Gorst vs Rocky Point

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

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

Rocky Point has the higher population (1,648 vs 405 in Gorst). Gorst has the higher median household income ($117,813 vs $83,456 in Rocky Point). Rocky Point has the higher median home value ($531,600 vs $436,100 in Gorst).

Population, income & housing

	Gorst	Rocky Point
Population	405	1,648
Median age	41.5 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$117,813	$83,456
Median home value	$436,100	$531,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,560
Housing units	199	860
Homeownership rate	81.4%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorst	Rocky Point
Population	235 → 405 (+72.3%)	1,596 → 1,648 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$64,663 → $117,813 (+82.2%)	$75,227 → $83,456 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$261,500 → $436,100 (+66.8%)	$273,500 → $531,600 (+94.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,015 → $1,560 (+53.7%)

Gorst

Population

235405

Median household income

$64,663$117,813

Median home value

$261,500$436,100

Rocky Point

Population

1,5961,648

Median household income

$75,227$83,456

Median home value

$273,500$531,600

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorst	Rocky Point
Under 5	2.2%	2.0%
5 to 17	17.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	23.5%	17.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	17.2%
55 to 64	2.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	17.5%	11.1%
75 and over	13.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorst	Rocky Point
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	69.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.0%	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorst	Rocky Point
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	11.3%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	80.4%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorst	Rocky Point
Drove alone	74.4%	73.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorst	Rocky Point
1-unit, detached	93.5%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Gorst	Rocky Point
Poverty rate	5.7%	7.9%
Average household size	2.04	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1956	1974