RVC: A Family Village of Educated Professionals, Census Says

Rockville Centre appears to be a place where educated professionals choose to stay and raise their families, according to statistics recently released  by the U.S. Census Bureau.

According to U.S. Census stats gathered between 2005 and 2009, 93 percent of the 25,000 Rockville Centre residents have lived at the same residence for more than a year, while a tiny percentage — around 4 percent —  moved from another municipality in Nassau County to RVC. Statistics also show that 93 percent of residents over 25 had achieved at least a high school diploma, and nearly 60 percent earned a bachelor's degree or better.

Rockville Centre is also a family village. Census stats revealed that married couple families make up 70 percent of RVC, with the average household size being 2.8 per household. More than a quarter of the village's population is under 18, while a majority — 50 percent — is between 25 and 65.

For those employed over the age of 16, nearly 30 percent worked in educational services, health care or social assistance fields. About 14 percent of residents worked in professional, scientific, or administrative and waste management services, while another 14 percent worked in finance, real estate or insurance fields. Around 75 percent were either private wage of salaried workers, with the average income of an RVC household being nearly $104,000.

With all the complaints about parking by the train station, coincidentally, more than 65 percent of residents drive to work alone, and only 24 percent use public transportation to and from work on a daily basis.