<page_title> Rockaway, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6,243 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6,473 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3.7% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6,438 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> −0.5% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
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.