Rockaway is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 6,596 people and five associated neighborhoods, Rockaway is the 269th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Rockaway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Rockaway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.78% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Rockaway ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Rockaway, 40.42% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Rockaway in 2022 was $54,185, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $216,740 for a family of four. However, Rockaway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rockaway is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Rockaway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockaway residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rockaway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.87% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rockaway include Italian, Irish, German, English, and French.

Rockaway also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.62%.

The most common language spoken in Rockaway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.