| Official Name: | Rotan, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Rotan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fisher |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.24 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.24 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1332 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 594 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1949 |
| Coordinates: | 32.8553°N -100.465°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 79546 |
| Area Code: | 325 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-63464[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1345626[3] |
Rotan is a city in Fisher County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,332 at the 2020 census, down from 1,508 at the 2010 census.[4]
Texas State Highway 70 passes through the city, leading north to Jayton and south to Roby, the Fisher County seat, and to Sweetwater and Interstate 20. Texas State Highway 92 leads east from Rotan to Hamlin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rotan has a total area of 2.0 mi2 (5.2 km2), all land.[4]
Rotan's climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is BSh (tropical and subtropical steppe climate).[5]
| White (NH) | 667 | 50.08% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 73 | 5.48% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 8 | 0.6% | |
| Asian (NH) | 9 | 0.68% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 1 | 0.08% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 3 | 0.23% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 26 | 1.95% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 545 | 40.92% | |
| Total | 1,332 |
As of the census of 2000, 1,611 people, 665 households, and 442 families resided in the city. The population density was 791.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The 841 housing units averaged 413.1 per square mile (159.2/km). The racial makeup of the city was 72.44% White, 5.59% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 19.49% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 32.90% of the population.
Of the 665 households, 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were not families; 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city, the population was distributed as 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,638, and for a family was $29,038. Males had a median income of $25,688 versus $17,045 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,097. About 16.6% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
The city is served by the Rotan Independent School District.