Population

53,980

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$411,700

Owner-occupied units

Rockwall, TX

Texas · 32.918° N, 96.438° W · 30 sq mi

Rockwall is a city in Texas, with a population of 53,980 and about 1,824 residents per square mile. The median household earns $115,580 a year, and the median home is worth $411,700.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

30 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,824

People per square mile

Rank by population

#819

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#472

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$115,580

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,947

Per month

Homeownership

72.5%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

31.8 min

One way

People

Median age

39.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

48.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

9.7%

Households

18,273

2.78 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.6^%

Professional & business services 14^%

Retail trade 11^%

Manufacturing 9.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

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