Hampstead vs Rocky Point

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

Hampstead 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.

Hampstead has the higher population (9,129 vs 1,045 in Rocky Point). Hampstead has the higher median household income ($90,184 vs $52,591 in Rocky Point). Hampstead has the higher median home value ($395,900 vs $115,500 in Rocky Point).

Population, income & housing

	Hampstead	Rocky Point
Population	9,129	1,045
Median age	36.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$90,184	$52,591
Median home value	$395,900	$115,500
Median gross rent	$1,189	$681
Housing units	3,280	465
Homeownership rate	73.0%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampstead	Rocky Point
Population	5,901 → 9,129 (+54.7%)	1,687 → 1,045 (-38.1%)
Median household income	$78,333 → $90,184 (+15.1%)	$34,196 → $52,591 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$287,600 → $395,900 (+37.7%)	$178,300 → $115,500 (-35.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,087 → $1,189 (+9.4%)	$638 → $681 (+6.7%)

Hampstead

Population

5,9019,129

Median household income

$78,333$90,184

Median home value

$287,600$395,900

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,189

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)

	Hampstead	Rocky Point
Under 5	7.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	21.4%	23.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	17.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.3%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.6%
75 and over	6.6%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampstead	Rocky Point
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	47.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	2.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.7%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampstead	Rocky Point
No high school diploma	5.2%	37.1%
High school graduate	26.3%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampstead	Rocky Point
Drove alone	72.3%	68.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	12.6%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampstead	Rocky Point
1-unit, detached	65.6%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.4%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	18.5%	41.1%

Poverty & households

	Hampstead	Rocky Point
Poverty rate	10.1%	37.8%
Average household size	2.97	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	2001	1992