Rockland County, New York

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Rockland County, New York is among the highest in the country for median household income (99th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (86th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Rockland County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	341,883	19,852,366	334,922,499	216th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$109,959	$85,974	$80,734	99th of 3,221
Median Age	34.8	39.8	38.9	2980th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	42.7%	40.2%	35.7%	208th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$596,900	$423,800	$332,700	86th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,901	$1,621	$1,413	72nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.2%	14.0%	12.5%	1064th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	6.4%	5.2%	884th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,968.5	421.3	n/a	83rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.1%	22.8%	14.1%	96th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.0	n/a	n/a	160th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.9%	54.3%	65.2%	2502nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.7	32.6	26.4	557th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.4%	14.9%	15.1%	593rd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.2%	n/a	n/a	2980th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.4%	42.5%	46.9%	162nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.2%	n/a	n/a	813th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Rockland County, New York

Statistic	Rockland County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20.6%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.2%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.6	65.5	61.4

Age in Rockland County, New York

Statistic	Rockland County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	34.8	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	29.7%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.7%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.7%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Rockland County, New York

Statistic	Rockland County, New York	New York	United States
Households	103,879	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	75.8%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	39.2%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.4%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.8%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	33.0%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rockland County, New York

Statistic	Rockland County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,570	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.0%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.3%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	25.0%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.2%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.0%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.9%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Rockland County, New York

Statistic	Rockland County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	108,945	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.3%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.8%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.7%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.1%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	37.4%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$10,001	$6,582	n/a

Education in Rockland County, New York

Statistic	Rockland County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	12.8%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.9%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.6%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.6%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.1%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rockland County, New York

Statistic	Rockland County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.9%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.8%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	6.2%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.3%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.3%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.8%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Rockland County, New York

Statistic	Rockland County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.0%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	12.7%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	9.4%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	55.8%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	15.2%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	30.5%	22.3%	16.7%

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