RochelleTX
150 people live in this town, settled in 1879.
Is Rochelle a good place to live?
43% of residents live below the poverty line in Rochelle, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Rochelle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Rochelle’s workers commute out
In Rochelle, the average trip to work is 17 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 75 miles. The top destinations are Melvin (17%), Brady (13%) and San Angelo (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Rochelle’s kids attend
Rochelle ISD runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 160 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochelle SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 160 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a low hazard risk in Rochelle: drought
Rochelle’s FEMA risk score is 29 of 100. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2025. 59% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 17%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rochelle has mild winters and hot summers
The typical July afternoon high is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Rochelle is
Nearly a fifth of Rochelle adults report frequent mental distress. CDC measures, 31 in all: Rochelle beats Texas on 2 and trails on 13. Two figures for adults here: 17% report frequent physical distress, 16% have diabetes.
| Rochelle | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rochelle | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 14.8% | 19.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.2% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Rochelle
Moving to Rochelle: who provides what
Rochelle is unincorporated, so McCulloch County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Rochelle for work
Where Rochelle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rochelle; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Rochelle residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Rochelle
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Rochelle is an unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rochelle had a population of 169.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,772 ft
- ZIP code
- 76872
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