Rockaway is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 6,592 people and five associated neighborhoods, Rockaway is the 269th largest community in New Jersey.

Of important note, Rockaway is also a borough of artists. Rockaway has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rockaway’s character.

Also of interest is that Rockaway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Rockaway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.08% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Overall, Rockaway’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

Rockaway is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.62% of adults in Rockaway have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Rockaway in 2022 was $51,856, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $207,424 for a family of four. However, Rockaway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rockaway is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Rockaway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockaway residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rockaway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.43% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rockaway include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Scots-Irish.

Rockaway also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.32%.

The most common language spoken in Rockaway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.