Atkinson vs Rocky Point

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson and Rocky Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Atkinson and Rocky Point are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rocky Point has the higher population (1,045 vs 487 in Atkinson). Atkinson has the higher median household income ($60,000 vs $52,591 in Rocky Point). Atkinson has the higher median home value ($135,900 vs $115,500 in Rocky Point).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Rocky Point
Population	487	1,045
Median age	33.8 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$52,591
Median home value	$135,900	$115,500
Median gross rent	$1,688	$681
Housing units	186	465
Homeownership rate	88.0%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Rocky Point
Population	392 → 487 (+24.2%)	1,687 → 1,045 (-38.1%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $60,000 (+47.7%)	$34,196 → $52,591 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $135,900 (+47.4%)	$178,300 → $115,500 (-35.2%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,688 (+90.5%)	$638 → $681 (+6.7%)

Atkinson

Population

392487

Median household income

$40,625$60,000

Median home value

$92,200$135,900

Median gross rent

$886$1,688

Rocky Point

Population

1,6871,045

Median household income

$34,196$52,591

Median home value

$178,300$115,500

Median gross rent

$638$681

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	Rocky Point
Under 5	13.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.7%	23.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	8.4%	17.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	7.4%	6.6%
75 and over	5.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Rocky Point
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	47.9%
Black or African American	5.1%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Rocky Point
No high school diploma	3.1%	37.1%
High school graduate	41.3%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Rocky Point
Drove alone	96.0%	68.9%
Carpooled	1.5%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	12.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Rocky Point
1-unit, detached	79.6%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	41.1%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Rocky Point
Poverty rate	12.3%	37.8%
Average household size	2.93	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	33	37
Median year structure built	1957	1992