CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rocky Point

New York · 8,596 residents · 11.3 sq mi

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Rocky Point is home to 8,596 people in New York. Median rent is $813 a month. Median home value sits at $131,000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.6% of people here. Households take in $37,974 a year at the median, 26% more than the country as a whole. There are 1,589 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,596

−16%vs 2000

vs 10,185 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.3

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(816)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(605)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(593)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(501)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(526)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.9%(1,879)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(1,481)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(596)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.7%(493)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(557)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(437)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(112)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,974

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,463 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,466

−30%vs 2000

vs $22,050 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.6%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$131,000

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $136,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$813

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $849 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(9,364)

Black0.6%(60)

Hispanic / Latino5%(511)

Asian1.1%(117)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(8,445)

Black0.7%(61)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(307)

Asian0.5%(47)

Other0.5%(43)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American5.3%(711)

Central American5.1%(675)

Ecuadorian4.4%(589)

Salvadoran4.4%(588)

Puerto Rican2.4%(321)

Cuban1.5%(203)

Mexican1.2%(157)

Panamanian0.6%(78)

Venezuelan0.5%(71)

Argentine0.2%(32)

Spaniard0.2%(28)

Dominican0.2%(26)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0.1%(18)

Guatemalan0.1%(9)

Bolivian0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(69)

Asian Indian0.4%(59)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Taiwanese0.1%(13)

Filipino0%(2)

Ancestry

Italian32.8%(4,378)

Irish24.2%(3,233)

German19.7%(2,630)

Polish5.8%(775)

American3.7%(494)

Greek3.5%(469)

English3.5%(467)

Norwegian3.4%(449)

Russian2.7%(361)

French1%(139)

Swiss0.9%(117)

Swedish0.8%(107)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.7%(94)

Hungarian0.6%(86)

Lithuanian0.5%(61)

Turkish0.4%(55)

Ukrainian0.4%(54)

Scottish0.4%(53)

Subsaharan African0.3%(40)

Romanian0.3%(39)

Dutch0.3%(37)

Arab0.2%(31)

Syrian0.2%(31)

Brazilian0.2%(31)

Canadian0.2%(31)

Czech0.2%(31)

Slovak0.2%(27)

Israeli0.2%(24)

Iranian0.2%(23)

West Indian0.1%(15)

Haitian0.1%(15)

Danish0.1%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(14)

Welsh0.1%(13)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.3%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 28.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.1%(1,877)

Married51.9%(2,855)

Widowed1.6%(89)

Divorced12.4%(683)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(1,575)

Married51.5%(2,790)

Widowed7.2%(391)

Divorced12.2%(662)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 7.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

77.7%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.9%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 81.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)36.8%(244)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(230)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.1%(120)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 663 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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