Demographics of Rockland County, New York

Rockland County, New York had 357,397 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +19,968 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rockland County, in four figures

357,397
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.9%
Change since July 2020: +19,968 people.; 34.8 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $109,959 ±$2,755
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Rockland County, New York's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rockland County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Rockland County, New York's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rockland County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	337,429	100.0	100.0
2021	339,874	100.7	100.2
2022	342,154	101.4	100.7
2023	346,437	102.7	101.6
2024	354,829	105.2	102.5
2025	357,397	105.9	103.1

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Population of Rockland County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	337,429	−903	+57	+5	−890
2021	339,874	+2,445	+3,446	+396	−1,473
2022	342,154	+2,280	+3,872	+2,786	−4,549
2023	346,437	+4,283	+4,242	+4,568	−4,655
2024	354,829	+8,392	+4,720	+6,814	−3,206
2025	357,397	+2,568	+4,568	+1,919	−3,926

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.8 ±0.1: for men 33.4 ±0.2 and for women 36.3 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rockland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	29,791 ±34	8.7% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	71,838 ±1,195	21.0% ±0.3	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	30,978 ±941	9.1% ±0.3	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	78,027 ±1,302	22.8% ±0.4	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	77,580 ±1,234	22.7% ±0.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	53,669 ±1,378	15.7% ±0.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $109,959 ±$2,755, and income per person $45,570 ±$903, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rockland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	11,395 ±824	11.0% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	14,232 ±1,068	13.7% ±1.0	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	11,787 ±965	11.3% ±0.9	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,388 ±819	10.0% ±0.8	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	18,133 ±952	17.5% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	11,937 ±787	11.5% ±0.8	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	26,007 ±1,040	25.0% ±1.0	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rockland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	54,726 ±3,433	16.2% ±1.0	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	26,153 ±1,626	26.1% ±1.5	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	22,980 ±1,593	14.0% ±0.9	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,593 ±636	7.7% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rockland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rockland County	New York	United States
Housing units	108,945 ±105	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±0.5	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.7% ±0.5	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.9% ±1.0	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.1% ±1.0	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$596,900 ±$7,072	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,901 ±$41	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±2	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rockland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	70,586 ±0	20.6% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	204,242 ±1,036	59.7% ±0.3	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	34,759 ±787	10.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	20,191 ±469	5.9% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	204 ±77	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	7 to 149	< 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,732 ±1,015	1.1% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,091 ±902	2.4% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rockland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	215,550 ±2,870	63.0% ±0.8	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	42,038 ±1,906	12.3% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8,772 ±916	2.6% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	75,523 ±2,584	22.1% ±0.8	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	43,430 ±1,789	12.7% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	32,093 ±2,111	9.4% ±0.6	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Rockland County among the counties of New York

13th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Rockland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Erie County	946,741	−0.6%
Monroe County	750,506	−1.0%
Richmond County	501,290	+1.2%
Onondaga County	466,584	−1.9%
Orange County	417,669	+4.2%
Rockland County	357,397	+5.9%
Albany County	321,225	+2.2%
Dutchess County	300,708	+1.5%
Saratoga County	241,343	+2.3%
Oneida County	226,392	−2.1%
Niagara County	208,912	−1.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties by population growth in New York
No. 13 Counties by population in New York
No. 45 Counties by median rent
No. 61 Counties by median household income
No. 67 Counties by foreign-born share
No. 76 Counties by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026