Roscoe is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,843 people and three associated neighborhoods, Roscoe is the 209th largest community in Illinois. Roscoe has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Roscoe, where the median household income is $97,704.00.
Also of interest is that Roscoe 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 Roscoe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.43% 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 terms of college education, Roscoe is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.65% of adults in Roscoe have a college degree.
The per capita income in Roscoe in 2022 was $41,908, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,632 for a family of four. However, Roscoe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Roscoe is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Roscoe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roscoe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Roscoe include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Roscoe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.