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East Rockaway, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of East Rockaway, New York (East Rockaway, NY — Census place “East Rockaway village”) is 10,064 residents, ranking #201 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $112,415, the median home is worth $623,500 and median gross rent runs $2,297 a month. Looking for the East Rockaway New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve East Rockaway, NY: 11518.
- Population
- 10,064East Rockaway village residents
- Median household income
- $112,415Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $623,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,297Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.8%Owner-occupied households
East Rockaway ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps East Rockaway.
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What the numbers mean in East Rockaway village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Rockaway village median would spend about 24.5% 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 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.1% of residents and 72.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
East Rockaway village, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
East Rockaway village is a mid-size town in New York, with 10,064 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #201 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 41.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in East Rockaway village earn a median of $112,415 a year, 43.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 22% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 2.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in East Rockaway village is valued at $623,500, 105.5% above the national figure and 97% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,297 a month, 63.4% above the national figure, or roughly $27,564 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 72.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of East Rockaway village?
- East Rockaway village has 10,064 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #201 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in East Rockaway village?
- Median household income in East Rockaway village is $112,415 a year, 43.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Rockaway village?
- Median gross rent is $2,297 a month and the median home value is $623,500, so rent absorbs about 24.5% of median household income.
- Is East Rockaway village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Rockaway village is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this East Rockaway village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.