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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Rocky Point is $16,365, which is much lower than the state average of $24,745 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Rocky Point median household income is $48,162. On average Rocky Point residents spend 27.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #570

Rocky Point, NC	16,365 USD
North Carolina	24,745 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	19,032 USD
North Carolina	26,972 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	27,171 USD
North Carolina	31,400 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	15,915 USD
North Carolina	22,650 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #230

Rocky Point, NC	48,162 USD
North Carolina	45,570 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	47,648 USD
North Carolina	61,781 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Rocky Point, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.38%	$8,080, see rank	21.57%	$14,018	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	43.38%	$11,364, see rank	28.23%	$15,245	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-0.16%	$0, see rank	1.71%	$2,928	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	21.85%	$7,290, see rank	17.89%	$20,102	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	48,750 USD
North Carolina	56,153 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	53,150 USD
North Carolina	72,592 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Rocky Point, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$56,726, see rank	$51,111	$54,999
Black	$25,238, see rank	$31,977	$35,194
Hispanic	$13,750, see rank	$34,523	$41,534
One Race, Other	$13,750, see rank	$32,068	$40,847

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Rocky Point, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$66,776, see rank	$50,584	$57,132
45 to 64	$47,813, see rank	$54,312	$63,398
65 or over	$20,694, see rank	$31,025	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Employment Status

	Rocky Point, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,401	see rank	7,287,107	238,733,844
Male¹	774	55.25%, see rank	48.09%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	524	67.70%, see rank	70.94%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	2.19%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	524	67.70%, see rank	68.75%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	467	89.12%, see rank	91.11%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	57	10.88%, see rank	8.89%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	250	32.30%, see rank	29.06%	29.08%
Female¹	627	44.75%, see rank	51.91%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	236	37.64%, see rank	59.21%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	236	37.64%, see rank	58.98%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	236	100.00%, see rank	91.40%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	8.60%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	391	62.36%, see rank	40.79%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Commuting to Work

	Rocky Point, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	703	100%	4,205,946	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	542	77.10%, see rank	80.50%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	137	19.49%, see rank	11.44%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.02%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	1.79%	2.85%
Other Means	24	3.41%, see rank	1.31%	1.72%
Worked at Home	0	0.00%, see rank	3.94%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	27.6 minutes
North Carolina	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Rocky Point, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	703	-	4,234,087	141,833,331
Male¹	467	66.43%, see rank	51.84%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	113	24.20%, see rank	29.91%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	104	22.27%, see rank	13.08%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35	7.49%, see rank	17.14%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.22%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	121	25.91%, see rank	11.91%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	94	20.13%, see rank	19.59%	18.08%
Female¹	236	33.57%, see rank	48.16%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	39.22%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	85	36.02%, see rank	19.81%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	90	38.14%, see rank	32.05%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	61	25.85%, see rank	7.97%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Rocky Point, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	703	100%	4,234,087	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.86%
Construction	81	11.52%, see rank	8.25%	7.13%
Manufacturing	176	25.04%, see rank	13.42%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	21	2.99%, see rank	3.03%	3.06%
Retail Trade	102	14.51%, see rank	11.56%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0	0.00%, see rank	4.41%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	1.94%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0	0.00%, see rank	6.57%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	165	23.47%, see rank	9.17%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	68	9.67%, see rank	22.58%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	40	5.69%, see rank	8.56%	8.86%
Public Administration	50	7.11%, see rank	4.30%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	4.77%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Poverty Level

	Rocky Point, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	302	16.64%, see rank	15.53%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	41	10.25%, see rank	11.37%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data.