Rhome is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,926 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rhome is the 707th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Rhome was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Rhome economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Rhome, where the median household income is $101,167.00.
Also of interest is that Rhome has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Rhome telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.13% 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.
In Rhome, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.07 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Rhome doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Rhome who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.68% of adults in Rhome have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Rhome in 2022 was $38,442, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,768 for a family of four. However, Rhome contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rhome is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rhome home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rhome residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rhome also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.31% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rhome include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Rhome is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.