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History
Rockwall County was formed in 1873 from portions of Kaufman County. It split off because access to the county seat of Kaufman was inconvenient. It was named for its county seat, Rockwall.
Rockwall County also is home to the great rock wall, which is no longer in public view today.
2023 estimate
As of the 2023 estimate, there were 131,307 people and 39,513 households residing in the county. There were 46,258 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 81.9% White (81,542 or 62.1% NH White), 10.5% African American (12,999 or 9.9% NH Black), 0.9% Native American (657 or 0.5% NH Native), 4.0% Asian (4,990 or 3.8% NH Asian), 0.1% Pacific Islander (131 or 0.1% NH Pacific Islander), _% from some other races and 2.5% from two or more races (2,757 or 2.1% NH Multiracial). Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 28,231 or 21.5% of the population.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 107,819 people, 36,326 households, and 29,255 families residing in the county. The population density was 847.6 inhabitants per square mile (327.3/km2).
As of the 2020 census, the median age was 37.8 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.2 males age 18 and over.
The 2020 census found that 86.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 13.7% lived in rural areas.
In 2020, 42.6% of households had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 65.8% were married-couple households, 11.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
As of 2020, there were 38,219 housing units at an average density of 300.4 per square mile (116.0/km2), of which 5.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 80.8% were owner-occupied and 19.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%.
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According to the census, in 2020 the racial makeup of the county was 69.5% White, 7.8% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.1% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 6.2% from some other race, and 12.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 19.1% of the population.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 78,337 people, 26,466 households, and _ families residing in the county. The population density was 616.7 inhabitants per square mile (238.1/km2). There were 27,957 housing units at an average density of 220.1 per square mile (85.0/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 83.68% White, 5.79% African American, 0.60% Native American, 2.42% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.43% from some other races and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 15.92% of the population.
2000 census
As of the 2000 census, there were 43,080 people, 14,530 households, and 11,972 families residing in the county. The population density was 334.0 inhabitants per square mile (129.0/km2). There were 15,351 housing units at an average density of 119.0 per square mile (45.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 89.17% White, 3.24% African American, 0.40% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.45% from some other races and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 11.07% of the population.
From Wikipedia’s article on Rockwall County, Texas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4