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Population (year 2000): 17,976. Estimated
population in July 2005: 29,354 (+63.3% change)
Males: 8,783 (48.9%), Females: 9,193 (51.1%)
Rockwall County
Zip codes:
75032,
75087.
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $65,411 (year 2000)
Median house value: $155,600 (year 2000)
Races in Rockwall:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.0%)
- Hispanic (6.4%)
- Black (3.0%)
- Other race (2.6%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.7%), German
(13.3%), English (12.7%), Irish (11.3%), Dutch (2.7%), Scottish
(2.6%).
Elevation: 588 feet
Land area: 22.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rockwall
- High school or higher: 91.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rockwall city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 65.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 9.3%
5.7% Foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 1.7%
Asia, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,142 (+65.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rockwall:
- LAKE POINTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; ROWLETT,
TX)
- BARIATRIC CARE CENTER OF TEXAS (about 9 miles;
WYLIE, TX)
- MESQUITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
MESQUITE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rockwall:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 28 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 60 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockwall:
- ROCKWALL MUNI (about 2 miles; ROCKWALL, TX; ID: F46)
- AIRPARK EAST (about 12 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: 1F7)
- RIVES AIR PARK (about 13 miles; ROYSE CITY, TX; ID:
T33)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rockwall:
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 14 miles; MESQUITE, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 4,457)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 20 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 20 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
- SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 8,231)
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
26 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
- EL CENTRO COLLEGE (about 26 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,359)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 27 miles; FARMERS BRANCH,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,711)
Public high schools in Rockwall:
- ROCKWALL H S (Students: 2,065; Location: 901
YELLOW JACKET LN; Grades: 10 - 12)
- ROCKWALL QUEST ACADEMY (Students: 81;
Location: 1050 WILLIAMS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Rockwall:
- HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 229;
Location: 1600 EAST I-30 POB 1808; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rockwall:
- J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE (Students: 855; Location:
625 FM 552; Grades: 07 - 08)
- HERMAN E UTLEY FRESHMAN CENTER (Students:
836; Location: 1201 TOWNSEND; Grades: 09 - 09)
- MAURINE CAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 747;
Location: 6620 F M 3097; Grades: 07 - 08)
- DORRIS A JONES ELEMENTARY (Students: 745;
Location: 2051 GLEN TRL; Grades: PK - 06)
- DOROTHY SMITH PULLEN EL (Students: 681;
Location: 6492 F M 3097; Grades: PK - 06)
- AMANDA ROCHELL EL (Students: 591; Location:
899 TUBBS RD; Grades: PK - 06)
- HOWARD DOBBS EL (Students: 569; Location: 101
S CLARK ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- NEBBIE WILLIAMS EL (Students: 476; Location:
350 DALTON RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- GRACE HARTMAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 457;
Location: 1325 PETALUMA DR; Grades: PK - 06)
- VIRGINIA REINHARDT EL (Students: 402;
Location: 615 HIGHLAND DR; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Rockwall:
- COUNTRY DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 38;
Location: 2305 PLAZA DRIVE; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Rockwall:
- ROCKWALL COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$329,139; Location: 105 S 1ST ST; 42,111 books; 1,581
audio materials; 846 video materials; 96 serial
subscriptions)
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