Rocky Point is a city located in Pender County North Carolina. Rocky Point has a 2020 population of 1,687. Rocky Point is currently declining at a rate of 0.00% annually and its population has increased by 5.31% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 1,602 in 2010.
The average household income in Rocky Point is $57,999 with a poverty rate of 22.08%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $574 per month, and the median house value is $179,600. The median age in Rocky Point is 39.9 years, 44.7 years for males, and 31.2 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Rocky Pointwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 937 | 57.00% |
Black or African American | 151 | 9.18% |
Some Other Race | 556 | 33.82% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 627 | 2.62 | 74.3 |
Married | 321 | 3.14 | 76.3 |
Male | 66 | 5.36 | 62.1 |
Female | 19 | 3.21 | 57.9 |
Non Family | 221 | 0 | 76.5 |
3.35
Average Family Size
2.62
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 194 | 17.29% |
9th to 12th Grade | 212 | 18.89% |
High School Graduate | 228 | 20.32% |
Some College | 222 | 19.79% |
Associates Degree | 104 | 9.27% |
Bachelors Degree | 116 | 10.34% |
Graduate Degree | 46 | 4.10% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 712 | 521 | 146 |
Black | 120 | 114 | 16 |
Hispanic | 290 | 81 | |
Other Race | 238 | 29 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 95.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 20.51%.
62.32% of Rocky Point residents speak only English, while 37.68% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 37.68% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | 608 | 276 | 45.39% |
Black | 151 | 36 | 23.84% |
White | 885 | 51 | 5.76% |
Other | 276 | NaN% |
22.08%
Overall Poverty Rate
24.94%
Male Poverty Rate
18.86%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Rocky Point is Hispanic, with 45.39% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Rocky Point is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 8.59%. Among those working part-time, it was 30.52%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 18.53%.
54.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
48.0%
Male Marriage Rate
62.5%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is Over 65.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 138 | 16.79% |
Black | 22 | 18.33% |
21.25%
Veteran Poverty Rate
61.88%
Veteran Disability Rate
68.9%
Labor Force Participation
64.3%
Employment Rate
6.8%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
59.98%
Born in Rocky Point
85.34%
Native Born
14.66%
Foreign Born
14.66%
Non Citizen
0.00%
Naturalized
85.34% of Rocky Point residents were born in the United States, with 59.98% having been born in North Carolina. 14.66% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 1,602 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 1,554 | -48 | -3.00% |
2012 | 1,809 | 255 | 16.41% |
2013 | 1,927 | 118 | 6.52% |
2014 | 1,901 | -26 | -1.35% |
2015 | 1,967 | 66 | 3.47% |
2016 | 2,039 | 72 | 3.66% |
2017 | 1,879 | -160 | -7.85% |
2018 | 1,772 | -107 | -5.69% |
2019 | 1,687 | -85 | -4.80% |
2020 | 1,687 | 0.00% | |
2021 | 1,687 | 0.00% | |
2022 | 1,687 | 0.00% |