Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety87#2,040/15,637
Economy94#876/15,631
Housing38#9,338/14,977
Health86#2,138/15,609
Healthcare60#6,316/15,650
Environment43#8,828/15,453
Education78#3,489/15,649
Infrastructure69#4,816/15,650
Community50#7,847/15,651
Leisure & amenities31#10,774/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Rockwall, Texas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Rockwall County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Child care cost burden · low16.7%
99/100Texas 24.5%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteRockwall County value
Hospital quality rating · high5.0
98/100Texas 3.4United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesRockwall County value
Child poverty rate · low3.1%
98/100Texas 17.9%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Math scores · high3.50
96/100Texas 3.15United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteRockwall County value
Injury deaths · low49 /100k
95/100Texas 69 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteRockwall County value
Job growth · high2.9%
93/100Texas 0.6%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataRockwall County value

Weaknesses

Public libraries · low0.2 /10k
2/100Texas 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesRockwall County value
Average commute time · high31.8 min
8/100Texas 26.7 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Grocery stores · low0.9 /10k
10/100Texas 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsRockwall County value
Hot days · high93 days
12/100Texas 111 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationRockwall County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high8.9 µg/m³
15/100Texas 8.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRockwall County value
Social associations · low7.0 /10k
22/100Texas 7.3 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteRockwall County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
44,101 (2015-2019) → 51,168 (2020-2024)
+16%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
New homes permittedWorsening
21.4 /1k (2021) → 7.3 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−66%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.7× (2015-2019) → 3.6× (2020-2024)
+30%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
42.6% (2015-2019) → 48.6% (2020-2024)
+6 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
91.8% (2015-2019) → 96.3% (2020-2024)
+4.5 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Median household incomeImproving
$95,653 (2015-2019) → $115,580 (2020-2024)
+21%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Rockwall, Texas improved on 5 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 7 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved5

Bachelor's++6 points42.6% → 48.6%
Uninsured−2.5 points11.7% → 9.2%
Child poverty−3.2 points6.3% → 3.1%
Household income+21%$95,653 → $115,580
Broadband+4.5 points91.8% → 96.3%

Declined1

Price / income+0.8×2.7× → 3.6×

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Rockwall, Texas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	33.0 min2015-2019	31.8 min2020-2024	−1.2 min	Within the margin of error	62%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%2015-2019	48.6%2020-2024	+6 points	Improved	74%
Broadband subscriptions	91.8%2015-2019	96.3%2020-2024	+4.5 points	Improved	29%
Child poverty rate	6.3%2015-2019	3.1%2020-2024	−3.2 points	Improved	61%
Effective property tax rate	1.76%2015-2019	1.39%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Little change	82%
High school diploma or higher	92.7%2015-2019	96.0%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Within the margin of error	71%
Home price to income ratio	2.7×2015-2019	3.6×2020-2024	+0.8×	Declined	29%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3922015-2019	0.4102020-2024	+0.018	Within the margin of error	35%
Median household income	$95,6532015-2019	$115,5802020-2024	+21%	Improved	34%
Poverty rate	4.6%2015-2019	4.0%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Rent as share of income	29.8%2015-2019	30.9%2020-2024	+1.1 points	Within the margin of error	46%
Rent-burdened households	49.5%2015-2019	51.9%2020-2024	+2.5 points	Within the margin of error	47%
Unemployment rate	3.8%2015-2019	4.4%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	35%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.7%2015-2019	9.2%2020-2024	−2.5 points	Improved	73%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Rockwall, Texas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Rockwall, Texas in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Rockwall, Texas itself moved −0.7 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

51,168 residents (±43)

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

51,168 residents (±43)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

White65%33,402
Black11%5,515
Hispanic or Latino16%8,099

Education

34,479 residents (±661)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

No high school diploma4.0%1,380
High school or GED19%6,416
Some college21%7,254

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

18,273 households (±430)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

Under $25k6.2%1,131
$25k–50k11%1,920
$50k–75k14%2,596
$75k–100k13%2,382
$100k–150k21%3,832
$150k–200k15%2,730
$200k or more20%3,682

