Rockwall County, Texas (TX)

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• • 69,25270.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 17,76618.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6,2496.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,7522.8%Asian alone
  • 2,2682.3%Two or more races
  • 3200.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1670.2%Some other race alone
  • 470.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $338,606

Here:	$338,606
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $209,237

Here:	$209,237
State:	$268,635

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,179

Here:	$118,179
State:	$205,835

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $275,709

Here:	$275,709
State:	$312,503

Mobile homes: $74,623

Here:	$74,623
State:	$94,014

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $6,197 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $4,086 (1.3%)

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: Northwest Rockwall, Rockwall, South Rockwall, Northeast Rockwall, Heath, Royse City, McLendon-Chisholm, Fate, Mobile City.

2018 air pollution in Rockwall County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Emanuel County, Georgia , Union Parish, Louisiana , Union County, Arkansas , Heard County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,854
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,578 (59.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,9522010 or later
• 2,4342000 to 2009
• 1,8891990 to 1999
• 8581980 to 1989
• 6291970 to 1979
• 352Before 1970

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: 32,361
• One, attached: 997
• Two: 79
• 3 or 4: 250
• 5 to 9: 1,046
• 10 to 19: 454
• 20 to 49: 404
• 50 or more: 930
• Mobile homes: 707

Housing units in Rockwall County with a mortgage: 21,317 (279 second mortgage, 1,265 home equity loan, 128 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,519

Religion statistics for Rockwall County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Rockwall County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

12.38% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($81,995 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($429 average AGI)

Rockwall County:	0.06%
Texas average:	0.08%

9.67% relocated from other counties in Texas ($61,007 average AGI)
2.65% relocated from other states ($20,558 average AGI)

Rockwall County:	2.65%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Dallas County, TX	4.52% ($71,969 average AGI)
from Collin County, TX	1.41% ($97,356)
from Hunt County, TX	0.63% ($70,870)
from Kaufman County, TX	0.58% ($91,623)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.40% ($87,908)
from Denton County, TX	0.36% ($85,383)
from Harris County, TX	0.18% ($83,862)

9.77% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($67,806 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.04% relocated to other counties in Texas ($53,914 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($13,892 average AGI)

Rockwall County:	1.73%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Dallas County, TX	2.89% ($58,902 average AGI)
to Collin County, TX	1.30% ($67,171)
to Hunt County, TX	1.01% ($68,158)
to Kaufman County, TX	0.63% ($67,139)
to Denton County, TX	0.34% ($75,431)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.32% ($61,272)
to Harris County, TX	0.12% ($91,595)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rockwall County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 18,105 (2,261 living alone), Female householders: 18,560 (3,056 living alone)

• 23,876 spouses (23,823 opposite-sex spouses), 1,438 unmarried partners, (1,438 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 35,283 children (31,945 natural, 703 adopted, 2,635 stepchildren), 3,005 grandchildren, 458 brothers or sisters, 1,185 parents, 0 foster children, 937 other relatives, 1,441 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 627

Size of family households: 11,017 2-persons, 6,235 3-persons, 7,159 4-persons, 4,149 5-persons, 968 6-persons, 632 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,317 1-person, 966 2-persons, 222 3-persons.

20,381 married couples with children.
4,823 single-parent households (1,577 men, 3,246 women).

83.4% of residents of Rockwall speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Rockwall County, Texas
• 6,5892014 or later
• 2,8842010 to 2013
• 12,6992000 to 2009
• 5,2551990 to 1999
• 5,9911980 to 1989
• 1,8981970 to 1979
• 9231960 to 1969
• 4721950 to 1959
• 4521940 to 1949
• 651939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Rockwall County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockwall County, Texas
• 151 room
• 02 rooms
• 3583 rooms
• 1,2584 rooms
• 3,8185 rooms
• 4,0326 rooms
• 5,7947 rooms
• 5,3688 rooms
• 10,1939+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockwall County, Texas
• 01 room
• 2532 rooms
• 9213 rooms
• 1,2524 rooms
• 7105 rooms
• 1,6746 rooms
• 6817 rooms
• 2778 rooms
• 619+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Rockwall County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockwall County, Texas
• 15no bedroom
• 01 bedroom
• 1,6982 bedrooms
• 11,3863 bedrooms
• 14,3784 bedrooms
• 3,3595+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockwall County, Texas
• 157no bedroom
• 1,1221 bedroom
• 1,8702 bedrooms
• 1,6683 bedrooms
• 9604 bedrooms
• 525+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockwall County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Rockwall County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 264no vehicle
• 5,2871 vehicle
• 14,3112 vehicles
• 7,1843 vehicles
• 2,6144 vehicles
• 1,1765+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Rockwall County in renter-occupied apartments
• 79no vehicle
• 1,8151 vehicle
• 3,5092 vehicles
• 3243 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 1025+ vehicles

86.4% of Rockwall County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 58,270
• Other state: 36,254
• Northeast: 3,494
• Midwest: 8,572
• South: 13,467
• West: 10,721

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 515
• Number of aged recipients: 93
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 422
• Number of recipients under 18: 117
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 264
• Number of recipients older than 64: 134
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 167
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 205