County population in 2016: 93,978 (84% urban, 16% rural); it was 43,080 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 17,968 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,918 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,010 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,562 (it was 2,520 in 2000)
% of renters here:
17%
State:
36%
Land area: 129 sq. mi.
Water area: 19.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 730 people per square mile (high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Rockwall County: 95.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (29.2%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (14.4%), Manufacturing (10.5%), Construction (10.5%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $5,055 (2.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $3,719 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 3.9%
Rockwall County:
3.9%
Texas:
15.6%
(4.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.0% for Black residents, 9.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.0% for American Indian residents, 12.6% for other race residents, 6.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 37.5 years old
(Males: 35.6 years old, Females: 39.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.6 years old, Black residents: 33.1 years old, American Indian residents: 43.1 years old, Asian residents: 38.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.4 years old, Other race residents: 47.5 years old)
Area name: Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rockwall County is $607 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $733 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $954 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Rockwall County: Sand Flat Community Center (A), Henderson County Clint W Murchison Memorial Library (B), Southwest Rains Volunteer Fire Department (C), Rockey Point Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Rockwall County include: Prairie Grove Church (A), Prospect Church (B), County Line Church (C), Richland Baptist Church (D), Dunbar Union Church (E), Woosky Church (F), Clarks Chapel (G), Bois D'Arc Church (H), Church of the Living God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Slatter Cemetery (1), Robertson-Henrys Chapel Cemetery (2), Lone Star Cemetery (3), Richland-Benton Hill Cemetery (4), Burke-Yandell Cemetery (5), Parks Cemetery (6), Campbell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Twin Lakes (A), Holcomb Lake (B), Flag Pond (C), Fish Lake (D), Highland Lake (E), Montgomery Lake (F), Hauak Lake (G), Greenes Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Creek (A), Brickkiln Branch (B), White Oak Branch (C), Bee Branch (D), Sticky Branch (E), Bear Creek (F), Simpkins Creek (G), Schoolhouse Branch (H), Sand Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 1,854 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,900 (39.7% naturalized citizens)
Rockwall County:
9.5%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 1,176
2000 to 2009: 2,010
1990 to 1999: 1,998
1980 to 1989: 858
1970 to 1979: 629
Before 1970: 352
Note: State values scaled to Rockwall County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 27,956
One, attached: 228
Two: 106
3 or 4: 632
5 to 9: 619
10 to 19: 268
20 to 49: 371
50 or more: 1,330
Mobile homes: 1,190
Housing units in Rockwall County with a mortgage: 18,826 (1,026 second mortgage, 616 home equity loan, 64 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,805
Here:
75.0% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Rockwall County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
47,563
58
Catholic
9,619
1
Mainline Protestant
5,337
9
Other
1,279
3
Black Protestant
338
2
None
14,201
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Rockwall County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
Rockwall County:
0.95 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
0.54 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
Rockwall County:
3.12 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 57
This county:
7.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Rockwall County:
8.0%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Rockwall County:
26.8%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.3%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Rockwall County:
Average size of farms: 121 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7,790 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $74.44 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.81% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.86% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10,071 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.50% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.73% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,090 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.84% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.56 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.60% All wheat for grain: 3102 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1134 harvested acres Land in orchards: 79 acres
Tornado activity:
Rockwall County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1227213.1 times below overall U.S. average. On 10/18/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Rockwall County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 251.5 miles away from Rockwall County center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 120.8 miles away from the county center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 145.0 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 172.2 miles away from the county center On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 447.1 miles away from Rockwall County center On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 32.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2016 to January 21, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4255: February 09, 2016, FEMA Id: 4255, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3171: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3171, Natural disaster type: Other
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 04, 1989 to June 07, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-828: May 19, 1989, FEMA Id: 828, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Texas SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 12, 1966, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-218: May 12, 1966, FEMA Id: 218, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Rockwall County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 6
Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (44%)
India (5%)
Ethiopia (3%)
Vietnam (3%)
El Salvador (3%)
Germany (2%)
Guatemala (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rockwall County (%):
American (12%)
English (8%)
German (8%)
Irish (7%)
Italian (2%)
Scottish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 24,935 (78.5%)
Carpooled: 3,311 (10.4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 59 (0.2%)
Subway or elevated: 15 (0.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 532 (1.7%)
Walked: 284 (0.9%)
Worked at home: 2,782 (8.8%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Rockwall County, Texas in 2000:
512 people in nursing homes
76 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in unknown juvenile institutions
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
492 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
167 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $81,467.
10.89% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($55,944 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.89%
Texas average:
7.14%
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($389 average AGI)
Rockwall County:
0.06%
Texas average:
0.08%
8.58% relocated from other counties in Texas ($42,597 average AGI)
2.24% relocated from other states ($12,959 average AGI)
Rockwall County:
2.24%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rockwall County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,531 (5,743 aged, 788 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,887 (17%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Rockwall County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (500)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (400)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (382)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (175)
Congestive heart failure (148)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (138)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,452 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 604 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 48 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 75
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 124.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 75.4
Other - 49.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 93,978
In family households: 84,958 (14,059 male householders, 10,572 female householders)
21,180 spouses, 33,909 children (30,390 natural, 807 adopted, 2,712 stepchildren), 504 grandchildren, 455 brothers or sisters, 1,526 parents, 1,443 other relatives, 1,310 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,364 (2,109 male householders (1,542 living alone)), 4,880 female householders (4,442 living alone)), 1,375 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 656
Size of family households: 10,205 2-persons, 3,811 3-persons, 5,928 4-persons, 3,188 5-persons, 970 6-persons, 529 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,984 1-person, 1,005 2-persons.
19,878 married couples with children.
4,932 single-parent households (1,494 men, 3,438 women).
84.0% of residents of Rockwall speak English at home.
11.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $206,676,000 ($3,547 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $53,172,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,193,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,048,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $786,000 Federal grants: $35,674,000 Federal procurement contracts: $51,161,000 ($44,723,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,815,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,653,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $97,554,000 Federal Government insurance: $25,363,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,081
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,659
Here:
26 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +545
Here:
+9 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +17,074
Here:
+271 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Rockwall County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.4
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 1,627
2010 to 2013: 3,603
2000 to 2009: 13,189
1990 to 1999: 4,843
1980 to 1989: 6,215
1970 to 1979: 2,182
1960 to 1969: 533
1950 to 1959: 244
1940 to 1949: 104
1939 or earlier: 160
Note: State values scaled to Rockwall population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Rockwall County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Rockwall County population
no vehicle: 523
1 vehicle: 4,018
2 vehicles: 12,425
3 vehicles: 5,138
4 vehicles: 2,868
5+ vehicles: 659
no vehicle: 914
1 vehicle: 2,080
2 vehicles: 2,426
3 vehicles: 171
4 vehicles: 203
5+ vehicles: 195
88% of Rockwall County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Texas.
Rockwall County:
87.8%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 53,141
Other state: 29,664
Northeast: 3,253
Midwest: 8,608
South: 10,984
West: 6,819
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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