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Rockland County, New York (NY)

County population in 2022: 339,022 (99% urban, 1% rural); it was 286,753 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 50,108
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 18,698
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 66,461
Renter-occupied apartments: 30,436 (it was 26,214 in 2000)
% of renters here:

28%
State:

47%

Land area: 174 sq. mi.

Water area: 25.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 1946 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Rockland County: 133.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (33.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.3%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Rockland County, NY (2022)
    • 205,93060.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 65,91419.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 35,64310.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 21,2006.3%Asian alone
    • 7,8742.3%Two or more races
    • 1,8610.5%Some other race alone
    • 3840.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2160.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

34.9 years
New York median age:

40.0 years
Males: 169,864  (50.1%)
Females: 169,158  (49.9%)
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Average household size:
Rockland County:

3.0 people
New York:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $100,397 ($67,971 in 1999)
This county:

$100,397
New York:

$79,557

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,550 (lower quartile is $997, upper quartile is $1,957)
This county:

$1550
State:

$1354


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $552,500 (it was $234,300 in 2000)
Rockland:

$552,500
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $399,200 - $716,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $694,132
Here:

$694,132
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $449,914
Here:

$449,914
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $608,490
Here:

$608,490
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $239,911
Here:

$239,911
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $366,943
Here:

$366,943
State:

$912,009

Mobile homes: $68,506
Here:

$68,506
State:

$88,925

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $3,235
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $1,501

Institutionalized population: 2,368

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 1
  • Thefts: 5
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 10
  • Auto thefts: 1
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 111 buildings, average cost: $436,900
  • 2021: 113 buildings, average cost: $432,500
  • 2020: 73 buildings, average cost: $335,400
  • 2019: 87 buildings, average cost: $340,700
  • 2018: 102 buildings, average cost: $359,200
  • 2017: 107 buildings, average cost: $350,900
  • 2016: 111 buildings, average cost: $299,100
  • 2015: 144 buildings, average cost: $262,000
  • 2014: 105 buildings, average cost: $269,600
  • 2013: 130 buildings, average cost: $265,000
  • 2012: 76 buildings, average cost: $291,500
  • 2011: 92 buildings, average cost: $230,300
  • 2010: 99 buildings, average cost: $289,200
  • 2009: 76 buildings, average cost: $336,100
  • 2008: 246 buildings, average cost: $224,500
  • 2007: 324 buildings, average cost: $201,000
  • 2006: 307 buildings, average cost: $214,000
  • 2005: 308 buildings, average cost: $222,200
  • 2004: 206 buildings, average cost: $235,700
  • 2003: 177 buildings, average cost: $225,100
  • 2002: 220 buildings, average cost: $208,400
  • 2001: 282 buildings, average cost: $179,800
  • 2000: 351 buildings, average cost: $157,000
  • 1999: 659 buildings, average cost: $140,300
  • 1998: 516 buildings, average cost: $132,500
  • 1997: 501 buildings, average cost: $124,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Rockland, NY residents
Average permit cost in Rockland, NY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $10,001 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $10,001 (2.0%)

Distribution of median household income in Rockland, NY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Rockland, NY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Rockland, NY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 15.1%
Rockland County:

15.1%
New York:

14.3%
(17.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.0% for Black residents, 14.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.4% for American Indian residents, 16.7% for other race residents, 15.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 34.9 years old
(Males: 32.9 years old, Females: 37.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.7 years old, Black residents: 36.8 years old, American Indian residents: 37.5 years old, Asian residents: 43.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.5 years old, Other race residents: 30.7 years old)

Area name: New York-Monmouth-Ocean, NY-NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rockland County is $1003 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1133 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1406 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ramapo, Clarkstown, Orangetown, New City, Spring Valley, Nanuet, Pearl River, Monsey, Stony Point, Suffern.

