Royston is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,670 people and three associated neighborhoods, Royston is the 234th largest community in Georgia.Royston is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Royston is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Royston who work in office and administrative support (10.56%), sales jobs (9.49%), and art, media, and design (7.59%). Of important note, Royston is also a city of artists. Royston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Royston’s character. In Royston, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Royston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Royston are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.84% of adults in Royston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Royston in 2022 was $27,641, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,564 for a family of four. However, Royston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Royston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Royston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Royston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Royston include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Other Arab. The most common language spoken in Royston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.
