Missouri · Census place 62570
Rockaway Beach city, MO
Quick answer
Rockaway Beach city has 682 residents, ranking #450 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $56,563, the median home is worth $130,000 and median gross rent runs $767 a month.
- Population
- 682Rockaway Beach city residents
- Median household income
- $56,563Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $130,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $767Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rockaway Beach city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rockaway Beach city median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.9% of residents and 76.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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