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35.04° N · 101.91° W · GEOID 4862834

Rockwell Place

Randall County, Texas · part of the Amarillo, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Rockwell Place is home to 2,016 people. Median household income is $57,188 a year and median rent is $1,298 a month, 27.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $91,600, about 1.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,298
5% below the median place
Median household income
$57,188
29% below the median place
Median home value
$91,600
71% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Rockwell Place

  • Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 34.9% a year while household income rose -2.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 415 Texas places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 295 Texas places.
  • The median home is worth 1.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of places its size.
  • 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $125 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to Rockwell Place

Randall County gains about 6.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,608
Moved out8,799
Net+809

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$58K
Leavers$64K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Randall County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Randall County report $58,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $63,800, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$51,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,298 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,423 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $91,600.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 7.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Eastpointe, MI matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people6
6.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6
$57,957
18% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.4%
31% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRockwell PlaceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.7%16% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.4%31% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure6.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$57,95718% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$63,7589% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.6x, 58% below the median place.

Rockwell Place27.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$51,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.2%
33% above the median place
Home price to income
1.6x
58% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$43,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Rockwell Place, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Willis, TX22.2% vs 27.2%$10,800Compare
Littlefield, TX21.0% vs 27.2%n/aCompare
Gray, LA22.5% vs 27.2%$1,900Compare

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Median home value1
$91,600
71% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$677
79% below the median place
Homeownership1
83.5%
26% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureRockwell PlaceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2985% below
Rent to income127.2%33% above
Property tax rate10.7%19% below
Home price to income11.6x58% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure91.89% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,10731% below
Property tax paid (median)1$67779% below
Median home value1$91,60071% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.8%43% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure39.6%23% below
Homeownership183.5%26% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure44.1%13% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,42324% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.9%12% above
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$25,094
37% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRockwell PlaceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$57,18829% below
Income per person1$25,09437% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$55,86815% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.9%22% below
Jobs5County figure37,22475% below
Poverty rate1County figure9.7%10% below
Mean commute126 min5% above
Works from home1County figure7.5%40% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 18.9%, 195% above the median place.

No health insurance1
18.9%
195% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
12.5%
61% below the median place
Household size1
3.0
21% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.5% +3%
Median age36.5 −6%
Born abroad6.3% −29%
Homes with broadband91.8% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRockwell PlaceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0166646th largest
Median age136.56% below
Bachelor's or higher112.5%61% below
High school or higher195.5%3% above
Household size13.021% above
Born abroad16.3%29% below
No health insurance118.9%195% above
Homes with broadband191.8%1% below
05

Life in Rockwell Place

4 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.0 −18%
Shops26.2 −14%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.4 −24%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k7
1.7
26% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
17.0
18% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
15.4
24% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureRockwell PlaceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure42367% above
Public school students10County figure23,668383% above
Students per teacher10County figure15.51% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure17.018% below
Shops per 10k7County figure26.214% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure15.424% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure469% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Rockwell Place. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk12
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Annual precipitation11
19.3 in
56% below the median place
July average high11
92°F
6% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRockwell PlaceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure92°F6% above
January average low11County figure24°F5% below
Average temperature11County figure58°F6% above
Annual precipitation11County figure19.3 in56% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure86.86% below
Hurricane risk12County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk12County figure96.418% above
Wildfire risk12County figure95.957% above
Heat wave risk12County figure73.319% below
Median air quality index13County figure415% below
Good air days13County figure82.8%21% above
08

Rockwell Place in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$57,188 (2024)$69,500$59,000 to $82,500+3.3%
Median home value$91,600 (2024)$123,000$89,000 to $169,000+5.0%

The median home would be worth 1.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Rockwell Place

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Eastpointe, MI$1,325$62,325Compare
Midfield, AL$1,244$52,755Compare
Maple Heights, OH$1,338$53,414Compare
Center Point, AL$1,218$56,417Compare
Center Point, ALMaple Heights, OHMidfield, ALEastpointe, MIRockwell Place, TXRockwell PlaceEastpointeMidfieldMaple HeightsCenter PointRockwell PlaceEastpointeMidfieldMaple HeightsCenter Point

Common questions

Is Rockwell Place a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 34.9% a year while household income rose -2.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 415 Texas places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 295 Texas places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Rockwell Place expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $91,600.

What salary do you need to live in Rockwell Place?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $51,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Rockwell Place?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Eastpointe, MI, Midfield, AL, Maple Heights, OH and Center Point, AL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Rockwell Place with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Rockwell Place itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/rockwell-place-texas

Citytistics. “Rockwell Place, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/rockwell-place-texas/

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