| Rockwall County, Texas |
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The county and city are named for a wall-like subterranean rock formation that runs throughout the county. GEOGRAPHY According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 385 Km&2 (149 Mi&2 ), making it the smallest county in Texas . 334 km&2 (129 mi&2) of it is land and 52 km&2 (20 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 13.39% water. Adjacent counties
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 43,080 people, 14,530 households, and 11,972 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 129/km&2 (334/mi&2). There were 15,351 housing units at an average density of 46/km&2 (119/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 89.17% White , 3.24% Black or African American , 0.40% Native American , 1.32% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 4.45% from Other Races , and 1.37% from two or more races. 11.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 14,530 households out of which 44.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.00% were Married Couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.60% were non-families. 14.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.23. In the county, the population was spread out with 30.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $65,164, and the median income for a family was $71,448. Males had a median income of $49,636 versus $32,410 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $28,573. 4.70% of the population and 3.80% of families were below the Poverty Line . 5.60% of those under the age of 18 and 4.10% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. CITIES AND TOWNS
† Dallas is mainly a city of Dallas County but a small part extends into Rockwall County.
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