Rowlett is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 65,113 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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.52% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.49 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Rowlett is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.85% of adults in Rowlett have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rowlett in 2022 was $42,895, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,580 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 21.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rowlett include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Polish.

Rowlett also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.70%.

The most common language spoken in Rowlett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.