Rockdale, Texas

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Back to Rockdale, TX housing info, Milam County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Rockdale, TX Milam County Population in July 2008: 5,966. Population change since 2000: +9.7%   Males: 2,815   (47.2%) Females: 3,151   (52.8%) Median resident age:   36.0 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 76567. Estimated median household income in 2008: $41,506 (it was $34,612 in 2000) Rockdale:   $41,506 Texas:   $50,043 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,036 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $72,448 (it was $46,500 in 2000) Rockdale:   $72,448 Texas:   $126,800 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $104,844; Detached houses: $92,129; Townhouses or other attached units: $134,072; Mobile homes: $163,370 Rockdale, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Rockdale: White Non-Hispanic (62.8%) Hispanic (21.9%) Black (14.3%) Other race (12.2%) Two or more races (2.0%) American Indian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Rockdale: 74.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rockdale, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Rockdale is mentioned 98 times on our forum: does anyone have any info about rockdale?  (58 replies) Anyone move to Austin....and hate it?  (445 replies) I hate when people call Austin ATX  (201 replies) Wallace Town USA  (504 replies) Minor Cities SMACKDOWN!  (111 replies) Whataburger best fast food Hamburger place?  (127 replies) Latest news from Rockdale, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (13.7%), German (11.7%), Irish (8.2%), English (8.1%), Scottish (2.9%), Czech (2.2%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 3.13 square miles. Population density: 1904 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 30.65 N, Longitude: 97.01 W

Area code: 512

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Rockdale, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.84
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rockdale, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Rockdale-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 106% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1997, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.2 miles away from the Rockdale city center killed 27 people and injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

On 12/2/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Rockdale, TX

• H H Coffield Regional Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 800, Local Ops: 1,600)
• Apache Pass Airport (Runways: 1)

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Notable location: Fair Park Racetrack (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Rockdale include: Primera Iglesia Bautista Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Church of Christ West Bell (C), Saint Johns Church (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), First United Pentecostal Church (F), Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (G), Spanish Assembly of God Church (H), Meadow Brook Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oak Lawn Cemetery (1), International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Rockdale: Fair Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Hotels: Best Western Rockdale Inn (381 North US Highway 77), Budget Inn (716 West Cameron Avenue).

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.4%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	18.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockdale, TX

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• Best Western Rockdale Inn, 377 N US Hwy 77, Rockdale, TX 76567, Phone: (512) 446-6163
• Comfort Inn, 702 West Hwy 79, Rockdale, TX 76567, Phone: (512) 446-3600, Fax: (512) 446-4674

Here		67.1%
USA		50.2%

7.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,771 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Williamson County, TX	1.07% ($37,729 average AGI)
from Bell County, TX	0.87% ($28,913)
from Harris County, TX	0.54% ($30,837)

7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,358 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.38%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Bell County, TX	1.25% ($30,300 average AGI)
to Williamson County, TX	1.04% ($33,470)
to Travis County, TX	0.65% ($34,385)

• STATION, Cr 1786 5 Mi S Us 79 7 Mi S Of, Overall height: 87.2 m, Call Sign: WNEG712
  Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/07/1999, Expiration Date: 09/29/2009, Cancelation Date: 02/02/2006, Certifier: Robert E Upperman
  Registrant: Lucent Worldwide Services, Dallas, TX 75266-0033, Phone: (214) 812-5230, Email:
• STATION, Fm 1786 At Alcoa Lake, Structure height: 29 m, Call Sign: WNEK443
  Assigned Frequencies : 2194.40 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/10/2000, Expiration Date: 10/18/2010, Cancelation Date: 10/09/2003, Certifier: Robert E Upperman
  Registrant: Txu Business Services Company, Dallas, TX 75266-0033, Phone: (214) 812-4808, Fax: (214) 812-6329, Email:
• STATION, Fm 1786 At Alcoa Lake, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNEK444
  Assigned Frequencies : 2144.40 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/10/2000, Expiration Date: 10/18/2010, Cancelation Date: 10/09/2003, Certifier: Robert E Upperman
  Registrant: Txu Business Services Company, Dallas, TX 75266-0033, Phone: (214) 812-4808, Fax: (214) 812-6329, Email:
• STATION, County Rd 1786 5 Mi S Of Us Hwy 79, Overall height: 78 m, Call Sign: WNEV228
  Assigned Frequencies : 6725.00 MHz, 6775.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/15/1993, Expiration Date: 04/15/1998
  Registrant: Phone: (512) 473-3262
• Cr 1786 5 Mi S Of Hwy Us 7, Overall height: 87.2 m, Call Sign: WNTX767
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.131 MHz, 928.131 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/10/1995, Expiration Date: 03/10/2000, Cancelation Date: 06/11/2000
  Registrant: Phone: (202) 371-0789
• ROCKDALE, 6400' Ne Of I/S Of Us Hwy. 77 & 79, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 99.1 m, Call Sign: WPNJ837
  Assigned Frequencies : 6825.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/23/2008, Expiration Date: 02/19/2018, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
• Sandow SES, Cr 1786 5 Mi S Us 79 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 87 m, Call Sign: WPWZ420
  Assigned Frequencies : 6805.00 MHz, 6745.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/14/2003, Expiration Date: 02/14/2013, Certifier: David Poole
  Registrant: Covington & Burling LLP, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 662-5506, Fax: (202) 778-5506, Email:

• Fire: 44
• Hazardous Condition: 23
• Service Call: 7
• Good Intent Call: 5

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