Living in Rockaway Township School District, New Jersey

Overview

A total of 9,674 households are located in Rockaway Township School District area. Among them, 2,856 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.17 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,074 and 6,217 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (1,042) of residents are non-citizens and 20% (4,917) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Rockaway Township School District, New Jersey
Household	9,674
Population	25,057
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,856 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,074
Total Students	6,217
Pre-Kindergarten	431
Kindergarten	356
Grade 1-8	2,211
Grade 9-12	1,544
College/Graduate School	1,675
Veterans	20,045
Non-citizen	1,042
Non-English Home Language	4,917
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

20,838 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,917 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,898 people are in civilian labor force and 19 are in armed labor force. 13,331 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Rockaway Township School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,042	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,754	82.46%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	736	5.64%
Public transportation	562	4.31%
Walked	99	0.76%
Other method	63	0.48%
Worked from home	828	6.35%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,331	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,972	52.30%
Service	1,608	12.06%
Sales and office	2,776	20.82%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	833	6.25%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,142	8.57%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,331	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	40	0.30%
Construction	692	5.19%
Manufacturing	1,426	10.70%
Wholesale trade	527	3.95%
Retail trade	1,010	7.58%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	711	5.33%
Information	517	3.88%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,155	8.66%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,119	15.90%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,229	24.22%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	814	6.11%
Other services, except public administration	587	4.40%
Public administration	504	3.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,331	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,160	83.71%
Government workers	1,740	13.05%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	374	2.81%
Unpaid family workers	57	0.43%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $133,343 for the 9,674 households in Rockaway Township School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $58,387. 23,892 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.38%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,674	-
Less than $10,000	148	1.53%
$10,000 - $14,999	139	1.44%
$15,000 - $24,999	357	3.69%
$25,000 - $34,999	688	7.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	714	7.38%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,268	13.11%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,156	11.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,950	20.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,416	14.64%
More than $200,000	1,838	19.00%
Median Household Income	$111,026	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$133,343	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,805	-
Less than $10,000	72	1.06%
$10,000 - $14,999	35	0.51%
$15,000 - $24,999	260	3.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	204	3.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	266	3.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	654	9.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	813	11.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,559	22.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,269	18.65%
More than $200,000	1,673	24.58%

Median Family Income	$135,711	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$157,486	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$58,387	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$90,699	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$90,699	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,050	-
With health insurance coverage	23,892	95.38%
Public coverage	5,948	23.74%
Private health insurance	21,430	85.55%
Without health insurance coverage	1,158	4.62%

Housing

There are 10,511 housing units in Rockaway Township School District area, New Jersey with 9,674 units (92.04%) occupied. 8,003 houses (82.73%) are occupied by owner and 1,671 houses (17.27%) are rented. The average housing value is $359,000 and the average rental cost is $1,639. 205 houses (1.95%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,006 houses (9.57%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,511	-
Occupied	9,674	92.04%
Owner Occupied	8,003	82.73%
Renter Occupied	1,671	17.27%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,874	74.91%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	555	5.28%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,001	19.04%
Mobile Homes	81	0.77%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,511	-
Built 2014 or later	205	1.95%
Built 2010 - 2013	91	0.87%
Built 2000 - 2009	983	9.35%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,567	14.91%
Built 1980 - 1989	973	9.26%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,502	14.29%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,114	20.11%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,070	19.69%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,006	9.57%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,511	-
1 room	97	0.92%
2 rooms	82	0.78%
3 rooms	685	6.52%
4 rooms	1,190	11.32%
5 rooms	1,299	12.36%
6 rooms	1,503	14.30%
7 rooms	1,624	15.45%
8 rooms	1,718	16.34%
9 rooms or more	2,313	22.01%
Median Number of Rooms	6.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,511	-
no bedroom	97	0.92%
1 bedroom	1,095	10.42%
2 bedrooms	2,037	19.38%
3 bedrooms	3,639	34.62%
4 bedrooms	3,085	29.35%
5 bedrooms or more	558	5.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,003	-
Less than $50,000	104	1.30%
$50,000 - $99,999	29	0.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	95	1.19%
$150,000 - $199,999	341	4.26%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,450	18.12%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,529	56.59%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,439	17.98%
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.20%
Median House Value	$359,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,539	-
Less than $500	121	7.86%
$500 - $999	74	4.81%
$1,000 - $1,499	416	27.03%
$1,500 - $1,999	569	36.97%
$2,000 - $2,499	231	15.01%
$2,500 - $2,999	47	3.05%
$3,000 or more	81	5.26%
Median Rental Costs	$1,639	-

Demographic

A total of 25,069 people lives in Rockaway Township School District area, New Jersey with 12,208 male and 12,861 female. The males to female ratio is 48.70 to 51.30. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,069	-
Male	12,208	48.70%
Female	12,861	51.30%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,069	-
Under 5 years	1,135	4.53%
5 - 9 years	1,653	6.59%
10 - 14 years	1,182	4.71%
15 - 19 years	1,638	6.53%
20 - 24 years	1,437	5.73%
25 - 34 years	2,355	9.39%
35 - 44 years	3,241	12.93%
45 - 54 years	4,068	16.23%
55 - 59 years	2,011	8.02%
60 - 64 years	1,802	7.19%
65 - 74 years	2,554	10.19%
75 - 84 years	1,371	5.47%
85 years and older	622	2.48%
Median Age	44.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,069	-
One Race	24,648	98.32%
White	21,900	87.36%
Black or African American	896	3.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	1,446	5.77%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	406	1.62%

Two or more races	421	1.68%
White and Black or African American	99	0.39%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	111	0.44%
White and Asian	163	0.65%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Rockaway Township School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic