New Jersey · Census place 64050
Rockaway borough, NJ
Quick answer
Rockaway borough has 6,589 residents, ranking #240 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $100,028, the median home is worth $427,800 and median gross rent runs $1,496 a month.
- Population
- 6,589Rockaway borough residents
- Median household income
- $100,028Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $427,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,496Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rockaway borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rockaway borough median would spend about 17.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.3% of residents and 57.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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