Language Spoken At Home in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 288,297 | 100% |
English only | 182,078 | 63.2% |
Language other than English | 106,219 | 36.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 46,467 | 16.1% |
Spanish | 37,049 | 12.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,359 | 6.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 51,762 | 18.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 22,988 | 8.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 12,233 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,611 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 5,175 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,509 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 312,011 | 100% |
American | 14,132 | 4.5% |
Arab | 1,785 | 0.6% |
Czech | 1,302 | 0.4% |
Danish | 569 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,017 | 0.6% |
English | 11,497 | 3.7% |
French (except Basque) | 3,096 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 880 | 0.3% |
German | 24,315 | 7.8% |
Greek | 2,067 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 9,628 | 3.1% |
Irish | 48,182 | 15.4% |
Italian | 45,138 | 14.5% |
Lithuanian | 1,099 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 1,205 | 0.4% |
Polish | 16,849 | 5.4% |
Portuguese | 934 | 0.3% |
Russian | 13,329 | 4.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 739 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 2,304 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 678 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 1,804 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 1,411 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 546 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 2,360 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 1,018 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 19,658 | 6.3% |
Households By Type in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 98,401 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 74,811 | 76.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 37,849 | 38.5% |
Married-couple family | 60,366 | 61.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 30,667 | 31.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,110 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,992 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,335 | 10.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,190 | 5.3% |
Nonfamily households | 23,590 | 24.0% |
Householder living alone | 20,309 | 20.6% |
65 years and over | 9,246 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 40,342 | 41.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 28,439 | 28.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 304,254 | 100% |
Householder | 98,401 | 32.3% |
Spouse | 60,272 | 19.8% |
Child | 114,275 | 37.6% |
Other relatives | 19,810 | 6.5% |
Nonrelatives | 11,496 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 3,921 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 115,949 | 100% |
Never married | 39,507 | 34.1% |
Now married, except separated | 66,097 | 57.0% |
Separated | 1,489 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 3,222 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 5,634 | 4.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 123,952 | 100% |
Never married | 35,437 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 65,059 | 52.5% |
Separated | 2,562 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 11,316 | 9.1% |
Divorced | 9,578 | 7.7% |
Fertility in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,960 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 730 | 14.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 125 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,806 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,482 | 21.8% |
Less than 1 year | 314 | 4.6% |
1 or 2 years | 320 | 4.7% |
3 or 4 years | 313 | 4.6% |
5 or more years | 535 | 7.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,482 | 100% |
Who are female | 958 | 64.6% |
Who are married | 1,085 | 73.2% |
School Enrollment in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 91,942 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,375 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 5,521 | 6.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 38,231 | 41.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 21,194 | 23.1% |
College or graduate school | 20,621 | 22.4% |
Educational Attainment in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 196,957 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 10,801 | 5.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 12,942 | 6.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 46,216 | 23.5% |
Some college, no degree | 31,926 | 16.2% |
Associate's degree | 14,610 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 45,407 | 23.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 35,055 | 17.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 40.9% |
Veteran Status in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 224,680 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,434 | 5.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 309,216 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,251 | 8.2% |
Under 18 years | 86,906 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,100 | 2.4% |
18 to 64 years | 181,303 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,217 | 6.2% |
65 years and over | 41,007 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,934 | 29.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 307,529 | 100% |
Same house | 284,987 | 92.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 20,870 | 6.8% |
Same county | 13,734 | 4.5% |
Different county | 7,136 | 2.3% |
Same state | 4,180 | 1.4% |
Different state | 2,956 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 1,672 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 312,011 | 100% |
Native | 243,640 | 78.1% |
Born in United States | 236,343 | 75.7% |
State of residence | 198,058 | 63.5% |
Different state | 38,285 | 12.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 7,297 | 2.3% |
Foreign born | 68,371 | 21.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 68,371 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 37,561 | 54.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 30,810 | 45.1% |
Year of Entry in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 75,668 | 100% |
Native | 7,297 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 112 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,185 | 98.5% |
Foreign born | 68,371 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,424 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 66,947 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rockland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 68,371 | 100% |
Europe | 13,849 | 20.3% |
Asia | 16,440 | 24.0% |
Africa | 1,523 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 167 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 35,206 | 51.5% |
Northern America | 1,186 | 1.7% |