Astoria Neighborhood Profile

DEMOGRAPHICS

In 2019, there were an estimated 166,069 people in Astoria, of which 14.7% of the population identified as Asian, 5.2% identified as Black, 27.4% identified as Hispanic, and 49.5% identified as white.

Graph showing the racial and ethnic composition of Astoria in both 2000 and 2015-2019.

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In 2019, the household income group with the largest share (29.1%) of households is $100,001 - $250,000. In 2000, the household income group had the largest share (24.5%) of households is $60,001 - $100,000.

Graph showing the distribution of household income in Astoria in both 2000 and 2015-2019.

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Median household income in 2019 was $80,530, about 14% more than citywide median household income ($70,590). The poverty rate in Astoria was 11.6% in 2019 compared to 16.0% citywide.

The poverty rate in Astoria was 11.6% in 2019 compared to 16.0% citywide.

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HOUSING

Renters

Real median gross rent in Astoria increased from $1,310 in 2006 to $1,810 in 2019. In 2019, 21.7% of renter households in Astoria were severely rent burdened (spent more than 50% of household income on rent). 31.7% of the rental units are affordable at the 80% Area Median Income, 3 percentage points lower than the share in 2010. 9.8% of the rental units are public housing rental units in 2020. The overall rental vacancy rate in Astoria was 1.8%.

Real median gross rent in Astoria increased from $1,320 in 2007 to $1,810 in 2019.

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9.8% of the rental units in Astoria are public housing rental units in 2020.

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Homeowners

In 2019, the homeownership rate in Astoria was 18.9%, lower than the citywide share of 31.9%. The homeownership rate in the neighborhood has increased by 0.8 percentage points since 2010. In 2019, the home purchase loan rate was 15.3 per 1,000 properties (owner-occupied 1-4 family buildings, condominiums, or cooperative apartments) and the refinance loan rate was 13.1 per 1,000 properties in the neighborhood. Out of all the first-time home purchase loans and refinance loans in Astoria, 1.1% and 3.8% were high cost loans, respectively. 31 properties had a filing of mortgage foreclosure in Astoria in 2020. There were 1.4 mortgage foreclosure actions initiated per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units.

There were 1.4 mortgage foreclosure notices per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units in Astoria in 2020

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Development

Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 252 residential units in new buildings in Astoria last year, 720 less than the number of units certified in 2019.

Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 273 residential units in new buildings in Astoria last year, 1,326 less than the number of units certified in 2019.

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NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND CONDITIONS

The serious crime rate was 9.0 serious crimes per 1,000 residents in 2020, compared to 11.6 serious crimes per 1,000 residents citywide.

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Neighborhood Indicators: QN01 Astoria

Demographics

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Population
Born in New York State		42.3%	40.5%	44.0%		39
Disabled population			5.8%	5.7%		38
Foreign-born population	46.0%	46.2%	44.9%	35.5%	14	27
Population	205,469	190,247	166,666	166,069
Population aged 65+	10.9%	11.9%	11.7%	13.7%	30	34
Households
Households with children under 18 years old	28.5%	25.3%	23.9%	17.4%	45	51
Single-person households		34.8%	32.8%	34.9%		20
Race and Ethnicity
Percent Asian	12.5%	13.0%	14.5%	14.7%	15	20
Percent Black	10.4%	6.7%	6.9%	5.2%	32	37
Percent Hispanic	27.5%	31.3%	29.2%	27.4%	21	23
Percent white	41.9%	45.8%	46.6%	49.5%	20	17
Racial diversity index	0.72	0.67	0.67	0.66	4	15
Income and Poverty
Income diversity ratio		4.4	4.7	4.8		39
Median household income (2020$)	$58,600	$53,990	$54,650	$80,530	28	17
Median household income, homeowners (2020$)		$68,710	$71,610	$92,570		37
Median household income, renters (2020$)		$51,610	$50,280	$77,970		10
Poverty rate	20.3%	17.2%	19.0%	11.6%	25	34
Poverty rate, population aged 65+		21.1%	13.3%	18.3%		27
Poverty rate, population under 18 years old		29.8%	30.2%	17.1%		30
Labor Market
Labor force participation rate		65.9%	69.3%	71.4%		7
Population aged 25+ without a high school diploma		22.2%	19.4%	11.5%		44
Unemployment rate	7.82%	10.12%	13.00%	3.37%	34	47

