Housing density: 1,742 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $729,327.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,787 (lower quartile is $1,475, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,931
Median gross rent in Rowland Heights, CA in 2022: $1,867
Housing units in Rowland Heights with a mortgage: 5,738 (471 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 370 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 124
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $118,045
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $84,852
Median monthly housing costs: $1,828
Compare current foreclosures near Rowland Heights, CA:
4,468 married couples with children.
1,697 single-parent households (333 men, 1,364 women).
25.1% of residents of Rowland Heights speak English at home.
20.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
52.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 25,305 (54.8%)
(63.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.4% Number of people working at home: 3,147 (13.9% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 168
5 to 9 minutes: 691
10 to 14 minutes: 2,360
15 to 19 minutes: 2,465
20 to 24 minutes: 2,674
25 to 29 minutes: 1,303
30 to 34 minutes: 3,150
35 to 39 minutes: 549
40 to 44 minutes: 1,458
45 to 59 minutes: 2,137
60 to 89 minutes: 1,606
90 or more minutes: 770
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 7,267 (63.1%)
Carpooled: 876 (7.6%)
Bus: 202 (1.8%)
Subway or elevated rail: 23 (0.2%)
Taxi: 106 (0.9%)
Bicycle: 24 (0.2%)
Walked: 186 (1.6%)
Worked at home: 3,147 (27.3%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
0.9%Males
4.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
52.2%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
47.7%Males
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
4.0%Males
4.7%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
4.7%Males
8.1%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
8.3%Males
11.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
6.2%Males
6.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rowland Heights, California
6,3172010 or later
4,5432000 to 2009
5,3491990 to 1999
8,3981980 to 1989
4,2671970 to 1979
2,327Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
American: 365 (1.0%)
English: 224 (0.6%)
Irish: 181 (0.5%)
Italian: 146 (0.4%)
Russian: 94 (0.3%)
German: 89 (0.2%)
Palestinian: 60 (0.2%)
Armenian: 33 (0.09%)
Nigerian: 31 (0.09%)
Dutch: 29 (0.08%)
French: 29 (0.08%)
Norwegian: 24 (0.07%)
Polish: 19 (0.05%)
Ukrainian: 16 (0.04%)
Welsh: 15 (0.04%)
European: 12 (0.03%)
Hungarian: 12 (0.03%)
Scotch-Irish: 12 (0.03%)
Lebanese: 10 (0.03%)
British: 9 (0.03%)
Swedish: 9 (0.03%)
Canadian: 8 (0.02%)
Scottish: 6 (0.02%)
Egyptian: 5 (0.01%)
Austrian: 5 (0.01%)
Eastern European: 4 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Rowland Heights:
29.8% (7,546)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Taiwan
Rowland Heights:
17.2% (4,360)
California:
1.7% (176,274)
Mexico
Rowland Heights:
11.6% (2,946)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Philippines
Rowland Heights:
8.1% (2,040)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Korea
Rowland Heights:
7.5% (1,897)
California:
3.0% (315,248)
Hong Kong
Rowland Heights:
4.8% (1,210)
California:
1.0% (105,215)
Vietnam
Rowland Heights:
4.7% (1,177)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
El Salvador
Rowland Heights:
2.3% (570)
California:
4.2% (440,287)
Guatemala
Rowland Heights:
2.2% (564)
California:
2.8% (290,436)
Indonesia
Rowland Heights:
2.0% (500)
California:
0.4% (39,097)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 18,360
Other state: 2,108
Northeast: 453
Midwest: 671
South: 672
West: 304
93.5% of Rowland Heights residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42.9% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54.5% lived in California.
Rowland Heights:
93.5%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 616
Nursery to 4th grade: 222
5th and 6th grade: 228
7th and 8th grade: 220
9th grade: 354
10th grade: 58
11th grade: 136
12th grade, no diploma: 575
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,299
Less than 1 year of college: 642
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,843
Associate degree: 1,441
Bachelor's degree: 4,616
Master's degree: 1,298
Professional school degree: 436
Doctorate degree: 165
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 841
Nursery to 4th grade: 139
5th and 6th grade: 370
7th and 8th grade: 279
9th grade: 391
10th grade: 131
11th grade: 117
12th grade, no diploma: 403
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,487
Less than 1 year of college: 607
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,968
Associate degree: 1,470
Bachelor's degree: 4,993
Master's degree: 1,290
Professional school degree: 295
Doctorate degree: 103
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 11,308
One, attached: 587
Two: 163
3 or 4: 814
5 to 9: 445
10 to 19: 464
20 to 49: 256
50 or more: 1,027
Mobile homes: 636
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $146,571
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%
House/condo owner moved in on average 19 years ago