Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census. It lies on the shoreline of the Lake Taneycomo.
Rockaway Beach is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Rockaway Beach is located at 36°42'3?N 93°9'40?W? / ?36.70083°N 93.16111°W? / 36.70083; -93.16111 (36.700820, -93.161177)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 kmē), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.5 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 kmē) of it (12.50%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 577 people, 274 households, and 169 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,037.1 people per square mile (397.8/kmē). There were 366 housing units at an average density of 657.8/sq mi (252.3/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 96.36% White, 0.17% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.52% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.
There were 274 households out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.64.
In the city the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,359, and the median income for a family was $39,063. Males had a median income of $21,375 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,589. About 4.8% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
