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Tillamook County

Population in July 2008: 1,366. Population change since 2000: +7.8%

Males: 671	(49.2%)
Females: 695	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	52.5 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97136.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,299 (it was $28,798 in 2000)

Rockaway Beach:	$36,299
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,904

Rockaway Beach:	$21,904
Oregon:	$25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $224,622 (it was $122,500 in 2000)

Rockaway Beach:	$224,622
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $270,125; Detached houses: $318,879; Townhouses or other attached units: $268,679; Mobile homes: $95,236; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $35,000
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Races in Rockaway Beach:

White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
American Indian (2.2%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Rockaway Beach: 95.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.9%), English (16.7%), Irish (14.0%), United States (5.3%), Swedish (5.1%), Norwegian (4.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 16 feet

Land area: 1.54 square miles.

Population density: 885 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rockaway Beach

High school or higher: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockaway Beach city

Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 57.8%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 15.5%

22 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.7%
Oregon:	8.5%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Rockaway Beach, Oregon in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rockaway Beach to the number of sex offenders is 1366 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rockaway Beach:	0.8% ($990)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hillsboro, OR (48.7 miles , pop. 70,186).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (63.3 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (849.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Garibaldi, OR (2.0 miles ), Wheeler, OR (2.4 miles ), Bay City, OR (2.6 miles ), Manzanita, OR (2.7 miles ), Nehalem, OR (2.7 miles ), Cape Meares, OR (2.8 miles) , Oceanside, OR (3.3 miles ), Tillamook, OR (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $85,400
1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $88,400
1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $88,000
1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $95,000
2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $106,200
2001: 17 buildings, average cost: $142,600
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $127,000
2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $138,300
2004: 38 buildings, average cost: $113,300
2005: 56 buildings, average cost: $127,400
2006: 100 buildings, average cost: $127,800
2007: 41 buildings, average cost: $139,800
2008: 13 buildings, average cost: $156,500

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Latitude: 45.61 N, Longitude: 123.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 503

Rockaway Beach household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +293 (+30.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Wood products (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (23%)
Food (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Carpenters (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Rockaway Beach by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	2	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	153.4	78.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	77.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	1	0	1	3	1
per 100,000	311.0	76.7	0.0	78.6	231.3	75.2
Burglaries	19	16	35	31	18	25
per 100,000	1477.4	1227.0	2732.2	2435.2	1387.8	1881.1
Thefts	46	46	35	48	43	37
per 100,000	3577.0	3527.6	2732.2	3770.6	3315.3	2784.0
Auto thefts	1	2	1	1	2	2
per 100,000	77.8	153.4	78.1	78.6	154.2	150.5
Arson	0	1	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	76.7	0.0	78.6	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	338.3	377.3	369.2	343.3	288.4	270.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.46
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rockaway Beach, Oregon

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Rockaway Beach-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1993 at 13:34:35, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 12.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from Rockaway Beach center
On 7/12/2004 at 16:45:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MB, 4.1 MS, 4.9 MW, 4.8 MW, Depth: 18.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 06:06:03, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.5 MS, 4.7 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 17.3 mi) earthquake occurred 67.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/4/1992 at 22:29:40, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from Rockaway Beach center
On 4/24/2003 at 19:26:30, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 10.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 57.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/3/2006 at 08:39:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 65.7 miles away from Rockaway Beach center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rockaway Beach:

TILLAMOOK COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TILLAMOOK, OR)
PROVIDENCE SEASIDE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SEASIDE, OR)
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; ASTORIA, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Rockaway Beach, OR

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockaway Beach:

GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 59 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; FT enrollment: 2,237)
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 62 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
CLARK COLLEGE (about 62 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; FT enrollment: 4,209)

Public high school in Rockaway Beach:

Neah-Kah-Nie High School (Students: 255; Location: 24705 Hwy 101 N; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Rockaway Beach:

Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School (Students: 152; Location: 25111 Hwy 101N; Grades: 6 - 8)

