Rockland town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,317 ( 458 from 2010 )
Land area: 94.2 square miles
Population density: 35.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,638	79.53%	18.5%
Black:	15	0.45%	83.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	41	1.24%	18.0%
2+ races:	238	7.18%	310.3%
Hispanic:	369	11.12%	14.6%

Total non-White:	679	20.47%	25.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-597	-19.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	139	4.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,775
3,235	85.70%
92	2.44%
14	0.37%
50	1.32%
58	1.54%
322	8.53%
540	14.30%

2000
3,913
3,439	87.89%
88	2.25%
0	0.00%
78	1.99%
20	0.51%
288	7.36%
474	12.11%

1990
4,096
3,856	94.14%
34	0.83%
9	0.22%
13	0.32%
n/a
171	4.17%
240	5.86%

1980
4,207
4,123	98.00%
8	0.19%
5	0.12%
6	0.14%
n/a
65	1.55%
84	2.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-204	-5.2
66	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-417	-10.2
234	5.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-267	-6.3
156	3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockland town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
51.9
579	17.5%
2,738	82.5%
991	29.9%

1,563
2.10

809	51.8%
623	77.0%
23	2.8%
754	48.2%

2010
Number	Percent
44.6
823	21.8%
2,952	78.2%
719	19.0%

1,596
2.36

1,037	65.0%
735	70.9%
123	11.9%
559	35.0%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
997	25.5%
2,916	74.5%
698	17.8%

1,561
2.48

1,040	66.6%
770	74.0%
127	12.2%
521	33.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
1,125	27.5%
2,971	72.5%
662	16.2%

1,521
2.67

1,057	69.5%
889	84.1%
93	8.8%
464	30.5%

1980
Number	Percent
34.3
1,169	27.8%
3,038	72.2%
716	17.0%

1,466
2.77

1,089	74.3%
942	86.5%
79	7.3%
377	25.7%

2022 Housing Data for Rockland town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	46	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	165	10.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	124	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	71	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	66	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	52	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	100	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	95	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	91	5.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	93	6.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	124	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	144	9.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	139	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	39	2.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	84	5.4%
$200,000 or more	130	8.3%

Median Household Income	49,010
Per Capita Income	36,356

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	145	9.3%
Public Assistance	44	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	232	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,221	73.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,221	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	448	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	265	487	35.2%
Non-Profit	44	97	31.2%
Self-Employed	210	75	73.7%

Local Government	72	78	48.0%
State Government	45	32	58.4%
Federal Government	11	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	475	562	45.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	172	207	45.4%
Total	647	769	45.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	166	11.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	409	28.6%
Professional, Technical	331	23.2%
Service Occupations	344	24.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.6%
All others	179	12.5%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	293	20.5%
Retail trade	207	14.5%
Construction	185	12.9%
Accommodation and food services	131	9.2%
Educational services	127	8.9%
Public administration	100	7.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	89	6.2%
Manufacturing	56	3.9%
Other services	49	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	47	3.3%
Information	41	2.9%
Wholesale trade	40	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	24	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	12	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	78	2.35%
Puerto Rican	76	2.29%
Cuban	29	0.87%
Dominican	2	0.06%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	37	1.12%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	37	1.12%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	147	4.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	14	0.42%
Indian	11	0.33%
Chinese	9	0.27%
Japanese	5	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,780	88.2%
Spanish	144	4.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	92	2.9%
Other Indo-European	62	2.0%
Other Asian	26	0.8%
Korean	14	0.4%
German, other Germanic	14	0.4%
Arabic	12	0.4%
Chinese	9	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	848	25.6%
English	563	17.0%
Irish	539	16.2%
American	300	9.0%
Italian	247	7.4%
Austrian	173	5.2%
Polish	151	4.6%
Dutch	100	3.0%
French	94	2.8%
Swedish	76	2.3%
Ukrainian	63	1.9%
Brazilian	54	1.6%
Scottish	50	1.5%
Welsh	46	1.4%
Bulgarian	41	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,242	97.7%
Not a citizen	75	2.3%

Native	3,014	90.9%
Foreign-born	303	9.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
78	3.1%	137	5.5%	845	33.9%	741	29.8%	454	18.2%	234	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	78	3.1%
9-12 Years	137	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	845	33.9%
Some College	741	29.8%
Bach. Degree	454	18.2%
Grad Degree	234	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +93	D +139	D + 11.8%
D +232
2020 vs. 2012	R +259	R +197	R + 12.6%
D +62
2020 vs. 2008	R +116	R +161	R + 9.6%
D -45

2016 vs. 2008	R +23	R +300	R + 21.4%
D -277
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	910	52.8%	Joe Biden (D)	790	45.9%	23	1.3%	1,723	15	6	0.02%
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	817	56.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	558	38.4%	78	5.4%	1,453	20	10	0.02%
2012	49%	Barack Obama* (D)	728	51.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	651	46.4%	23	1.6%	1,402	11	-1	0.02%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	835	50.6%	John McCain (R)	794	48.1%	22	1.3%	1,651	12	2	0.02%
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	899	52.7%	John Kerry (D)	770	45.1%	37	2.2%	1,706	13	2	0.02%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	855	50.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	748	44.3%	87	5.1%	1,690	15	3	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rockland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

790

45.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

910

52.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,723

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Rockland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

558

38.4%

Donald Trump (R)

817

56.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,453

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Rockland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

728

51.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

651

46.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,402

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Rockland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

835

50.6%

John McCain (R)

794

48.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,651

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Rockland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

899

52.7%

John Kerry (D)

770

45.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,706

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Rockland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

855

50.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

748

44.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,690

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockland town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	46%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	673	54.9%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	553	45.1%	0	0.0%	1,226	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	46%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	657	53.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	506	40.8%	77 [+]	6.2%	1,240	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 49 (4.0%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 18 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.8%);
2016	S3	50%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	816	59.3%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	535	38.9%	25 [+]	1.8%	1,376	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 19 (1.4%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 6 (0.4%);
2014	G	32%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	520	58.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	321	35.8%	55 [+]	6.1%	896	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 49 (5.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,652
Median Value	$129,500

Occupied	1,563	58.9%
Vacant	1,089	41.1%

Owned	1,340	85.7%
Rented	223	14.3%
Median Rent	$973

Single-Family Units	2,065	77.9%
Detached	2,065	77.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	81	3.1%
Mobile Homes	405	15.3%

Rockland town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockland town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Rockland town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rockland town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rockland town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rockland town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rockland town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockland town, NY