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Rockaway Beach, Oregon, in Tillamook county, is 46 miles W of Hillsboro, Oregon (center to center) and 61 miles W of Portland, Oregon. There are 1,267 residents in the city.
In Rockaway Beach, about 55% of adults are married. In Rockaway Beach, more so than in most cities, people can be found in one-person households.
There are a lot of senior citizens in the city.
In 2000, Rockaway Beach had a median family income of $35,742.
Rockaway Beach folks tended to give their money ($250) to George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.
As of 2000, the share of housing units in Rockaway Beach that were owner-occupied was 64%. 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.
In Rockaway Beach, 87% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing Rockaway Beach to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Oregon (State):
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| Age of the Population | | |
| Senior Citizens | | |
| Male Share of the Population |  |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men | | |
| Racial Diversity | |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women |  | |
| Female Share of the Population |  | |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married | |  |
| Average Household Size | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home |  | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| People Living Alone |  | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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