Rockaway, New Jersey
Demographics

Rockaway, New Jersey

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1900	1,483	—

1910	1,902	28.3%

1920	2,655	39.6%

1930	3,132	18.0%

1940	3,514	12.2%

1950	3,812	8.5%

1960	5,413	42.0%

1970	6,383	17.9%

1980	6,852	7.3%

1990	6,243	−8.9%

2000	6,473	3.7%

2010	6,438	−0.5%

Est. 2016	6,478	0.6%

Population sources: 1900-1920 1900-1910 1910-1930 1930-1990 2000 2010

Sentence(s)

As of the 2010 Census, the Rockaway's population was 6,438, reflecting a decline of (-0.5%) from the 6,473 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by (+3.7%) from the 6,243 counted in the 1990 Census.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 Census, the Rockaway's population was 6,438, reflecting a decline of (-0.5%) from the 6,473 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by (+3.7%) from the 6,243 counted in the 1990 Census.