Rocky Point, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,687
Population Estimate
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Median Home Value
92.6%
Employment Rate
12.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$215
Median Listing Price$426,500
Median Days on Market53
Active Listings26
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)41
Avg Listing Price$590,791
Avg Listing Price Change MoM19%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY36%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.46
Family Dual Income32
Median Household Income$34,196
Median Individual Income$19,417
Home Ownership71.8%
Home Value-
Median Rent$638
Rent Burden25.2%
Poverty21.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED38.8%
  • Highschool Education22.8%
  • Some College25.7%
  • Bachelors Degree8.3%
  • Graduate Degree4.3%
  • Total College or Above12.6%
  • Stem Degree34.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male52.0%
  • Female48.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married55.5%
  • Divorced13.2%
  • Never Married28.4%
  • Widowed3.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRocky Point
State IDNC
Population1,687

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1832.8%
19–297.0%
30–3910.4%
40–4921.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.9%
60–699.1%
70–792.1%
80+7.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation67.2%
Unemployment Rate7.4%
Disabled21.9%

ETHNICITY

White52.2%
Black7.2%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other40.1%
Multiple0.5%

OTHER

Hispanic43.9%
Limited English4.9%
Health Uninsured21.3%
Veteran14.3%

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