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. Royse City has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. 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.

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 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.

Being a small city, Royse City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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.