Cameron vs Rockdale

A side-by-side comparison of Cameron and Rockdale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rockdale has the higher population (5,455 vs 5,385 in Cameron). Cameron has the higher median household income ($57,126 vs $47,550 in Rockdale). Rockdale has the higher median home value ($164,300 vs $112,800 in Cameron).

Population, income & housing

	Cameron	Rockdale
Population	5,385	5,455
Median age	34.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,126	$47,550
Median home value	$112,800	$164,300
Median gross rent	$942	$1,013
Housing units	1,942	2,582
Homeownership rate	55.2%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cameron	Rockdale
Population	5,489 → 5,385 (-1.9%)	5,531 → 5,455 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$37,448 → $57,126 (+52.5%)	$39,598 → $47,550 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $112,800 (+41.0%)	$94,300 → $164,300 (+74.2%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $942 (+47.0%)	$802 → $1,013 (+26.3%)

Cameron

Population

5,4895,385

Median household income

$37,448$57,126

Median home value

$80,000$112,800

Median gross rent

$641$942

Rockdale

Population

5,5315,455

Median household income

$39,598$47,550

Median home value

$94,300$164,300

Median gross rent

$802$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cameron	Rockdale
Under 5	5.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	23.6%	16.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	16.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	9.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	9.5%	10.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	12.2%
75 and over	8.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cameron	Rockdale
White (non-Hispanic)	33.1%	53.6%
Black or African American	21.8%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	42.9%	37.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cameron	Rockdale
No high school diploma	21.0%	20.9%
High school graduate	33.1%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cameron	Rockdale
Drove alone	78.7%	66.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	10.5%
Other means	2.3%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cameron	Rockdale
1-unit, detached	71.6%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.8%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Cameron	Rockdale
Poverty rate	25.9%	16.8%
Average household size	2.91	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1973	1974