Rockwall is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 18,320 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Rockwall is the 133rd largest community in Texas.

Rockwall is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.58% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rockwall is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockwall who work in management occupations (16.61%), sales jobs (15.02%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.10%).

Also of interest is that Rockwall has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One downside of living in Rockwall is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rockwall, the average commute to work is 30.58 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Rockwall is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.9% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Rockwall.

As is often the case in a small town, Rockwall doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Rockwall Information and Demographics

The citizens of Rockwall are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 40.05% of adults in Rockwall have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rockwall in 2000 was $29,843, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,372 for a family of four. However, Rockwall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rockwall home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rockwall is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rockwall include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Rockwall is English. Some people also speak Spanish.