Queens is home to 126,000 Jewish adults and 23,000 Jewish children in 91,000 households. These households are home to 217,000 total people, including both Jews and non-Jews in Jewish households. 10% of households in Queens include a Jewish person.
The average age of adults in Jewish households in Queens is 48, higher than the average age in the eight-county area. 30% of these adults are seniors over the age of 65. Additionally, 16% of this area's population are children, for a total of 34,000 children and 54,000 seniors.
53% of adults in Jewish households in Queens are married, compared with 62% in the eight-county overall. 22% have never married and 7% are divorced or separated.
18% of adults in Jewish households in Queens were born outside of the U.S., and 58% were born in the New York area, a rate lower than in the eight-county area as a whole.
Queens has a similar median income compared with that of the eight county area. The share of low-income households is lower compared with the eight-county area as a whole.
Compared with the eight-county area, the share of Jewish households who are poor or near poor is lower: 15% earn up to two and a half times the federal poverty line. 25,000 people live in poor or near poor households in Queens.
29% of households say they can't make ends meet or are just managing, while 30% say they have some extra money or are well off.
7% of households in Queens are food-insecure, reporting that they have run out of food at least sometimes in the last year.
56% of Jewish adults in Queens report feeling some or more a part of the Jewish community in New York. 83% feel being Jewish is important to them, lower than the rate across the eight counties.
31% of Jewish adults are synagogue members, and 50% of Jewish households with children ages 5-17 send at least one to Jewish day school.
16% of Jewish adults in Queens are Orthodox, 18% are Conservative, and 19% are Reform. 47% have no denomination or identify with a group not listed above.
19% of adults in Jewish households say they attend synagogue at least monthly, and 19% say they attend Jewish programs at least monthly, greater than the rate across the eight counties.
Jewish behaviors | Queens | 8-County Total |
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The percentage of adults in Jewish households who celebrate Chanukah. | 74% | 80% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who participate in a Passover seder. | 75% | 77% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who observe Yom Kippur in some way. | 70% | 70% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who mark Shabbat in a way different from other days. | 49% | 48% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who keep a kosher home. | 18% | 21% |
The percentage of adults in Jewish households who attend Jewish prayer services, at least monthly. | 19% | 23% |