Rockwall County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	36%

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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:

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Races in Rockwall County, Texas:

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

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

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Rockwall County:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$77,861
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$865
State:	$589

Rockwall County:	$187,300
Texas:	$120,900

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:	4.5%
Texas:	16.3%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

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, Northeast Rockwall, Northwest Rockwall, South Rockwall.

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

Here:	6.5%
Texas:	6.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

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

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

Here:	77.9% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

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

Rockwall County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 Rockwall County center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 35.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/5/2006 at 18:46:23, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from Rockwall County center
On 6/1/1995 at 04:49:29, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	26 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+271 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

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

Here:	7.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	4.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	20.4%
Texas:	15.4%

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