| Population – 2010 Census | % | |
| Total population | 108970 | 100 |
| Race (One race only) – 2010 Census | % | |
| White population alone | 48508 | 44.5 |
| Black or African American population alone | 3568 | 3.3 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native population alone | 866 | 0.8 |
| Asian population alone | 24785 | 22.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population alone | 41 | 0 |
| Other race population alone | 25479 | 23.4 |
| Population of two or more races | 5723 | 5.3 |
| Race (Two or more races) – 2010 Census | % | |
| White and Black race persons | 436 | 3.9 |
| White and Native American race persons | 140 | 1.3 |
| White and Asian race persons | 604 | 5.4 |
| White and Pacific Islander race persons | 28 | 0.3 |
| White and other race persons | 2790 | 24.9 |
| Black and Native American race persons | 40 | 0.4 |
| Black and Asian race persons | 106 | 0.9 |
| Black and Pacific Islander race persons | 40 | 0.4 |
| Black and other race persons | 234 | 2.1 |
| Native American and Asian race persons | 215 | 1.9 |
| Native American and Pacific Islander race persons | 7 | 0.1 |
| Native American and other race persons | 179 | 1.6 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander race persons | 61 | 0.5 |
| Asian and other race persons | 525 | 4.7 |
| Pacific Islander and other race persons | 59 | 0.5 |
| Population of two races | 5465 | 48.9 |
| Population of three races | 225 | 2 |
| Population of four races | 28 | 0.3 |
| Population of five races | 5 | 0 |
| Population of six races | 0 | 0 |
| Race (Alone or in combination with other races) – 2010 Census | % | |
| White persons alone or in combination with other races | 52730 | 45.9 |
| Black persons alone or in combination with other races | 4593 | 4 |
| Native American persons alone or in comb with other races | 1591 | 1.4 |
| Asian persons alone or in combination with other races | 26405 | 23 |
| Pacific Islander persons alone or in comb with other races | 271 | 0.2 |
| Other race persons alone or in combination with other races | 29399 | 25.6 |
| Hispanic Population – 2010 Census | % | |
| Hispanic or Latino persons | 60660 | 55.7 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino persons | 48311 | 44.3 |
| Hispanic Origin by Race – 2010 Census | % | |
| Non-Hispanic White persons alone | 19021 | 17.5 |
| Non-Hispanic Black persons alone | 2184 | 2 |
| Non-Hispanic Native American persons alone | 148 | 0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian persons alone | 24607 | 22.6 |
| Non-Hispanic Pacific Islander persons alone | 9 | 0 |
| Non-Hispanic other race persons alone | 578 | 0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic population of two or more races | 1763 | 1.6 |
| Hispanic White persons alone | 29487 | 27.1 |
| Hispanic Black persons alone | 1384 | 1.3 |
| Hispanic Native American persons alone | 718 | 0.7 |
| Hispanic Asian persons alone | 178 | 0.2 |
| Hispanic Pacific Islander persons alone | 32 | 0 |
| Hispanic other race persons alone | 24902 | 22.9 |
| Hispanic population of two or more races | 3960 | 3.6 |
| Asian Population by National Origin – 2010 Census | % | |
| Asian Indian | 6777 | 28.2 |
| Bangladeshi | 3918 | 16.3 |
| Bhutanese | 16 | 0.1 |
| Burmese | 166 | 0.7 |
| Cambodian | 16 | 0.1 |
| Chinese, except Taiwanese | 6176 | 25.7 |
| Filipino | 1771 | 7.4 |
| Hmong | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesian | 115 | 0.5 |
| Japanese | 276 | 1.2 |
| Korean | 1039 | 4.3 |
| Laotian | 10 | 0 |
| Malaysian | 55 | 0.2 |
| Nepalese | 638 | 2.7 |
| Pakistani | 1720 | 7.2 |
| Sri Lankan | 50 | 0.2 |
| Taiwanese | 159 | 0.7 |
| Thai | 488 | 2 |
| Vietnamese | 231 | 1 |
| Other Asian, specified | 12 | 0.1 |
| Other Asian, not specified | 364 | 1.5 |
| Hispanic Population by National Origin – 2010 Census | % | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 48311 | 33.5 |
| Mexican | 10833 | 7.5 |