Housing Market and Conditions

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Housing Stock
Homeownership rate	20.0%	20.3%	18.1%	18.9%		39	40
Housing units		81,353	77,318	90,017			7
Rental vacancy rate			2.2%	1.8%			48
Serious housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)		16.0	10.7	22.7	21.5		48
Severe crowding rate (% of renter households)			3.3%	2.8%			43
Total housing code violations (per 1,000 privately owned rental units)		105.4	65.5	87.8	66.6		50
Finance - Distress
Notices of foreclosure rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)	2.6	4.5	14.2	4.4	1.4	46	43
Notices of foreclosure, all residential properties	45	74	238	75	31	37	30
Notices of foreclosure, initial, 1-4 family and condo properties	32	56	200	31	9	34	32
Notices of foreclosure, repeat, 1-4 family and condo properties	6	10	21	39	14	43	32
Pre-foreclosure notice rate (per 1,000 1-4 family and condo properties)				17.7	12.7		41
Pre-foreclosure notices, 1-4 family and condo properties				281	204		31
Properties entering REO, 1-4 family	5	1	5			28
Finance - Lending
FHA/VA-backed home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)		0.0%	22.0%	1.1%			31
Higher-cost home purchase loans (% of home purchase loans)		15.2%	1.0%	1.1%			42
Higher-cost refinance loans (% of refinance loans)		23.1%	3.1%	3.8%			21
Home purchase loan rate (per 1,000 properties)		31.4	16.9	15.3			45
Home purchase loans in LMI tracts (% of home purchase loans)		36.2%	7.1%	22.6%			30
Home purchase loans to LMI borrowers (% of home purchase loans)		3.6%	34.7%	2.6%			45
Refinance loan rate (per 1,000 properties)		27.2	12.5	13.1			34
Sales - Volume
Sales volume, 1 family building	93	108	43	46	30	28	29
Sales volume, 2-4 family building	299	325	134	128	104	21	26
Sales volume, 5+ family building	69	59	43	45	16	4	12
Sales volume, all property types	497	656	352	342	252	27	37
Sales volume, condominium	36	164	132	123	102	24	22
Sales - Median Prices
Median sales price per unit, 1 family building (2020$)	$387,560	$717,880	$646,030	$947,170	$884,000	20	22
Median sales price per unit, 2-4 family building (2020$)	$215,480	$423,030	$352,380	$583,560	$562,920	21	20
Median sales price per unit, 5+ family building (2020$)	$86,040	$179,470	$178,290	$290,830	$283,070	20	13
Median sales price per unit, condominium (2020$)	$211,220	$424,050	$416,990	$629,580	$620,830	31	22
Sales - Housing Price Index
Index of housing price appreciation, 1 family building	100.0	243.6	193.8	410.3	408.3		12
Index of housing price appreciation, 2-4 family building	100.0	202.8	146.5	272.7	431.2		8
Index of housing price appreciation, 5+ family building	100.0	268.7	225.0	256.4	345.6		41
Index of housing price appreciation, all property types	100.0	228.6	193.0	318.7	381.1		14
Index of housing price appreciation, condominium	100.0	260.1	245.3	391.2	411.7		11
Subsidized Housing
Total number of subsidized properties (properties)					66		31
HUD Financing or Insurance (properties)					0		46
HUD Financing or Insurance (units)					0		42
HUD Project-based Rental Assistance Program (properties)					12		24
HUD Project-based Rental Assistance Program (units)					1,054		22
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (properties)					7		35
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (units)					1,577		31
Public Housing (properties)					12		18
Public Housing (units)					7,584		10
Mitchell-Lama (properties)					2		27
Mitchell-Lama (units)					379		36
421-a Tax Exemption (properties)					320		3
421-a Tax Exemption (units)					9,343		5
420-c Tax Exemption (properties)					9		24
420-c Tax Exemption (units)					547		31
NYC Housing Production Programs and Zoning Incentives or Requirements (properties)					24		30
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2020 and 2025 (properties)					2		34
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2020 and 2025 (units)					1,212		11
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2026 and 2035 (properties)					4		34
Eligible to expire from housing programs between 2026 and 2035 (units)					344		36
Eligible to expire from housing programs in 2036 and later (properties)					12		28
Eligible to expire from housing programs in 2036 and later (units)					1,073		29

Land Use and Development

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Density
Population density (1,000 persons per square mile)		36.9	32.3	32.2			34
Development
Units authorized by new residential building permits	242	819	360	1,687	975	17	3
Units issued new certificates of occupancy	193	397	749	972	252	18	32

Neighborhood Services and Conditions

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Commute
Car-free commute (% of commuters)	70.9%	77.5%	75.3%	78.9%		24	24
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	36.2	36.3	36.1	39.5		45	42
Crime and Incarceration
Serious crime rate (per 1,000 residents)		10.7	10.4	8.5	9.0		38
Serious crime rate, property (per 1,000 residents)		7.6	7.2	5.7	6.1		34
Serious crime rate, violent (per 1,000 residents)		3.1	3.2	2.8	2.9		39
Schools
Students performing at grade level in English language arts, 4th grade				60.4%			18
Students performing at grade level in math, 4th grade				59.2%			21

Renters

Indicator	2000	2006	2010	2019	2020	Rank (2000)	Rank (19/20)
Median Rent
Median rent, 2- and 3-bedrooms (2020$)			$1,550	$1,770			10
Median rent, all (2020$)	$1,160	$1,310	$1,500	$1,810		21	11
Median rent, recent movers (2020$)			$1,670	$2,000			14
Median rent, studios and 1-bedrooms (2020$)			$1,290	$1,620			9
Median rent, asking			$1,700
Affordability
Rental units affordable at 30% AMI (% of recently available units)			2.6%	3.0%			37
Rental units affordable at 80% AMI (% of recently available units)			34.8%	31.7%			36
Rental units affordable at 120% AMI (% of recently available units)			94.1%	90.4%			31
Rent Burden
Moderately rent-burdened households		26.3%	25.8%	25.3%			23
Moderately rent-burdened households, low income			34.6%	34.5%			6
Moderately rent-burdened households, moderate income			25.3%	27.5%			13
Severely rent-burdened households	20.7%		23.0%	21.7%		42	48
Severely rent-burdened households, low income			40.6%	40.9%			39
Severely rent-burdened households, moderate income			0.8%	0.3%			26
Rental Subsidy
Housing choice vouchers (% of occupied, privately owned rental units)			0.8%	0.4%			54
Public housing (% of rental units)					9.8%		19

Data Notes: See CoreData User Guide for more information about indicator definitions and methods.

Indicators: The rental vacancy rate, severe crowding rate, and the severely rent-burdened households indicators use five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. Data under the 2010 heading comes from the 2006 – 2010 ACS and data under the 2019 heading comes from the 2015 – 2019 ACS.

Rankings: We report rankings out of all neighborhoods for which the indicator can be calculated. Rankings are listed for community districts, though some indicators are reported at the sub-borough area level.