Rockland County, NY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Rockland county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school84,629100.0
Nursery school, preschool6,7718.0
Kindergarten4,4935.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)37,66844.5
High school (grades 9-12)17,85421.1
College or graduate school17,84321.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over184,012100.0
Less than 9th grade10,8865.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma16,1308.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)41,42822.5
Some college, no degree32,90817.9
Associate degree13,6607.4
Bachelor's degree39,02921.2
Graduate or professional degree29,97116.3
Percent high school graduate or higher85.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher37.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over218,933100.0
Never married58,45726.7
Now married, except separated129,99259.4
Separated4,0651.9
Widowed13,4366.1
Female
11,2165.1
Divorced12,9835.9
Female
8,5223.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years6,100100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,17419.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over206,476100.0
Civilian veterans19,2869.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years68,078100.0
With a disability4,4446.5
Population 21 to 64 years161,860100.0
With a disability27,25716.8
Percent employed
65.2(X)
No disability134,60383.2
Percent employed
78.2(X)
Population 65 years and over31,819100.0
With a disability11,05034.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over265,002100.0
Same house in 1995170,84664.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199585,13432.1
Same county
51,19919.3
Different county
33,93512.8
Same state
22,5798.5
Different state
11,3564.3
Elsewhere in 19959,0223.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population286,753100.0
Native231,98780.9
Born in United States
227,00579.2
State of residence
191,24766.7
Different state
35,75812.5
Born outside United States
4,9821.7
Foreign born54,76619.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
19,0246.6
Naturalized citizen
27,8469.7
Not a citizen
26,9209.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)54,766100.0
Europe14,47226.4
Asia14,27326.1
Africa1,2212.2
Oceania710.1
Latin America23,96243.8
Northern America7671.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over265,002100.0
English only185,67370.1
Language other than English79,32929.9
Speak English less than 'very well
32,93012.4
Spanish
24,2189.1
Speak English less than "very well"
11,3914.3
Other Indo-European languages
39,86915.0
Speak English less than "very well"
16,3826.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
10,3433.9
Speak English less than "very well"
3,8201.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population286,753100.0

Total ancestries reported

312,070108.8
Arab1,2160.4
Czech11,6740.6
Danish2640.1
Dutch2,6140.9
English11,1593.9
French (except Basque)13,1381.1
French Canadian19070.3
German24,1418.4
Greek2,5220.9
Hungarian4,6241.6
Irish148,26416.8
Italian48,80217.0
Lithuanian8070.3
Norwegian1,3410.5
Polish14,2215.0
Portuguese6350.2
Russian13,2004.6
Scotch-Irish1,7010.6
Scottish2,2840.8
Slovak5730.2
Subsaharan African1,7530.6
Swedish1,3570.5
Swiss5580.2
Ukrainian1,8670.7
United States or American14,2965.0
Welsh5370.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)15,0285.2
Other ancestries92,58732.3
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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