Oregon · Census place 62900
Rockaway Beach city, OR
Quick answer
Rockaway Beach city has 1,577 residents, ranking #187 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $55,188, the median home is worth $341,100 and median gross rent runs $1,308 a month.
- Population
- 1,577Rockaway Beach city residents
- Median household income
- $55,188Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $341,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,308Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.1%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 28.4% 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 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 78.1% 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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