Rockaway vs Wharton

A side-by-side comparison of Rockaway and Wharton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wharton has the higher population (7,254 vs 6,589 in Rockaway). Rockaway has the higher median household income ($100,028 vs $92,548 in Wharton). Rockaway has the higher median home value ($427,800 vs $348,100 in Wharton).

Population, income & housing

	Rockaway	Wharton
Population	6,589	7,254
Median age	45.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$100,028	$92,548
Median home value	$427,800	$348,100
Median gross rent	$1,496	$1,886
Housing units	2,732	2,923
Homeownership rate	57.8%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rockaway	Wharton
Population	6,384 → 6,589 (+3.2%)	6,474 → 7,254 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$96,602 → $100,028 (+3.5%)	$80,000 → $92,548 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$344,800 → $427,800 (+24.1%)	$299,600 → $348,100 (+16.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,367 → $1,496 (+9.4%)	$1,681 → $1,886 (+12.2%)

Rockaway

Population

6,3846,589

Median household income

$96,602$100,028

Median home value

$344,800$427,800

Median gross rent

$1,367$1,496

Wharton

Population

6,4747,254

Median household income

$80,000$92,548

Median home value

$299,600$348,100

Median gross rent

$1,681$1,886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rockaway	Wharton
Under 5	4.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	20.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	15.3%	18.3%
55 to 64	19.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.7%
75 and over	4.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rockaway	Wharton
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	44.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	51.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rockaway	Wharton
No high school diploma	5.3%	10.0%
High school graduate	22.9%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	28.4%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rockaway	Wharton
Drove alone	74.4%	74.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	12.8%
Public transit	1.1%	1.6%
Walked	2.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rockaway	Wharton
1-unit, detached	51.4%	45.9%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	20.2%	11.5%
20 or more units	13.0%	15.2%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rockaway	Wharton
Poverty rate	6.3%	18.8%
Average household size	2.47	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1960	1968