COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fate vs Rockwall
PLACE A
Fate, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Rockwall, Texas
Fate is 46% smaller than Rockwall. Fate earns more, with a median household income $17,172 higher. Fate has grown faster since 2000 (182% vs 26%).
FATEROCKWALLDIFFERENCE
Total population29,00753,980−46% vs Rockwall
Population density2,4481,825+624
Population growth182.5%26.0%+156.5 pts
Median age31.639.5−7.9
Male50.4%49.1%+1.3 pts
Female49.6%50.9%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born10.8%9.7%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.5%65.3%−15.8 pts
Black11.0%10.8%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino32.0%15.8%+16.2 pts
Asian3.1%4.6%−1.5 pts
Other4.4%3.5%+0.9 pts
Median household income$132,752$115,580+$17,172
Per capita income$41,804$52,156−$10,352
Poverty rate3.6%4.0%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2960.410−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%48.6%−6.3 pts
Graduate degree14.7%17.7%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%4.4%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation75.6%68.3%+7.3 pts
Median home value$384,300$411,700−$27,400
Median gross rent$2,500$1,947+$553
Owner-occupied91.5%72.5%+19.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.2%5.5%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%50.4%+1.7 pts
Average commute35.231.8+3.4
Worked from home17.3%19.2%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.1%8.1%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025