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Royse City, TX
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Royse City profile


Living in Royse City



Royse City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 19,782 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 $114,917.00.

Royse City real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Royse City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Royse City 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 Royse City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.39% 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.

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.

One downside of living in Royse City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Royse City, the average commute to work is 33.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Royse City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The overall education level of Royse City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.88% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Royse City in 2022 was $40,668, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,672 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 26.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Royse City include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Royse City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.