Rocky Point

Population: 1,045
Median household income: $52,591
Median home value: $115,500

Rocky Point, a community in Pender County, North Carolina, has 1,045 residents. Its median household income of $52,591 runs below the Pender County figure of $76,838.

From 2019 to 2023, Rocky Point's population declined 38.1% from 1,687 to 1,045, while its median home value fell 35.2% from $178,300 to $115,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 47.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,045
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,591
Median home value: $115,500
Median gross rent: $681
Housing units: 465
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6871,045

Median household income

$34,196$52,591

Median home value

$178,300$115,500

Median gross rent

$638$681

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,687	$34,196	$178,300	$638
2020	1,644	$32,219	$179,600	$574
2021	1,220	$39,659	$191,700	$646
2022	940	$47,500	$183,700	$771
2023	1,045	$52,591	$115,500	$681

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	4.9%
5 to 17	244	23.3%
18 to 24	87	8.3%
25 to 34	100	9.6%
35 to 44	147	14.1%
45 to 54	181	17.3%
55 to 64	108	10.3%
65 to 74	69	6.6%
75 and over	58	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	501	47.9%
Black or African American	138	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	2.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	333	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma37.1%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	246	37.1%
High school graduate	156	23.5%
Some college or associate's	215	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	46	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit12.6%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	324	68.9%
Carpooled	85	18.1%
Public transit	59	12.6%
Walked	2	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	69	14.7%
15 to 29 min	125	26.6%
30 to 44 min	170	36.2%
45 to 59 min	47	10.0%
60+ min	59	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 37.8% (395 of 1,045)

	Count	Share
Family households	259	66.9%
Nonfamily households	128	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	387	83.2%
Vacant	78	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	291	75.2%
Renter-occupied	96	24.8%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other41.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	272	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	2	0.4%
Mobile home & other	191	41.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3757540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.4440, -77.8909