Queens Community Board 5
CB6 & Beyond
CB6 & Beyond
Queens Community District 5 encompasses Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood, and Glendale. Covering 7.3 square miles and home to more than 170,000 residents, it sits on the western edge of Queens along the Brooklyn line.
It includes rowhouse neighborhoods, lower-density residential areas, cemeteries, industrial space, rail corridors, and commercial streets. The district often feels less like one center and more like several neighborhoods sharing infrastructure, truck routes, schools, parks, and local business corridors.
QNCB5 — Mamdani won this CB district 44.9% to 37.5% for Cuomo and 17.6% for Sliwa, and carried 40 of 83 election districts here.
Ridgewood and Maspeth · Source: NYC DOHMH 2026 Community Health Profiles
| Indicator | Value | Boro Rank | NYC Rank | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 157,918 | #7 of 14 | #20 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Age 0–17 | 21.6% | #3 of 14 | #20 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.6% | #9 of 14 | #45 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| Age 25–44 | 29.3% | #5 of 14 | #28 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| Age 45–64 | 25.1% | #9 of 14 | #17 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| Age 65+ | 16.4% | #11 of 14 | #32 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| Asian | 9.9% | #13 of 14 | #30 of 59 | ↑ #13 |
| Black | 1.5% | #14 of 14 | #56 of 59 | ↑ #14 |
| Latino | 37.3% | #4 of 14 | #21 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| White | 50.0% | #1 of 14 | #16 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 1.3% | #14 of 14 | #52 of 59 | ↑ #14 |
| Limited English Proficiency | 25.5% | #8 of 14 | #22 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Born Outside the US | 39.2% | #12 of 14 | #22 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| Elementary School Absenteeism | 28.6% | #7 of 14 | #19 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| On-Time High School Graduation | 90.0% | #6 of 14 | #13 of 59 | ↑ #6 |
| Did Not Complete High School | 16.3% | #7 of 14 | #32 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| High School Grad / Some College | 43.2% | #5 of 14 | #23 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| College Degree or Higher | 40.5% | #7 of 14 | #34 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Poverty | 15.2% | #7 of 14 | #19 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | #5 of 14 | #16 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Rent Burden | 46.0% | #5 of 14 | #17 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Avertable Deaths | 36.3 | #11 of 14 | #30 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Helpful Neighbors | 52.8% | #11 of 14 | #40 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| Non-Fatal Assault Hospitalizations | 22.8 | #5 of 14 | #13 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Jail Incarceration | 83.8 | #5 of 14 | #12 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Air Conditioning | 95.7% | #2 of 14 | #10 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Air Pollution | 6.9 | #11 of 14 | #33 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Renter Homes with Health-Related Housing Problems | 53.0% | #6 of 14 | #19 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Homes Reporting Cockroaches | 18.5% | #2 of 14 | #11 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Ratio of Bodegas to Supermarkets | 10.3 | #12 of 14 | #41 of 59 | ↓ #12 |
| Farmers Markets | 1 | #7 of 14 | #48 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Bicycle Network Coverage | 13.5% | #7 of 14 | #42 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations | 13.7 | #8 of 14 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Late or No Prenatal Care | 6.9% | #5 of 14 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Preterm Births | 10.0% | #9 of 14 | #31 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Teen Births | 7.2% | #9 of 14 | #25 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Childhood Obesity | 23.2% | #8 of 14 | #29 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Child Asthma Emergency Department Visits | 69.8 | #5 of 14 | #13 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Self-Reported Good Health | 85.6% | #8 of 14 | #23 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Physical Activity | 71.9% | #4 of 14 | #20 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Sugary Drink Consumption | 13.5% | #7 of 14 | #24 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | 88.7% | #7 of 14 | #29 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Current Smokers | 10.7% | #11 of 14 | #43 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Uninsured | 10.9% | #5 of 14 | #32 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Unmet Medical Care | 14.0% | #6 of 14 | #25 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Adults | 762.9 | #8 of 14 | #24 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Fall-Related Hospitalizations Among Older Adults | 1558.6 | #14 of 14 | #42 of 59 | ↓ #14 |
| Flu Vaccination | 48.5% | #7 of 14 | #34 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| HPV Vaccination | 39.4% | #9 of 14 | #36 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| Obesity | 38.0% | #13 of 14 | #48 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| Diabetes | 10.9% | #5 of 14 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Hypertension | 27.8% | #6 of 14 | #24 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| New HIV Diagnoses | 11.7 | #6 of 14 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| New Hepatitis C Reports | 19.1 | #6 of 14 | #13 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Binge Drinking | 27.8% | #13 of 14 | #43 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| Psychiatric Hospitalizations | 312.9 | #7 of 14 | #16 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Infant Mortality | 2.8 | #4 of 14 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Premature Mortality Number | 1,340 | #10 of 14 | #34 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Premature Mortality Rate | 174.5 | #10 of 14 | #29 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Life Expectancy | 81.8 years | #11 of 14 | #34 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
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