Rego Park, Queens
Demographics
Demographics
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Based on data from the [2010 United States census](/wiki/2010_United_States_census "2010 United States census"), the population of Rego Park was 28,260, a decrease of 1,144 (3\.9%) from the 29,404 counted in [2000](/wiki/2000_United_States_census "2000 United States census"). Covering an area of , the neighborhood had a population density of .[Table PL\-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre – New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas\*, 2010](http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf), Population Division – [New York City](/wiki/New_York_City "New York City") Department of City Planning, February 2012\. Accessed June 16, 2016\.

The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 46\.2% (13,068\) [White](/wiki/White_%28U.S._census%29 "White (U.S. census)"), 2\.5% (698\) [African American](/wiki/African_American_%28U.S._census%29 "African American (U.S. census)"), 0\.1% (41\) [Native American](/wiki/Native_American_%28U.S._census%29 "Native American (U.S. census)"), 31\.7% (8,966\) [Asian](/wiki/Asian_%28U.S._census%29 "Asian (U.S. census)"), 0\.1% (7\) [Pacific Islander](/wiki/Pacific_Islander_%28U.S._census%29 "Pacific Islander (U.S. census)"), 0\.4% (124\) from [other races](/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census "Race and ethnicity in the United States census"), and 2\.4% (674\) from two or more races. [Hispanic](/wiki/Hispanic_%28U.S._census%29 "Hispanic (U.S. census)") or [Latino](/wiki/Latino_%28U.S._census%29 "Latino (U.S. census)") of any race were 16\.6% (4,682\) of the population.[Table PL\-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin – New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas\*, 2010](http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf), Population Division – [New York City](/wiki/New_York_City "New York City") Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011\. Accessed June 14, 2016\.

The entirety of Community Board 6, which comprises Rego Park and Forest Hills, had 115,119 inhabitants as of [NYC Health](/wiki/New_York_City_Department_of_Health_and_Mental_Hygiene "New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene")'s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 85\.4 years. This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81\.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. The plurality of inhabitants are middle\-aged and elderly adults: 31% are between the ages of 25 and 44, 28% between 45 and 64, and 19% over 64\. The ratio of young and college\-aged residents was lower, at 16% and 5% respectively.

As of 2017, the median [household income](/wiki/Household_income "Household income") in Community Board 4 was $75,447\. In 2018, an estimated 16% of Rego Park and Forest Hills residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in seventeen residents (6%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 50% in Rego Park and Forest Hills, lower than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, , Rego Park and Forest Hills is considered to be high\-income relative to the rest of the city and not [gentrifying](/wiki/Gentrification "Gentrification").

### Ethnic enclaves

Like its neighbor Forest Hills, Rego Park has long had a significant [Jewish](/wiki/Jewish "Jewish") population, most of which have [Georgian](/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_Republic_of_Georgia "History of the Jews in the Republic of Georgia") and [Russian Jewish](/wiki/Russian_Jews "Russian Jews") ancestors, with a number of [synagogues](/wiki/Synagogue "Synagogue") and [kosher](/wiki/Kashrut "Kashrut") restaurants. Many [Holocaust](/wiki/Holocaust "Holocaust") survivors settled in Rego Park after 1945\. In the 1990s, Jewish [immigrants](/wiki/Immigrants "Immigrants") from the former [Soviet Union](/wiki/Soviet_Union "Soviet Union"), especially from [Central Asia](/wiki/Central_Asia "Central Asia"), moved in. Most of the residents are [Bukharan Jewish](/wiki/Bukharan_Jews "Bukharan Jews"), and the effect of life in the Soviet Union on the population has led Rego Park to have a Russian feel with many signs in Russian [Cyrillic](/wiki/Cyrillic "Cyrillic"). Most of the Bukharan Jewish immigrants in the neighborhood come from [Uzbekistan](/wiki/Uzbekistan "Uzbekistan") and [Tajikistan](/wiki/Tajikistan "Tajikistan"), and there is also [Uzbek](/wiki/Cuisine_of_Uzbekistan "Cuisine of Uzbekistan") and [Tajik cuisine](/wiki/Tajik_cuisine "Tajik cuisine") in many Rego Park restaurants.

Immigrant populations from [Albania](/wiki/Albania "Albania"), [Bosnia](/wiki/Bosnia "Bosnia"), [Israel](/wiki/Israel "Israel"), [Romania](/wiki/Romania "Romania"), [Iran](/wiki/Iran "Iran"), [Colombia](/wiki/Colombia "Colombia"), [South Asia](/wiki/South_Asia "South Asia"), [China](/wiki/China "China"), [Bulgaria](/wiki/Bulgaria "Bulgaria"), [Peru](/wiki/Peru "Peru"), and [South Korea](/wiki/South_Korea "South Korea") are also represented in the neighborhood, as well as many restaurants and stores operated by people of different nationalities. In the 2000s and 2010s, many young professionals also moved in, and the average price of residential units in Rego Park increased correspondingly.


Are there any concerns about the increasing cost of living in Rego Park?