East Rockaway is a city of 10,077 people in New York. Few US cities rank higher on income. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households here earn about 45% more than in New York as a whole. There are 9,899 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $621,300.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $124,929, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Rockaway
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$534,495 → $621,300(+16%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants71.7% → 79.4%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.4%(126)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(46)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(101)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 312 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Rockaway, decade by decade
East Rockaway population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,152
$121,967
$534,495
31.1%
10.7
2000
10,414
$109,137
$454,685
34.9%
20.1
2010
9,818
$128,972
$725,040
33.6%
27.8
2020
10,159
$104,255
$574,143
48.6%
48.7
2024
10,077
$124,929
$621,300
51.2%
43.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
