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Rocky Point, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rocky Point is $20,879, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Rocky Point median household income is $46,983. On average Rocky Point residents spend 23.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #360

Rocky Point, NC	20,879 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	27,288 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	29,075 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	19,408 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #243

Rocky Point, NC	46,983 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	59,831 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Rocky Point, NC		-2.45%
North Carolina		19.16%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Rocky Point, NC median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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	5.00%	$49,784, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.84%	$17,046, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.16%	$0, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.48%	$11,985, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	44,545 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	50,360 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Rocky Point, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$67,153, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$14,975, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,729, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
One Race, Other	$40,500, see rank	$32,177	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Rocky Point, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$47,580, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,841, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$65,833, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Rocky Point, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,545, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	755, 48.87%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	565, 74.83%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	565, 74.83%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	565, 100.00%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	190, 25.17%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	790, 51.13%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	390, 49.37%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	390, 49.37%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	351, 90.00%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	39, 10.00%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	400, 50.63%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Rocky Point, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	916, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	702, 76.64%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	214, 23.36%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rocky Point, NC	23.4 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Rocky Point, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	916	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	565, 61.68%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	92, 16.28%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	109, 19.29%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35, 6.19%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	47, 8.32%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	181, 32.04%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	43, 7.61%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	351, 38.32%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	88, 25.07%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	82, 23.36%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	78, 22.22%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	97, 27.64%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6, 1.71%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

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	916, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	93, 10.15%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	181, 19.76%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	106, 11.57%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	51, 5.57%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	66, 7.21%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10, 1.09%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	28, 3.06%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6, 0.66%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	130, 14.19%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	113, 12.34%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	82, 8.95%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	16, 1.75%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	34, 3.71%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Rocky Point, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	271	14.26%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	59	12.14%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.