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Rockaway borough, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Rockaway borough is a Census borough of 6,613 people across 2.08 square miles of land, in Morris County. Median household income is $107,053, 60.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 46 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.3 m.
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Rockaway
What Rockaway is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.08 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,186
- County holding the largest share of its areaMorris County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway
How many people live in Rockaway
- Population6,613
- Median age47.1
- Population under 181,137 plus or minus 261
- Share under 1817.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over1,146 plus or minus 322
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households2,711
- Family households1,706
- Share of households that are families62.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway
Income and work in Rockaway
- Median household income$107,053
- Per capita income$57,652
- Civilian labor force4,067
- Employed3,806
- Unemployed261 plus or minus 317
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over5,070
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway
Housing in Rockaway
- Housing units2,761
- Occupied units2,711
- Vacant units50 plus or minus 78
- Vacancy rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied1,638
- Renter occupied1,073 plus or minus 329
- Ownership rate60.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$448,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,587 plus or minus $335
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units1,618
- Share single family58.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,076 plus or minus 466
- Share in buildings of two or more39.0 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Mobile homes67 plus or minus 71
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway
How Rockaway gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,040
- Commuting under 15 minutes824 plus or minus 273
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.1 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,164 plus or minus 363
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.3 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone75.3 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home18.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway
SBA 7(a) lending to Rockaway borrowers
- Approvals46
- Gross approval$24,312,500
- Average approval$528,533
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,760,000
- Largest approval$4,804,000
- Jobs supported669
- Jobs per approval14.5
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full8
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans20.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.0 percent
- Share to franchises17.4 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS33
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rockaway
SBA 504 lending to Rockaway borrowers
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$9,965,000
- Average approval$1,660,833
- Median approval$1,608,000
- Largest approval$3,288,000
- Jobs supported103
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Morris County, not Rockaway
Morris County context, not Rockaway figures
These are Morris County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Rockaway measurements.
- Establishments in Morris County16,518
- Employment at those establishments, Morris County301,249
- Covered employment, Morris County298,824
- Average annual pay, Morris County$101,208
- Average weekly wage, Morris County$1,946
- Housing units permitted, Morris County2,055
- Of those, single family, Morris County864
- County product, 2024, Morris County$74,395,289,000
- County product change over the prior year, Morris County4.3 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Morris County$142,777
Every figure in this section is published for Morris County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rockaway. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Rockaway questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rockaway, New Jersey?
6,613, in 2,711 households. Rockaway borough covers 2.08 square miles of land, which is 3,186 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rockaway in?
Morris County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rockaway?
$107,053. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $448,100. Median gross rent is $1,587 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rockaway businesses?
46 7(a) approvals totalling $24.3 m, across 21 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $10.0 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockaway, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rockaway borrowers get paid back?
Of the 10 loans that have reached a final outcome, 8 were paid in full and 2 charged off, a charge off rate of 20.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page Rockaway figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Morris County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rockaway.
Is zoning published for Rockaway?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.