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Lakes: Lytle, Lake (A), Seaview Lake (B), Marie, Lake (C), Clear Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Saltair Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Steinhilber Creek (C), Heitmiller Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Rockaway Beach include: Manhattan Beach State Park (1), Twin Rocks County Park (2), Rockaway Beach State Park (3), Rockaway Beach City Park (4), Seaview City Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Rockaway Beach Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: OceanRogue Inn (19130 Alder Street), Inn at Rockaway Beach (104 South 4th Avenue), Salt Air Oceanfront Condominiums (621 South Pacific Drive), Rock Creek Inn Condo Rentals (145 North Miller Street), Sea Treasures Inn (301 North Miller Street), Getaway Oceanfront Lodging (621 South Pacific Drive), Ocean Spray Motel (505 North Pacific Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rockaway Beach and their reported violations in the past:

TWIN ROCKS CONFERENCE ASSN. (Population served: 300, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.0 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	58.1%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	10.8%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockaway Beach, OR

2 people in religious group quarters

Rockaway Beach compared to Oregon state average:

Rockaway Beach, Oregon environmental map by EPA

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Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Rockaway Beach mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Tillamook County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (82%) Wood (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Rockaway Beach

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	21.8%	12.2%	10.3%	9.3%	8.7%
Congregations	8.3%	5.6%	5.6%	8.3%	5.6%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Friends (Quakers)	Other religions
Adherents	7.6%	6.8%	6.2%	3.2%	14.1%
Congregations	5.6%	5.6%	8.3%	5.6%	41.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$3,400	$40,800	0	$0
Other Government Administration	4	$13,350	$40,050	6	$705
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$300
Police Protection - Officers	3	$12,148	$48,592	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		2	$300
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,663	$31,956	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$8,839	$35,356	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		2	$569
Water Supply	3	$9,619	$38,476	0	$0
Totals for Government	15	$50,019	$40,015	11	$1,874

8.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,585 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.80%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Washington County, OR	0.86% ($73,727 average AGI)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.84% ($80,147)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.55% ($44,612)

8.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Washington County, OR	0.80% ($41,056 average AGI)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.77% ($45,941)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.37% ($27,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rockaway Beach:

KMBD (1590 AM; 5 kW; TILLAMOOK, OR; Owner: OREGON EAGLE, INC.)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
KAST (1370 AM; 10 kW; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rockaway Beach:

K289AC (105.7 FM; NEDONNA BEACH, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
KDEP (105.5 FM; DEPOE BAY, OR; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTIL-FM (94.1 FM; TILLAMOOK, OR; Owner: OREGON EAGLE, INC.)
K228DT (93.5 FM; HAPPY HOLLOW, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
KCBZ (94.9 FM; CANNON BEACH, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KMUN (91.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
KWYA (89.7 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KCRX-FM (102.3 FM; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KCYS (98.1 FM; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: DAVE'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K216DM (91.1 FM; NEHALEM, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
K208BA (89.5 FM; WHEELER, ETC., OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $784,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,637
Total average daily truck traffic: 407

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lottie L Thompson, 5 Highway 101 North (Manzanita #43056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61.9 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

276 Nwy 101 S, Call Sign: KNCT702, Licensee ID: L00243973
Assigned Frequencies : 154.725 MHz, 155.415 MHz
Grant Date: 02/16/2002, Expiration Date: 02/24/2012
Registrant: County Of Tillamook, 201 Laurel Ave, Tillamook, OR 97141, Phone: (503) 842-3406, Fax: (503) 842-2721, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3

Nehalem, OR0221, 5 Highway 101 North (Manzanita #43056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 63.4 m, Call Sign: WQEQ987
Assigned Frequencies : 10556.2 MHz
Grant Date: 03/29/2006, Expiration Date: 03/29/2016, Certifier: Kyle B Entz
Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4035
PO03822A MNZ, 5 Highway 101 North (Manzanita #43056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 63.4 m, Call Sign: WQFV951, Licensee ID: L00127664
Assigned Frequencies : 19385.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/18/2006, Expiration Date: 10/18/2016, Certifier: Dan Menser
Registrant: T-Mobile License LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
MANZANITA DN, 26575 Beach Drive, Type: Building, Structure height: 9.5 m, Call Sign: WQFV952, Licensee ID: L00127664
Assigned Frequencies : 17825.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/18/2006, Expiration Date: 10/18/2016, Certifier: Dan Menser
Registrant: T-Mobile License LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rockaway Beach)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA T210M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2SL , Serial Number: 21061908, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 04/28/1977
Registrant (Individual): Thomas A Dewitt, 461 Home Ct, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136

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