Rhome is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,843 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rhome is the 707th largest community in Texas. Rhome has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Rhome, where the median household income is $85,625.00. Rhome real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Rhome house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Rhome is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Rhome is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rhome who work in office and administrative support (11.92%), management occupations (10.51%), and sales jobs (7.58%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Rhome, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Rhome does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Rhome citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.57% of adults in Rhome have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rhome in 2022 was $32,877, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,508 for a family of four. However, Rhome contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rhome is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rhome home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rhome residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Rhome also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rhome include German, Irish, English, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Rhome is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
