Rockwall County, Texas Population 2024

139,272
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Rockwall County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 139,272 with a growth rate of 6.07% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Rockwall County, Texas is the 36th largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 78,971 and has seen a growth of 76.36% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
2029179,0977,9654.65%
2028171,1327,9654.88%
2027163,1677,9655.13%
2026155,2027,9655.41%
2025147,2377,9655.72%
2024139,2727,9656.07%
2023131,3077,9656.46%
2022123,3426,7305.77%
2021116,6127,4546.83%
2020109,1584,2964.1%
2019104,8624,2704.24%
2018100,5923,6363.75%
201796,9563,3773.61%
201693,5793,3213.68%
201590,2583,1203.58%
201487,1382,4062.84%
201384,7321,9602.37%
201282,7721,6692.06%
201181,1032,1322.7%
201078,97100%
199025,60411,07676.24%
198014,5287,482106.19%
19707,0461,16819.87%
19605,878-278-4.52%
19506,156-895-12.69%
19407,051-607-7.93%
19307,658-933-10.86%
19208,5915196.43%
19108,072-459-5.38%
19008,5312,55942.85%
18905,9722,988100.13%
18802,984-176,113-98.33%
2024 Growth Rate
6.07% (7,965)
County Website
Rockwall County
State
Texas
County Seat
Rockwall
2020 Population
109,158
Area
127 mi²
Density
1097 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
27.59% (30,114)
Founded
1873

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White83,20671.16%
Two or more races13,11911.22%
Black or African American9,9478.51%
Other race5,7504.92%
Asian4,0503.46%
Native American7390.63%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1200.1%
71.16%11.22%8.51%Race

White

Two or more races

Black or African American

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Rockwall County, Texas Population by Race

Rockwall County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

010203040506070805K4.5K4K3.5K3K2.5K2K1.5K1K500005001K1.5K2K2.5K3K3.5K4K4.5K5KMaleFemale

Rockwall County, Texas Median Age

37.6

Total

37

Male

38.1

Female

Rockwall County, Texas Adults

There are 85,697 adults, (14,564 of whom are seniors) in Rockwall County, Texas.

Rockwall County, Texas Age Dependency

64.4

Age Dependency Ratio

20.5

Old Age Dependency Ratio

43.9

Child Dependency Ratio

Rockwall County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female58,81750.3%
Male58,11449.7%

Rockwall County, Texas Population by Age

Rockwall County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All39,5132.9482.617.4
Married26,4293.4290.49.6
Non Family8,3691.256832
Female3,4493.2560.939.1
Male1,2663.237525

3.34

Average Family Size

2.94

Average Household Size

82.6%

Rate of Home Ownership

66.89%8.73%21.18%Households by Type

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

MarriedAllMaleNon FamilyFemale00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91

owner

renter

Rockwall County, Texas Households and Families

Less Than 9th Grade9th to 12th GradeHigh School GraduateSome CollegeAssociates DegreeBachelors DegreeGraduate Degree02K4K6K8K10K

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade2,4683.23%
Associates Degree7,2529.49%
Bachelors Degree21,33327.92%
Graduate Degree12,26016.05%
High School Graduate14,46918.94%
Less Than 9th Grade1,9702.58%
Some College16,64421.79%
18.94%21.79%9.49%27.92%16.05%Over 25 Education

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Rockwall County, Texas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Rockwall County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

IslanderWhiteBlackAsian2+ RacesNative AmericanOther RaceHispanic0%20%40%60%80%100%

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White52,43050,97225,255
Hispanic13,11610,8443,464
2+ Races6,5185,6622,280
Black6,4955,9482,451
Other Race3,7553,150725
Asian2,9432,6171,624
Native American35630276
Islander343414

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 55.18%.

Rockwall County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

OverallLess Than 9th GradeHigh School GraduateSome CollegeBachelors DegreeGraduate Degree$0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000$120,000

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$86,406$109,019$66,581
Graduate Degree$94,366$120,739$76,328
High School Graduate$49,609$54,868$37,033
Less Than 9th Grade$34,420$45,644$23,711
Overall$69,140$82,273$56,903
Some College$60,150$76,910$47,331

$69,140

Average Earnings

$82,273

Average Male

$56,903

Average Female

Rockwall County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Rockwall County, Texas Language by Age

84.31%11.08%Languages

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Rockwall County, Texas Language

84.31% of Rockwall County, Texas residents speak only English, while 15.69% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 11.08% of the population.

