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Rockaway Beach, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Rockaway Beach is a Census city of 760 people across 0.63 square miles of land, in Taney County. Median household income is $63,646, 79.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $48,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rockaway Beach
What Rockaway Beach is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.63 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,204 plus or minus 360
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaney County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway Beach
How many people live in Rockaway Beach
- Population760 plus or minus 227
- Median age49.2 plus or minus 13.5
- Population under 18127 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1816.7 percent
- Population 65 and over184 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over24.2 percent
- Households281 plus or minus 67
- Family households193 plus or minus 60
- Share of households that are families68.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway Beach
Income and work in Rockaway Beach
- Median household income$63,646
- Per capita income$24,101
- Civilian labor force307 plus or minus 101
- Employed273 plus or minus 95
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 51
- Unemployment rate11.1 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Adults 25 and over530 plus or minus 133
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.0 percent plus or minus 29.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.8 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway Beach
Housing in Rockaway Beach
- Housing units443
- Occupied units281 plus or minus 67
- Vacant units162 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate36.6 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Owner occupied222 plus or minus 62
- Renter occupied59 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate79.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$181,000 plus or minus $58,681
- Median gross rent, monthly$696 plus or minus $159
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units307 plus or minus 72
- Share single family69.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more94 plus or minus 44
- Share in buildings of two or more21.2 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway Beach
How Rockaway Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute255 plus or minus 95
- Commuting under 15 minutes61 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more82 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.2 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone61.5 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Carpooled21.9 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockaway Beach
SBA loans in Rockaway Beach (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$48,500
- Average approval$48,500
- Median approval$48,500
- Largest approval$48,500
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockaway Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rockaway Beach
Flood risk in Rockaway Beach
- NFIP communityCity of Rockaway Beach
- NFIP community number290438
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/15/12
The City of Rockaway Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290438 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Taney County, not Rockaway Beach
Taney County context, not Rockaway Beach figures
- Establishments in Taney County1,928
- Covered employment, Taney County28,634
- Average annual pay, Taney County$41,907
- Housing units permitted, Taney County323
Every figure in this section is published for Taney County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rockaway Beach.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rockaway Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rockaway Beach, Missouri?
760, in 281 households. Rockaway Beach city covers 0.63 square miles of land, which is 1,204 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rockaway Beach in?
Taney County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rockaway Beach?
$63,646. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $181,000. Median gross rent is $696 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rockaway Beach businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $48,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $48,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockaway Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rockaway Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rockaway Beach. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Rockaway Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rockaway Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rockaway Beach, city of, community 290438, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rockaway Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Taney County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rockaway Beach.
Is zoning published for Rockaway Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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