Rockaway Beach, OR Housing Market & City Data

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1,416
Population Estimate
$203,002
Median Home Value
89.8%
Employment Rate
25.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$354
Median Listing Price$492,219
Median Days on Market116
Active Listings45
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)61
Avg Listing Price$631,401
Avg Listing Price Change MoM7%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.88
Family Dual Income39.3
Median Household Income$45,781
Median Individual Income$23,447
Home Ownership70.3%
Home Value$203,002
Median Rent$799
Rent Burden40.7%
Poverty17.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.4%
  • Highschool Education23.4%
  • Some College41.6%
  • Bachelors Degree17.0%
  • Graduate Degree8.6%
  • Total College or Above25.6%
  • Stem Degree40.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.6%
  • Female54.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.5%
  • Divorced18.2%
  • Never Married23.4%
  • Widowed8.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRockaway Beach
State IDOR
Population1,416

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1816.1%
19–296.6%
30–399.0%
40–4915.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.3%
60–6927.9%
70–798.6%
80+4.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation51.0%
Unemployment Rate10.2%
Disabled30.1%

ETHNICITY

White97.9%
Black0.1%
Asian0.7%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.3%

OTHER

Hispanic0.9%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured9.0%
Veteran6.0%

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Neighborhoods in Rockaway Beach, OR

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