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Rose City is a Census city of 391 people across 1.52 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $46,094, 97.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rose City
What Rose City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.52 sq mi
- Water area0.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land258 plus or minus 92
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rose City
How many people live in Rose City
- Population391 plus or minus 140
- Median age53.4
- Population under 1847 plus or minus 32
- Share under 1812.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over104 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over26.6 percent
- Households200 plus or minus 82
- Family households80 plus or minus 32
- Share of households that are families40.0 percent plus or minus 22.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rose City
- Median household income$46,094 plus or minus $19,444
- Per capita income$34,342 plus or minus $8,672
- Civilian labor force177 plus or minus 83
- Employed174 plus or minus 83
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over339 plus or minus 131
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.2 percent plus or minus 42.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rose City
- Housing units235 plus or minus 88
- Occupied units200 plus or minus 82
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate14.9 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Owner occupied194 plus or minus 82
- Renter occupied6 plus or minus 5
- Ownership rate97.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,000 plus or minus $28,580
- Single family units147 plus or minus 50
- Share single family62.6 percent plus or minus 31.7
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes83 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rose City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute169 plus or minus 82
- Commuting under 15 minutes34 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.1 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more77 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.6 percent plus or minus 33.4
- Drove alone92.0 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rose City
Flood risk in Rose City
- NFIP communityCity of Rose City
- NFIP community number481061
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/21
The City of Rose City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481061 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Rose City
Orange County context, not Rose City figures
- Establishments in Orange County1,333
- Covered employment, Orange County24,358
- Average annual pay, Orange County$64,481
- Housing units permitted, Orange County244
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rose City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rose City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rose City, Texas?
391, in 200 households. Rose City city covers 1.52 square miles of land, which is 258 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rose City in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rose City?
$46,094. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Rose City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rose City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rose City, city of, community 481061, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rose City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rose City.
Is zoning published for Rose City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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