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Rockwall County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Rockwall County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Rockwall County functions largely as an affluent residential suburb within the Dallas–Fort Worth metro, with a median household income of $127,981, a poverty rate of just 4.3%, and an 82.6% homeownership rate against a median home value of $386,000. The county's 137,044 residents are well-educated—44.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and show strong labor force participation at 70.2%, with median worker earnings of $60,010 and an unemployment rate of 4.0%. Population growth of 24.9% over five years, a median age of 37.5, and a mean commute of 34.1 minutes into the broader metro underscore the county's role as a fast-growing, high-income bedroom community.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

137,044

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$127,981

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+24.9% since 2018

Rockwall County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone83,523 (67.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race13,012 (10.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,479 (9.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,314 (5.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,327 (3.5%)
  • Asian Alone4,322 (3.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish12,179
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,373
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island531
  4. 4.Vietnamese523
  5. 5.Arabic464

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,850

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,659

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$54,098

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance14,662
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services9,620
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,375
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)5,815
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing5,676

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations31,895
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations14,254
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,432
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,737
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,230

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.27×)9,428
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.24×)5,007
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)3,973
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.12×)4,665
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)2,968

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$386,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,899/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9998,523 (25.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9996,819 (20.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9996,517 (19.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,408 (10.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9993,107 (9.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,694 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

44.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$60,010

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone44,964 (72.0%)
  • Worked At Home11,615 (18.6%)
  • Carpooled4,824 (7.7%)
  • Walked358 (0.6%)
  • Other350 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit167 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.