Roby vs Rotan

A side-by-side comparison of Roby and Rotan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rotan has the higher population (1,232 vs 691 in Roby). Roby has the higher median household income ($63,259 vs $51,307 in Rotan). Roby has the higher median home value ($55,000 vs $54,300 in Rotan).

Population, income & housing

	Roby	Rotan
Population	691	1,232
Median age	36.6 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,259	$51,307
Median home value	$55,000	$54,300
Median gross rent	$639	$622
Housing units	348	675
Homeownership rate	79.4%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roby	Rotan
Population	785 → 691 (-12.0%)	1,404 → 1,232 (-12.3%)
Median household income	$46,346 → $63,259 (+36.5%)	$34,539 → $51,307 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$42,200 → $55,000 (+30.3%)	$49,800 → $54,300 (+9.0%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $639 (+18.1%)	$514 → $622 (+21.0%)

Roby

Population

785691

Median household income

$46,346$63,259

Median home value

$42,200$55,000

Median gross rent

$541$639

Rotan

Population

1,4041,232

Median household income

$34,539$51,307

Median home value

$49,800$54,300

Median gross rent

$514$622

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roby	Rotan
Under 5	2.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	24.0%	11.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	19.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	4.3%	13.1%
75 and over	10.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roby	Rotan
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	46.2%
Black or African American	6.2%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	21.9%	44.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roby	Rotan
No high school diploma	5.3%	17.9%
High school graduate	43.5%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roby	Rotan
Drove alone	90.0%	83.7%
Carpooled	2.5%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roby	Rotan
1-unit, detached	85.3%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Roby	Rotan
Poverty rate	12.0%	17.0%
Average household size	2.29	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1959	1958