The Rockaways, New York Population & Demographics

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in The Rockaways is 51% lower than New York
The median age in The Rockaways is 4% higher than New York
In The Rockaways 46.80% of the population is White
In The Rockaways 38.41% of the population is Black
In The Rockaways 3.99% of the population is Asian

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The Rockaways racial demographics

Race	The Rockaways	New York	New York
White	46.80%	41.33%	64.31%
Black	38.41%	23.82%	15.60%
Asian	3.99%	14.29%	8.12%
American Indian	0.37%	0.44%	0.38%
Native Hawaiian	0.05%	0.06%	0.04%
Mixed race	2.33%	5.63%	2.93%
Other race	8.05%	14.43%	8.62%

In The Rockaways, 28.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

The Rockaways age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The The Rockaways, New York, NY demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Statistic	The Rockaways	New York	New York
Population	119,512	8,379,552	19,453,561
Population density (sq mi)	13,795	27,889	413
Median age	38.4	36.9	38.2
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	0.9:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	47%	52%
Families w/ Kids under 18	47%	41%	43%
Speak English	n/a	52%	70%
Speak Spanish	n/a	24%	15%

The Rockaways, New York, NY Demographics