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.Rockaway is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 85.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rockaway is a borough of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockaway who work in management occupations (15.27%), sales jobs (9.83%), and teaching (9.64%). 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.
