Rowland Heights, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 48,254, Rural population: 75 (all nonfarm))

Rowland Heights, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,548 (14,181 occupied: 9,367 owner occupied, 4,814 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1612 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,180 (lower quartile is $945, upper quartile is $1,505)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,291

Median gross rent in Rowland Heights, CA in 2007: $1,258

Housing units in Rowland Heights with a mortgage: 7,395 (928 second mortgage, 716 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,098

Rowland Heights,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $613,085 (it was $209,600 in 2000)

Rowland Heights:	$613,085
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $468,382 - $786,901

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $593,275
Here: $593,275
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $371,670
Here: $371,670
State: $541,123

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $312,370
Here: $312,370
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $285,477
Here: $285,477
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $43,375
Here: $43,375
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 48,169

In family households: 45,269 (9,747 male householders, 2,344 female householders)
9,504 spouses, 16,333 children (15,483 natural, 355 adopted, 495 stepchildren), 1,258 grandchildren, 1,058 brothers or sisters, 1,572 parents, 1,979 other relatives, 1,474 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,900 (1,019 male householders (752 living alone)), 1,083 female householders (852 living alone)), 798 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 160 (99 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,911 2-persons, 2,845 3-persons, 3,090 4-persons, 1,736 5-persons, 893 6-persons, 616 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,604 1-person, 359 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

8,627 married couples with children.
2,081 single-parent households (531 men, 1,550 women).

28.7% of residents of Rowland Heights speak English at home.
20.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
46.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 25,534 (52.8%)
(48.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.2
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rowland Heights, California:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 172 3 rooms: 1,140 4 rooms: 565 5 rooms: 1,498 6 rooms: 2,311 7 rooms: 1,826 8 rooms: 1,003 9 or more rooms: 837

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rowland Heights, California:
	1 room: 461 2 rooms: 1,297 3 rooms: 989 4 rooms: 698 5 rooms: 685 6 rooms: 359 7 rooms: 151 8 rooms: 122 9 or more rooms: 52

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 115
1995 to 1998: 812
1990 to 1994: 642
1980 to 1989: 3,517
1970 to 1979: 4,792
1960 to 1969: 3,532
1950 to 1959: 874
1940 to 1949: 160
1939 or earlier: 104

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rowland Heights:
	no bedroom: 104 1 bedroom: 294 2 bedrooms: 1,406 3 bedrooms: 3,201 4 bedrooms: 3,638 5 or more bedrooms: 724

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rowland Heights:
	no bedroom: 523 1 bedroom: 1,611 2 bedrooms: 1,406 3 bedrooms: 748 4 bedrooms: 498 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Rowland Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 262 1 vehicle: 1,583 2 vehicles: 4,079 3 vehicles: 2,292 4 vehicles: 790 5 or more vehicles: 361

Cars and other vehicles available in Rowland Heights in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 775 1 vehicle: 1,909 2 vehicles: 1,526 3 vehicles: 387 4 vehicles: 173 5 or more vehicles: 44

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Rowland Heights, CA:

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 25
$35,000 to $39,999: 25
$40,000 to $49,999: 92
$50,000 to $59,999: 114
$60,000 to $69,999: 88
$70,000 to $79,999: 74
$80,000 to $89,999: 71
$90,000 to $99,999: 81
$100,000 to $124,999: 162
$125,000 to $149,999: 81
$150,000 to $174,999: 64
$175,000 to $199,999: 36
$200,000 to $249,999: 112
$250,000 to $299,999: 65
$300,000 to $399,999: 440
$400,000 to $499,999: 1282
$500,000 to $749,999: 2973
$750,000 to $999,999: 1501
$1,000,000 or more: 2041

Rowland Heights rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rowland Heights:

Less than $100: 24 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 13
$250 to $299: 21
$300 to $349: 21
$350 to $399: 9
$400 to $449: 1
$450 to $499: 19
$500 to $549: 14
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 15
$650 to $699: 57
$700 to $749: 92
$750 to $799: 154
$800 to $899: 244
$900 to $999: 609
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,282
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,147
$1,500 to $1,999: 609
$2,000 or more: 277
No cash rent: 178

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5,900 1990 to 1994: 4,642 1985 to 1989: 4,378 1980 to 1984: 4,020 1975 to 1979: 2,847 1970 to 1974: 1,420 1970 to 1974: 1,022 1965 to 1969: 1,305

