Rogers is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 72,999 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Rogers is the sixth largest community in Arkansas. Rogers real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Rogers house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rogers is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rogers is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rogers who work in sales jobs (11.48%), office and administrative support (10.85%), and management occupations (9.16%). Also of interest is that Rogers has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Rogers telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.84% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Rogers spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.74 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Even though Rogers is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.The education level of Rogers citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.71% of adults in Rogers have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rogers in 2022 was $41,623, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,492 for a family of four. However, Rogers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rogers is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rogers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rogers residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rogers also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rogers include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Rogers's cultural character, accounting for 18.82% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Rogers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
