.70%
25 to 29 years 2,498 89.70% 8.70%
30 to 34 years 3,042 88.00% 3.20%
35 to 44 years 6,065 83.40% 4.40%
45 to 54 years 3,275 89.30% 10.50%
55 to 59 years 1,455 69.40% 2.20%
60 to 64 years 1,370 65.20% 4.60%
65 to 74 years 2,314 30.20% 7.70%
75 years and over 1,450 8.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 11104. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 12,966 72.70% 3.80%
Black or African American 468 75.90% 6.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 75 93.30% 32.90%
Asian 5,961 63.70% 11.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 100.00% 0.00%
Other 1,405 70.00% 10.60%
Two or more races 2,380 69.70% 8.00%
Hispanic or Latino 6,273 67.70% 6.70%
Not Hispanic or Latino 10,024 75.40% 4.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 11104 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 11104 is 15,227, with median earnings of $58,637.00.

Women in 11104 are earning approximately 95.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 15,227 $58,637.00
Male 8,203 $60,171.00
Female 7,024 $57,192.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 11104 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,094 $78,716.00
Business and Financial 1,239 $81,304.00
Computer and Mathematical 613 $76,932.00
Architecture and Engineering 237 $98,075.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 225 $95,605.00
Community and Social Service 242 $63,235.00
Legal 303 $106,553.00
Educational and Library 1,005 $67,236.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 1,071 $64,267.00
Healthcare Practitioners 738 $76,901.00
Healthcare Support 311 $32,022.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 98 $44,211.00
Law Enforcement 142 $76,667.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,063 $33,995.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 610 $35,533.00
Personal Care and Service 552 $27,679.00
Sales 1,285 $45,632.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,391 $52,223.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 51 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 594 $39,773.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 281 $44,957.00
Production 230 $67,500.00
Transportation and Material Moving 706 $34,841.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 11104 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 11104.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,143 $88,337.00 951 $71,480.00
Business and Financial 474 $85,313.00 765 $72,552.00
Computer and Mathematical 439 $80,733.00 174 $70,000.00
Architecture and Engineering 157 $98,075.00 80 $106,250.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 55 $114,861.00 170 $95,273.00
Community and Social Service 20 $105,000.00 222 $63,088.00
Legal 154 $78,750.00 149 $106,932.00
Educational and Library 426 $85,135.00 579 $64,669.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 693 $55,156.00 378 $69,464.00
Healthcare Practitioners 195 $76,176.00 543 $79,476.00
Healthcare Support 70 $34,167.00 241 $31,775.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 91 $44,671.00 7 $0.00
Law Enforcement 142 $76,667.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 700 $35,800.00 363 $30,734.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 351 $36,758.00 259 $20,684.00
Personal Care and Service 121 $56,378.00 431 $21,359.00
Sales 608 $50,870.00 677 $44,966.00
Office and Administrative Support 587 $58,480.00 804 $51,460.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 51 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 529 $41,118.00 65 $28,631.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 281 $44,957.00 0 $0.00
Production 152 $88,393.00 78 $38,594.00
Transportation and Material Moving 677 $34,554.00 29 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 11,864 households in 11104, with an average household size of 2.32 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 6,153 families living in the 11104 zip code with an average family size of 3.18 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 11104:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,637 569 947 5,711
Average Household Size 3.2 3.13 3.41 1.35
Total Families 4,637 569 947 0
Average Household Size 3.19 2.89 3.26 0

Poverty

Of the 6,153 families living in 11104, 5.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 11104:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 13,110 housing units in 11104.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 11,864 90.50%
Vacant 1,246 9.50%

68.95% of the total 13,110 housing units in 11104 are rental units. This is approximately 9,039 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,661 are occupied by the owner - or 20.30% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 11104 is $1,764.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 11104 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    164
  • Less than $500
    39
  • $500 to $999
    546
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,137
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    3,403
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    2,238
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    518
  • $3,000 or more
    158

Property Value

The median value of a property in 11104 is $499,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 11104 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    13
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    31
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    22
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    73
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    253
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    940
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    993
  • $1,000,000 or more
    336

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 11104. The chart below shows the number of properties in 11104 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    6,709
  • 1940 to 1949
    2,571
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,736
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,120
  • 1970 to 1979
    389
  • 1980 to 1989
    251
  • 1990 to 1999
    101
  • 2000 to 2009
    140
  • 2010 to 2013
    93
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 11104 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    6,770
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,500
  • 2 vehicles available
    545
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    49

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 11104 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 11104 that commute to work in a particular way.

38.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 11104.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    67
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    338
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    331
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    606
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    804
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    848
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,044
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    771
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,711
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,557
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,618
  • 90 or more minutes
    392

Summary

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