General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3464050, place: Rockaway borough, New Jersey)Total Population: 6,473Male: 3,148 (48.63%)
Female: 3,325 (51.37%)
Population data by age, 2000 dataUnder 5 years: 435 (6.72%)
5 to 9 years: 419 (6.47%)
10 to 14 years: 420 (6.49%)
15 to 19 years: 367 (5.67%)
20 to 24 years: 289 (4.46%)
25 to 34 years: 965 (14.91%)
35 to 44 years: 1,207 (18.65%)
45 to 54 years: 966 (14.92%)
55 to 59 years: 359 (5.55%)
60 to 64 years: 276 (4.26%)
65 to 74 years: 407 (6.29%)
75 to 84 years: 300 (4.63%)
85 years and over: 63 (0.97%)
Median age: 37.8 yearsPopulation data by age, legal ages, 2000 data18 years and over: 4,968 (76.75%)
21 years and over: 4,783 (73.89%)
62 years and over: 930 (14.37%)
65 years and over: 770 (11.9%)
18 years and older by gender, 2000 data18 years and over: 4,968 (76.75%)
--Male: 2,372 (36.64%)
--Female: 2,596 (40.11%)
65 years and older by gender, 2000 data65 years and over: 770 (11.9%)
--Male: 323 (4.99%)
--Female: 447 (6.91%)
Races, 2000 dataOne Race: 6,391 (98.73%)
--White: 5,313 (82.08%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 608 (9.39%)
--Black or African American: 91 (1.41%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 13 (0.2%)
--Asian: 412 (6.36%)
----Asian Indian: 167 (2.58%)
----Chinese: 60 (0.93%)
----Filipino: 74 (1.14%)
----Japanese: 5 (0.08%)
----Korean: 5 (0.08%)
----Vietnamese: 49 (0.76%)
----Other Asian: 52 (0.8%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 193 (2.98%)
Two or more Races: 82 (1.27%)
Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 dataHispanic or Latino (of any race): 608 (9.39%)
--Mexican: 57 (0.88%)
--Puerto Rican: 158 (2.44%)
--Cuban: 16 (0.25%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 377 (5.82%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 5,865 (90.61%)
--White Alone: 5,313 (82.08%)
Housedold Data, 2000 dataHousehold population: 6,452 (99.68%)
--Householder: 2,445 (37.77%)
--Spouse: 1,376 (21.26%)
--Child: 1,965 (30.36%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,400 (21.63%)
--Other relatives: 356 (5.5%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 82 (1.27%)
--Nonrelatives: 310 (4.79%)
----Unmarried partner: 113 (1.75%)
Living in group quarters: 21 (0.32%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 21 (0.32%)
Total households: 2,445Family households (families): 1,709 (69.9%)
----With own children under 18 years: 817 (33.42%)
--Married-couple families: 1,376 (56.28%)
----With own children under 18 years: 668 (27.32%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 255 (10.43%)
----With own children under 18 years: 115 (4.7%)
Nonfamily households: 736 (30.1%)
--Householder living alone: 582 (23.8%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 199 (8.14%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 881 (36.03%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 585 (23.93%)
Average household size: 2.64 people
Average family size: 3.16 people
Housing Units, 2000 dataTotal housing units: 2,491
Occupied housing units: 2,445 (98.15%)
Vacant housing units: 46 (1.85%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 3 (0.12%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 1.8%
Occupied housing units: 2,445 (98.15%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,679 (67.4%)
Renter occupied housing units: 766 (30.75%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.82 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.25 people
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