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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rocky Point, the average commute to work is 33.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite the fact that it is a small town, Rocky Point has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the train - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.
The citizens of Rocky Point have a very low rate of college education: just 6.94% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Rocky Point in 2022 was $22,396, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,584 for a family of four. However, Rocky Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rocky Point also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.80% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 31.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rocky Point include English, Scots-Irish, Irish, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Rocky Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
