Rockville Centre

Population: 25,770
Median household income: $144,516
Median home value: $796,100

Located in Nassau County, New York, Rockville Centre is a community with a population of 25,770. At $144,516, its median household income sits in line with Nassau County's $143,408.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockville Centre's population grew 5.2% from 24,492 to 25,770, while its median home value rose 22.2% from $651,700 to $796,100.

Households average 2.53 people. The median gross rent is $1,790.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,770
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $144,516
Median home value: $796,100
Median gross rent: $1,790
Housing units: 10,627
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,49225,770

Median household income

$113,769$144,516

Median home value

$651,700$796,100

Median gross rent

$1,622$1,790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,492	$113,769	$651,700	$1,622
2020	24,552	$118,254	$653,300	$1,645
2021	25,768	$131,090	$680,900	$1,672
2022	25,784	$147,361	$763,400	$1,685
2023	25,770	$144,516	$796,100	$1,790

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,235	4.8%
5 to 17	4,735	18.4%
18 to 24	1,602	6.2%
25 to 34	2,339	9.1%
35 to 44	3,275	12.7%
45 to 54	3,180	12.3%
55 to 64	4,228	16.4%
65 to 74	3,190	12.4%
75 and over	1,986	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,891	77.2%
Black or African American	1,024	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,397	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	232	0.9%
Two or more races	628	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,598	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate14.1%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree30.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	746	4.1%
High school graduate	2,570	14.1%
Some college or associate's	3,433	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	5,876	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,573	30.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone49.3%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit15.9%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home25.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,003	49.3%
Carpooled	599	4.9%
Public transit	1,939	15.9%
Walked	232	1.9%
Bicycle	54	0.4%
Worked from home	3,107	25.5%
Other means	242	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,453	16.0%
15 to 29 min	2,073	22.9%
30 to 44 min	1,903	21.0%
45 to 59 min	1,155	12.7%
60+ min	2,485	27.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 5.0% (1,268 of 25,481)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,828	68.2%
Nonfamily households	3,182	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,010	94.2%
Vacant	617	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,453	74.5%
Renter-occupied	2,557	25.5%

1-unit, detached59.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units24.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,350	59.8%
1-unit, attached	86	0.8%
2 to 4 units	748	7.0%
5 to 19 units	840	7.9%
20 or more units	2,603	24.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3663264
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.6640, -73.6380

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