Moonachie vs Rockleigh

A side-by-side comparison of Moonachie and Rockleigh: population, income, housing, and more.

Moonachie and Rockleigh are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moonachie has the higher population (3,106 vs 519 in Rockleigh). Rockleigh has the higher median household income ($166,875 vs $108,359 in Moonachie). Rockleigh has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $450,800 in Moonachie).

Population, income & housing

	Moonachie	Rockleigh
Population	3,106	519
Median age	38.4 yrs	69.6 yrs
Median household income	$108,359	$166,875
Median home value	$450,800	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$1,131	—
Housing units	985	89
Homeownership rate	69.1%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	37.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moonachie	Rockleigh
Population	2,716 → 3,106 (+14.4%)	625 → 519 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$66,976 → $108,359 (+61.8%)	$190,833 → $166,875 (-12.6%)
Median home value	$360,100 → $450,800 (+25.2%)	$1,737,500 → $2,000,001 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,199 → $1,131 (-5.7%)	$1,125 → $1,375 (+22.2%)

Moonachie

Population

2,7163,106

Median household income

$66,976$108,359

Median home value

$360,100$450,800

Median gross rent

$1,199$1,131

Rockleigh

Population

625519

Median household income

$190,833$166,875

Median home value

$1,737,500$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moonachie	Rockleigh
Under 5	4.2%	0.6%
5 to 17	19.9%	8.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	2.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	3.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	5.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.9%
75 and over	5.3%	42.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moonachie	Rockleigh
White (non-Hispanic)	29.6%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	13.7%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	55.1%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moonachie	Rockleigh
No high school diploma	12.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	30.9%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moonachie	Rockleigh
Drove alone	64.3%	62.3%
Carpooled	20.6%	4.4%
Public transit	3.1%	2.6%
Walked	6.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	28.9%
Other means	2.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moonachie	Rockleigh
1-unit, detached	53.5%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	35.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Moonachie	Rockleigh
Poverty rate	4.0%	12.5%
Average household size	3.31	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1968	1966