Rockdale

Population: 5,455
Median household income: $47,550
Median home value: $164,300

Rockdale, a community in Milam County, Texas, has 5,455 residents. The median household income of $47,550 is below the Milam County median ($59,076).

From 2019 to 2023, Rockdale's population declined 1.4% from 5,531 to 5,455, while its median home value rose 74.2% from $94,300 to $164,300.

The median gross rent is $1,013. 15.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,455
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,550
Median home value: $164,300
Median gross rent: $1,013
Housing units: 2,582
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5315,455

Median household income

$39,598$47,550

Median home value

$94,300$164,300

Median gross rent

$802$1,013

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,531	$39,598	$94,300	$802
2020	5,505	$35,650	$97,600	$719
2021	5,378	$38,636	$107,100	$798
2022	5,424	$39,911	$133,300	$942
2023	5,455	$47,550	$164,300	$1,013

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	353	6.5%
5 to 17	901	16.5%
18 to 24	445	8.2%
25 to 34	892	16.4%
35 to 44	561	10.3%
45 to 54	754	13.8%
55 to 64	551	10.1%
65 to 74	663	12.2%
75 and over	335	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,925	53.6%
Black or African American	381	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.5%
Asian	18	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,056	37.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	785	20.9%
High school graduate	1,626	43.3%
Some college or associate's	782	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	377	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	186	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,416	66.4%
Carpooled	316	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	224	10.5%
Other means	110	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	930	48.7%
15 to 29 min	357	18.7%
30 to 44 min	121	6.3%
45 to 59 min	163	8.5%
60+ min	339	17.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 16.8% (889 of 5,305)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,255	55.8%
Nonfamily households	994	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,249	87.1%
Vacant	333	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,510	67.1%
Renter-occupied	739	32.9%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other13.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,960	75.9%
1-unit, attached	20	0.8%
2 to 4 units	146	5.7%
5 to 19 units	21	0.8%
20 or more units	76	2.9%
Mobile home & other	359	13.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4862672
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.6557, -97.0085