Rockland County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
City or TownHomes measuredLiving AreaBasement
Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)
Clarkstown town8481.10.9 - 1.31010 - 11
Haverstraw town11421 - 31715 - 20
Orangetown town3271.00.7 - 1.31110 - 12
Ramapo town6851.41.1 - 1.71413 - 15
Stony Point town144108 - 133633 - 39
Rockland county21181.8 15 

2023 air pollution in Rockland County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Rockland County borders

Neighboring counties: Orange County , Sullivan County, Pennsylvania , Union County, Pennsylvania .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
New York:

4.4%

Unemployment by year in Rockland, NY
County total employment by year in Rockland, NY
County average yearly wages by year in Rockland, NY

Current college students: 17,843
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 67,960 (67.9% naturalized citizens)

Rockland County:

20.0%
Whole state:

22.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 19,2522010 or later
  • 13,9892000 to 2009
  • 10,8451990 to 1999
  • 14,6781980 to 1989
  • 8,3721970 to 1979
  • 12,692Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.5%

Rockland County marital status for males Rockland County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 61,192
  • One, attached: 9,155
  • Two: 8,118
  • 3 or 4: 10,021
  • 5 to 9: 6,798
  • 10 to 19: 4,700
  • 20 to 49: 3,118
  • 50 or more: 4,970
  • Mobile homes: 862

Housing units in Rockland County with a mortgage: 44,480 (5,198 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4,622 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,915

Here:

97.8% with mortgage
State:

95.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Rockland County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic109,38621
Other74,477136
Evangelical Protestant17,22184
Mainline Protestant7,85248
Orthodox2,90914
Black Protestant2,6408
None97,202-
Rockland County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 95
Rockland County:

3.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.07 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 36
This county:

1.21 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
Rockland County:

0.98 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 288
This county:

9.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Rockland County:

8.7%
New York:

8.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Rockland County:

24.1%
State:

23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.0%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Rockland County:

Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $108,939
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $8977.56
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.74%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $111,798
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.81%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $68,688
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 55.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 22.22%
Vegetables: 76 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 154 acres

Earthquake activity:

Rockland County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 196.3 miles away from Rockland County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 305.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 234.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 233.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 119.4 miles away from Rockland County center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 205.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New York Tropical Storm Isaias, Incident Period: August 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4567, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4085: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4085, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3328: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3328, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2010 to March 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1899: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1899, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1692: April 24, 2007, FEMA Id: 1692, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3186: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
  • 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Rockland County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Blizzards: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Rockland

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 75,496 (60.6%)
  • Carpooled: 12,408 (10.0%)
  • Bus: 2,956 (2.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 364 (0.3%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 343 (0.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 4,224 (3.4%)
  • Bicycle: 188 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 6,002 (4.8%)
  • Worked at home: 22,597 (18.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (5%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Haiti (14%)
  • Ecuador (10%)
  • Dominican Republic (9%)
  • India (7%)
  • Guatemala (6%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Jamaica (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rockland County


  • American (15%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • Hungarian (8%)
  • Italian (7%)
  • Haitian (5%)
  • Polish (3%)
  • European (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Rockland County, New York in 2010:

  • 1,821 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,589 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,488 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 740 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 432 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 427 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 296 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 192 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 111 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
  • 43 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 27 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 17 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Rockland County, New York in 2000:

  • 2,099 people in nursing homes
  • 1,380 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 788 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 611 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 586 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 478 people in religious group quarters
  • 471 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 246 people in other group homes
  • 224 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 193 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 142 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 136 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 87 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 46 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 42 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 36 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 34 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 19 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 18 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 13 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $107,078.

