Texas · Census place 62828
Rockwall city, TX
Quick answer
Rockwall city has 49,605 residents, ranking #75 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $114,926, the median home is worth $382,400 and median gross rent runs $1,832 a month.
- Population
- 49,605Rockwall city residents
- Median household income
- $114,926Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $382,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,832Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rockwall city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rockwall city median would spend about 19.1% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 74.7% 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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