Rockaway Beach, OR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rockaway Beach	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$51,333	$42,527	$44,883
Median household income	$71,743	$79,687	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$87,456	$102,799	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,385	$50,552	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,235	$50,609	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,765	$35,883	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.1%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rockaway Beach is 14% higher than the national average
The median household income in Rockaway Beach is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rockaway Beach is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rockaway Beach is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,823 $71,743 $143,486

City

$53,119 $79,687 $159,374

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Rockaway Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.4%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	11.7%	11.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.8%	2.8%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	13.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.5%	14.5%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	47.9%	47.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cape Meares, OR	96	$165,882	104.0%
Oceanside, OR	481	$131,439	61.6%
Neahkahnie, OR	278	$102,370	25.9%
Bayside Gardens, OR	1,141	$98,755	21.4%
Nehalem, OR	380	$94,774	16.5%
Rockaway Beach, OR	1,417	$71,743	11.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Monrovia, IN	1,417	$119,914	47.4%
Mexico Beach, FL	1,416	$90,819	11.7%
Lone Tree, IA	1,418	$100,800	23.9%
Meade, KS	1,418	$82,835	1.8%
Vanceburg, KY	1,416	$26,724	67.1%
Rockaway Beach, OR	1,417	$71,743	11.8%

Source: The Rockaway Beach, OR employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.