Housing density: 178 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $303,421.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,070 (lower quartile is $902, upper quartile is $1,266)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $924
Median gross rent in Queensbury, NY in 2022: $1,237
Housing units in Queensbury with a mortgage: 4,722 (453 second mortgage, 634 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,913
In family households: 52,368 (12,228 male householders, 5,515 female householders)
13,450 spouses, 16,990 children (15,785 natural, 401 adopted, 804 stepchildren), 924 grandchildren, 397 brothers or sisters, 459 parents, foster children, 414 other relatives, 1,718 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 12,601 (4,797 male householders (3,637 living alone)), 5,450 female householders (4,613 living alone)), 2,354 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 738 (553 institutionalized population)
10,479 married couples with children.
3,673 single-parent households (972 men, 2,701 women).
96.1% of residents of Queensbury speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 754 (2.9%)
(58.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Queensbury, New York
1211995 to March 2000
1061990 to 1994
811985 to 1989
511980 to 1984
451975 to 1979
281970 to 1974
481965 to 1969
233Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 5,793 (19.2%)
English: 4,343 (14.4%)
French: 3,497 (11.6%)
German: 3,227 (10.7%)
Italian: 3,063 (10.1%)
Other: 2,555 (8.5%)
United States: 1,414 (4.7%)
French Canadian: 1,232 (4.1%)
Polish: 1,182 (3.9%)
Dutch: 766 (2.5%)
Scottish: 600 (2.0%)
Scotch-Irish: 593 (2.0%)
Welsh: 464 (1.5%)
Swedish: 351 (1.2%)
Russian: 185 (0.6%)
Greek: 126 (0.4%)
Norwegian: 125 (0.4%)
Hungarian: 115 (0.4%)
Lithuanian: 114 (0.4%)
Ukrainian: 85 (0.3%)
Arab: 80 (0.3%)
Czech: 76 (0.3%)
Danish: 64 (0.2%)
Swiss: 62 (0.2%)
Slovak: 60 (0.2%)
Portuguese: 43 (0.1%)
West Indian: 7 (0.02%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Queensbury:
21.2% (151)
New York:
1.4% (54,876)
United Kingdom
Queensbury:
12.9% (92)
New York:
1.6% (62,237)
Germany
Queensbury:
12.8% (91)
New York:
1.8% (69,327)
India
Queensbury:
8.6% (61)
New York:
3.0% (117,238)
Other Northern Europe
Queensbury:
6.6% (47)
New York:
0.2% (7,839)
Poland
Queensbury:
5.9% (42)
New York:
2.4% (93,187)
Philippines
Queensbury:
5.9% (42)
New York:
1.9% (72,408)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Queensbury:
5.5% (39)
New York:
6.0% (233,766)
Hungary
Queensbury:
4.6% (33)
New York:
0.4% (17,401)
Ireland
Queensbury:
3.9% (28)
New York:
1.1% (41,934)
Korea
Queensbury:
3.2% (23)
New York:
2.5% (97,933)
Chile
Queensbury:
1.5% (11)
New York:
0.3% (12,685)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20,128
Other state: 4,426
Northeast: 2,574
Midwest: 690
South: 807
West: 355
63% of Queensbury residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 121
9th grade: 149
10th grade: 178
11th grade: 157
12th grade, no diploma: 281
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,240
Less than 1 year of college: 547
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 962
Associate degree: 723
Bachelor's degree: 1,502
Master's degree: 687
Professional school degree: 388
Doctorate degree: 60
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 189
9th grade: 176
10th grade: 178
11th grade: 207
12th grade, no diploma: 209
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,819
Less than 1 year of college: 663
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,091
Associate degree: 1,185
Bachelor's degree: 1,433
Master's degree: 890
Professional school degree: 168
Doctorate degree: 14
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,169
One, attached: 611
Two: 315
3 or 4: 350
5 to 9: 563
10 to 19: 182
20 to 49: 206
50 or more: 129
Mobile homes: 685
Median worth of mobile homes: $64,120
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%