Rockville Centre is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 25,662 people and six associated neighborhoods, Rockville Centre is the 67th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Rockville Centre was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country. Rockville Centre home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Rockville Centre real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Rockville Centre is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 92.49% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rockville Centre is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockville Centre who work in management occupations (13.54%), sales jobs (12.82%), and teaching (12.68%). Also of interest is that Rockville Centre has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In addition, Rockville Centre is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Rockville Centre is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Rockville Centre really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Rockville Centre perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Rockville Centre, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.79 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Rockville Centre use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Rockville Centre‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Rockville Centre is a pretty powerful place. 62.51% of the adults in Rockville Centre have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Rockville Centre in 2022 was $77,776, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $311,104 for a family of four. Rockville Centre is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Rockville Centre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockville Centre residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rockville Centre include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Rockville Centre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
