Bronx County vs Queens County
Two neighbouring counties in New York, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share 8.3 mi of border.
Bronx County
New York
Queens County
New York
Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Queens County spans about 31.0 km at its widest.
Side by side
| Measure | Bronx County | Difference | Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,332 | -40.4% | 2,358,182 |
| Change since 2020 | -3.8% | -2.7 pp | -1.1% |
| Land area | 42.2 sq mi | -61.2% | 108.7 sq mi |
| Population density | 33,325 per sq mi | +53.6% | 21,690 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $48,676 | -43.5% | $86,136 |
| Median home value | $529,500 | -26.8% | $723,800 |
| Median age | 36.0 | -11.5% | 40.7 |
| Households | 534,100 | -36.5% | 841,003 |
| Housing units | 559,415 | -38.5% | 910,206 |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
What the numbers say
- Queens County holds about 1.7 times the population of Bronx County: 2,358,182 against 1,406,332.
- Queens County covers more ground, at 108.7 square miles against 42.2.
- Bronx County is the more crowded of the two, at 33,325 people per square mile against 21,690.
- Median household income is higher in Queens County, by 37,460 dollars a year.
- Since 2020, Bronx County has shrunk by 3.8% and Queens County has shrunk by 1.1%.
- They share 8.3 mi of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.
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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.