Rowlett (Texas)
Dallas County
48-63572
Rowlett is a city in Rockwall County and Dallas County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States and is part of the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex.
Geography
The city is located in northeast Texas, about 30 km northeast of Dallas, 6 km east of Garland, in the west of Rockwall counties, dates back to the Dallas County, bordered on the east and south by Lake Ray Hubbard, on the west by Rowlett Creek and has a total area of 52.4 km ², of which 0.1 km ² water surface.
History
Was named the place after Dr. Daniel Rowlett, who came in 1836 in this area and settled here.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 44 503 people in 14,266 households and 12,354 families. The population density was 849.4 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 81.81 % White, 9.01 % African American, 0.49 % Native American, 3.33 % Asian, 0.06 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 3.53 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 1.78% were of mixed descent, and 8.76 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 14,266 households, 53.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 75.3 % were married couples living together. 8.0 % had a female householder with no husband, and 13.4% were non-families. 10.6 % of all households were single-person households and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.33 persons to.
33.5 % of the population were under 18 years old, 5.6 % from 18 to 24, 36.9 % 25-44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 94.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 70,947, and the median income for a family $ 73,417. Males have a median income of $ 49,394 versus $ 35,286 for females. The per capita income was $ 26,144. 3.0% of the population and 2.2% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 3.3 % have children under the age of 18 and 3.8 % of those 65 or older.