With 5,523 people, Rockdale is a city in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $230,900, having more than tripled since 2000. Households here earn about 23% less than in Texas as a whole. There are 1,289 people per square mile. The median household earns $60,590, about 26% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,590, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 173%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rockdale
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate27.9% → 9.1%(−18.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$97,203 → $230,900(+138%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share15.0% → 6.0%(−8.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 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)20.5%(45)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(73)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.5%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 220 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
Rockdale, decade by decade
Rockdale 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
5,235
$43,871
$97,203
12.0%
61.3
2000
5,439
$63,051
$84,707
11.4%
67.2
2010
5,595
$45,085
$99,837
11.6%
72.0
2020
5,323
$43,209
$118,295
9.4%
76.4
2024
5,523
$60,590
$230,900
19.7%
63.5
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.