Rockwall County, Texas Language

Rockwall County, Texas Poverty by Race

NativeBlackOtherHispanicWhiteMultipleAsian0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White75,3312,8723.81%
Hispanic23,4651,1404.86%
Black9,7707767.94%
Multiple13,0704473.42%
Other5,6983676.44%
Asian4,0171132.81%
Native7348111.04%

4.3%

Overall Poverty Rate

3.38%

Male Poverty Rate

5.21%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Rockwall County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Rockwall County, Texas is Native, with 11.04% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Rockwall County, Texas is Asian, with 2.81% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.01%. Among those working part-time, it was 4.89%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 10.08%.

Rockwall County, Texas Poverty

Less Than 9th GradeHigh SchoolSome CollegeBachelors or Greater0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade14%
High School6.6%
Some College3.91%
Bachelors or Greater1.96%

Rockwall County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

Male EmployedMale UnemployedFemale EmployedFemale Unemployed0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed15.21%
Male Unemployed9.77%
Female Employed2.42%
Male Employed1.06%

Rockwall County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Rockwall County, Texas Income by Household Type

Under10k10kTo15k15kTo25k25kTo35k35kTo50k50kTo75k75kTo100k100kTo150k150kTo200kOver200k05101520253035

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$137,781$171,864
Households$124,917$158,752
Married Families$150,227$-999,999,999
Non Families$72,856$102,869
HouseholdsFamiliesMarried FamiliesNon Families050,000100,000150,000

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Rockwall County, Texas Marital Status

OverallMalesFemales0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

60.3%

Overall Marriage Rate

61.5%

Male Marriage Rate

59.1%

Female Marriage Rate

Rockwall County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

45-5435-4455-64Over 6520-34020406080

male

female

Rockwall County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Rockwall County, Texas Marital Status by Race

HawaiianAsianIndianWhiteNonHispanicWhiteTwoOrMoreRacesHispanicBlackOtherRace0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Rockwall County, Texas Marital Status

38.31%32.16%25.07%Veterans by War

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

6,296

Number of Veterans

5,601

Male Veterans

695

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Second Gulf War2,425
First Gulf War2,036
Vietnam1,587
Korea265
World War II17

Rockwall County, Texas Veterans by War

18 to 3435 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475+02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,200

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 542,168
75+1,156
55 to 641,115
65 to 741,067
18 to 34790

Rockwall County, Texas Veterans by Age

WhiteHispanic2+ RacesBlackOther RaceNative AmericanIslanderAsian05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,000

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White4,9407.93%
Hispanic1,0096.44%
2+ Races7729.98%
Black3574.82%
Other Race1673.68%
Native American275.12%
Islander1955.88%
Asian140.45%

Rockwall County, Texas Veterans by Race

Rockwall County, Texas Veterans by Education

13.6%30.71%54.04%Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

3.15%

Veteran Poverty Rate

23.14%

Veteran Disability Rate

Rockwall County, Texas Veterans by Education

16 - 1920 - 2425 - 2930 - 3435 - 4445 - 5455 - 5960 - 6465 - 7475+0102030405060708090

LaborForceParticipation

70.2%

Labor Force Participation

67.3%

Employment Rate

4%

Unemployment Rate

Rockwall County, Texas Employment by Age

Native AmericanBlackHispanicOther Race2+ RacesWhiteWhite Non-HispanicAsianIslander01020304050607080

LaborForceParticipation

Rockwall County, Texas Employment by Race

Less Than High SchoolHigh School GraduateSome CollegeBachelors or Greater0102030405060708090

LaborForceParticipation

Rockwall County, Texas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

11.28%27.1%54.41%Origin

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

10.72%31.68%12.51%40.49%Origin

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

58.61%

Born in Rockwall County, Texas

91.3%

Native Born

8.7%

Foreign Born

3.36%

Non Citizen

5.34%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

91.3% of Rockwall County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 58.61% having been born in Texas. 3.36% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Rockwall County, Texas Place of Birth

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