Rockwall County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Rockwall County: 13 seats on 6 elected bodies. 8 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 18 local governments in Rockwall County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
6
0
School districts (school boards)
2
0
Special districts (elected boards)
9
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Rockwall County
123,617people
37.5median ageU.S.: 38.9
$127,981 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
44.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$415,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
8.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
8.7%U.S.: 8.4%
52.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
25.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 20.8% · White 63% · Black 9.1% · Asian 3.5% · Other or more than one race 3.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Rockwall County
3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Texas: 4.3%.
72,935people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
75,844in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.8%
2,909
72,935
75,844
August 2026
4.1%
3,083
72,542
75,625
July 2026
4.2%
3,187
72,225
75,412
June 2026
4.3%
3,242
71,887
75,129
May 2026
3.8%
2,838
72,356
75,194
April 2026
3.5%
2,612
72,363
74,975
March 2026
3.5%
2,636
72,280
74,916
February 2026
3.9%
2,885
72,050
74,935
January 2026
3.9%
2,919
71,786
74,705
December 2025
3.4%
2,525
72,693
75,218
November 2025
3.8%
2,837
72,702
75,539
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.0%
2,996
72,721
75,717
August 2025
4.1%
3,063
72,405
75,468
July 2025
3.9%
2,913
72,411
75,324
June 2025
3.7%
2,765
72,120
74,885
May 2025
3.4%
2,572
72,103
74,675
April 2025
3.2%
2,427
72,593
75,020
March 2025
3.5%
2,620
72,017
74,637
February 2025
3.8%
2,828
71,694
74,522
January 2025
3.6%
2,714
71,708
74,422
December 2024
3.2%
2,388
72,020
74,408
November 2024
3.6%
2,653
71,830
74,483
October 2024
3.5%
2,635
71,739
74,374
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.7%
2,751
72,288
75,039
2024
3.6%
2,616
71,044
73,660
2023
3.4%
2,432
68,416
70,848
2022
3.2%
2,123
63,941
66,064
2021
4.2%
2,547
58,667
61,214
2020
5.8%
3,234
52,339
55,573
2019
3.0%
1,624
52,377
54,001
2018
3.2%
1,642
49,887
51,529
2017
3.3%
1,645
47,909
49,554
2016
3.5%
1,643
45,899
47,542
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Texas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Rockwall County
106.6 per 100,0002025. Texas: 344.9.
696.6 per 100,0002025. Texas: 1,786.0.
0murders2025, 108 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
108
106.6
706
696.6
2024
127
127.4
971
974.0
2023
107
113.0
918
969.6
2022
87
94.2
975
1,055.5
2021
92
116.6
844
1,069.7
2020
87
115.0
987
1,304.6
2019
72
98.6
918
1,257.1
2018
71
100.9
933
1,326.5
2017
87
127.6
936
1,372.3
2016
62
94.1
880
1,335.3
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Rockwall Police Department
2025
61
553
55,108
Fate Police Department
2025
34
92
30,358
Rockwall County Sheriff's Office
2025
13
61
15,882
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Texas · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.77 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 101,348 people.
179sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
129civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Rockwall County Sheriff's Office
58
107
15,882
Rockwall Police Department
95
20
55,108
Fate Police Department
26
2
30,358
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
179
1.77
129
3
2024
176
1.77
124
3
2023
162
1.71
124
3
2022
159
1.72
108
3
2021
158
2.00
102
3
2020
146
1.93
102
3
2016
114
1.73
94
2
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Rockwall County County Clerk?
Jennifer Fogg is the County Clerk of Rockwall County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney?
Kenda Culpepper is the Criminal District Attorney of Rockwall County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Rockwall County District Clerk?
Lea Carlson is the District Clerk of Rockwall County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Rockwall County Tax Assessor-Collector?
Kim Sweet is the Tax Assessor-Collector of Rockwall County, Texas.
Who are the Rockwall County commissioners?
Frank New (County Judge); Bobby Gallana (Precinct 1); Dana Macalik (Precinct 2); Lorne Liechty (Precinct 3); John Stacy (Precinct 4).
What is the population of Rockwall County?
About 123,617 people, with a median age of 37.5; the median household income is $127,981 and 4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Rockwall County?
3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,909 people unemployed in a labor force of 75,844, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Rockwall County?
18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 2 school district and 9 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Office of Court Administration's directory of trial courts by county (May 2026), the Texas Secretary of State's county officer lists, the Comptroller's county directory and each county's own website (commissioners); officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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