Northwest Rockwall, Texas
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Males: 18,260 | (49.5%) |
Females: 18,634 | (50.5%) |
Median resident age: | 36.2 years |
Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip code: 75087
Northwest Rockwall: | $128,549 |
TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $49,621 (it was $27,763 in 2000)
Northwest Rockwall CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $433,219 (it was $145,500 in 2000)
Northwest Rockwall: | $433,219 |
TX: | $275,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $440,237; detached houses: $455,191; townhouses or other attached units: $271,934; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $150,727; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $374,076; mobile homes: $101,574
Northwest Rockwall, TX residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Northwest Rockwall, TX
- 19,04987.0%White alone
- 1,3926.4%Hispanic
- 8734.0%Black alone
- 3351.5%Asian alone
- 1790.8%Two or more races
- 500.2%American Indian alone
- 120.05%Other race alone
- 30.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Northwest Rockwall detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 20.6 square miles.
Population density: 1,793 people per square mile (low).
Northwest Rockwall CCD: | 1.8% ($2,562) |
Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Garland, TX (9.4 miles , pop. 215,768).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (20.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 32.93 N, Longitude: 96.48 W
Here: | 3.2% |
Texas: | 3.5% |
- Educational services (10.1%)
- Health care (8.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.5%)
- Finance & insurance (7.2%)
- Construction (6.0%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.4%)
- Construction (9.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.8%)
- Public administration (5.5%)
- Computer & electronic products (5.2%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.7%)
- Educational services (4.3%)
- Educational services (17.3%)
- Health care (15.4%)
- Finance & insurance (9.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Computer specialists (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
- Top executives (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Computer specialists (5.7%)
- Top executives (5.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.6%)
- Engineers (3.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.4%)
- Registered nurses (6.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.7%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.0%)
Average climate in Northwest Rockwall, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 90.3. This is worse than average.
City: | 90.3 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 6.77. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.77 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.679. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.679 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 28.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 28.3 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.16. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 9.16 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Northwest Rockwall-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/25/1994, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the Northwest Rockwall place center killed 3 people and injured 48 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 12/13/1984, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the place center injured 28 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Northwest Rockwall-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 478% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 180.6 miles away from Northwest Rockwall center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 243.0 miles away from Northwest Rockwall center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 141.3 miles away from Northwest Rockwall center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 249.0 miles away from Northwest Rockwall center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 212.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 119.6 miles away from Northwest Rockwall center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Rockwall County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 3, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Northwest Rockwall:
- SENIOR CARE AT LAKE POINTE (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; ROCKWALL, TX)
- BQC HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; ROCKWALL, TX)
- ROCKWALL NURSING CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; ROCKWALL, TX)
- HEART OF TEXAS HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; MCLENDON CHISHOLM, TX)
- ROCKWALL DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; ROCKWALL, TX)
- LAKE POINTE MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; ROWLETT, TX)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE ROWLETT (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; ROWLETT, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Northwest Rockwall:
- Eastfield College (about 14 miles; Mesquite, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,323)
- Richland College (about 15 miles; Dallas, TX; FT enrollment: 11,617)
- The University of Texas at Dallas (about 17 miles; Richardson, TX; FT enrollment: 16,777)
- Collin County Community College District (about 19 miles; McKinney, TX; FT enrollment: 18,044)
- Southern Methodist University (about 19 miles; Dallas, TX; FT enrollment: 9,150)
- Brookhaven College (about 22 miles; Farmers Branch, TX; FT enrollment: 6,868)
- El Centro College (about 22 miles; Dallas, TX; FT enrollment: 6,086)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Northwest Rockwall: Camp Lincoln (A), Rockwall County Courthouse (B), Rockwall County Library (C), Rockwall Fire Department Station 1 (D), Rockwall County Emergency Medical Service (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Northwest Rockwall include: Providence Presbyterian Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), His Covenant Children Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), Free Methodist Church (E), Joy Lutheran Church (F), Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church (G), New Caldonia Baptist Church (H), Bethel Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Clark Cemetery (1), Parker Cemetery (2), Fredonia Hill (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Corder Lake (A), Railroad Tank (B), Phelps Lake (C), Nelson Lake (D), Greenes Lake (E), Caruth Lake (F), Boles Lake (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 3e Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Squabble Creek (A), Rush Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Northwest Rockwall include: Shorewood Park (1), Rockwall City Park (2), Wilkerson - Sanders Memorial Field (3), Hobart Wisdom Field (4), Herman E Utley Freshman Center Baseball Field (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.8 people |
