Rockaway Beach, MO

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Rockaway Beach, Missouri

Rockaway Beach, Missouri, in Taney county, is 36 miles S of Springfield, Missouri (center to center) and 162 miles E of Tulsa, Oklahoma. There are 577 residents in the city.

The People and Families of Rockaway Beach

In Rockaway Beach, about 62% of adults are married.

Males are more numerous in Rockaway Beach than in most cities. There are a lot of senior citizens in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Rockaway Beach had a median family income of $39,063.

Rockaway Beach Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Rockaway Beach that were owner-occupied was 76%. A nice place to visit? It seems so, since a larger share of the housing than in most places is for vacations and seasonal use. Rockaway Beach housing had been constructed more recently than most cities of its size.

Commuting

In Rockaway Beach, 91% of commuters drive to work.

Comparative Profile of Rockaway Beach, MO

Comparing Rockaway Beach to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Missouri (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	36 miles S of Springfield, Missouri (center to center)
Nearest Large City	162 miles E of Tulsa, Oklahoma
County	Taney
Standard Zip Codes	65740
Phone Area Codes	417
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	36.699
Longitude	-93.159

Station	OZARK BEACH
Distance	2.7 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 44 F
Apr Temp	41 to 69 F
Jul Temp	64 to 90 F
Oct Temp	43 to 72 F
Annual Precip	43.1 inches

Station	GALENA 1 SW
Distance	19.2 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 43 F
Apr Temp	42 to 69 F
Jul Temp	65 to 89 F
Oct Temp	44 to 71 F
Annual Precip	45 inches

Station	WASOLA
Distance	33.6 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 43 F
Apr Temp	44 to 69 F
Jul Temp	67 to 89 F
Oct Temp	46 to 71 F
Annual Precip	41.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	577	100%
Male	289	50.1%
Female	288	49.9%
Under 18	104	18%
18+	473	82%
65+	133	23.1%
Median Age	47.4
Average Family Size	2.64
White	556	96.4%
African-American	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	0.9%
Other	3	0.5%
Mixed Race	12	2.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	9	1.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	588
Growth	11
Growth %	1.9%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	19.3%
English	16.8%
German	15.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	13.4%
Irish	9.8%
French (except Basque)	7%
Scotch-Irish	3.8%
European	2.8%
Czech	2.1%
Dutch	1.7%
Polish	1.5%
Italian	1.3%
Norwegian	1.1%
Swedish	1.1%
French Canadian	1.1%
Finnish	0.8%
Danish	0.6%
Scottish	0.4%
Welsh	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Rockaway Beach	577	$39,063
Branson	6,050	$43,145
Branson West	408	$30,313
Forsyth	1,686	$39,625
Hollister	3,867	$30,433
Reeds Spring	465	$29,896
Taneyville	359	$27,841

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