Rockdale, TX Housing Market & City Data

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5,503
Population Estimate
$89,484
Median Home Value
92.5%
Employment Rate
6.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$159
Median Listing Price$297,425
Median Days on Market93
Active Listings54
New Listings6
Total Listings (Active + Pending)71
Avg Listing Price$452,783
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY27%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.57
Family Dual Income35.4
Median Household Income$39,598
Median Individual Income$25,035
Home Ownership52.3%
Home Value$89,484
Median Rent$802
Rent Burden28.7%
Poverty20.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED22.3%
  • Highschool Education38.9%
  • Some College32.5%
  • Bachelors Degree2.3%
  • Graduate Degree4.0%
  • Total College or Above6.3%
  • Stem Degree52.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.8%
  • Female50.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married47.2%
  • Divorced17.0%
  • Never Married28.0%
  • Widowed7.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRockdale
State IDTX
Population5,503

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1832.4%
19–2911.7%
30–3911.5%
40–499.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.4%
60–6910.5%
70–796.5%
80+5.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation56.5%
Unemployment Rate7.5%
Disabled11.9%

ETHNICITY

White85.0%
Black13.5%
Asian0.6%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.4%
Multiple0.2%

OTHER

Hispanic37.3%
Limited English4.8%
Health Uninsured15.0%
Veteran6.4%

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