Rosharon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,964 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Rosharon is the 141st largest community in Texas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rosharon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.5% of the Rosharon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Rosharon is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Rosharon who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.03%), sales jobs (9.55%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (5.76%).

One downside of living in Rosharon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.33 minutes every day commuting to work.

Rosharon is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Rosharon.

Being a small town, Rosharon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Rosharon Information and Demographics

In Rosharon, just 7.67% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Rosharon in 2000 was $11,320, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $45,280 for a family of four.

Rosharon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rosharon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rosharon is White, followed by African-American. Rosharon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.33% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Rosharon include German, Irish, English, and African.

The most common language spoken in Rosharon is English. Some people also speak Spanish.