Rockville Centre

2000 Census

There were 2,468 residents in the village at the time of the 2000 census, including 9,201 homes and 6,468 families. There were 7,496.5 people per square mile (2,894.4/km2) in the population. In 2004, 9,419 dwelling units were found, with an average density of 2,874.0 per square mile (1,109.7/km2). In terms of race, the village’s population was composed of 84.3% White people, 9.8% African Americans, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino people of any race, 1.5% Asian people, 0.08% Native Americans, 0.04% Pacific Islanders, 3.0% people of other races, and 1.03% people of two or more races.

9,201 households were counted, with 33.9% of them housing children under the age of 18, 59.1% consisting of married couples, 9.0% having a female householder living alone, and 29.7% being non-families. Individuals made up 26.9% of all households, and 13.7% of them had a single person 65 years of age or older. 3.25 was the average family size while 2.64 was the average household size. With 25.8% of the population under 18, 5.8% between the ages of 18 and 24, 26.2% between the ages of 25 and 44, 25.9% between the ages of 45 and 64, and 16.3% beyond the age of 65, the population was dispersed. It was 40 years old on average.

2010 Census

There were 24,111 residents in the hamlet as of the 2010 census, comprising 9,201 households and 6,468 families. There were 7,496.5 people per square mile (2,894.4/km2) in the population. In 2010, 9,419 dwelling units were counted, with an average density of 2,874.0 per square mile (1,109.7/km2). In the village, there were 78.3% White people, 8.6% Black or African American people, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino people, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native people, 2.0% Asian people by themselves, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander people, 0.1% Some Other Race people, and 1.2% Two or More Race people.