Rocky Point is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,476 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rocky Point is the 353rd largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns, Rocky Point isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rocky Point are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rocky Point is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rocky Point who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (18.12%), sales jobs (12.66%), and teaching (11.14%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Rocky Point has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Rocky Point has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Rocky Point than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Rocky Point may be for you. One downside of living in Rocky Point, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.15 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Rocky Point, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, town who have a need for low-cost transportation.The rate of college-level education in Rocky Point is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.71% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Rocky Point in 2022 was $29,029, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,116 for a family of four. However, Rocky Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rocky Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rocky Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rocky Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rocky Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rocky Point include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Rocky Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
