ZIP 11436 · Jamaica
Who lives in ZIP code 11436 (Jamaica, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Jamaica, NY · Queens County
uszips 2026
People22,527
Median age37.7
Household income$88,047
Home value$636,125
Median rent$2,171/mo
Poverty12.5%
College degree+23.1%
Commute46 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 10,906 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,568
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.1% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
43.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,396.
Education (adults 25+)
42.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.0%
- Never married
- 41.3%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 3.74
- Dual-income families
- 59.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.1%
- Rent burden
- 47.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.9%
- Veterans
- 2.5%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.5%
- Limited English
- 4.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.