Learn About Rosenberg TX

The city of Rosenberg is located in Fort Bend County and the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area. The city has a population of 30,618, according to the 2010 census data. Rosenberg is a neighboring city to Richmond, TX.

Rosenberg is a city in central Fort Bend County, south of the Brazos River. The northeastern part of the city is bounded by Richmond, the southern part by Pleak, and the southwest part by Beasley.

The Southwest Freeway (I-69 or US-59) runs through Rosenberg’s south side, bypassing the city center. It leads 32 miles northeast to downtown Houston.

Rosenberg was named after Henry Rosenberg, who resettled from Switzerland to Texas in 1843.

The area was first settled by Stephen F. Austin’s Old Three Hundred around 1823. Richmond, the county seat, was responsible for creating Rosenberg when it refused to allow the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway right-of-way. Rail lines were constructed to the west of Richmond in 1880. A station was established near the junction of the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe railroads and the Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio railroads.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Rosenberg is 22.5 square miles.

At the time of the 2000 Census, 24,043 people lived in 7,933 households with 5,976 families. In terms of race, 65.69% of the city’s residents are White, 54.96% are Hispanic or Latino, 8.53% are African American, 0.37% are Native Americans, 0.38% are Asian, 0.04% are Pacific Islanders, and 22.17% are other races.

7933 households were found in the city; 41.3% of households included children under 18 years of age, 53.4% were married couples, 15.7% had a female householder living alone, and 24.7% were not families. In all, 20.8% of households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone 65 years or older living alone. A family size of 3.48 was average, while a household size of 3.00 was typical.

Median household income was $35,510, while median family income was $39,000.

Rosenberg’s mineral and petroleum industries produce petroleum, sulfur, natural gas, and its derivatives, salt, clay, sand, and gravel. Agriculture and agribusiness are also crucial to the local economy. A few vegetables are also grown in the region, and cotton, rice, sugar, sorghum, pecans, and feed. The town has low site and construction costs, diverse transportation options, inexpensive fuel, low housing costs, good schools, ample recreational facilities, and historical sites, museums, and memorials. The Fort Bend Herald is the town’s daily newspaper.

Within the city limits, Rosenberg operates nine municipal parks.

In Rosenberg, Fort Bend County operates the Bud O’Shieles Community Center. This two-acre center includes an auditorium, meeting rooms, and centers for the elderly.

The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District serves Rosenberg.

There are several elementary schools in Rosenberg, including Arredondo, Bowie, Jackson, Taylor Ray, and Travis.

A number of middle and high schools are located in Rosenberg, including Wessendorf Middle School, Lamar Junior High School, Navarro Middle School, George Junior High School, and B.F. Terry High School.

Compared to the rest of the country, Rosenberg’s cost of living is 3.4% lower than the U.S. average.

The zip codes for Rosenberg are 77417, 77469, and 77471.

Lane Airpark-T54 is on FM 2218 in Rosenberg, TX.