Texas · Census place 62672
Rockdale city, TX
Quick answer
Rockdale city has 5,455 residents, ranking #397 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $47,550, the median home is worth $164,300 and median gross rent runs $1,013 a month.
- Population
- 5,455Rockdale city residents
- Median household income
- $47,550Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $164,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,013Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rockdale city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rockdale city median would spend about 25.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.8% of residents and 67.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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