Rockdale, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,523
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.1
0.509% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9.1%
45.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,590
27.4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$230,900
40.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,639
16.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rockdale, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.7% of the residents in Rockdale, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Rockdale, TX was $230,900, and the homeownership rate was 63.4%.

Most people in Rockdale, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Rockdale, TX was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTexasMilam County, TXBrazos Valley COG (Outside Brazos County) & Milam County PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Rockdale, TX is home to a population of 5.52k people, from which 90.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.4% of Rockdale, TX residents were born outside of the country (741 people).

In 2024, there were 7.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.62k people) in Rockdale, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 466 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 464 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.7%
2024 Citizenship
89.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.7% of Rockdale, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rockdale, TX was 89.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rockdale, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.62k ± 479
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    466 ± 413
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    464 ± 329
23.9%
Hispanic Population
1.32k people

In 2024, there were 7.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.62k people) in Rockdale, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 466 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 464 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

23.9% of the people in Rockdale, TX are hispanic (1.32k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rockdale, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
741 people
16.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
923 people

As of 2024, 13.4% of Rockdale, TX residents (741 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rockdale, TX was 16.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    73 ± 76
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    45 ± 79
  3. Korea
    23 ± 42

Rockdale, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rockdale, TX employs 2.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rockdale, TX were Construction (452 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (394 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (379 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($57,750), Educational Services ($56,184), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,772).

Employment

Occupations

2.64k
2024 Value
± 502
16.6%
1 Year growth
± 23.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rockdale, TX grew at a rate of 16.6%, from 2.26k employees to 2.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rockdale, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (413 people), Management Occupations (340 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (261 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rockdale, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.64k
2024 Value
± 502
16.6%
1 Year growth
± 23.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rockdale, TX grew at a rate of 16.6%, from 2.26k employees to 2.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rockdale, TX, are Construction (452 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (394 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (379 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rockdale, TX, though some of these residents may live in Rockdale, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,581
Median earning men ± $7,277
$35,500
Median earning women ± $6,903

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,892), Public Administration ($52,195), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,455).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,694), and Construction ($42,188).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Rockdale, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rockdale, TX was $230,900 in 2024, which is 0.694 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $164,300 to $230,900, a 40.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Rockdale, TX is 63.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rockdale, TX have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rockdale, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$230,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$64,819
$1,388
Median Property Taxes
±$317

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rockdale, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rockdale, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

63.4%
Homeownership
2024
52.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.4% of the housing units in Rockdale, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,590
Median Household Income
± $18,355
2.19k
Number of Households
± 452

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.19k households in Rockdale, TX grew to $60,590 from the previous year's value of $47,550.

The following chart displays the households in Rockdale, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $35k - $40k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rockdale, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.8%)
  2. Carpooled (11.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.1%)

In 2024, 66.8% of workers in Rockdale, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (11.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

31.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rockdale, TX have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.4% of the workforce in Rockdale, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rockdale, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rockdale, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rockdale, TX (487 out of 5.35k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rockdale, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

79.1% of the population of Rockdale, TX has health coverage, with 39.6% on employee plans, 18.1% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 9.16% on non-group plans, and 0.243% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 26.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

20.9%
Uninsured
39.6%
Employer Coverage
18.1%
Medicaid
12%
Medicare
9.16%
Non-Group
0.243%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rockdale, TX declined by 11.4% from 23.6% to 20.9%.

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