Rowlett is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 66,813 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Rowlett is the 62nd largest community in Texas. Rowlett real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Rowlett house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rowlett is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rowlett is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rowlett who work in management occupations (14.54%), office and administrative support (12.25%), and sales jobs (8.97%). Also of interest is that Rowlett has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Rowlett telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.42% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Rowlett is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rowlett, the average commute to work is 32.97 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Rowlett are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.23% of adults in Rowlett have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Rowlett in 2022 was $44,441, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,764 for a family of four. However, Rowlett contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rowlett is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rowlett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rowlett residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rowlett also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.73% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rowlett include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Rowlett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
