Rockaway Beach

Population: 682
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $130,000

Rockaway Beach is a community in Taney County, Missouri, home to 682 residents. Its median household income of $56,563 runs in line with the Taney County figure of $58,258.

From 2019 to 2023, Rockaway Beach's population declined 21.8% from 872 to 682, while its median home value rose 43.6% from $90,500 to $130,000.

67.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 682
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $130,000
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 447
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

872682

Median household income

$39,643$56,563

Median home value

$90,500$130,000

Median gross rent

$581$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	872	$39,643	$90,500	$581
2020	897	$45,294	$93,800	$584
2021	773	$48,828	$96,500	$675
2022	649	$52,813	$110,600	$765
2023	682	$56,563	$130,000	$767

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 2415.8%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	4.5%
5 to 17	69	10.1%
18 to 24	108	15.8%
25 to 34	69	10.1%
35 to 44	55	8.1%
45 to 54	71	10.4%
55 to 64	111	16.3%
65 to 74	70	10.3%
75 and over	98	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	608	89.1%
Black or African American	38	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	12.2%
High school graduate	160	33.8%
Some college or associate's	123	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	111	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone64.6%

Carpooled20.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means9.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	170	64.6%
Carpooled	54	20.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	4.2%
Other means	24	9.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	45	17.9%
15 to 29 min	94	37.3%
30 to 44 min	55	21.8%
45 to 59 min	20	7.9%
60+ min	38	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 14.9% (101 of 677)

	Count	Share
Family households	182	70.0%
Nonfamily households	78	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	260	58.2%
Vacant	187	41.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	198	76.2%
Renter-occupied	62	23.8%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	301	67.3%
1-unit, attached	9	2.0%
2 to 4 units	15	3.4%
5 to 19 units	61	13.6%
20 or more units	20	4.5%
Mobile home & other	41	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2962570
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 36.7030, -93.1582