COMPARING TWO PLACES
Heath vs Rowlett
PLACE A
Heath, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Rowlett, Texas
Heath is 100% smaller than Rowlett. Rowlett earns more, with a median household income $46,226 higher. Rowlett has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -7%).
HEATHROWLETTDIFFERENCE
Total population24967,890−100% vs Rowlett
Population density2803,272−2,992
Population growth-7.1%11.3%−18.4 pts
Median age60.339.9+20.4
Male60.7%49.8%+10.9 pts
Female39.3%50.2%−10.9 pts
Foreign-born1.9%14.9%−13.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.1%47.3%+35.8 pts
Black10.9%19.8%−9.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%21.7%−18.7 pts
Asian1.9%7.0%−5.1 pts
Other1.1%4.2%−3.0 pts
Median household income$65,855$112,081−$46,226
Per capita income$46,660$46,206+$454
Poverty rate16.9%6.1%+10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.377Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%37.9%−26.3 pts
Graduate degree1.3%11.1%−9.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation49.0%70.1%−21.1 pts
Median home value$89,200$368,800−$279,600
Median gross rent$377$1,990−$1,613
Owner-occupied51.7%75.2%−23.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%3.6%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households3.6%47.7%−44.1 pts
Average commute23.031.2−8.2
Worked from home4.1%18.4%−14.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured12.0%12.4%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025