Rockland County, NY Demographic Data
Rockland County, NY Summary
Rockland County is located in New York
- Population: 317,757
- Area: 199.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 173.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 25.79 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,594.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 573.82 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rockland County, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
167,300
51%
50.8
Male
159,480
49%
49.2
Total Population
326,780
323,128,000
Rockland County, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
24,985
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
26,154
8.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
24,295
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
24,204
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
21,952
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
36,242
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
36,934
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
42,277
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
23,244
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
16,084
4.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
27,883
8.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
13,999
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8,527
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
236,075
72.2%
77.2
Female
122,454
51.9%
51.3
Male
113,621
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
222,721
68.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
59,341
18.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
50,409
15.4%
15.2
Female
29,014
57.6%
55.8
Male
21,395
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Rockland County, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
320,514
98.1%
96.8
White
225,848
69.1%
72.6
Black or African American
40,350
12.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
592
0.2%
0.8
Asian
19,686
6.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
8,476
2.6%
1.2
Chinese
4,313
1.3%
1.3
Filipino
3,907
1.2%
0.9
Japanese
140
0.0%
0.2
Korean
964
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
399
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
1,487
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
49
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
33,989
10.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,266
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
57,368
17.6%
17.8
Mexican
5,094
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14,789
4.5%
1.7
Cuban
1,009
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
36,476
11.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
269,412
82.4%
82.2
Rockland County, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15,114
7.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
14,296
7.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
44,460
21.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
33,878
16.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
16,223
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
44,194
21.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
37,025
18.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
29,410
14.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
175,780
85.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
81,219
39.5%
31.2
Rockland County, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
83,523
33.2%
33.7%
Now Married
131,063
52.1%
47.5
Divorced
17,638
7.0%
11.0%
Separated
4,333
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
14,789
5.9
5.8%
Rockland County, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
178,302
59.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
123,493
40.9%
21.6%
Spanish
43,649
14.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
64,049
21.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
11,041
3.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
4,754
1.6%
1.1%
Rockland County, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,953
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,651
2.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,844
6.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7,126
7.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
9,199
9.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
15,254
15.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
10,257
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17,028
17.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11,474
11.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
15,471
15.6%
6.4
Median household income
85,515
57,617
Per capita income
37,038
31,128
Rockland County, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
200
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,480
8.5%
9.8
Construction
7,748
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
45,937
31.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
9,473
6.4%
6.6
Information
4,204
2.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
9,609
6.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
7,571
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
17,736
12.1%
11.4
Public administration
6,217
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
15,757
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,190
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,793
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
9,802
6.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
66,950
45.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10,048
6.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
34,209
23.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
25,906
17.6%
18.1%
Rockland County, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
143,192
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
97,930
68.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
17,292
12.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
11,449
8.0%
5.1
Walked
5,190
3.6%
2.7
Other means
3,379
2.4%
1.8
Worked at home
7,952
5.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.7
26.6
Rockland County, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
10,617
10.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
30,027
30.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
38,040
38.3%
37.1
3 or more
20,573
20.7%
21.0
Rockland County, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
99,257
94.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
68,242
68.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
31,015
31.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,914
5.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.5
Rockland County, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
105,171
1 room
3,542
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
1,670
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
7,043
6.7%
9.1
4 rooms
13,743
13.1%
16.5
5 rooms
13,265
12.6%
19.8
6 rooms
13,258
12.6%
17.8
7 rooms
16,373
15.6%
12.0
8 rooms
15,711
14.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
20,566
19.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Rockland County, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
105,171
1-unit, detached
60,022
57.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9,334
8.9%
5.9
2-units
7,095
6.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8,278
7.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,690
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,171
4.9%
4.4
20 or more units
8,618
8.2%
9.0
Mobile home
963
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rockland County, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
14,896
14.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,738
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
13,885
13.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
23,897
22.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
18,912
18.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,611
9.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
9,794
9.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
6,573
6.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,375
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
490
0.5%
1.4%
Rockland County, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
87,000
87.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
632
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
8,201
8.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2,275
2.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
93
0.1%
0.1
Wood
351
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
72
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
334
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
299
0.3%
1.1
Rockland County, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
45,168
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
638
1.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,796
4.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,476
9.9%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
8,964
19.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
8,979
19.9%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
20,315
45.0%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
11,771
26.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,993
15.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,760
12.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,070
9.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
16,462
36.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
112
0.0%
0.0%
Rockland County, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
29,853
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
1,229
4.1%
1.9%
Less than $500
1,854
6.2%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
2,054
6.9%
1.8%
$500 to $999
3,022
10.1%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,433
18.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,752
19.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,509
35.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,162
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,478
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,701
9.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,447
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,510
8.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,107
7.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,675
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
15,792
54.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,783
0.0%
0.0%
Rockland County, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
68,242
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,502
2.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,030
1.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,176
1.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,987
2.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8,377
12.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
30,452
44.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21,724
31.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,994
2.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
431,600
205,000
