Royse City is home to 20,037 people in Texas. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 17,080 people. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 49% more than in Texas as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. This skews young, with a median age of 32.8.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $116,660, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 164%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Royse City
What changed most since 1990
Population2,155 → 20,037(+830%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$125,764 → $322,500(+156%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$61,521 → $116,660(+90%)US over the same years: +14%
Royse City's population equals 16% of Rockwall County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 29% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 10% of the county's.
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)34.4%(435)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.2%(332)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.7%(224)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,265 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
Royse City, decade by decade
Royse City 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
2,155
$61,521
$125,764
9.7%
45.8
2000
2,957
$76,994
$122,051
11.2%
59.4
2010
9,349
$96,282
$187,733
19.8%
59.0
2020
13,508
$110,962
$248,832
26.4%
69.8
2024
20,037
$116,660
$322,500
28.8%
70.9
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.
