Royse City

Population: 17,357
Median household income: $116,424
Median home value: $288,400

Located in Rockwall County, Texas, Royse City is a community with a population of 17,357. At $116,424, its median household income sits below Rockwall County's $124,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Royse City's population grew 33.7% from 12,982 to 17,357, while its median home value rose 52.8% from $188,700 to $288,400.

88.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2007.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,357
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $116,424
Median home value: $288,400
Median gross rent: $2,108
Housing units: 6,185
Homeownership rate: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,98217,357

Median household income

$82,860$116,424

Median home value

$188,700$288,400

Median gross rent

$1,589$2,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,982	$82,860	$188,700	$1,589
2020	13,773	$91,550	$205,300	$1,679
2021	13,512	$99,726	$218,600	$1,525
2022	15,051	$114,917	$275,700	$1,740
2023	17,357	$116,424	$288,400	$2,108

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,242	7.2%
5 to 17	3,564	20.5%
18 to 24	1,611	9.3%
25 to 34	2,860	16.5%
35 to 44	2,642	15.2%
45 to 54	2,250	13.0%
55 to 64	1,587	9.1%
65 to 74	1,095	6.3%
75 and over	506	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,888	62.7%
Black or African American	1,943	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	178	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.2%
Two or more races	323	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,994	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,128	10.3%
High school graduate	2,967	27.1%
Some college or associate's	3,650	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,151	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,044	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,749	73.7%
Carpooled	877	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	73	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,418	15.5%
Other means	46	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,459	18.8%
15 to 29 min	2,144	27.7%
30 to 44 min	1,523	19.7%
45 to 59 min	1,329	17.2%
60+ min	1,290	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 7.2% (1,251 of 17,317)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,575	77.6%
Nonfamily households	1,319	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,894	95.3%
Vacant	291	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,067	86.0%
Renter-occupied	827	14.0%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,459	88.3%
1-unit, attached	63	1.0%
2 to 4 units	70	1.1%
5 to 19 units	130	2.1%
20 or more units	62	1.0%
Mobile home & other	401	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4863668
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 32.9759, -96.3147