Dallas County vs. Rockwall County

Dallas County (TX)Rockwall County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)2,637,772100,657
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.5%28.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)2,366,68378,330
Population, Census, April 1, 20102,368,13978,337
Persons under 5 years, percent7.5%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.1%27.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.7%12.5%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.6%
White alone, percent66.7%87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent23.5%6.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.8%
Asian alone, percent6.7%3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent40.5%18.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent28.6%70.3%
Veterans, 2014-201893,8795,278
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201824.3%9.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)1,027,83735,836
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201850.1%80.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$161,500$244,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,539$1,894
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$575$758
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,046$1,398
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.9%7.6%
Building permits, 201818,1231,517
Households, 2014-2018917,27631,649
Persons per household, 2014-20182.792.94
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201843.3%16.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.7%96.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%91.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201878.7%92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.7%40.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.7%5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent23.0%13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.7%68.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%60.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,753,112194,076
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)19,683,164472,672
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)37,035,625285,022
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)35,957,8951,444,847
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,654$17,403
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.433.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,854$94,767
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,219$39,295
Persons in poverty, percent14.2%5.1%
Total employer establishments, 201766,6332,269
Total employment, 20171,489,58626,529
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)90,214,5951,006,823
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017242,68210,104
All firms, 2012259,2989,125
Men-owned firms, 2012139,4554,894
Women-owned firms, 201296,0763,165
Minority-owned firms, 2012127,9611,668
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012122,6667,099
Veteran-owned firms, 201222,942806
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012225,5057,913
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.6%3.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200715.3%5.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%29.8%
Population per square mile, 20102,718.0616.7
Land area in square miles, 2010871.28127.04

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dallas county (TX) and Rockwall county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.