Rockwall County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 62,944 (80% urban, 20% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,010
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,520

% of renters here:	17%
State:	36%

Land area: 129 sq. mi.
Water area: 19.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 489 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Retail trade (11.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Rockwall County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Rockwall County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (83.1%)
Hispanic (11.1%)
Other race (4.4%)
Black (3.2%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 21,626	(50.2%)
Females: 21,454	(49.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,612
County population in 2003: 54,724
Jobs in 2003: 15,544

Rockwall County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 28,863
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:

Rockwall County:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $68,774 ($65,164 in 2000)

This county	$68,774
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $200,419

Rockwall County	$200,419
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $699
Institutionalized population: 598
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Rockwall County in 2000: $1373

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 47
Burglaries: 84
Thefts: 151
Auto thefts: 24

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 48
Burglaries: 94
Thefts: 118
Auto thefts: 22

Rockwall County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 955 buildings, average cost: $194,400
2001: 1267 buildings, average cost: $171,000
2002: 1224 buildings, average cost: $171,000
2003: 1219 buildings, average cost: $168,500
2004: 1598 buildings, average cost: $168,100
2005: 1756 buildings, average cost: $183,400
2006: 1190 buildings, average cost: $201,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Rockwall County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $2,460 (1.7%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Rockwall, Heath, Royse City, McLendon-Chisholm, Fate, Mobile City, Chireno-Martinsville.

2005 air pollution in Rockwall County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.096 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Collin County , Dallas County , Hunt County , Kaufman County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Zollner Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Blackland Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Wallace Lake (A), Crenshaw and Burnett Lake (B), Rockwall Lake (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Reservoir (D), Crenshaw Lake (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 3f Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hackberry Creek (A), Klutts Branch (B), Pond Branch (C), Tar Branch (D), Sabine Creek (E), Parker Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,854
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,364 (39% naturalized citizens)

Rockwall County:	7.8%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 692
1990 to 1994: 833
1985 to 1989: 433
1980 to 1984: 425
1975 to 1979: 439
1970 to 1974: 190
1970 to 1974: 175
1965 to 1969: 177

Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.9%

Rockwall County marital status for males

Rockwall County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,111
One, attached: 485
Two: 122
3 or 4: 246
5 to 9: 602
10 to 19: 266
20 or more: 237
Mobile homes: 1,280
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Rockwall County with a mortgage: 8,027 (559 second mortgage, 390 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,275

Agriculture in Rockwall County
Average size of farms: 121 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7790
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: $10071
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: $38090
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

Rockwall County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (13%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Top executives (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (58%)
India (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Philippines (3%)
Cambodia (2%)
Canada (2%)
Vietnam (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rockwall County:

United States or American (17%)
German (13%)
English (12%)
Irish (10%)
Italian (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Rockwall County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,623 (83%)
Carpooled: 2,287 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 178 (1%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 159 (1%)
Other means: 64 (0%)
Worked at home: 895 (4%)

People in group quarters in Rockwall County, Texas

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

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $78,728.

16.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	16.66%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)
Rockwall County: 0.05%
Texas average: 0.20%

12.68% relocated from other counties in Texas ($43,061 average AGI)
3.92% relocated from other states ($16,015 average AGI)
Rockwall County: 3.92%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Dallas County, TX	7.71% ($56,123 average AGI)
from Collin County, TX	1.05% ($58,121)
from Hunt County, TX	0.80% ($50,594)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.42% ($58,161)
from Denton County, TX	0.42% ($77,616)
from Kaufman County, TX	0.35% ($56,292)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.24% ($54,200)

9.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.98%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.95% relocated to other counties in Texas ($35,255 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($13,008 average AGI)
Rockwall County: 2.03%
Texas average: 2.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Dallas County, TX	3.64% ($38,250 average AGI)
to Collin County, TX	0.99% ($45,574)
to Hunt County, TX	0.72% ($45,228)
to Denton County, TX	0.39% ($47,176)
to Kaufman County, TX	0.37% ($51,000)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.34% ($61,231)
to Harris County, TX	0.15% ($40,621)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Births per 1000 population in Rockwall County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Rockwall County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rockwall County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,508 (4,013 aged, 495 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 42,473

In family households: 39,515 (10,203 male householders, 1,888 female householders)
10,533 spouses, 14,715 children (13,177 natural, 387 adopted, 1,151 stepchildren), 524 grandchildren, 302 brothers or sisters, 288 parents, 613 other relatives, 449 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,958 (1,139 male householders (917 living alone)), 1,351 female householders (1,169 living alone)), 468 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 607 (588 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,446 2-persons, 2,686 3-persons, 2,965 4-persons, 1,363 5-persons, 369 6-persons, 262 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,086 1-person, 360 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

10,457 married couples with children.
1,638 single-parent households (450 men, 1,188 women).

87.4% of residents of Rockwall County speak English at home.
9.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $206,676,000 ($3547 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:	6.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,279
1995 to 1998: 2,685
1990 to 1994: 2,065
1980 to 1989: 4,760
1970 to 1979: 2,908
1960 to 1969: 728
1950 to 1959: 360
1940 to 1949: 273
1939 or earlier: 293

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockwall County, Texas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 53
3 rooms: 338
4 rooms: 439
5 rooms: 1,993
6 rooms: 2,498
7 rooms: 2,591
8 rooms: 1,913
9 or more rooms: 2,185

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockwall County, Texas:

1 room: 53
2 rooms: 188
3 rooms: 437
4 rooms: 661
5 rooms: 591
6 rooms: 343
7 rooms: 150
8 rooms: 50
9 or more rooms: 47

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rockwall County:

no bedroom: 53
1 bedroom: 249
2 bedrooms: 1,027
3 bedrooms: 6,244
4 bedrooms: 3,987
5 or more bedrooms: 450

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockwall County:

no bedroom: 88
1 bedroom: 684
2 bedrooms: 852
3 bedrooms: 786
4 bedrooms: 103
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockwall County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 148
1 vehicle: 2,091
2 vehicles: 6,296
3 vehicles: 2,656
4 vehicles: 562
5 or more vehicles: 257

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockwall County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 139
1 vehicle: 1,257
2 vehicles: 955
3 vehicles: 119
4 vehicles: 31
5 or more vehicles: 19

47% of Rockwall County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Texas.

Rockwall County:	47.4%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 26059
Northeast: 1824
Midwest: 4735
South: 4782
West: 1960

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $152,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (50%)
Utility gas (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (71%)
Utility gas (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 462

Here:	7.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 122

Here:	4.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 300

Here:	20.4%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Rockwall County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $324,000
Charges - All Other: $3,374,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $313,000
General: $282,000

Corrections - Other: $5,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,115,000
Corrections - Other: $2,997,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,595,000

Regular Highways: $1,384,000

Financial Administration: $1,025,000

Central Staff Services: $762,000

General Public Buildings: $536,000

Health Services - Other: $521,000

General - Other: $499,000

Libraries: $427,000

Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
General - Interest on Debt: $630,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,026,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,025,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,000,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $13,670,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,355,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,048,000
Interest Earnings: $217,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $462,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,110,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $198,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $160,000
All Other: $88,000
Tax - Property: $10,796,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,868,000

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