Rowlett

Population & Demographics

Rowlett, TX

Rowlett is home to 65,463 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 34,884 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
65,463
people
Population

65,463 residents

Median age 39.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Rowlett population & demographics

Who lives in Rowlett — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
65,463
Median age
39.9yrs
Median household income
$112,081
Median home value
$368,800
Median gross rent
$1,990/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
37.9%
Poverty rate
6.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Rowlett

How Rowlett breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White47.3%
Hispanic or Latino21.7%
Black19.8%
Asian7.0%
Two or more races3.9%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Rowlett

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Rowlett.

Rowlett at a glance
Employed Residents
34,884
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
4.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Rowlett proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Rowlett commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Rowlett

34,884 commutes, one dot at a time

Rowlett

Where 34,884 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Rowlett, by worker count.

1Dallas16.1 mi9,647
2Garland5.0 mi3,431
3Richardson10.5 mi2,413
4Plano15.2 mi2,290
5Rowlett0.0 mi1,657
6Irving24.7 mi1,249
7Fort Worth47.1 mi1,086
8Mesquite9.7 mi1,036

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Rowlett.

1Dallas16.1 mi1,740
2Rowlett0.0 mi1,657
3Garland5.0 mi1,336
4Rockwall5.3 mi513
5Mesquite9.7 mi474
6Plano15.2 mi429
7Fort Worth47.1 mi354
8Wylie6.9 mi328

Top industries

The sectors that employ Rowlett’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.5%
RTRetail Trade17.3%
COConstruction14.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.7%
PAPublic Administration4.2%
FIFinance and Insurance4.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Rowlett

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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