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+6.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

18,273 households (±430)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

Own72%13,239
Rent28%5,034

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (−3.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

4,888 households (±572)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

Under $7501.6%†77
$750–1,0004.6%†223
$1,000–1,50019%947

Home values

13,239 homes (±646)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

Under $150k2.9%†379
$150k–250k6.2%†824
$250k–400k38%5,078

Age of homes

19,328 homes (±372)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

2010 or later27%5,151
2000–200935%6,829
1980–199930%5,711

Size of homes

19,328 homes (±372)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

Studio2.6%†497
1 bedroom8.7%1,688
2 bedrooms10%2,023

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

25,867 workers (±843)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

Drive alone72%18,601
Carpool6.9%1,779
Public transit0.2%†45
Walk0.8%†206
Bike0.0%0
Work from home19%4,959
Other1.1%†277

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+9.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

20,908 workers (±948)

Rockwall, Texas
Texas share

Under 15 min26%5,349
15–29 min19%3,967
30–44 min23%4,766

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Rockwall County, the county holding most of Rockwall's residents.

Rockwall County has 2,986 employer establishments, 227 for every 10,000 residents (0.92× the US rate of 248; 1.04× Texas's), with 35,020 paid employees at an average annual pay of $51,563. The Census Bureau also counts 15,612 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,986; 15,612 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 227; US 248 · Texas 218
Paid employees: 35,020
Average annual pay: $51,563; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Rockwall County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	339	25.8	1.24×About typical	2,598	$66,489	677
Restaurants and other eating places	254	19.3	1.05×About typical	5,605	$23,555	80
Specialty trade contractors	234	17.8	1.15×About typical	1,790	$65,761	1,097
Management, scientific and technical consulting	152	11.6	1.72×More than typical	451	$72,712	688
Lessors of real estate	131	10	0.81×About typical	369	$51,312	1,594
Limited-service restaurants	114	8.7	1.08×About typical	2,587	$22,139	27
Construction of buildings	110	8.4	1.11×About typical	478	$76,132	474
Offices of other health practitioners	110	8.4	1.38×More than typical	577	$51,549	317
Building equipment contractors	108	8.2	1.37×More than typical	1,005	$69,667	262
Offices of physicians	99	7.5	1.16×About typical	763	$100,066	130
Full-service restaurants	98	7.5	0.97×About typical	2,622	$25,793	33
Insurance agencies and brokerages	79	6	1.37×More than typical	423	$76,078	338

Rank places for an industry Open Rockwall County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 131,418 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $6.9M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Rockwall, Texas: $134 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $6.9M; −74% vs FY2025
Per resident: $134; US $1,994
Sole-source: 92%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.3%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Air Force$6.5M95%
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$271.4K3.9%
Forest Service$61.5K0.9%
Defense Logistics Agency$26.1K0.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs$1,9590.0%
Federal Bureau of Investigation$1270.0%

Top recipients

COGITAN LLC$4.5M66%
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$2.8M41%
BEAVERS CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C.$271.4K3.9%
ELECTRIC PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$211.5K3.1%
5-STATE HELICOPTERS, INC.$61.5K0.9%

Spending by fiscal year

13.5MFY2017
14.5MFY2018
125.2MFY2019
105.1MFY2020
89.7MFY2021
90.2MFY2022
93.9MFY2023
41.8M

Top industries (NAICS)

Satellite telecommunications · 5174$4.5M66%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$2.8M41%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$271.4K3.9%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$211.5K3.1%
Nonscheduled air transportation · 4812$61.5K0.9%
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing · 3333

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Rockwall, Texas, so they do not add up across cities.

Rockwall, Texas's figures are part of those of Rockwall County, TX ($29.1M in FY2026), never added to them: 24% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Rockwall is mostly in Rockwall County.

See federal money in Rockwall County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Rockwall, Texas is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Pat FallonR-TX-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 1.2%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Rockwall County84100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX52

Other cities and towns in Rockwall County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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