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11373 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11373 covers Elmhurst, New York, with a population of about 99,433 and a median household income of $71,470.

Population
99,43365,772 per square mile
Median age
38.3about the US average
Median household income
$71,47015% below the New York median
Poverty rate
11.8%0.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$527,239down 13.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,9131.2× the New York median
Degree or higher
29.6%5.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
27.7%37.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,659

Where 11373 is

Elmhurst, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population99,433
Median age38.3
Family households70.9%
Born outside the US65.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home86.2%
White (non-Hispanic)4.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)48%
Hispanic or Latino43.4%
Veterans0.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$71,470
Income per person$29,927
Poverty rate11.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k16.4%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k6.3%
$200k or more8.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed51,860
Mean adjusted gross income$43,339
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.3%
Returns, under $25k44.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.8%
Returns, $200k or more1.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$683,200
Median gross rent$1,913
Rent as a share of household income34.2%
Owner-occupied27.7%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house5.4%
Attached house4.8%
2 to 4 units35.6%
5 to 19 units7.7%
20 or more units46.4%
Mobile home0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$527,239as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 13.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 7%
Typical asking rent$2,823as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 8.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 36.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$647,806$201,385

$201,385 in 2000 to $527,239 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,823$2,070

$2,070 in 2021 to $2,823 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%
High school diploma or higher74.9%
Works from home7.3%
Drives to work alone16.5%
Takes public transport61.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more49.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity20.7% 12.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.3% 3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression12% 9.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.9% 9.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support35.8% 11 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27% 9.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.4% 6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,659
People employed20,419
Annual payroll$1,003,870,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 41.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 27 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss23.9 out of 100
Community resilience18.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide29.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$71,470$84,578$78,538
Income per person$29,927$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate11.8%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$683,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,913$1,576$1,348
Homeownership27.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home7.3%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US65.7%22.6%13.9%
Median age38.339.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNEW YORK LAGUARDIA AP, NY US4.9 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January40.2°F / 28.6°F3.25 in rain, 8.6 in snow
February42.7°F / 29.9°F2.93 in rain, 9.8 in snow
March49.9°F / 36.2°F4.01 in rain, 5.4 in snow
April61.3°F / 46°F3.85 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May71.8°F / 55.7°F3.58 in rain
June81.1°F / 65.7°F4.03 in rain
July86.4°F / 71.9°F4.3 in rain
August84.5°F / 71°F4.41 in rain
September77.2°F / 64.4°F3.88 in rain
October66°F / 53.3°F3.81 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November55°F / 43.2°F3.15 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December45.4°F / 34.7°F4.08 in rain, 5.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

New York City Department Of Education100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability14.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

11380 Elmhurst, NY0.2 km away
11374 Rego Park, NY1.7 km away
11368 Corona, NY1.8 km away
11372 Jackson Heights, NY1.9 km away
11379 Middle Village, NY2 km away
11378 Maspeth, NY2.2 km away
11377 Woodside, NY2.7 km away
11375 Forest Hills, NY2.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Queens County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.51 sq mi
Population density65,772 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7351, -73.8776

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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