Population

67,890

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$368,800

Owner-occupied units

Rowlett, TX

Texas · 32.916° N, 96.549° W · 21 sq mi

Rowlett is a city in Texas, with a population of 67,890 and about 3,272 residents per square mile. The median household earns $112,081 a year, and the median home is worth $368,800.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

21 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,272

People per square mile

Rank by population

#614

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#630

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$112,081

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,990

Per month

Homeownership

75.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

31.2 min

One way

People

Median age

39.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

37.9%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

14.9%

Households

23,352

2.79 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 19.4^%

Professional & business services 13.7^%

Manufacturing 11.5^%

Retail trade 11^%

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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