Round Rock is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 126,697 people and 39 associated neighborhoods, Round Rock is the 32nd largest community in Texas. Round Rock 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 Round Rock, where the median household income is $91,888.00.
Round Rock real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Round Rock house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Round Rock has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.56% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Another interesting thing about Round Rock, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
The citizens of Round Rock are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.28% of adults in Round Rock have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Round Rock in 2022 was $44,507, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,028 for a family of four. However, Round Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Round Rock is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Round Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Round Rock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Round Rock also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Round Rock include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Round Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.