Rocky River is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 21,346 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.Rocky River is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.10% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rocky River is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rocky River who work in management occupations (15.31%), sales jobs (12.63%), and business and financial occupations (10.83%). 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: 16.98% 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. In addition, Rocky River is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.If knowledge is power, Rocky River is a pretty powerful place. 62.42% of the adults in Rocky River have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Rocky River in 2022 was $63,745, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $254,980 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 Asian. 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 Other Indo-European and Arabic.
