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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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Royse City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Royse City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Royse City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Royse City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.39% 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.

Because of many things, Royse City is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Royse City a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Royse City has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Royse City’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Royse City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.85 minutes every day commuting to work.

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 somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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 2018 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.