Rocksprings, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population

721

28% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$48,000

13.8% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

436

22.1% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Rocksprings, TX had a population of 721 people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Rocksprings, TX declined from 1,002 to 721, a −28% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Rocksprings, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Rocksprings, TX was $48,000, and the homeownership rate was 92.4%.

Most people in Rocksprings, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Rocksprings, TX was 1 car per household.

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Economy

The economy of Rocksprings, TX employs 436 people. The largest industries in Rocksprings, TX are Information (90 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (86 people), and Construction (67 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($40,350), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,125), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,557).

Employment

Occupations

436

2023 Value

± 200

−22.1%

1 Year decline

± 78%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rocksprings, TX declined at a rate of −22.1%, from 560 employees to 436 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rocksprings, TX, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (115 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (76 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (69 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rocksprings, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

436

2023 Value

± 200

−22.1%

1 Year decline

± 78%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rocksprings, TX declined at a rate of −22.1%, from 560 employees to 436 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rocksprings, TX, are Information (90 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (86 people), and Construction (67 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rocksprings, TX, though some of these residents may live in Rocksprings, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

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 Texas

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rocksprings, TX was $48,000 in 2023, which is 0.158 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $55,700 to $48,000, a 13.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in Rocksprings, TX is 92.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Rocksprings, TX have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rocksprings, TX is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$48,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,188

$280

Median Property Taxes

±$117

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 Rocksprings, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9503

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Rocksprings, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

± N/A

303

Number of Households

± 118

In N/A, the median household income of the 303 households in Rocksprings, TX N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Rocksprings, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rocksprings, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (86.2%)
Carpooled (9.58%)
Worked At Home (4.21%)

In 2023, 86.2% of workers in Rocksprings, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.58%) and those who worked at home (4.21%).

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.

Commute Time

17.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rocksprings, TX have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Rocksprings, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rocksprings, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rocksprings, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rocksprings, TX have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rocksprings, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Rocksprings, TX has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rocksprings, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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