Roma is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,554 people and four associated neighborhoods, Roma is the 227th largest community in Texas.

A relatively large number of people in Roma telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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

The citizens of Roma are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.57% of adults in Roma have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Roma in 2022 was $14,065, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,260 for a family of four. Roma also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.67% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Roma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Roma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Roma, accounting for 98.27% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Roma residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Roma include French, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.

Roma also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 34.16%.

The most common language spoken in Roma is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.