Roland is a very small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 3,818 people and two associated neighborhoods, Roland is the 114th largest community in Oklahoma.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Roland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Roland is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Roland who work in office and administrative support (14.51%), sales jobs (11.50%), and maintenance occupations (7.26%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Roland has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Roland has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Roland than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Roland may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Roland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Roland has a very low overall level of education: only 9.19% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Roland in 2022 was $21,103, which is low income relative to Oklahoma and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,412 for a family of four. However, Roland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Roland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Roland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roland residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Roland include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Roland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
