Fate

Population: 20,757
Median household income: $129,500
Median home value: $361,100

Fate is a community in Rockwall County, Texas, home to 20,757 residents. At $129,500, its median household income sits in line with Rockwall County's $124,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Fate's population grew 62.3% from 12,787 to 20,757, while its median home value rose 40.6% from $256,800 to $361,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 49.8% of the population. 72.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,757
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $129,500
Median home value: $361,100
Median gross rent: $2,528
Housing units: 6,480
Homeownership rate: 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,78720,757

Median household income

$110,373$129,500

Median home value

$256,800$361,100

Median gross rent

$2,004$2,528

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,787	$110,373	$256,800	$2,004
2020	14,300	$109,481	$282,100	$2,055
2021	17,403	$114,280	$286,200	$2,136
2022	19,010	$121,935	$342,900	$2,282
2023	20,757	$129,500	$361,100	$2,528

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1725.8%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4419.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,446	7.0%
5 to 17	5,358	25.8%
18 to 24	1,643	7.9%
25 to 34	2,785	13.4%
35 to 44	4,010	19.3%
45 to 54	2,363	11.4%
55 to 64	1,707	8.2%
65 to 74	927	4.5%
75 and over	518	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,340	49.8%
Black or African American	2,317	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	614	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	53	0.3%
Some other race	52	0.3%
Two or more races	583	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,795	32.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree27.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	899	7.3%
High school graduate	2,460	20.0%
Some college or associate's	3,893	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,361	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,697	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,352	72.2%
Carpooled	864	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,783	17.5%
Other means	142	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,065	12.7%
15 to 29 min	2,132	25.4%
30 to 44 min	2,404	28.6%
45 to 59 min	1,572	18.7%
60+ min	1,230	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.43
Poverty rate: 3.8% (781 of 20,742)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,159	85.4%
Nonfamily households	885	14.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2013

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,044	93.3%
Vacant	436	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,369	88.8%
Renter-occupied	675	11.2%

1-unit, detached99.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,456	99.6%
1-unit, attached	17	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4825572
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 32.9493, -96.3832