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Rocky River, OH
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Rocky River profile


Living in Rocky River


Rocky River is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 21,468 people and four associated neighborhoods, Rocky River is the 80th largest community in Ohio.

Rocky River real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Rocky River house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Rocky River has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.53% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Rocky River, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Rocky River is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 64.34% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Rocky River in 2022 was $68,274, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $273,096 for a family of four.

The people who call Rocky River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rocky River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rocky River include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Rocky River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Other Indo-European.