Rockwall County, Texas

Interactive maps and statistics for Rockwall County, Texas: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Texas and the United States.

Rockwall County, Texas is among the highest in the country for median household income (35th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (50th of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Rockwall County, Texas	Texas	United States	Rank
Total Population	123,617	30,188,424	334,922,499	528th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$127,981	$78,476	$80,734	35th of 3,221
Median Age	37.5	35.6	38.9	2681st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	44.5%	33.8%	35.7%	178th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$415,500	$283,800	$332,700	258th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,992	$1,403	$1,413	50th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.0%	13.8%	12.5%	3214th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	5.3%	5.2%	1764th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	971.8	115.5	n/a	192nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.9%	17.6%	14.1%	477th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	345th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.5%	62.6%	65.2%	298th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.8	26.7	26.4	191st of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.6%	14.4%	15.1%	187th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.8%	n/a	n/a	1076th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	67.3%	48.9%	46.9%	22nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	96.5%	n/a	n/a	5th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rockwall County, Texas

Statistic	Rockwall County, Texas	Texas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	39.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20.8%	39.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.1%	11.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	5.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.0	67.1	61.4

Age in Rockwall County, Texas

Statistic	Rockwall County, Texas	Texas	United States
Median Age	37.5	35.6	38.9
Under 18 %	26.5%	25.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	14.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.3%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.6%	13.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Rockwall County, Texas

Statistic	Rockwall County, Texas	Texas	United States
Households	41,237	10,992,816	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.0	2.7	2.5
Family Households	78.5%	67.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	40.9%	34.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.2%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	17.1%	26.2%	28.7%
Never Married	26.5%	34.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rockwall County, Texas

Statistic	Rockwall County, Texas	Texas	United States
Per Capita Income	$55,374	$40,752	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	5.4%	14.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.8%	16.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.6%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	23.6%	12.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.0%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	11.2%	31.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.3%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Rockwall County, Texas

Statistic	Rockwall County, Texas	Texas	United States
Housing Units	43,580	12,128,515	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.0%	64.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.2%	20.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.4%	9.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,006.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.5%	37.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,396	$4,232	n/a

Education in Rockwall County, Texas

Statistic	Rockwall County, Texas	Texas	United States
Less than High School	5.6%	14.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.6%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.3%	27.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.9%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.6%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rockwall County, Texas

Statistic	Rockwall County, Texas	Texas	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.9%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.0%	71.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.1%	24.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.4%	8.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Rockwall County, Texas

Statistic	Rockwall County, Texas	Texas	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.7%	58.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.5%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	10.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.3%	64.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.9%	28.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.9%	24.6%	16.7%

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