Queens Community Board 9
CB6 & Beyond
CB6 & Beyond
Queens Community District 9 encompasses Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, and Kew Gardens. Covering 3.1 square miles and home to more than 140,000 residents, it sits in central-southern Queens between Forest Park and the Brooklyn line.
The district includes commercial avenues, residential blocks, transit corridors, parks, and institutions that connect central and southern Queens, with a built environment that shifts from apartments to attached houses to older commercial strips.
QNCB9 — Mamdani won this CB district 53.5% to 37.3% for Cuomo and 9.2% for Sliwa, and carried 56 of 66 election districts here.
Kew Gardens and Woodhaven · Source: NYC DOHMH 2026 Community Health Profiles
| Indicator | Value | Boro Rank | NYC Rank | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 145,464 | #10 of 14 | #30 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Age 0–17 | 22.2% | #2 of 14 | #17 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.6% | #4 of 14 | #29 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Age 25–44 | 28.0% | #7 of 14 | #33 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Age 45–64 | 26.4% | #7 of 14 | #11 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Age 65+ | 14.8% | #14 of 14 | #44 of 59 | ↑ #14 |
| Asian | 28.3% | #7 of 14 | #10 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Black | 9.0% | #7 of 14 | #34 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Latino | 41.5% | #3 of 14 | #17 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| White | 17.1% | #10 of 14 | #39 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 4.1% | #2 of 14 | #4 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Limited English Proficiency | 27.8% | #7 of 14 | #16 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Born Outside the US | 51.8% | #4 of 14 | #6 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Elementary School Absenteeism | 35.3% | #11 of 14 | #31 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| On-Time High School Graduation | 89.1% | #8 of 14 | #15 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Did Not Complete High School | 20.4% | #10 of 14 | #40 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| High School Grad / Some College | 41.2% | #7 of 14 | #25 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| College Degree or Higher | 38.4% | #9 of 14 | #39 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| Poverty | 16.4% | #8 of 14 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Unemployment | 6.7% | #6 of 14 | #21 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Rent Burden | 51.0% | #8 of 14 | #33 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Avertable Deaths | 32.5 | #10 of 14 | #25 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Helpful Neighbors | 52.5% | #12 of 14 | #41 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| Non-Fatal Assault Hospitalizations | 31.1 | #7 of 14 | #25 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Jail Incarceration | 141.7 | #10 of 14 | #27 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Air Conditioning | 91.9% | #11 of 14 | #28 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| Air Pollution | 6.7 | #8 of 14 | #21 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Renter Homes with Health-Related Housing Problems | 39.1% | #1 of 14 | #3 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Homes Reporting Cockroaches | 19.5% | #4 of 14 | #13 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Ratio of Bodegas to Supermarkets | 8.6 | #10 of 14 | #30 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Farmers Markets | 3 | #1 of 14 | #14 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Bicycle Network Coverage | 1.6% | #13 of 14 | #58 of 59 | ↑ #13 |
| Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations | 15.2 | #9 of 14 | #29 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Late or No Prenatal Care | 8.2% | #7 of 14 | #27 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Preterm Births | 11.7% | #11 of 14 | #50 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Teen Births | 10.1% | #10 of 14 | #34 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Childhood Obesity | 24.9% | #10 of 14 | #36 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Child Asthma Emergency Department Visits | 92.2 | #8 of 14 | #21 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Self-Reported Good Health | 86.3% | #5 of 14 | #16 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| Physical Activity | 69.7% | #6 of 14 | #25 of 59 | ↑ #6 |
| Sugary Drink Consumption | 16.3% | #8 of 14 | #34 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | 88.2% | #8 of 14 | #30 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Current Smokers | 5.2% | #4 of 14 | #13 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Uninsured | 14.1% | #9 of 14 | #49 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Unmet Medical Care | 19.3% | #13 of 14 | #46 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Adults | 957.9 | #10 of 14 | #31 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Fall-Related Hospitalizations Among Older Adults | 1420.1 | #11 of 14 | #34 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Flu Vaccination | 44.5% | #11 of 14 | #42 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| HPV Vaccination | 46.0% | #5 of 14 | #26 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| Obesity | 27.1% | #9 of 14 | #29 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Diabetes | 15.7% | #11 of 14 | #44 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Hypertension | 24.1% | #1 of 14 | #10 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| New HIV Diagnoses | 12.8 | #7 of 14 | #24 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| New Hepatitis C Reports | 39.2 | #14 of 14 | #45 of 59 | ↓ #14 |
| Binge Drinking | 27.5% | #12 of 14 | #40 of 59 | ↓ #12 |
| Psychiatric Hospitalizations | 484.6 | #10 of 14 | #35 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Infant Mortality | 5.4 | #11 of 14 | #43 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Premature Mortality Number | 1,282 | #6 of 14 | #29 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Premature Mortality Rate | 180.0 | #11 of 14 | #30 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Life Expectancy | 83.0 years | #9 of 14 | #26 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
