Rocky Point, Kitsap County, Washington

Rocky Point, Washington
Rocky Point is located in Washington (state)
Rocky Point
Rocky Point
Location within Washington (state)
Rocky Point is located in the United States
Rocky Point
Rocky Point
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 47°35′19″N 122°40′02″W / 47.58861°N 122.66722°W / 47.58861; -122.66722
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKitsap
Area
 • Total
0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
 • Land0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,564
 • Density2,096/sq mi (809.4/km2)
Time zonePacific
Area code360
FIPS code53-59390
GNIS feature ID2585030[1]

Rocky Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Bremerton, Washington.

Geography

Rocky Point is located in central Kitsap County. The CDP occupies a peninsula extending north from the city of Bremerton into the tidal Dyes Inlet, ending at Rocky Point. It is bordered to the east by Port Washington Narrows and Phinney Bay and to the west by Mud Bay, separating it from a parallel peninsula containing Marine Drive.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rocky Point CDP has a total area of 0.76 square miles (1.96 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 1.26%, are water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,564—
20201,6153.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]
2000[3] 2010[4]

Rocky Point first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[4]

Racial and ethnic composition

Rocky Point CDP, Washington – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[5] Pop 2020[6] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,364 1,287 87.21% 79.69%
Black or African American alone (NH) 18 19 1.15% 1.18%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 13 9 0.83% 0.56%
Asian alone (NH) 35 44 2.24% 2.72%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 4 9 0.26% 0.56%
Other race alone (NH) 4 8 0.26% 0.50%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 72 132 4.60% 8.17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 54 107 3.45% 6.63%
Total 1,564 1,615 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

In 2010, it had a population of 1,564 inhabitants,[7] 784 of whom were male, and 780 of whom were female.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Point, Kitsap County, Washington
  2. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  3. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Washington" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Washington" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rocky Point CDP, Washington". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rocky Point CDP, Washington". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Rocky Point CDP, Washington". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Rocky Point, Washington". Retrieved August 19, 2014.