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Rockaway, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 6,473. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,419 (-0.8% change)
Males: 3,148 (48.6%), Females: 3,325 (51.4%)

Morris County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $61,002
Median house value: $187,200

Population by Race

Races in Rockaway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.1%)
  • Hispanic (9.4%)
  • Other race (3.0%)
  • Asian Indian (2.6%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.9%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.0%), Italian (21.0%), Irish (19.8%), Polish (10.2%), English (8.4%), United States (3.0%).

Elevation: 534 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rockaway

  • High school or higher: 89.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockaway borough

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

15.4% Foreign born (5.6% Asia, 4.5% Europe, 4.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +376 (+6.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rockaway:

  • ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
  • SAINT CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DOVER, NJ)
  • GREYSTONE PARK PSYCH HOSP (about 5 miles; GREYSTONE PARK, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockaway:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 29 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 33 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 39 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rockaway:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockaway:

  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 6 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 19 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)

Schools

Public high schools in Rockaway:

  • MORRIS KNOLLS HIGH (Students: 1,563; Location: 50 KNOLL DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MORRIS HILLS HIGH (Students: 1,088; Location: 520 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MATH,SCIENCE,ENGINEERING (Students: 69; Location: 520 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rockaway:

  • COPELAND MIDDLE (Students: 987; Location: LAKE SHORE DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • STONY BROOK (Students: 401; Location: STONY BROOK ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • KATHERINE D MALONE (Students: 394; Location: 524 GREEN POND ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE (Students: 350; Location: 95 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • LINCOLN (Students: 252; Location: 37 KELLER AVENUE; Grades: KG – 03)
  • PARK LAKE SCHOOL (Students: 71; Location: ACADEMY STREET; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in Rockaway:

  • SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 317; Location: 40 E MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST CECILIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: 87 HALSEY AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • WHITE MEADOW TEMPLE SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location: 153 WHITE MEADOW ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • TRIANGLE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 47; Location: 165 GREEN POND RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL INC (Students: 38; Location: 73 CAYUGA AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Libraries in Rockaway:

  • ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $895,050; Location: 61 MOUNT HOPE ROAD; 121,227 books; 4,241 audio materials; 1,924 video materials; 165 serial subscriptions)
  • ROCKAWAY BOROUGH FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $172,154; Location: 82 E. MAIN STREET; 29,047 books; 1,681 audio materials; 1,631 video materials; 75 serial subscriptions)

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