4.61% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($91,477 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.61%
New York average:

5.29%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.10% relocated from other counties in New York ($64,257 average AGI)
1.50% relocated from other states ($27,220 average AGI)
Rockland County:

1.50%
New York average:

1.86%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Bronx County, NY  0.58% ($90,897 average AGI)
from Kings County, NY  0.56% ($96,193)
from Westchester County, NY  0.55% ($101,649)
from New York County, NY  0.40% ($189,551)
from Orange County, NY  0.32% ($76,513)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.31% ($108,474)
from Queens County, NY  0.31% ($88,443)


5.89% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($101,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.89%
New York average:

6.93%


0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($114 average AGI)
Rockland County:

0.02%
New York average:

0.02%

2.15% relocated to other counties in New York ($30,047 average AGI)
3.72% relocated to other states ($71,294 average AGI)
Rockland County:

3.72%
New York average:

3.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Bergen County, NJ  0.67% ($117,906 average AGI)
to Orange County, NY  0.60% ($74,612)
to Westchester County, NY  0.34% ($105,883)
to New York County, NY  0.23% ($106,044)
to Palm Beach County, FL  0.17% ($263,863)
to Kings County, NY  0.17% ($53,906)
to Bronx County, NY  0.15% ($72,382)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 14.0

Births per 1000 population in Rockland County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Rockland County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 3.5

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Rockland County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rockland County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Rockland County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Rockland County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Rockland County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Rockland County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Rockland County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 43,775 (37,576 aged, 6,199 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 6,508 (8%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Rockland County, New York in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (5,515)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,952)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,351)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (1,579)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,426)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (1,227)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,038)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (832)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (807)
  • Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (805)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.68
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,700
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 204
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,144

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,631
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 679
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 94
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 90

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 37.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 15.2
  • Suffocation - 10.3
  • Other - 12.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 339,022
  • Male householders: 56,751 (10,727 living alone), Female householders: 47,252 (14,280 living alone)
  • 61,480 spouses (60,892 opposite-sex spouses), 4,390 unmarried partners, (4,260 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 133,214 children (130,175 natural, 1,722 adopted, 1,317 stepchildren), 5,834 grandchildren, 3,223 brothers or sisters, 5,093 parents, 316 foster children, 7,791 other relatives, 6,636 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 7,042

Size of family households: 25,981 2-persons, 15,618 3-persons, 13,660 4-persons, 8,464 5-persons, 5,203 6-persons, 6,535 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,007 1-person, 2,995 2-persons, 387 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 84 6-persons.

82,946 married couples with children.
9,422 single-parent households (1,607 men, 7,815 women).

58.6% of residents of Rockland speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
22.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,525,709,000 ($5,196 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $109,343,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $620,094,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $354,703,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,583,000
Federal grants: $376,408,000
Federal procurement contracts: $110,596,000 ($86,889,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $61,325,000 ($16,669,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $35,884,000
Federal Government insurance: $225,054,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 23,643
Here:

81 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 10,987
Here:

38 per 1000 residents
State:

42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8,273
Here:

+28 per 1000 residents
State:

+35 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -14,320
Here:  -49 per 1000 residents
State:  -52 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Rockland County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 25.25 millions of gallons per day (86% from ground, 14% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

3.8

Year house built in Rockland County, New York
  • Year house built in Rockland County, New York
  • 1,5772020 or later
  • 6,8582010 to 2019
  • 6,2042000 to 2009
  • 7,4851990 to 1999
  • 12,9451980 to 1989
  • 21,4071970 to 1979
  • 23,4401960 to 1969
  • 14,2951950 to 1959
  • 3,5311940 to 1949
  • 11,1921939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Rockland County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockland County, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockland County, New York
  • 551 room
  • 5802 rooms
  • 3,2123 rooms
  • 4,3234 rooms
  • 6,8635 rooms
  • 11,1786 rooms
  • 12,4397 rooms
  • 12,8848 rooms
  • 19,8809+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockland County, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockland County, New York
  • 1,2611 room
  • 1,8052 rooms
  • 8,6043 rooms
  • 7,6004 rooms
  • 4,1355 rooms
  • 3,6246 rooms
  • 2,6467 rooms
  • 7228 rooms
  • 2,1929+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Rockland County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockland County, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockland County, New York
  • 135no bedroom
  • 3,8821 bedroom
  • 10,1182 bedrooms
  • 19,9273 bedrooms
  • 25,6394 bedrooms
  • 11,7135+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockland County, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockland County, New York
  • 1,312no bedroom
  • 12,5801 bedroom
  • 7,9722 bedrooms
  • 3,8433 bedrooms
  • 4,1664 bedrooms
  • 2,7165+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Rockland County, New York in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rockland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rockland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,197no vehicle
  • 19,2251 vehicle
  • 32,6642 vehicles
  • 11,6853 vehicles
  • 3,8034 vehicles
  • 1,8405+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rockland County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rockland County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 8,160no vehicle
  • 14,7281 vehicle
  • 6,4492 vehicles
  • 2,4893 vehicles
  • 5674 vehicles
  • 1965+ vehicles

