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Language Spoken At Home in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,221 | 100% |
English only | 4,521 | 72.7% |
Language other than English | 1,700 | 27.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 719 | 11.6% |
Spanish | 962 | 15.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 444 | 7.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 181 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 64 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 357 | 5.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 132 | 2.1% |
Other languages | 200 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 79 | 1.3% |
Ancestry in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,451 | 100% |
American | 234 | 3.6% |
Arab | 274 | 4.2% |
Czech | 46 | 0.7% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 243 | 3.8% |
English | 505 | 7.8% |
French (except Basque) | 122 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 13 | 0.2% |
German | 1,202 | 18.6% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 78 | 1.2% |
Irish | 1,413 | 21.9% |
Italian | 1,276 | 19.8% |
Lithuanian | 34 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 29 | 0.4% |
Polish | 641 | 9.9% |
Portuguese | 15 | 0.2% |
Russian | 118 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 67 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 189 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 34 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 1 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 27 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 49 | 0.8% |
Ukrainian | 19 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 12 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,445 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,745 | 71.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 719 | 29.4% |
Married-couple family | 1,335 | 54.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 523 | 21.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 102 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 10 | 0.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 308 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 186 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 700 | 28.6% |
Householder living alone | 487 | 19.9% |
65 years and over | 140 | 5.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 760 | 31.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 474 | 19.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,442 | 100% |
Householder | 2,445 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 1,322 | 20.5% |
Child | 2,109 | 32.7% |
Other relatives | 274 | 4.3% |
Nonrelatives | 292 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 206 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,591 | 100% |
Never married | 875 | 33.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,398 | 54.0% |
Separated | 34 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 68 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 216 | 8.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,725 | 100% |
Never married | 925 | 33.9% |
Now married, except separated | 1,361 | 49.9% |
Separated | 0 | 0.0% |
Widowed | 199 | 7.3% |
Divorced | 240 | 8.8% |
Fertility in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 38 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 149 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 78 | 52.3% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 78 | 52.3% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 78 | 100% |
Who are female | 37 | 47.4% |
Who are married | 78 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,727 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 111 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 38 | 2.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 696 | 40.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 377 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 505 | 29.2% |
Educational Attainment in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,487 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 130 | 2.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 442 | 9.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,503 | 33.5% |
Some college, no degree | 825 | 18.4% |
Associate's degree | 487 | 10.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 789 | 17.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 311 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.5% |
Veteran Status in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,135 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 407 | 7.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,451 | 100% |
With a disability | 556 | 8.6% |
Under 18 years | 1,316 | 100% |
With a disability | 121 | 9.2% |
18 to 64 years | 4,494 | 100% |
With a disability | 219 | 4.9% |
65 years and over | 641 | 100% |
With a disability | 216 | 33.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,412 | 100% |
Same house | 5,799 | 90.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 523 | 8.2% |
Same county | 411 | 6.4% |
Different county | 112 | 1.7% |
Same state | 41 | 0.6% |
Different state | 71 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 90 | 1.4% |
Place Of Birth in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,451 | 100% |
Native | 5,126 | 79.5% |
Born in United States | 4,975 | 77.1% |
State of residence | 3,831 | 59.4% |
Different state | 1,144 | 17.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 151 | 2.3% |
Foreign born | 1,325 | 20.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,325 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 626 | 47.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 699 | 52.8% |
Year of Entry in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,476 | 100% |
Native | 151 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 151 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,325 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 68 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,257 | 94.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rockaway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,325 | 100% |
Europe | 231 | 17.4% |
Asia | 312 | 23.5% |
Africa | 102 | 7.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 680 | 51.3% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |