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Total population: 24,414 (All urban)

Rockville Centre, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,421 (9,203 occupied: 6,565 owner occupied, 2,638 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	47%

Housing density: 2875 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,100 (lower quartile is $674, upper quartile is $1,469)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $692

Median gross rent in Rockville Centre, NY in 2007: $1,160

Housing units in Rockville Centre with a mortgage: 3,831 (275 second mortgage, 576 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,589

Rockville Centre,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $708,493 (it was $335,000 in 2000)

Rockville Centre:	$708,493
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $597,102 - $934,087

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $769,211
Here: $769,211
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $440,443
Here: $440,443
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $546,620
Here: $546,620
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,013,347
Here: $1,013,347
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $261,261
Here: $261,261
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $225,000
Here: $225,000
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,300

In family households: 21,329 (4,999 male householders, 1,490 female householders)
5,525 spouses, 8,129 children (7,797 natural, 192 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 202 grandchildren, 248 brothers or sisters, 174 parents, 375 other relatives, 187 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,971 (767 male householders (696 living alone)), 1,956 female householders (1,780 living alone)), 248 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 273 (206 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,437 2-persons, 1,430 3-persons, 1,506 4-persons, 756 5-persons, 204 6-persons, 156 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,476 1-person, 226 2-persons, 21 3-persons.

5,410 married couples with children.
643 single-parent households (113 men, 530 women).

85.5% of residents of Rockville Centre speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,534 (10.3%)
(54.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.3
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockville Centre, New York:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 60 3 rooms: 269 4 rooms: 330 5 rooms: 332 6 rooms: 912 7 rooms: 1,452 8 rooms: 1,591 9 or more rooms: 1,604

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockville Centre, New York:
	1 room: 197 2 rooms: 293 3 rooms: 988 4 rooms: 660 5 rooms: 281 6 rooms: 120 7 rooms: 42 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 349
1970 to 1979: 669
1960 to 1969: 926
1950 to 1959: 1,791
1940 to 1949: 1,513
1939 or earlier: 4,110

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rockville Centre:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 418 2 bedrooms: 529 3 bedrooms: 2,770 4 bedrooms: 2,068 5 or more bedrooms: 753

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockville Centre:
	no bedroom: 334 1 bedroom: 1,188 2 bedrooms: 813 3 bedrooms: 201 4 bedrooms: 70 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockville Centre in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 271 1 vehicle: 1,725 2 vehicles: 3,420 3 vehicles: 843 4 vehicles: 197 5 or more vehicles: 109

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockville Centre in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 720 1 vehicle: 1,319 2 vehicles: 539 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 10

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Rockville Centre, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 23
$125,000 to $149,999: 77
$150,000 to $174,999: 126
$175,000 to $199,999: 94
$200,000 to $249,999: 148
$250,000 to $299,999: 125
$300,000 to $399,999: 318
$400,000 to $499,999: 623
$500,000 to $749,999: 2051
$750,000 to $999,999: 1637
$1,000,000 or more: 1272

Rockville Centre rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rockville Centre:

Less than $100: 14 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 130
$250 to $299: 83
$300 to $349: 44
$350 to $399: 23
$400 to $449: 50
$450 to $499: 36
$500 to $549: 43
$550 to $599: 99
$600 to $649: 23
$650 to $699: 51
$700 to $749: 70
$750 to $799: 38
$800 to $899: 161
$900 to $999: 180
$1,000 to $1,249: 584
$1,250 to $1,499: 460
$1,500 to $1,999: 355
$2,000 or more: 78
No cash rent: 73

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 298 1990 to 1994: 441 1985 to 1989: 329 1980 to 1984: 224 1975 to 1979: 194 1970 to 1974: 173 1970 to 1974: 242 1965 to 1969: 633

Rockville Centre, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.0%
Number of people working at home: 479 (4.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 259
5 to 9 minutes: 1224
10 to 14 minutes: 1223
15 to 19 minutes: 1275
20 to 24 minutes: 1129
25 to 29 minutes: 486
30 to 34 minutes: 1103
35 to 39 minutes: 293
40 to 44 minutes: 539
45 to 59 minutes: 1203
60 to 89 minutes: 2200
90 or more minutes: 518

