Rockleigh, New Jersey

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Back to Rockleigh, NJ housing info, Bergen County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Bergen County Population in July 2008: 388. Population change since 2000: -0.8%   Males: 189   (48.8%) Females: 199   (51.2%) Median resident age:   49.1 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Estimated median household income in 2008: $192,217 (it was $152,262 in 2000) Rockleigh:   $192,217 New Jersey:   $70,378 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $61,503 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $1,921,370 (it was $951,400 in 2000) Rockleigh:   $1,921,370 New Jersey:   $364,100 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $1,763,125; Detached houses: $1,785,462 Rockleigh, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Rockleigh: White Non-Hispanic (85.9%) Hispanic (4.9%) Black (3.3%) Asian Indian (1.8%) American Indian (1.8%) Two or more races (1.8%) Korean (1.5%) Other race (1.0%) Japanese (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Rockleigh: 168.2 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rockleigh, New Jersey on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Rockleigh is mentioned 29 times on our forum: North Jersey was pretty much ruined by NYC revitilization  (74 replies) NJ == Doomed  (54 replies) Leaving Nj  (152 replies) Alpine or Weehawken ???  (71 replies) Which part of Bergen County is better, North Bergen County or South Bergen County?  (48 replies) Famous People living in NEW JERSEY  (78 replies) Latest news from Rockleigh, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (21.0%), Italian (16.9%), German (13.6%), Polish (4.3%), English (3.6%), French (3.6%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 50 feet Land area: 0.97 square miles. Population density: 399 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Rockleigh, New Jersey

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Rockleigh-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.0 miles away from the Rockleigh borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 tornado 35.8 miles away from the borough center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Rockleigh-area historical earthquake activity is above New Jersey state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from Rockleigh center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 19.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 49.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from Rockleigh center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Notable location: Rockleigh Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	3.0 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	78.4%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This borough:	23.1%
Whole state:	8.5%

This borough:	21.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockleigh, NJ

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Here		75.1%
USA		50.2%

5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($835 average AGI)

Bergen County:	0.15%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

from Hudson County, NJ	0.87% ($60,674 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.71% ($48,422)
from New York County, NY	0.43% ($100,747)

6.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($73,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,197 average AGI)

Bergen County:	0.10%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

to Passaic County, NJ	0.81% ($54,598 average AGI)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.59% ($56,352)
to New York County, NY	0.37% ($97,508)

• Rockleigh Boro Police Dept, Call Sign: WAX882
  Assigned Frequencies : 480.162 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/08/2004, Expiration Date: 10/31/2014
  Registrant: County Of Bergen, 66 Zabriskie St, Hackensack, NJ 07601, Phone: (201) 646-2700
• Rockleigh Boro Police Dept, Call Sign: WIE551
  Assigned Frequencies : 480.187 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/08/2004, Expiration Date: 10/31/2014
  Registrant: County Of Bergen, 66 Zabriskie St, Hackensack, NJ 07601, Phone: (201) 646-2700
• 10 Link Drive, Type: Bant, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPZK972
  Assigned Frequencies : 465.000 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/03/2004, Expiration Date: 02/03/2014, Certifier: Charles Berkowitz
  Registrant: Visiplex Technologies, Inc., 111deer Lake Rd, #120, Deerfield, IL 60015, Phone: (847) 405-0771, Fax: (847) 405-0776, Email:
• Lat: 41.003111 Lon: -73.932194, Call Sign: WQDH251
  Assigned Frequencies : 453.912 MHz, 458.912 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/24/2005, Expiration Date: 08/24/2015, Certifier: Rebecca Hawkins
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

• Aircraft: BEECH A36 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 991GL , Serial Number: E-2953
  Registrant (Corporation): Crestron Electronics Inc, 15 Volvo Dr, Rockleigh, NJ 07675

• Fire: 9

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• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
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• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
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