New York

Rockland County

Snapshot

Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

European: 62.9%
Hispanic: 17.8%
African: 12.1%
East Asian: 3.6%
Other: 3.6%

Compared with New York and the United States

Rockland Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

Metric	Rockland County	New York	United States
Non-Hispanic White	62.9%	51.5%	58%
Hispanic	17.8%	21%	—
Black or African American	12.1%	13.8%	—
East Asian	3.6%	4.8%	—
Indian	2.4%	3.1%	—
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%	—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Rockland County next to New York and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

Metric	Rockland County	New York	United States
Price level (US = 100)	—	107.9 (+7.9%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)	—	122.2 (+22.2%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$109,959	$85,974	$80,734
Median home value	$596,900	$423,800	$332,700
Home price to income	5.4×	4.9×	4.1×
Median gross rent	$1,901/mo	$1,621/mo	$1,413/mo
Rent to income	20.7%	22.6%	21.0%