| Puerto Rican | 3352 | 2.3 |
| Cuban | 1179 | 0.8 |
| Dominican | 6014 | 4.2 |
| Central American | 2298 | 1.6 |
| Costa Rican | 129 | 0.1 |
| Guatemalan | 571 | 0.4 |
| Honduran | 498 | 0.3 |
| Nicaraguan | 181 | 0.1 |
| Panamanian | 106 | 0.1 |
| Salvadoran | 805 | 0.6 |
| Other Central American | 8 | 0 |
| South American | 32186 | 22.3 |
| Argentinean | 736 | 0.5 |
| Bolivian | 644 | 0.4 |
| Chilean | 327 | 0.2 |
| Colombian | 13433 | 9.3 |
| Ecuadorian | 13124 | 9.1 |
| Paraguayan | 284 | 0.2 |
| Peruvian | 2908 | 2 |
| Uruguayan | 229 | 0.2 |
| Venezuelan | 426 | 0.3 |
| Other South American | 76 | 0.1 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 4797 | 3.3 |
| Spaniard | 423 | 0.3 |
| Spanish | 249 | 0.2 |
| Spanish American | 20 | 0 |
| Table Details | ||
| Area Profiled: NYC Neighborhood Jackson Heights | ||
| Source: Bureau of the Census, US Department of Commerce | ||
| Region: New York City | ||
| Table: Population – 2010 Census | ||
| Table: Race (One race only) – 2010 Census | ||
| Table: Race (Two or more races) – 2010 Census | ||
| Table: Race (Alone or in combination with other races) – 2010 Census | ||
| Table: Hispanic Population – 2010 Census | ||
| Table: Hispanic Origin by Race – 2010 Census | ||
| Table: Asian Population by National Origin – 2010 Census | ||
| Table: Hispanic Population by National Origin – 2010 Census | ||
1990-2000
QUINTANILLA, BLANCA M. “CIVILIAN COPS TACKLE JACKSON HTS. CRIME.” Daily News (New York). (July 11, 1995 , Tuesday ): 624 words. LexisNexis Academic. Web. Date Accessed: 2012/04/04.
This article discusses the large amounts of crime in Jackson Heights in 1995. At night there are “drug dealers, prostitiutes, crack addicts, and thieves,” says resident Mildred Farancz. In order to tackle the crime the community organized a new program known as the Jackson Heights Action Group’s Civilian Police Patrol. The program allowed citizens to watch over their own neighborhood and report any malicious activity to the police. The police encouraged this group to keep watch to prevent any crime trends in the area.
2000-2010
BECKER, MAKI. “KORAN FUROR IS RESOLVED COPS APOLOGIZE TO MUSLIMS FOR MISHANDLING HOLY BOOK.” Daily News (New York). (December 13, 2000 , Wednesday ): 470 words. LexisNexis Academic. Web. Date Accessed: 2012/04/04.
This article states the tension and misunderstanding between the police and Jackson Heights Muslim community in 2000. Jackson Heights is home to many street vendors outside of stores who sell a variety of things from books to toys. Some of these vendors at the time did not have proper permits to show officers. An incident occurred when police officers removed a table of merchandise from two Muslim men selling copies of the Qur’an and other religious texts. The police officers did not realize that these texts were religiously important to the community and began stuffing them into bags like they were any old books. This sparked an issue within the community and the officers later apologized.
2010-2012
NIR, SARAH. “Traffic-Free Plaza Roils Little India in Queens.” The New York Times. (March 19, 2012 Monday ): 777 words. LexisNexis Academic. Web. Date Accessed: 2012/04/04.
Recently in Jackson Heights there has been a transformation of a once busy road into a plaza that is only open to use by pedestrians. 37th road between 73rd and 74th street is a very busy place featuring many businesses such as restaurants, butcheries, video stores, and even a movie theatre. The neighborhood has been divided in their thoughts about the closing of the street. Some business owners believe it is ruining their business due to the barren plaza that has become less busy. They claim that not many people even use the plaza and there are only a few chairs and large construction boulders in the middle of the street. Others believe it is good for a change to have a space for pedestrians to relax within the busy place that is Little India.