Rowland Heights, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.0%
Number of people working at home: 638 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 157
5 to 9 minutes: 1013
10 to 14 minutes: 1985
15 to 19 minutes: 2408
20 to 24 minutes: 2302
25 to 29 minutes: 871
30 to 34 minutes: 3800
35 to 39 minutes: 560
40 to 44 minutes: 1340
45 to 59 minutes: 2465
60 to 89 minutes: 2366
90 or more minutes: 822

Rowland Heights mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,843 (76%)
Carpooled: 2,911 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 455 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 29 (0%)
Railroad: 94 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 182 (1%)
Walked: 387 (2%)
Other means: 179 (1%)
Worked at home: 638 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1060
$10,000 to $14,999: 663
$15,000 to $19,999: 790
$20,000 to $24,999: 766
$25,000 to $29,999: 676
$30,000 to $34,999: 671
$35,000 to $39,999: 845
$40,000 to $44,999: 726
$45,000 to $49,999: 519
$50,000 to $59,999: 1136
$60,000 to $74,999: 1742
$75,000 to $99,999: 1820
$100,000 to $124,999: 1207
$125,000 to $149,999: 677
$150,000 to $199,999: 555
$200,000 or more: 340

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 37344

German: 1034

English: 1020

Irish: 824

Italian: 769

United States or American: 614

Arab:: 282

French (except Basque): 279

Russian: 235

Norwegian: 225

Subsaharan African:: 161

African: 134

Scotch-Irish: 133

Egyptian: 129

Polish: 125

Armenian: 122

Scottish: 121

Dutch: 103

Arab/Arabic: 101

Romanian: 98

Danish: 97

Austrian: 92

European: 91

Yugoslavian: 68

Canadian: 63

British: 62

Swedish: 61

French Canadian: 55

Ukrainian: 48

Swiss: 35

Bulgarian: 30

Hungarian: 27

Welsh: 24

Lebanese: 23

Iranian: 20

Basque: 19

Acadian/Cajun: 19

Palestinian: 19

Ethiopian: 19

Portuguese: 16

Czech: 15

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14

West Indian: 14

Brazilian: 13

Czechoslovakian: 13

Greek: 12

Syrian: 10

Pennsylvania German: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Slovene: 8

Kenyan: 8

Slovak: 7

Lithuanian: 6

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

Taiwan (21%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (17%)
Mexico (14%)
Korea (12%)
Philippines (11%)
Hong Kong (4%)
Vietnam (3%)

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

This state: 17799
Northeast: 1132
Midwest: 1371
South: 1320
West: 822

59% of Rowland Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 227
Nursery to 4th grade: 78
5th and 6th grade: 428
7th and 8th grade: 184
9th grade: 242
10th grade: 232
11th grade: 319
12th grade, no diploma: 624
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,713
Less than 1 year of college: 788
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,089
Associate degree: 1,066
Bachelor's degree: 3,497
Master's degree: 1,549
Professional school degree: 509
Doctorate degree: 161

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 335
Nursery to 4th grade: 240
5th and 6th grade: 512
7th and 8th grade: 374
9th grade: 433
10th grade: 245
11th grade: 268
12th grade, no diploma: 755
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,861
Less than 1 year of college: 925
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,024
Associate degree: 1,494
Bachelor's degree: 3,367
Master's degree: 824
Professional school degree: 274
Doctorate degree: 37

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $75,302
Black householders: $62,077
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $46,014
Asian householders: $66,510
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $53,115
Some other race householders: $67,852
Two or more races householders: $65,063
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $67,629

Rowland Heights household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rowland Heights household income for Black householders

Rowland Heights household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Rowland Heights household income for Asian householders

Rowland Heights household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Rowland Heights household income for Some other race householders

Rowland Heights household income for Two or more races householders

Rowland Heights household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Rowland Heights marital status for males

Rowland Heights marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $594,950
Black or African American householders: $656,668
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $475,316
Asian householders: $730,963
Some other race householders: $549,904
Two or more races householders: $595,535
Hispanic or Latino householders: $570,379

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,106
One, attached: 466
Two: 98
3 or 4: 922
5 to 9: 359
10 to 19: 275
20 to 49: 196
50 or more: 1,597
Mobile homes: 529

Median worth of mobile homes: $71,493

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rowland Heights:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (27%) No fuel used (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 585

Here:	10.8%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 324

Here:	9.1%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 657

Here:	15.7%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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