General Info

 

Rocky River is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 20,011 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Rocky River is the 86th 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 91.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rocky River is a city of professionals, sales and office workers and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rocky River who work in sales jobs (14.48%), management occupations (13.17%) and office and administrative support (11.28%).

 

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.

 

In addition, Rocky River is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

 

Rocky River Information and Demographics

 

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Rocky River. 55.74% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

 

The per capita income in Rocky River in 2010 was $42,489, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,956 for a family of four. However, Rocky River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

 

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 Irish, German, Italian, Polish, English and Hungarian.

 

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