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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rockaway is $37,327, which is about the same as the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Rockaway median household income is $74,080, which has grown by 21.44% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Rockaway residents spend 28.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #249

Rockaway, NJ	37,327 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockaway, NJ	50,872 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockaway, NJ	52,274 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockaway, NJ	44,758 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #277

Rockaway, NJ	74,080 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rockaway, NJ	92,714 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #331

Rockaway, NJ	21.44%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Rockaway, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.29%	$13,285, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.72%	$17,166, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.04%	$0, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.47%	$21,120, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Rockaway, NJ	92,368 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rockaway, NJ	111,697 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Rockaway, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$73,941, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$47,017, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$59,049, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$76,008, see rank	$103,101	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Rockaway, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$69,742, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$91,286, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$45,469, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Rockaway, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,893, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	2,466, 50.40%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,880, 76.24%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,880, 76.24%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,724, 91.70%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	156, 8.30%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	586, 23.76%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	2,427, 49.60%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,739, 71.65%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,739, 71.65%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,670, 96.03%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	69, 3.97%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	688, 28.35%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Rockaway, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,376, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,953, 87.47%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	123, 3.64%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	137, 4.06%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	19, 0.56%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	144, 4.27%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rockaway, NJ	28.0 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Rockaway, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,394	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	1,724, 50.80%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	569, 33.00%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	286, 16.59%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	277, 16.07%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	143, 8.29%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	349, 20.24%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	1,670, 49.20%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	794, 47.54%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	143, 8.56%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	581, 34.79%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 1.14%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	133, 7.96%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Rockaway, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,394, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	37, 1.09%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	143, 4.21%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	463, 13.64%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	73, 2.15%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	420, 12.37%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	99, 2.92%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	66, 1.94%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	175, 5.16%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	388, 11.43%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	902, 26.58%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	274, 8.07%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	175, 5.16%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	179, 5.27%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Rockaway, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	179	2.76%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	33	1.92%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.