Living in Rowland Heights

In Rowland Heights, unemployment is 6.1% (2024).

Rowland Heights numbered 49,914 residents at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Rowland Heights reached 6.15%. Foreign residents numbered 25,524 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population49,914people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary3,213EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,817EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate6.15%country median 4.6% — 35% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean12.61µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 73% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other American city that publishes it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Rowland Heights?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,001 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,817 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Rowland Heights a good place to live?

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Remote worker24%strong on work, weak on safety · range 14–34%

Skilled employee35%strong on work, weak on safety · range 26–44%

Student30%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 19–41%

Family29%strong on family, weak on safety · range 18–40%

Retirement32%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 19–45%

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How international is the population?

51.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 25,524 of 49,914 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Rowland Heights is 6.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Rowland Heights 6.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,213 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.15 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Rowland Heights?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€454of €2,538 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,538
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,001
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€454

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rowland Heights. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	360.6 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rowland Heights when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Mobility and administration

Rowland Heights's nearest airport was LGB, 29 km away and offered 12 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	12 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LGB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rowland Heights. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

Rowland Heights recorded annual PM2.5 of 12.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 15.5°C in January to 24.6°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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25°12°

26°15°

28°16°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.512.6WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Rowland Heights is 12.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Rowland Heights 12.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12.61 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 21.67 · Feb 21.67 · Mar 23.17 · Apr 24.78 · May 25.56 · Jun 27.61 · Jul 30.44 · Aug 31.56 · Sep 31 · Oct 28.56 · Nov 24.89 · Dec 21.44 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 9.39 · Feb 9.61 · Mar 10.78 · Apr 12.28 · May 14.56 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.67 · Aug 18.89 · Sep 17.83 · Oct 15.17 · Nov 11.67 · Dec 9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 15.5 · Feb 15.67 · Mar 17 · Apr 18.5 · May 20.06 · Jun 22.06 · Jul 24.56 · Aug 25.22 · Sep 24.39 · Oct 21.83 · Nov 18.28 · Dec 15.22 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.2 · Feb 88.39 · Mar 46.99 · Apr 20.07 · May 9.91 · Jun 1.78 · Jul 1.52 · Aug 0.254 · Sep 3.05 · Oct 15.49 · Nov 17.78 · Dec 56.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	68.2 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	12.61 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Downey ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Roquetas de Mar (Spain) ±2.0 °C, Elche (Spain) ±2.3 °C, Dos Hermanas (Spain) ±2.4 °C, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) ±3.3 °C, Telde (Spain) ±3.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Rowland Heights spanned 33.9 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 1,355.6 people per km².

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport48.9%
Foreign residents51.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	33.87 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	55.59 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	25,524 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	1,356 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	49,914 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Rowland Heights

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Hacienda Heights as a Rowland Heights alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €3,745 Hacienda Heights vs €3,213 Rowland Heights+17%
Unemployment: 5.1% Hacienda Heights vs 6.1% Rowland Heights−17%
Foreign residents: 41.3% Hacienda Heights vs 55.6% Rowland Heights−26%
Residents: 55,386 Hacienda Heights vs 49,914 Rowland Heights+11%
Annual PM2.5: 12.6 µg/m³ Hacienda Heights vs 12.6 µg/m³ Rowland Heightssame level

Full comparison More about Hacienda Heights

North Bethesda as a Rowland Heights alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3656 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,213 Rowland Heights+90%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 6.1% Rowland Heights−41%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 12.6 µg/m³ Rowland Heights−53%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 55.6% Rowland Heights−39%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Rowland Heights

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

South San Jose Hills 3.7 km away

Rent: 1,741 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,631 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Valinda 7.3 km away

Rent: 1,690 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,814 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Hacienda Heights 7.7 km away

Rent: 2,125 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,745 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Rowland Heights?

The unemployment rate is 6.15 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Rowland Heights?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12.61 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Rowland Heights?

The published population is 49,914 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Rowland Heights?

25,524 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Rowland Heights a good place to live?

Rowland Heights may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Rowland Heights?

South San Jose Hills, La Habra Heights, Walnut, Brea, Diamond Bar are near Rowland Heights. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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