Rockwall

Population: 49,605
Median household income: $114,926
Median home value: $382,400

Located in Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall is a community with a population of 49,605. At $114,926, its median household income sits below Rockwall County's $124,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockwall's population grew 12.5% from 44,101 to 49,605, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $261,400 to $382,400.

The median resident is 39.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,605
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $114,926
Median home value: $382,400
Median gross rent: $1,832
Housing units: 18,865
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,10149,605

Median household income

$95,653$114,926

Median home value

$261,400$382,400

Median gross rent

$1,295$1,832

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,101	$95,653	$261,400	$1,295
2020	45,168	$100,894	$276,400	$1,338
2021	46,150	$107,301	$295,600	$1,395
2022	47,859	$114,799	$355,000	$1,728
2023	49,605	$114,926	$382,400	$1,832

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,958	6.0%
5 to 17	9,118	18.4%
18 to 24	4,208	8.5%
25 to 34	5,395	10.9%
35 to 44	7,093	14.3%
45 to 54	7,674	15.5%
55 to 64	5,565	11.2%
65 to 74	4,520	9.1%
75 and over	3,074	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,551	67.6%
Black or African American	3,891	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	0.2%
Asian	2,051	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	62	0.1%
Some other race	275	0.6%
Two or more races	1,491	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,193	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate16.2%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,576	4.7%
High school graduate	5,407	16.2%
Some college or associate's	9,939	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,104	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,295	18.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,578	72.4%
Carpooled	1,586	6.2%
Public transit	85	0.3%
Walked	211	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,929	19.2%
Other means	261	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,334	25.7%
15 to 29 min	4,381	21.1%
30 to 44 min	4,831	23.3%
45 to 59 min	3,353	16.2%
60+ min	2,822	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 3.9% (1,903 of 49,074)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,523	75.3%
Nonfamily households	4,431	24.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,954	95.2%
Vacant	911	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,419	74.7%
Renter-occupied	4,535	25.3%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,843	78.7%
1-unit, attached	510	2.7%
2 to 4 units	593	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1,333	7.1%
20 or more units	1,314	7.0%
Mobile home & other	272	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4862828
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.5 sq mi
Center point: 32.9181, -96.4381