92.6% of Rockland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New York.

Rockland County:

92.6%
State average:

89.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 222,811
  • Other state: 39,433
  • Northeast: 26,928
  • Midwest: 3,119
  • South: 6,814
  • West: 2,572
Year householders moved into unit in Rockland County, NY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Rockland County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 88.7%Utility gas
  • 6.8%Electricity
  • 2.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 74.5%Utility gas
  • 17.1%Electricity
  • 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.2%No fuel used
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22,129
Here:

49.7%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8,888
Here:

42.0%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8,954
Here:

53.5%
New York:

39.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Rockland County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,596,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,721,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,665,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,124,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $111,753,000
    Cash and Securities: $64,628,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $19,951,000
    Higher Education - Other: $16,889,000
    Other: $16,666,000
    Other: $11,040,000
    Sewerage: $1,414,000
    Sewerage: $1,247,000
    Parks and Recreation: $29,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $10,907,000
    Regular Highways: $10,775,000
    Regular Highways: $10,119,000
    General - Other: $9,441,000
    General - Other: $5,626,000
    Other Higher Education: $3,367,000
    Health - Other: $2,473,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,286,000
    Sewerage: $2,056,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,549,000
    Health - Other: $1,530,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,379,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,241,000
    Parks and Recreation: $124,000
    Local Fire Protection: $95,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $88,559,000
    Health - Other: $85,364,000
    General - Other: $75,197,000
    General - Other: $74,969,000
    Other Higher Education: $72,142,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $71,931,000
    Other Higher Education: $71,331,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $69,955,000
    Police Protection: $39,770,000
    Police Protection: $35,820,000
    Correctional Institutions: $33,737,000
    Correctional Institutions: $31,286,000
    Transit Utilities: $26,591,000
    Sewerage: $26,226,000
    Transit Utilities: $24,642,000
    Sewerage: $23,966,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,449,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,580,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,206,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,853,000
    Regular Highways: $13,794,000
    Regular Highways: $13,155,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,603,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,511,000
    Financial Administration: $8,246,000
    Financial Administration: $7,911,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,934,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,880,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,699,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,441,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,727,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,881,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,679,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $173,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $151,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $149,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $97,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $78,000
    Housing and Community Development: $68,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,600,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,406,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,095,000
    Highways: $2,075,000
    Other: $1,114,000
    Other: $1,098,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,449,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,968,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $22,867,000
    Other - General - Other: $18,408,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $65,426,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $65,294,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,049,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,818,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $20,609,000
    Education: $20,280,000
    Highways: $3,978,000
    Highways: $3,524,000
    Other: $978,000
    Other: $887,000
    Sewerage: $54,000
    Sewerage: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $544,488,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,657,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $506,920,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $497,155,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,762,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,025,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $57,175,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,425,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $47,675,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,333,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $42,925,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,750,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,750,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,527,000
    General Revenue - Other: $13,084,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,916,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,163,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,141,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,039,000
    Rents: $87,000
    Rents: $81,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $842,000
    Police Protection: $463,000
    Sewerage: $396,000
    Health - Other: $95,000
    Sewerage: $90,000
    Correctional Institutions: $79,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
    Correctional Institutions: $63,000
    General - Other: $56,000
    Other Higher Education: $45,000
    General - Other: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $28,000
    Health - Other: $28,000
    Local Fire Protection: $26,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $156,554,000
    Cash and Securities: $82,937,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $4,540,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,585,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $60,255,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $60,237,000
    Beginning: $60,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $58,573,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,553,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,947,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $57,535,000
    Public Welfare: $53,921,000
    Health and Hospitals: $40,528,000
    Health and Hospitals: $40,351,000
    Education: $20,797,000
    Education: $20,734,000
    Transit Utilities: $16,072,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,894,000
    Other: $14,816,000
    Other: $12,707,000
    Highways: $4,446,000
    Highways: $4,310,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $230,855,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $204,321,000
    Property: $172,413,000
    Property: $167,692,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $10,907,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $9,079,000
    Other: $5,864,000
    Other: $5,225,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,288,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,173,000
    Other License: $1,300,000
    Other License: $1,049,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $142,099,000
    : $133,136,000

