The Community
Rowlett has a thriving photography community and is home to several regional award-winning photographers. The photography community is supported by the Rowlett, Texas Photograph Club (RTPC), which was founded in 2015 by Ronald McCarty, Tony Morrison, and James Zeilan.
Rowlett has a dozen beautiful parks are open to residents including Pecan Grove Park that houses the Kids Kingdom, Rowlett Community Centre and Wet Zone Waterpark.
HISTORY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS
The area now known as Rowlett was first settled in the 1840s. The first post office was opened on April 5, 1880, and was named Morris for Postmaster Austin Morris. The name was later changed to Rowlett, which recognized Rowlett Creek, a major tributary of the Trinity River.
The town incorporated in 1952 when its population was 250. In the 1960s the town languished as Interstate 30 bypassed Rowlett. The town has had a building boom since the completion of Lake Ray Hubbard in 1971 – growing to 1,600 by 1973; 10,573 by 1989; 23,260 by 1990; and 44,503 by 2000. Rowlett gained international notoriety in 1996 when local resident Darlie Routier was convicted of murdering her children as they slept.
In 2003 the town made an unsuccessful formal proposal to get the Dallas Cowboys to move to a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) “5-Point Park” on the banks of Lake Ray Hubbard when the lease for Texas Stadium expires.
In 2013 the Rowlett City Council was challenged by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and Metroplex Atheists regarding opening prayer invocations at city hall meetings. In a court case in May 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed a previous court ruling (Marsh v. Chambers) upholding the tradition of opening legislative sessions with sectarian prayer and additionally ruled in favor of a town’s right to have invocations given by the predominant religion within its borders as long as it did not discriminate or coerce participation. (Town of Greece v. Galloway) Atheist proponents then asked the Rowlett City Council to be included in giving invocations. They were denied based on the Supreme Court ruling and city policy stating the invocation should be given by members of the community’s locally established religious congregations.
GEOGRAPHY
Rowlett is located at 32°54′25″N 96°32′51″W (32.907020, -96.547415). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.0 square miles (51.7 km2), of which 19.9 square miles (51.5 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.34%, is water.
Rowlett, Texas’s estimated population is 62,868 according to the most recent United States census estimates. Rowlett, Texas is the 60th largest city in Texas based on official 2017 estimates from the US Census Bureau.
POPULATION
Population estimates, July 1, 2017, (V2017) | 62,868 |
The population density is 3009.80 people/mi² (1162.08 people/km²), with a household density of 381.98 people/km² (989.33 people/mi²).
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
2017 | 62,868 | 678 | 1.09% |
AGE AND SEX
The overall median age is 38.9 years, 37.1 years for males, and 40.4 years for females. For every 100 females, there are 97.2 males.
Persons under 5 years, percent | 6.0% |
Persons under 18 years, percent | 25.8% |
Persons 65 years and over, percent | 10.7% |
Female persons, percent | 50.7% |
**United States Census Bureau
HOUSEHOLD
Based on data from the American Community Survey, in 2017 there were 20,665 households in the city, with an average size of people per household. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%, with a median rent of $1499/month. The median house has 6.9 rooms and has a value of $181,500.
The median income for households in Rowlett, Texas is $90,391, while the mean household income is $103,859. The per capita income is $, and % of families and % of individuals are below the federal poverty line. % of those under 18 are in poverty and % of those 65 years or older.
Rowlett Tx Household Types
Type | Owner | Renter |
All | 87.6% | 12.4% |
Male | 76.6% | 23.4% |
Female | 77.8% | 22.2% |
Married | 92.2% | 7.8% |
Non Family | 77.5% | 22.5% |
87.6% Rate of Home Ownership
HOUSEHOLD TYPE
TYPE | COUNT | AVERAGE SIZE | OWNED |
All | 19,959 | 3.01 | 87.6 |
Married | 13,635 | 3.25 | 92.2 |
Non Family | 3,267 | 1.26 | 77.5 |
Female | 2,327 | 3.93 | 77.8 |
Male | 730 | 3.47 | 76.6 |
3.29 – Average Family Size
3.01 – Average Household Size
4.3% – Unmarried (Opposite Sex)
0.3% – Unmarried (Same Sex)
EDUCATION
The Dallas County portion of Rowlett is served by the Garland Independent School District, while the Rockwall County portion is a part of the Rockwall Independent School District.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | COUNT | PERCENT % |
Less Than 9th Grade | 1,415 | 3.55% |
9th to 12th Grade | 1,531 | 3.84% |
High School Graduate | 8,839 | 22.15% |
Some College | 11,185 | 28.03% |
Associates Degree | 3,590 | 9.00% |
Bachelor’s Degree | 9,117 | 22.85% |
Graduate Degree | 4,224 | 10.59% |
**worldpopolationreview.com
Texas Education Agency
Department of Performance Reporting
Preliminary 2018 Accountability Ratings
District Name | Accountability Rating | Student Achievement | School Progress | Closing the Gaps | District Rating |
Garland ISD | B | C | B | B | B |