Royse City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 24,138 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Royse City is the 211th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Royse City was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Royse City economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Royse City, where the median household income is $116,424.00.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.48% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Because of many things, Royse City is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Royse City really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Royse City perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Royse City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.21 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Royse City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Royse City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.20% of adults in Royse City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Royse City in 2022 was $41,286, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,144 for a family of four.
Royse City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Royse City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Royse City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Royse City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.01% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Royse City include English, Irish, German, African, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Royse City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.