Rockland County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,596,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,721,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,665,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,124,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $111,753,000
    Cash and Securities: $64,628,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $19,951,000
    Higher Education - Other: $16,889,000
    Other: $16,666,000
    Other: $11,040,000
    Sewerage: $1,414,000
    Sewerage: $1,247,000
    Parks and Recreation: $29,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $10,907,000
    Regular Highways: $10,775,000
    Regular Highways: $10,119,000
    General - Other: $9,441,000
    General - Other: $5,626,000
    Other Higher Education: $3,367,000
    Health - Other: $2,473,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,286,000
    Sewerage: $2,056,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,549,000
    Health - Other: $1,530,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,379,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,241,000
    Parks and Recreation: $124,000
    Local Fire Protection: $95,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $88,559,000
    Health - Other: $85,364,000
    General - Other: $75,197,000
    General - Other: $74,969,000
    Other Higher Education: $72,142,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $71,931,000
    Other Higher Education: $71,331,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $69,955,000
    Police Protection: $39,770,000
    Police Protection: $35,820,000
    Correctional Institutions: $33,737,000
    Correctional Institutions: $31,286,000
    Transit Utilities: $26,591,000
    Sewerage: $26,226,000
    Transit Utilities: $24,642,000
    Sewerage: $23,966,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,449,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,580,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,206,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,853,000
    Regular Highways: $13,794,000
    Regular Highways: $13,155,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,603,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,511,000
    Financial Administration: $8,246,000
    Financial Administration: $7,911,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,934,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,880,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,699,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,441,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,727,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,881,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,679,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $173,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $151,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $149,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $97,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $78,000
    Housing and Community Development: $68,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,600,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,406,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,095,000
    Highways: $2,075,000
    Other: $1,114,000
    Other: $1,098,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,449,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,968,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $22,867,000
    Other - General - Other: $18,408,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $65,426,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $65,294,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,049,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,818,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $20,609,000
    Education: $20,280,000
    Highways: $3,978,000
    Highways: $3,524,000
    Other: $978,000
    Other: $887,000
    Sewerage: $54,000
    Sewerage: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $544,488,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,657,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $506,920,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $497,155,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,762,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,025,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $57,175,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,425,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $47,675,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,333,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $42,925,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,750,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,750,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,527,000
    General Revenue - Other: $13,084,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,916,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,163,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,141,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,039,000
    Rents: $87,000
    Rents: $81,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $842,000
    Police Protection: $463,000
    Sewerage: $396,000
    Health - Other: $95,000
    Sewerage: $90,000
    Correctional Institutions: $79,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
    Correctional Institutions: $63,000
    General - Other: $56,000
    Other Higher Education: $45,000
    General - Other: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $28,000
    Health - Other: $28,000
    Local Fire Protection: $26,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $156,554,000
    Cash and Securities: $82,937,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $4,540,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,585,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $60,255,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $60,237,000
    Beginning: $60,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $58,573,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,553,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,947,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $57,535,000
    Public Welfare: $53,921,000
    Health and Hospitals: $40,528,000
    Health and Hospitals: $40,351,000
    Education: $20,797,000
    Education: $20,734,000
    Transit Utilities: $16,072,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,894,000
    Other: $14,816,000
    Other: $12,707,000
    Highways: $4,446,000
    Highways: $4,310,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $230,855,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $204,321,000
    Property: $172,413,000
    Property: $167,692,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $10,907,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $9,079,000
    Other: $5,864,000
    Other: $5,225,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,288,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,173,000
    Other License: $1,300,000
    Other License: $1,049,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $142,099,000
    : $133,136,000

