Rockland Metro Area

  1. Rockland Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Rockland Metro Area Statistics
  3. Rockland Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Rockland Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Rockland Metro Area Family Information
  6. Rockland Metro Area Education Information
  7. Rockland Metro Area Business Information
  8. Rockland Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Rockland Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Rockland Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Rockland Metro Area Counties
  12. Rockland Metro Area Cities


Rockland Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Rockland Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 39,618
  • Land Area (2000): 947.085 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2,010.938 square kilometers
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  • Area Code(s): 207
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Houses (2000): 21,612
Rockland Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 30,392 38.19%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 1,065 1.34%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 48,134 60.48%

Rockland Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rockland Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 15,084
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $419,361,000 / $98,410,000
Rockland Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 10,572 9,950 622 5.89% 59
1991 10,732 9,944 788 7.34% 74
1992 10,703 9,980 723 6.75% 68
1993 10,851 10,243 608 5.61% 57
1994 11,230 10,638 591 5.27% 53
1995 11,836 11,307 529 4.47% 45
1996 12,017 11,527 491 4.08% 41
1997 11,705 11,184 521 4.45% 45
1998 11,647 11,205 442 3.79% 38
1999 11,570 11,211 359 3.10% 31
2000 11,871 11,535 336 2.83% 29
2001 11,988 11,593 395 3.29% 33
2002 12,191 11,758 432 3.55% 36
2003 12,295 11,740 554 4.51% 45
2004 12,512 12,038 475 3.79% 38
2005 12,543 11,996 546 4.36% 44
2006 12,654 12,088 566 4.48% 45
2007 12,626 12,045 580 4.60% 46
2008 12,740 12,097 644 5.05% 51
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 12,084 11,372 712 5.89% 59
Feb 2008 12,140 11,376 764 6.29% 63
Mar 2008 12,280 11,533 747 6.08% 61
Apr 2008 12,438 11,835 603 4.85% 48
May 2008 12,657 12,092 565 4.46% 45
Jun 2008 13,318 12,736 582 4.37% 44
Jul 2008 13,524 12,898 626 4.63% 46
Aug 2008 13,297 12,703 594 4.47% 45
Sep 2008 12,923 12,324 599 4.64% 46
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Rockland Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 2,788 13.61%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 2,052 10.02%
3. Public Administration 1,068 5.21%
4. Educational Services 988 4.82%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 982 4.79%
6. Finance and Insurance 874 4.27%
7. Health Care 832 4.06%
8. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 672 3.28%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 622 3.04%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 600 2.93%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 572 2.79%
12. Repair and Maintenance 524 2.56%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 478 2.33%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 476 2.32%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 398 1.94%
16. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 322 1.57%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 306 1.49%
18. Food Manufacturing 304 1.48%
19. Metal Manufactuing 298 1.45%
20. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 272 1.33%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 2,980 16.52%
2. Educational Services 2,144 11.88%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,532 8.49%
4. Finance and Insurance 1,414 7.84%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 956 5.30%
6. Social Assistance 778 4.31%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 718 3.98%
8. Public Administration 680 3.77%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 408 2.26%
10. Department and Other General Stores 392 2.17%
11. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 328 1.82%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 328 1.82%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 316 1.75%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 286 1.59%
15. Construction 270 1.50%
16. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 264 1.46%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 250 1.39%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 248 1.37%
19. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 244 1.35%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 236 1.31%

Rockland Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 1,688 8.24%
2. Carpenters 1,048 5.12%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,036 5.06%
4. Other Management Occupations 932 4.55%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 920 4.49%
6. Other Production Occupations 868 4.24%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 710 3.47%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 700 3.42%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 694 3.39%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 582 2.84%
11. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 436 2.13%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 434 2.12%
13. Law Enforcement Workers 414 2.02%
14. Other Office and Admin Support 414 2.02%
15. Other Construction Trades 392 1.91%
16. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 350 1.71%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 342 1.67%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 340 1.66%
19. Construction Laborers 332 1.62%
20. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 320 1.56%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,024 5.68%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 948 5.25%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 882 4.89%
4. Other Management Occupations 772 4.28%
5. Secretaries and Admins 752 4.17%
6. Registered Nurses 660 3.66%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 646 3.58%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 626 3.47%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 586 3.25%
10. Cashiers 582 3.23%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 578 3.20%
12. Other Production Occupations 492 2.73%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 472 2.62%
14. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 456 2.53%
15. Child Care Workers 426 2.36%
16. Customer Service Representatives 404 2.24%
17. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 400 2.22%
18. Health Technologists and Technicians 384 2.13%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 358 1.98%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 342 1.90%

Rockland Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 32,133 50.31%
15-35 hours 10,612 16.62%
1-14 hours 2,350 3.68%
No regular hours 18,774 29.39%

Rockland Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,327 3.78%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,184 3.37%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,631 4.64%
6 AM-6:29 AM 3,136 8.92%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,179 11.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM 5,169 14.71%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 6,263 17.82%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,741 10.65%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 2,324 6.61%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,336 3.80%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 602 1.71%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 390 1.11%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,168 6.17%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,690 4.81%

