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Population (year 2000): 24,568. Estimated
population in July 2005: 24,237 (-1.3% change)
Males: 11,492 (46.8%), Females: 13,076 (53.2%)
Nassau County
Zip codes:
11570.
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $79,345 (year 2000)
Median house value: $355,300 (year 2000)
Races in Rockville Centre:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.5%)
- Hispanic (7.7%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Other race (2.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (33.4%), Italian (23.6%),
German (15.5%), Russian (6.5%), English (5.4%), Polish (4.9%).
Elevation: 31 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rockville Centre
- High school or higher: 91.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 24.2%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rockville Centre village
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 5.2%
10.3% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 3.4%
Europe, 1.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -169 (-0.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Rockville Centre:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (1000 N VILLAGE AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rockville Centre:
- SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles;
OCEANSIDE, NY)
- ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY)
- ST JOHNS ESPISCOPAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles;
HEMPSTEAD, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rockville Centre:
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 10 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
- REPUBLIC (about 17 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
- LA GUARDIA (about 18 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockville Centre:
- SANDS POINT (about 13 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY;
ID: 7N3)
- FLUSHING (about 15 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
- EVERS (about 17 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
Amtrak stations near Rockville Centre:
- 11 miles: KENNEDY AIRPORT NEW YORK (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
- 18 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
- 20 miles: NEW ROCHELLE (DEPOT PLAZA NORTH).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
College/University in Rockville Centre:
- MOLLOY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,862;
Location: 1000 HEMPSTEAD AVE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.molloy.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rockville Centre:
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; GARDEN
CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY;
FT enrollment: 4,074)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; FT
enrollment: 10,842)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about
9 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 9 miles; OLD
WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- CUNY QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11
miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 7,431)
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 11
miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 6,605)
Public high school in Rockville Centre:
- SOUTH SIDE HS (Students: 1,138; Location: 140
SHEPHERD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rockville Centre:
- SOUTH SIDE MS (Students: 873; Location: 67
HILLSIDE AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HEWITT SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location: 446
DEMOTT AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WILSON SCHOOL (Students: 406; Location: 25
BUCKINGHAM RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WATSON SCHOOL (Students: 238; Location: 277 N
CENTRE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- RIVERSIDE SCHOOL (Students: 178; Location:
110 RIVERSIDE DR; Grades: KG - 05)
Libraries in Rockville Centre:
- ROCKVILLE CENTRE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $2,004,062; Location: 221 NORTH VILLAGE AVENUE;
188,310 books; 9,757 audio materials; 6,586 video
materials; 256 serial subscriptions)
- LAKEVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$718,037; Location: 1 TANGLEWOOD ROAD; 40,184 books;
1,608 audio materials; 1,239 video materials; 105 serial
subscriptions)
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