It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Roscommon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Roscommon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Roscommon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Roscommon may be for you.
Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.68 minutes getting to work every day.
The population of Roscommon has a very low overall level of education: only 8.11% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Roscommon in 2018 was $24,526, which is low income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,104 for a family of four. However, Roscommon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Roscommon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roscommon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Roscommon include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Roscommon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
