Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Rocky Point is worth considering.
One downside of living in Rocky Point, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.15 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Rocky Point, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, town who have a need for low-cost transportation.
In Rocky Point, just 12.71% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Rocky Point in 2022 was $29,029, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,116 for a family of four. However, Rocky Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rocky Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rocky Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rocky Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rocky Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rocky Point include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Rocky Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