Rockville Centre mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,640 (64%)
Carpooled: 747 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 140 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 157 (1%)
Railroad: 2,261 (19%)
Taxi: 39 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 427 (4%)
Other means: 33 (0%)
Worked at home: 479 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 372
$10,000 to $14,999: 442
$15,000 to $19,999: 379
$20,000 to $24,999: 199
$25,000 to $29,999: 264
$30,000 to $34,999: 353
$35,000 to $39,999: 299
$40,000 to $44,999: 346
$45,000 to $49,999: 218
$50,000 to $59,999: 610
$60,000 to $74,999: 884
$75,000 to $99,999: 1190
$100,000 to $124,999: 980
$125,000 to $149,999: 654
$150,000 to $199,999: 942
$200,000 or more: 1080

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 6281

Italian: 4845

Other groups: 2947

German: 1854

Russian: 1214

United States or American: 783

English: 748

Polish: 604

Greek: 213

Scotch-Irish: 189

Scottish: 182

Eastern European: 177

French (except Basque): 174

Austrian: 172

European: 170

Swedish: 162

Ukrainian: 158

Romanian: 148

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 146

Hungarian: 114

Norwegian: 92

Czech: 91

Haitian: 85

French Canadian: 68

Dutch: 63

Lithuanian: 63

Danish: 60

British: 43

Guyanese: 40

Croatian: 37

Armenian: 33

Jamaican: 30

Arab:: 25

Welsh: 25

Canadian: 25

Yugoslavian: 25

Swiss: 22

Alsatian: 21

Czechoslovakian: 21

Portuguese: 20

Slovak: 20

Slovene: 17

Brazilian: 17

Finnish: 17

Egyptian: 15

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 14

Iranian: 14

British West Indian: 12

Albanian: 11

Scandinavian: 10

Latvian: 9

Serbian: 8

Estonian: 7

African: 7

Maltese: 7

Subsaharan African:: 7

New Zealander: 6

Israeli: 5

Arab/Arabic: 5

Slavic: 5

Syrian: 5

West Indian: 5

Australian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Dominican Republic (23%)
Italy (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Colombia (6%)
Germany (5%)
Haiti (4%)
El Salvador (4%)

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

This state: 20271
Northeast: 741
Midwest: 237
South: 429
West: 119

74% of Rockville Centre residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 67
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 84
7th and 8th grade: 92
9th grade: 35
10th grade: 62
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 139
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,153
Less than 1 year of college: 436
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 927
Associate degree: 430
Bachelor's degree: 2,166
Master's degree: 1,032
Professional school degree: 744
Doctorate degree: 164

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 47
5th and 6th grade: 88
7th and 8th grade: 206
9th grade: 80
10th grade: 102
11th grade: 102
12th grade, no diploma: 293
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,976
Less than 1 year of college: 426
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 873
Associate degree: 714
Bachelor's degree: 2,222
Master's degree: 1,577
Professional school degree: 435
Doctorate degree: 144

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 31.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $109,931
Black householders: $17,801
Asian householders: $79,082
Some other race householders: $56,204
Two or more races householders: $50,401
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $53,571

Rockville Centre household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rockville Centre household income for Black householders

Rockville Centre household income for Asian householders

Rockville Centre household income for Some other race householders

Rockville Centre household income for Two or more races householders

Rockville Centre household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Rockville Centre marital status for males

Rockville Centre marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $758,404
Black or African American householders: $471,835
Asian householders: $374,549
Some other race householders: $475,853
Two or more races householders: $396,544
Hispanic or Latino householders: $707,435

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,803
One, attached: 120
Two: 629
3 or 4: 210
5 to 9: 272
10 to 19: 307
20 to 49: 996
50 or more: 1,069
Mobile homes: 6
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $389,755

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rockville Centre:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%) Utility gas (40%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%) Utility gas (39%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 554

Here:	18.6%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 265

Here:	17.0%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 348

Here:	43.4%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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