Rockland County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,596,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,721,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,665,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,124,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $111,753,000
    Cash and Securities: $64,628,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $19,951,000
    Higher Education - Other: $16,889,000
    Other: $16,666,000
    Other: $11,040,000
    Sewerage: $1,414,000
    Sewerage: $1,247,000
    Parks and Recreation: $29,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $10,907,000
    Regular Highways: $10,775,000
    Regular Highways: $10,119,000
    General - Other: $9,441,000
    General - Other: $5,626,000
    Other Higher Education: $3,367,000
    Health - Other: $2,473,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,286,000
    Sewerage: $2,056,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,549,000
    Health - Other: $1,530,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,379,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,241,000
    Parks and Recreation: $124,000
    Local Fire Protection: $95,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $88,559,000
    Health - Other: $85,364,000
    General - Other: $75,197,000
    General - Other: $74,969,000
    Other Higher Education: $72,142,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $71,931,000
    Other Higher Education: $71,331,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $69,955,000
    Police Protection: $39,770,000
    Police Protection: $35,820,000
    Correctional Institutions: $33,737,000
    Correctional Institutions: $31,286,000
    Transit Utilities: $26,591,000
    Sewerage: $26,226,000
    Transit Utilities: $24,642,000
    Sewerage: $23,966,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,449,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,580,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,206,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,853,000
    Regular Highways: $13,794,000
    Regular Highways: $13,155,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,603,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,511,000
    Financial Administration: $8,246,000
    Financial Administration: $7,911,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,934,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,880,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,699,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,441,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,727,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,881,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,679,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $173,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $151,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $149,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $97,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $78,000
    Housing and Community Development: $68,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,600,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,406,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,095,000
    Highways: $2,075,000
    Other: $1,114,000
    Other: $1,098,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,449,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,968,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $22,867,000
    Other - General - Other: $18,408,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $65,426,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $65,294,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,049,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,818,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $20,609,000
    Education: $20,280,000
    Highways: $3,978,000
    Highways: $3,524,000
    Other: $978,000
    Other: $887,000
    Sewerage: $54,000
    Sewerage: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $544,488,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,657,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $506,920,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $497,155,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,762,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,025,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $57,175,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,425,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $47,675,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,333,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $42,925,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,750,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,750,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,527,000
    General Revenue - Other: $13,084,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,916,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,163,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,141,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,039,000
    Rents: $87,000
    Rents: $81,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $842,000
    Police Protection: $463,000
    Sewerage: $396,000
    Health - Other: $95,000
    Sewerage: $90,000
    Correctional Institutions: $79,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
    Correctional Institutions: $63,000
    General - Other: $56,000
    Other Higher Education: $45,000
    General - Other: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $28,000
    Health - Other: $28,000
    Local Fire Protection: $26,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $156,554,000
    Cash and Securities: $82,937,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $4,540,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,585,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $60,255,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $60,237,000
    Beginning: $60,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $58,573,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,553,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,947,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $57,535,000
    Public Welfare: $53,921,000
    Health and Hospitals: $40,528,000
    Health and Hospitals: $40,351,000
    Education: $20,797,000
    Education: $20,734,000
    Transit Utilities: $16,072,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,894,000
    Other: $14,816,000
    Other: $12,707,000
    Highways: $4,446,000
    Highways: $4,310,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $230,855,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $204,321,000
    Property: $172,413,000
    Property: $167,692,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $10,907,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $9,079,000
    Other: $5,864,000
    Other: $5,225,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,288,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,173,000
    Other License: $1,300,000
    Other License: $1,049,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $142,099,000
    : $133,136,000

