Rockwall, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

84%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rockwall	Texas	National
Income per capita	$65,630	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$149,405	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$163,479	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$101,338	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$89,576	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$65,632	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.5%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rockwall is 46% higher than the national average
The median household income in Rockwall is 84% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rockwall is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rockwall is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$99,593 $149,405 $298,810

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Rockwall median earnings by income bracket

Rockwall employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	10.4%
Manufacturing sector	11.1%	11.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	17.6%	17.6%
Public administration	7.5%	7.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.9%	6.9%
Education, health & social services	16.2%	16.2%
Other	24.7%	24.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lucas, TX	8,398	$261,671	221.7%
Heath, TX	9,311	$258,943	218.4%
Parker, TX	5,111	$249,465	206.7%
McLendon-Chisholm, TX	3,631	$227,769	180.0%
Murphy, TX	21,307	$206,182	153.5%
Rockwall, TX	46,220	$149,405	83.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Vancouver, BC	46,220	n/a
Mission, BC	46,224	n/a
Winter Garden, FL	46,274	$128,595	58.1%
Binghamton, NY	46,285	$53,827	33.8%
Pearl City, HI	46,316	$152,259	87.2%
Rockwall, TX	46,220	$149,405	83.7%

Source: The Rockwall, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.