With 45,911 people, Rowland Heights is a city in California. The foreign-born share is 56%. The typical home is worth $851,300, having more than tripled since 2000. The median age is 46.9, about 8 years above the US median. Density works out to 3,511 people per square mile. Renters pay $1,967 a month at the median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,617, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 123%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rowland Heights
What changed most since 1990
Asian share28.8% → 60.8%(+32.0 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Median age31.2 → 46.9(+15.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share36.6% → 6.3%(−30.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.2%(168)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(162)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(370)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 978 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rowland Heights, decade by decade
Rowland Heights population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
42,647
$111,373
$567,376
26.2%
86.7
2000
48,553
$95,218
$381,819
33.3%
80.2
2010
48,993
$98,751
$791,789
34.7%
70.3
2020
48,231
$91,980
$794,370
40.0%
67.4
2024
45,911
$85,617
$851,300
36.1%
67.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