Rockland Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 3,277 9.33%
5-9 6,892 19.61%
10-14 5,826 16.58%
15-19 5,723 16.29%
20-24 4,674 13.30%
25-29 1,767 5.03%
30-34 3,060 8.71%
35-39 471 1.34%
40-44 682 1.94%
45-59 1,202 3.42%
60-89 920 2.62%
At least 90 646 1.84%

Rockland Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 108 0.31% 28,051 79.83%
30-44 38 0.11% 4,175 11.88%
45-59 4 0.01% 1,198 3.41%
At least 60 20 0.06% 1,546 4.40%

Rockland Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 84 0.22%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 4,208 11.11%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 28,191 74.44%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 4 0.01%
Color 4 Box Other 391 1.03%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 170 0.45%
Color 6 Box Walked 2,092 5.52%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 2,730 7.21%

Rockland Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rockland Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 33,216 (76,712 people)
Families (2000): 21,556 (60,974 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 9,181
People at same address in 1995: 44,921
Rockland Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 3,146 9.43%
$10,000-$14,999 2,625 7.87%
$15,000-$19,999 2,296 6.88%
$20,000-$24,999 2,651 7.95%
$25,000-$29,999 2,331 6.99%
$30,000-$34,999 2,574 7.71%
$35,000-$39,999 2,613 7.83%
$40,000-$44,999 2,098 6.29%
$45,000-$49,999 1,774 5.32%
$50,000-$59,999 3,358 10.06%
$60,000-$74,999 2,955 8.86%
$75,000-$99,999 2,467 7.39%
$100,000-$124,999 1,046 3.14%
$125,000-$149,999 515 1.54%
$150,000-$199,999 469 1.41%
$200,000 or more 447 1.34%

Rockland Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,817 29.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 5,415 32.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 926 5.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,320 13.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 91 0.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,947 11.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 29 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 784 4.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 9 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 193 1.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 69 0.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 4 0.02%

Rockland Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 26,153 27.35%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 14,126 14.77%
Public Assistance 1,128 1.18%
Retirement 5,849 6.12%
Self Employment 8,583 8.97%
Social Security 10,079 10.54%
Supplemental Security 1,155 1.21%
Wage / Salary 23,479 24.55%
Other 5,085 5.32%

Rockland Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 10,832 61.14%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 6,884 38.86%

Rockland Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,710 11.76%
Color 1 Box Married 19,362 61.35%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,480 23.70%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,006 3.19%

Rockland Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4,678 13.97%
Color 1 Box Married 19,020 56.79%
Color 2 Box Never Married 5,776 17.25%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,017 11.99%

Rockland Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rockland Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Rockland Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,085 3.37%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 6,450 10.43%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 22,896 37.04%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 11,618 18.80%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 3,521 5.70%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 10,014 16.20%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 5,228 8.46%

Rockland Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 517 1.30% 473 1.19% 990 2.50%
Kindergarten 920 2.32% 226 0.57% 1,146 2.89%
Grades 1-4 3,770 9.52% 396 1.00% 4,166 10.52%
Grades 5-8 3,902 9.85% 428 1.08% 4,330 10.93%
Grades 9-12 3,887 9.81% 316 0.80% 4,203 10.61%
Undergrad college 1,396 3.52% 492 1.24% 1,888 4.77%
Graduate or professional school 302 0.76% 106 0.27% 408 1.03%
Total 14,694 37.09% 2,437 6.15% 17,131 43.24%

Rockland Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rockland Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 1,845
Rockland Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 156 92
2004 124 119

Rockland Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rockland Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Rockland Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 69,177 89.91%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 7,762 10.09%

Rockland Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rockland Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 741
Rockland Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rockland Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Rockland Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,465 11.27%
10-19 Years 5,199 13.12%
20-29 Years 3,871 9.77%
30-39 Years 5,369 13.55%
40-49 Years 6,664 16.82%
50-59 Years 5,288 13.35%
60-69 Years 3,613 9.12%
70-79 Years 3,202 8.08%
80-89 Years 1,594 4.02%
90+ Years 353 0.89%

Rockland Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 19,327 48.78%
Color 1 Box Female 20,291 51.22%

Rockland Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 38,777 97.88%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 293 0.74%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 225 0.57%
Color 2 Box Asian 141 0.36%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 86 0.22%
Color 1 Box African-American 78 0.20%
Color 6 Box Other Race 15 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.01%

Rockland Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 19,683 25.66%
2. Irish 10,810 14.09%
3. German 7,460 9.73%
4. United States Or American 6,974 9.09%
5. French Non-Basque 5,126 6.68%
6. Scottish 4,444 5.79%
7. Italian 3,552 4.63%
8. Scotch Irish 2,252 2.94%
9. Swedish 2,131 2.78%
10. French Canadian 1,923 2.51%

Rockland Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 72,857 96.60%
2. French 1,148 1.52%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 552 0.73%
4. German 240 0.32%
5. Chinese 86 0.11%
6. Italian 72 0.10%
7. Scandinavian 72 0.10%
8. Other Slavic 70 0.09%
9. Russian 51 0.07%
10. Polish 50 0.07%

Rockland Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 77,952 97.94%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 762 0.96%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 877 1.10%

Rockland Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Rockland Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rockland Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Knox County    

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