Rocky Point vs Watha

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

Rocky Point and Watha 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 244 in Watha). Rocky Point has the higher median household income ($52,591 vs $36,042 in Watha). Rocky Point has the higher median home value ($115,500 vs $100,000 in Watha).

Population, income & housing

	Rocky Point	Watha
Population	1,045	244
Median age	40.1 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,591	$36,042
Median home value	$115,500	$100,000
Median gross rent	$681	$683
Housing units	465	93
Homeownership rate	75.2%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	20.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rocky Point	Watha
Population	1,687 → 1,045 (-38.1%)	185 → 244 (+31.9%)
Median household income	$34,196 → $52,591 (+53.8%)	$33,125 → $36,042 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$178,300 → $115,500 (-35.2%)	$115,600 → $100,000 (-13.5%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $681 (+6.7%)	$568 → $683 (+20.2%)

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

Watha

Population

185244

Median household income

$33,125$36,042

Median home value

$115,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$568$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rocky Point	Watha
Under 5	4.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	23.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	23.8%
35 to 44	14.1%	7.8%
45 to 54	17.3%	4.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	16.4%
65 to 74	6.6%	16.0%
75 and over	5.6%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rocky Point	Watha
White (non-Hispanic)	47.9%	79.5%
Black or African American	13.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	31.9%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rocky Point	Watha
No high school diploma	37.1%	21.5%
High school graduate	23.5%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rocky Point	Watha
Drove alone	68.9%	73.3%
Carpooled	18.1%	8.0%
Public transit	12.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rocky Point	Watha
1-unit, detached	58.5%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Rocky Point	Watha
Poverty rate	37.8%	20.1%
Average household size	2.70	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	37	30
Median year structure built	1992	1980