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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.08% 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.

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.

The citizens of Rockaway are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.62% of adults in Rockaway have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

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.