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Moving to Rockaway Beach, Missouri

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Population: 577. Estimated population in July 2024: 588 (+1.9% change)
Males: 289 (50.1%), Females: 288 (49.9%)

Taney County

Zip code: 65740

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.4 years
Median household income: $33,359
Median house value: $71,900

Population by Race

Races in Rockaway Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • American Indian (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (20.5%), English (15.9%), United States (15.8%), Irish (11.6%), French (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%).

Elevation: 840 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rockaway Beach

  • High school or higher: 76.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 9.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockaway Beach city

  • Never married: 9.8%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

2.1% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.5% North America, 0.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +284 (+96.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rockaway Beach:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockaway Beach:

  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 40 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 85 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)
  • DRAKE FIELD (about 85 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: FYV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rockaway Beach:

  • M GRAHAM CLARK (about 7 miles; POINT LOOKOUT, MO; Abbreviation: PLK)
  • AIR PARK SOUTH (about 25 miles; OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: 2K2)
  • BOONE COUNTY (about 31 miles; HARRISON, AR; Abbreviation: HRO)

Amtrak station near Rockaway Beach:

  • 6 miles: BRANSON (BOB EVANS REST., HWY. 76 & 65) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockaway Beach:

  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)

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