It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Royal has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Royal has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Royal than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Royal may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Royal doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Royal who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.12% of adults in Royal have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Royal in 2022 was $31,671, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,684 for a family of four. However, Royal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Royal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Royal residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Royal include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Romanian.
The most common language spoken in Royal is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
