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SheetTX-ROSENBERG-TX · Rosenberg, TX 39,467 pop · income 43rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Rosenberg
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Rosenberg on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Weslaco · lowest
54,995
Weslaco · lowest
54,995 median HH income
32.7% of the leader · rank #1
Fennimore · near
64,891
Fennimore · near
64,891 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #2
Rosenberg · this city
64,897
Rosenberg · this city
64,897 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #3
Titusville · near
64,898
Titusville · near
64,898 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #4
Winthrop · near
64,904
Winthrop · near
64,904 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #5
Collegedale · near
64,905
Collegedale · near
64,905 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #6
Severna Park · highest
168,091
Severna Park · highest
168,091 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Rosenberg on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 39,467.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Rosenberg - the verdict
Nationally, Rosenberg sits in the 43rd percentile for household income and the 39th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
43rd
percentile, household income
48th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
39th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Rosenberg, TX
Rosenberg is a small city in Texas, home to 39,467 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Rosenberg brings in $64,897 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 12.8%. Typical homes in Rosenberg are valued around $218,600, and the median resident age is 31.3 years. Educational attainment runs 22.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 63.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 311 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 38% from five years earlier. Rosenberg reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1720.0 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Texas at 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,149 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Rosenberg workers runs 27.6 minutes, with 76.8% driving alone and 7.9% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Rosenberg's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to population change to housing and income to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Rosenberg, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Rosenberg?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1720.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 25% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
What does the journey to work look like in Rosenberg?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 76.8%. The reported mean trip to work is 27.6 minutes.
Which cities make useful reference points for Rosenberg?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Duncanville (39,879 residents, $71,381 income); Hurst (39,912 residents, $71,743 income); Lancaster (40,753 residents, $67,584 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Issaquah, WA (39,472 residents); Chelsea, MA (39,460 residents); Dover, DE (39,491 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Is Rosenberg growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +4,204 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +10.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 311 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Rosenberg?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 12.8%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$64,897
Home value
$218,600
Value / income
3.4×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the education layer cover for Rosenberg?
The NCES join finds 12 public schools within the city match. 22.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
12
Bachelor's degree+
22.3%
Poverty estimate
12.8%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Below median income · poverty 12.8% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
D
City profile score · Rosenberg, TX
41/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income D
$64,897
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime D
238 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share D
22.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
12.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Rosenberg profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 42/100 (D) · $64,897
Violent crime: 42/100 (D) · 238 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 41/100 (D) · 22.3%
Poverty rate: 29/100 (F) · 12.8%
Where Rosenberg sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Rosenberg's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Rosenberg highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Rosenberg, TX (this city): home $218,600, crime 1,720/100k
Chelsea, MA : home $476,500, crime 2,415/100k
Dover, DE : home $248,500, crime 7,082/100k
Lake Stevens, WA : home $593,900, crime 766/100k
Duncanville, TX : home $239,200, crime 2,586/100k
Hurst, TX : home $287,600, crime 2,592/100k
Lancaster, TX : home $229,900, crime 3,537/100k
Friendswood, TX : home $399,500, crime 645/100k
Weslaco, TX : home $119,200, crime 3,916/100k
How does Rosenberg compare to other US cities?
Here's how Rosenberg stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income43% higher than other cities
Home value48% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety39% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Texas and the picture shifts: Rosenberg ranks #400 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Rosenberg against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Rosenberg near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Rosenberg ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Rosenberg only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#713 of 1,520
53rd percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#494 of 1,505
67th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#602 of 1,663
64th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#592 of 1,663
64th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
43rd percentile nationally for median household income · 39th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Rosenberg's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Rosenberg's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Rosenberg's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$218,600Among the most affordablemore affordable than 52% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Rosenberg's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,428 of 15,516
More affordable than 46% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,360 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.4×, Rosenberg sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,428 of 15,516 and #1,360 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$64,897Rosenberg, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Rosenberg, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Rosenberg, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)63.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
39,467
Median Income
$64,897
Median Home Value
$218,600
Median Age
31.3
Poverty Rate
12.8%
Labor force participation
63.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
22.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1720.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
237.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1482.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
12
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Rosenberg's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
38,497 residents
2021
39,614 residents
2022
40,951 residents
2023
41,609 residents
2024
42,350 residents
2025
42,701 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
311
housing units authorized
Single-Family
311
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
7.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
500
500
0
$118.7M
2020
605
355
250
$112.7M
2021
513
511
2
$122.5M
2022
346
346
0
$88.7M
2023
385
385
0
$109.9M
2024
311
311
0
$89.4M
Permit volume decreased 38% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
27.6 minutes
Drive Alone
76.8%
Carpool
12.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.8%
Work from Home
7.9%
Other
2.4%
Based on 18,735 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Rosenberg. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Rosenberg is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Rosenberg sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Rosenberg compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.