Texas: | 2.8 people |
This place: | 78.5% |
Whole state: | 69.9% |
This place: | 3.6% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This place: | 3.7% |
Whole state: | 15.4% |
This place: | 1.9% |
Whole state: | 6.7% |
167 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities in 2010
People in group quarters in Northwest Rockwall in 2000:
- 512 people in nursing homes
- 76 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
For population 15 years and over in Northwest Rockwall:
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 69.4%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 7.7%
For population 25 years and over in Northwest Rockwall:
- High school or higher: 90.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.9%
- Unemployed: 1.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.2 minutes
Here: | 10.1 |
Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Northwest Rockwall, TX (based on Rockwall County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 47,563 | 58 |
Catholic | 9,619 | 1 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,337 | 9 |
Other | 1,279 | 3 |
Black Protestant | 338 | 2 |
None | 14,201 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.54 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.12 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Rockwall County: | 7.73 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Rockwall County: | 8.0% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
This county: | 26.8% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 14.3% |
Texas: | 15.7% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Northwest Rockwall:
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KMKI (620 AM; 5 kW; PLANO, TX; Owner: ABC, INC)
- KGGR (1040 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KTCK (1310 AM; 9 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KLIF (570 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KLIF LICO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Northwest Rockwall:
- WRR (101.1 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS)
- KLUV-FM (98.7 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
- KLTY (94.9 FM; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
- KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
- KEOM (88.5 FM; MESQUITE, TX; Owner: MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KLLI (105.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
- KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
- KEGL (97.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOAI (107.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: INFINITY KOAI-FM, INC.)
- KVIL-FM (103.7 FM; HIGHLAND PARK-DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TEXAS)
- KHKS (106.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KZPS (92.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKDA-FM (104.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
- KBFB (97.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KSCS (96.3 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KLNO (94.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KCBI (90.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CRISWELL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES)
- KDGE (102.1 FM; FORT WORTH-DALLAS, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDMX (102.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KERA (90.1 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Northwest Rockwall:
- KJJM-LP (Channel 46; DALLAS/MESQUITE, TX; Owner: JANE McGINNIS)
- KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
- KLEG-LP (Channel 44; DALLAS, TX; Owner: DILIP VISWANATH)
- KLDT (Channel 55; LAKE DALLAS, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING OF DALLAS, INC.)
- KTVT (Channel 11; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
- KXAS-TV (Channel 5; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: STATION VENTURE OPERATIONS, LP)
- KDTN (Channel 2; DENTON, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMPX (Channel 29; DECATUR, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KTXA (Channel 21; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH L.P.)
- KUVN (Channel 23; GARLAND, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KSTR-TV (Channel 49; IRVING, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA DALLAS LLC)
- KPXD (Channel 68; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON DALLAS LICENSE, INC.)
- KERA-TV (Channel 13; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFAA-TV (Channel 8; DALLAS, TX; Owner: WFAA-TV, L.P.)
- KDAF (Channel 33; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- KXTX-TV (Channel 39; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KDTX-TV (Channel 58; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, INC.)
- KDFW (Channel 4; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KDFW LICENSE, INC.)
- KDFI (Channel 27; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NEW DMIC, INC.)
- K26HF (Channel 26; BRITTON, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KHPK-LP (Channel 28; DE SOTO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KATA-LP (Channel 60; MESQUITE, TX; Owner: JANE McGINNIS)
- K25FW (Channel 25; CORSICANA, TX; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- KNOK-LP (Channel 43; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: IGLESIA JESU CHRISTO ES MI REFUGIO, INC.)
- KVFW-LP (Channel 65; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: GERALD BENAVIDES)
- 59.5%Utility gas
- 39.4%Electricity
- 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 73.9%Electricity
- 22.6%Utility gas
- 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
Northwest Rockwall compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Northwest Rockwall on our top lists:
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: broadcasting and telecommunications (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: broadcasting and telecommunications (population 5,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other sales and related workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: secondary school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"