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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Rocky Point, NY compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureRocky Point, NY
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)no yearly estimate (census-designated place)
Change since April 2020–
Residents counted in the 2020 Census13,633
Residents per square mile (2020)1,204
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents–
Median home value ÷ median household income3.6 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)22.1%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Rocky Point beyond the margins of error.
MeasureRocky Point, NY
Total population13,356±1,372
Median age40.5±3.7
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16.6%±5.4 pts
White alone, not Hispanic76.6%±5.3 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.9%±0.8 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic1.2%±0.7 pts
Born outside the United States4.9%±1.6 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)36.5%±4.4 pts
Median household income$127,024±$12,944
Per capita income$53,286±$3,404
People below the poverty line2.9%±1.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%±2.4 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$461,400±$17,805
Median gross rent$2,337±$311
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent69.0%±19.1 pts
Owner-occupied homes88.3%±3.7 pts
Built 2020 or later0.3%±0.6 pts
Worked from home8.6%±2.8 pts
Drove alone to work79.0%±4.3 pts
Public transportation3.1%±2.3 pts
Mean travel time to work36.3 min±3.3
No health insurance coverage2.5%±1.1 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov