Moving to Rocky Point, New York

Population: 10,185
Males: 5,091 (50.0%), Females: 5,094 (50.0%)

Zip code: 11778

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $52,463
Median house value: $136,600

Population by Race

Races in Rocky Point:

• White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
• Hispanic (5.0%)
• Two or more races (1.6%)
• Other race (0.8%)
• Black (0.7%)
• American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (37.3%), Irish (25.5%), German (20.7%), English (7.7%), Polish (5.6%), French (2.8%).

Land area: 10.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rocky Point

• High school or higher: 90.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 36.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rocky Point CDP

• Never married: 23.9%
• Now married: 60.0%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 8.9%

9.0% Foreign born (4.9% Europe, 2.7% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rocky Point:

• JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)
• ST CHARLES HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)
• BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rocky Point:

• LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 17 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
• IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
• TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 21 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rocky Point:

• BROOKHAVEN (about 11 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
• LUFKER (about 16 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: O00)
• BAYPORT AERODROME (about 17 miles; BAYPORT, NY; Abbreviation: 23N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rocky Point:

• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 10 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 14 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
• SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 21 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
• DOWLING COLLEGE (about 21 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 23 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
• GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)

Schools

Public high school in Rocky Point:

• ROCKY POINT HS (Students: 924; Location: 82 ROCKY PT-YPHNK RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rocky Point:

• ROCKY POINT MS (Students: 912; Location: 76 ROCKY PT-YAPHANK R; Grades: 06 – 08)
• FRANK J. CARASITI ES (Students: 879; Location: 90 ROCKY PT-YPHNK RD; Grades: KG – 02)
• JOSEPH A. EDGAR IS (Students: 879; Location: 525 RT 25A; Grades: 03 – 05)