Rockland County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,596,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,721,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,665,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,124,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $111,753,000
    Cash and Securities: $64,628,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $19,951,000
    Higher Education - Other: $16,889,000
    Other: $16,666,000
    Other: $11,040,000
    Sewerage: $1,414,000
    Sewerage: $1,247,000
    Parks and Recreation: $29,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $10,907,000
    Regular Highways: $10,775,000
    Regular Highways: $10,119,000
    General - Other: $9,441,000
    General - Other: $5,626,000
    Other Higher Education: $3,367,000
    Health - Other: $2,473,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,286,000
    Sewerage: $2,056,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,549,000
    Health - Other: $1,530,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,379,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,241,000
    Parks and Recreation: $124,000
    Local Fire Protection: $95,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $88,559,000
    Health - Other: $85,364,000
    General - Other: $75,197,000
    General - Other: $74,969,000
    Other Higher Education: $72,142,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $71,931,000
    Other Higher Education: $71,331,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $69,955,000
    Police Protection: $39,770,000
    Police Protection: $35,820,000
    Correctional Institutions: $33,737,000
    Correctional Institutions: $31,286,000
    Transit Utilities: $26,591,000
    Sewerage: $26,226,000
    Transit Utilities: $24,642,000
    Sewerage: $23,966,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,449,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,580,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,206,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,853,000
    Regular Highways: $13,794,000
    Regular Highways: $13,155,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,603,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,511,000
    Financial Administration: $8,246,000
    Financial Administration: $7,911,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,934,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,880,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,699,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,441,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,727,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,881,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,679,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $173,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $151,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $149,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $97,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $78,000
    Housing and Community Development: $68,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,600,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,406,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,095,000
    Highways: $2,075,000
    Other: $1,114,000
    Other: $1,098,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,449,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,968,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $22,867,000
    Other - General - Other: $18,408,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $65,426,000
    Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $65,294,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,049,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,818,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $20,609,000
    Education: $20,280,000
    Highways: $3,978,000
    Highways: $3,524,000
    Other: $978,000
    Other: $887,000
    Sewerage: $54,000
    Sewerage: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $544,488,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,657,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $506,920,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $497,155,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,762,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,025,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $57,175,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,425,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $47,675,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,333,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $42,925,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,750,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,750,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,527,000
    General Revenue - Other: $13,084,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,916,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,163,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,141,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,039,000
    Rents: $87,000
    Rents: $81,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $842,000
    Police Protection: $463,000
    Sewerage: $396,000
    Health - Other: $95,000
    Sewerage: $90,000
    Correctional Institutions: $79,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
    Correctional Institutions: $63,000
    General - Other: $56,000
    Other Higher Education: $45,000
    General - Other: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $28,000
    Health - Other: $28,000
