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Roy, UT
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Living in Roy



Roy is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 38,785 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Roy is the 22nd largest community in Utah.

Also of interest is that Roy 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: 13.34% 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.

The education level of Roy citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.20% of adults 25 and older in Roy have a college degree.

The per capita income in Roy in 2022 was $32,241, which is middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,964 for a family of four. However, Roy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Roy is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Roy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roy residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Roy also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Roy include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

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