Royal is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 5,962 people and two associated neighborhoods, Royal is the 60th largest community in Arkansas. Royal real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Royal house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Royal is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Royal is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Royal who work in management occupations (9.83%), healthcare (9.80%), and teaching (9.28%). It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Royal 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. Royal has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Royal than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Royal may be for you.The education level of Royal citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.29% of adults in Royal have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Royal in 2022 was $29,446, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,784 for a family of four. However, Royal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Royal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Royal residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Royal include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Romanian. The most common language spoken in Royal is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
