Roslyn is a tiny city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 985 people and just one neighborhood, Roslyn is the 270th largest community in Washington. Roslyn has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Housing costs in Roslyn are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.
Unlike some cities, Roslyn isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Roslyn are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Roslyn is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Roslyn who work in sales jobs (21.09%), management occupations (12.90%), and food service (11.41%).
Of important note, Roslyn is also a city of artists. Roslyn has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Roslyn’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.92% 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.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Roslyn is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small city, Roslyn doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Roslyn citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.79% of adults in Roslyn have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Roslyn in 2022 was $41,980, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,920 for a family of four. However, Roslyn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Roslyn is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Roslyn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roslyn residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Roslyn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Roslyn include Irish, German, English, European, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Roslyn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 64.6% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 36.2% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 96.7% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 7.3% have Norwegian ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Roslyn are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 72.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 32.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 37.0% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (17.6%), and 12.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.7%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Roslyn, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (19.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (18.1%), and residents who report Mexican roots (13.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (12.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (8.2%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (64.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.