Irving vs Rowlett

A side-by-side comparison of Irving and Rowlett: population, income, housing, and more.

Irving and Rowlett are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Irving has the higher population (255,036 vs 64,139 in Rowlett). Rowlett has the higher median household income ($113,600 vs $79,641 in Irving). Rowlett has the higher median home value ($342,400 vs $287,300 in Irving).

Population, income & housing

	Irving	Rowlett
Population	255,036	64,139
Median age	32.8 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$79,641	$113,600
Median home value	$287,300	$342,400
Median gross rent	$1,517	$1,964
Housing units	101,312	22,511
Homeownership rate	38.3%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irving	Rowlett
Population	239,783 → 255,036 (+6.4%)	63,793 → 64,139 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$64,868 → $79,641 (+22.8%)	$101,085 → $113,600 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$177,500 → $287,300 (+61.9%)	$228,800 → $342,400 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,146 → $1,517 (+32.4%)	$1,627 → $1,964 (+20.7%)

Irving

Population

239,783255,036

Median household income

$64,868$79,641

Median home value

$177,500$287,300

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,517

Rowlett

Population

63,79364,139

Median household income

$101,085$113,600

Median home value

$228,800$342,400

Median gross rent

$1,627$1,964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irving	Rowlett
Under 5	8.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.3%
25 to 34	18.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.9%
55 to 64	9.1%	13.7%
65 to 74	5.7%	7.6%
75 and over	3.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irving	Rowlett
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	46.7%
Black or African American	12.7%	22.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	22.5%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	43.0%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irving	Rowlett
No high school diploma	19.5%	6.4%
High school graduate	18.7%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irving	Rowlett
Drove alone	68.8%	75.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	7.2%
Public transit	1.0%	1.4%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	15.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irving	Rowlett
1-unit, detached	39.4%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	25.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	23.3%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Irving	Rowlett
Poverty rate	11.0%	7.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1986	1997