Royal City is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,897 people and just one neighborhood, Royal City is the 229th largest community in Washington.
Royal City is a blue-collar town, with 60.43% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Royal City is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Royal City who work in farm management occupations (32.61%), business and financial occupations (11.09%), and teaching (8.26%).
Another important characteristic of Royal City is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.
One of the benefits of Royal City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.34 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Royal City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Royal City has a very low overall level of education: only 8.50% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Royal City in 2022 was $18,356, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,424 for a family of four. However, Royal City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Royal City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Royal City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Royal City, accounting for 93.88% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Royal City residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Royal City include Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, English, and German.
In addition, Royal City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (45.92%).
The most common language spoken in Royal City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.9% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.2% of all neighborhoods in America, with 43.0% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 32 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 61.7% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 84.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 3.2% have Danish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 80.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Royal City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 25.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 76.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 31.8% of the working population is employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.0%), and 9.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 80.8% of households. Some people also speak English (19.2%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Royal City, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (84.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (6.2%), and residents who report Danish roots (3.2%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (2.0%), along with some German ancestry residents (1.3%), among others. In addition, 39.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (61.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (74.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.1%) and 6.7% of residents also ride the bus for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.