East Rockaway, NY Demographic Data
East Rockaway, NY Summary
East Rockaway is located in Nassau County in New York
- Population: 9,829
- Area: 1.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.02 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 9,533.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6.56 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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East Rockaway, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,921
50%
50.8
Male
4,894
50%
49.2
Total Population
9,815
323,128,000
East Rockaway, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
416
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
530
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
617
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
730
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
600
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
876
8.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,070
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,925
19.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
852
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
661
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
591
6.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
633
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
314
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,823
79.7%
77.2
Female
4,066
52.0%
51.3
Male
3,757
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,448
75.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,988
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,538
15.7%
15.2
Female
1,018
66.2%
55.8
Male
520
33.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
East Rockaway, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,750
99.3%
96.8
White
9,441
96.2%
72.6
Black or African American
16
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
42
0.4%
0.8
Asian
136
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
75
0.8%
1.2
Chinese
10
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
17
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
34
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
115
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
65
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,057
10.8%
17.8
Mexican
166
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
213
2.2%
1.7
Cuban
55
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
623
6.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,758
89.2%
82.2
East Rockaway, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
64
0.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
223
3.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,812
26.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,028
14.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
655
9.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,608
23.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,532
22.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
287
4.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,635
95.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,140
45.3%
31.2
East Rockaway, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,647
32.1%
33.7%
Now Married
4,385
53.1%
47.5
Divorced
418
5.1%
11.0%
Separated
89
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
713
8.6
5.8%
East Rockaway, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,055
85.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,344
14.3%
21.6%
Spanish
794
8.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
406
4.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
80
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
64
0.7%
1.1%
East Rockaway, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
74
2.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
43
1.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
185
5.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
213
5.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
467
12.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
606
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
511
13.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
471
12.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
373
10.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
758
20.5%
6.4
Median household income
92,369
57,617
Per capita income
48,530
31,128
East Rockaway, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
284
5.6%
9.8
Construction
312
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,353
26.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
506
9.9%
6.6
Information
210
4.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
133
2.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
287
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
723
14.1%
11.4
Public administration
375
7.3%
4.6
Retail trade
464
9.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
246
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
219
4.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
355
6.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,301
45.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
243
4.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,337
26.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
876
17.1%
18.1%
East Rockaway, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,989
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,673
73.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
189
3.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
897
18.0%
5.1
Walked
109
2.2%
2.7
Other means
27
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
94
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
35.1
26.6
East Rockaway, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
342
9.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,113
30.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,451
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
795
21.5%
21.0
East Rockaway, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,701
95.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,824
76.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
877
23.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
181
4.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
East Rockaway, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,882
1 room
275
7.1%
2.4
2 rooms
98
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
222
5.7%
9.1
4 rooms
479
12.3%
16.5
5 rooms
505
13.0%
19.8
6 rooms
559
14.4%
17.8
7 rooms
533
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
528
13.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
683
17.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
East Rockaway, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,882
1-unit, detached
2,380
61.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
106
2.7%
5.9
2-units
498
12.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
77
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
112
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
24
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
673
17.3%
9.0
Mobile home
12
0.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
East Rockaway, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,578
40.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
488
12.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
749
19.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
660
17.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
217
5.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
71
1.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
14
0.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
90
2.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
15
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
East Rockaway, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,499
67.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
60
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
223
6.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
919
24.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
East Rockaway, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,717
47295100.0
$500 to $999
14
0.8%
20.4%
Less than $500
45
2.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
85
5.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
106
6.2%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
212
12.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
262
15.3%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
993
57.8%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
597
34.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
255
14.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
141
8.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
163
9.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
561
32.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
East Rockaway, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
766
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
28
3.7%
1.9%
$500 to $999
39
5.1%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
177
23.1%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
227
29.6%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
295
38.5%
4.4%
No Cash Rent
111
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,868
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
13
1.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
61
8.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
1.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
126
16.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
103
13.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
450
58.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
111
0.0%
0.0%
East Rockaway, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,824
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
57
2.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
120
4.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
46
1.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
176
6.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
203
7.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,283
45.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
899
31.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
40
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
443,600
205,000