    Local Fire Protection: $26,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $156,554,000
    Cash and Securities: $82,937,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $4,540,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,585,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $60,255,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $60,237,000
    Beginning: $60,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $58,573,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,553,000
    Cash and Securities: $71,947,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $57,535,000
    Public Welfare: $53,921,000
    Health and Hospitals: $40,528,000
    Health and Hospitals: $40,351,000
    Education: $20,797,000
    Education: $20,734,000
    Transit Utilities: $16,072,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,894,000
    Other: $14,816,000
    Other: $12,707,000
    Highways: $4,446,000
    Highways: $4,310,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $230,855,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $204,321,000
    Property: $172,413,000
    Property: $167,692,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $10,907,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $9,079,000
    Other: $5,864,000
    Other: $5,225,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,288,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,173,000
    Other License: $1,300,000
    Other License: $1,049,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $142,099,000
    : $133,136,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 5,256
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,433
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,823
  • Number of recipients under 18: 440
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,736
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 2,080
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,016
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,633
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 58 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED411$331,5181,363$310,2812,796$290,276207$169,3867$10,577,429193$269,7673$70,333
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED33$278,758196$284,714491$308,00644$150,1593$1,087,00027$249,81510$74,600
APPLICATIONS DENIED108$304,676446$282,0871,863$325,391210$103,1193$2,359,333158$268,89210$101,100
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN76$285,197175$295,4171,052$323,49656$237,5362$692,50042$263,3100$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS30$345,53388$338,352457$337,31343$174,8140$025$269,6000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 53 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED198$315,32853$359,8871$324,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED67$355,88132$348,5940$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED89$323,83151$374,8820$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN23$333,43516$354,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS5$382,0003$368,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Rockland, NY
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Rockland, NY - Value
Most common first names in Rockland County, NY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary1,82480.9 years
John1,75474.2 years
Joseph1,27975.1 years
William1,15474.2 years
Anna1,06383.4 years
Margaret83179.9 years
James82871.7 years
Helen79980.9 years
George74675.4 years
Rose74583.0 years
Most common last names in Rockland County, NY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith33874.5 years
Cohen21378.4 years
Johnson19574.0 years
Conklin19074.2 years
Miller18276.6 years
Brown17874.5 years
Jones15872.6 years
Schwartz13478.0 years
Murphy12074.8 years
Kelly11677.0 years
Businesses in Rockland County, NY
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven6KFC3
A&P1Kincaid1
ALDO1Kohl's1
AT&T4Kroger2
Abercrombie & Fitch1La-Z-Boy5
Abercrombie Kids1Lane Bryant1
Advance Auto Parts2LensCrafters2
Aeropostale2Levi Strauss & Co.1
Aerosoles1Lowe's2
American Eagle Outfitters3Macy's2
Ann Taylor2Marriott1
Apple Store1Marshalls1
Applebee's1MasterBrand Cabinets25
Audi1McDonald's7
AutoZone3Men's Wearhouse1
Avenue1Motherhood Maternity4
BMW1New Balance8
Bakers1New York & Co1
Banana Republic1Nike23
Barnes & Noble2Nissan1
Baskin-Robbins3Office Depot1
Bath & Body Works2Old Navy1
Bed Bath & Beyond2Outback2
Best Western1Outback Steakhouse2
Blockbuster3Pac Sun1
Brookstone1Panera Bread1
Budget Car Rental1Pathmark1
Buffalo Wild Wings1Payless3
Burger King4Penske1
CVS7PetSmart1
Cache1Pier 1 Imports1
Casual Male XL1Pizza Hut2
Charlotte Russe1Pottery Barn1
Chevrolet1Qdoba Mexican Grill1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Quiznos1
Cinnabon 1RadioShack5
Cold Stone Creamery1Raymour & Flanigan2
Comfort Inn1Red Lobster1
Costco1Rite Aid4
Curves2SAS Shoes1
DHL1Sears3
Days Inn1Sephora1
Decora Cabinetry16Skechers USA1
Domino's Pizza2Spencer Gifts1
DressBarn1Sprint Nextel6
Dressbarn1Staples2
Dunkin Donuts18Starbucks6
Express1Stop & Shop5
FedEx51Subaru1
Finish Line1Subway2
Foot Locker2Super 81
Ford2T-Mobile11
Forever 211T.G.I. Driday's1
GNC5T.J.Maxx1
GameStop5Taco Bell2
Gap2Target2
Gymboree1The Cheesecake Factory1
H&M1The Room Place2
H&R Block6Torrid1
Haagen-Dazs1Toyota2
Hilton3Toys"R"Us3
Holiday Inn3U-Haul10
Hollister Co.1UPS57
Home Depot2Vans2
Honda1Verizon Wireless5
Hot Topic1Victoria's Secret1
Howard Johnson1Volkswagen1
Hyundai1Walgreens3
IHOP1Walmart1
JCPenney1Wendy's5
Jamba Juice1Wet Seal1
Johnny Rockets1White Castle1
Jones New York13World Gym1
Journeys1YMCA1
Justice2

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