East Rockaway, New York demographics

East Rockaway, NY demographics: median age 41.5; 51.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · East Rockaway village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3622876. The survey estimates a population of 10,077 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in East Rockaway is 41.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.8 years. There are 3,806 households (±292). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.5 ±3.8	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	2,190 ±444	21.7% ±4.4 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	1,959 ±489	19.4% ±4.9 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	4,206 ±554	41.7% ±5.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,722 ±321	17.1% ±3.2 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	4,357 ±450	43.2% ±4.5 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	5,720 ±448	56.8% ±4.4 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	8,403 ±507	83.4% ±5.0 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	381 ±333 · low precision	3.8% ±3.3 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	53 ±85 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	131 ±107 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	626 ±283	6.2% ±2.8 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	483 ±292 · low precision	4.8% ±2.9 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,756 ±470	86.9% ±4.7 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,321 ±468	13.1% ±4.6 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,806
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,909 ±249	50.2% ±5.3 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	91 ±81 · low precision	2.4% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	685 ±278	18.0% ±7.2 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	879 ±286	23.1% ±7.3 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	242 ±113	6.4% ±2.9 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,806
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,199 ±192	31.5% ±4.4 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,607 ±384	68.5% ±8.6 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,806
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	879 ±286	23.1% ±7.3 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,290 ±300	33.9% ±7.4 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	806 ±278	21.2% ±7.1 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	405 ±164	10.6% ±4.2 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	236 ±110	6.2% ±2.9 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	137 ±117 · low precision	3.6% ±3.1 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	53 ±70 · low precision	1.4% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	8,679 ±395	86.1% ±3.9 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,398 ±392	13.9% ±3.9 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,769
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	8,375 ±419	85.7% ±4.0 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	912 ±330	9.3% ±3.4 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	56 ±87 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	79 ±89 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	136 ±101 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	77 ±81 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	19 ±32 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	115 ±140 · low precision	1.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,098
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	390 ±200 · low precision	5.5% ±2.8 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,276 ±326	18.0% ±4.5 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,222 ±307	17.2% ±4.2 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	577 ±219	8.1% ±3.0 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,827 ±401	25.7% ±5.5 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,806 ±337	25.4% ±4.5 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	9,365 ±374	93.1% ±3.7 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	583 ±359 · low precision	5.8% ±3.6 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	100 ±95 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	11 ±2	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.5% of East Rockaway residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 94.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	East Rockaway	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.5% ±1.0 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.4% ±3.7 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.0% ±2.0 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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