Roy, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	692
Male Share of the Population	46.8%
Female Share of the Population	53.2%
Senior Citizens	15.2%
Employed Population 16+	261
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	60.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	7.5%
Median Earnings25+	$35,625
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$34,722
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$44,375

Wealth

Median Family Income	$62,609
% Above Poverty Level	92.5%
% Below Poverty Level	7.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	46 minutes
% Working from Home	0.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	21.6%
Median Gross Rent	$1,138
Median House Value	$196,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	27.3%
German	23.7%
English	20.4%
Irish	17.5%
Norwegian	7.2%
Scottish	3.8%
French Except Basque	3%
Canadian	2.5%
Lithuanian	1.3%
Arab	0.9%
Swedish	0.7%
Italian	0.6%
West Indian	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Danishn	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
Croatian	0.3%
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Roy Almanac

Category	Value
County	Pierce County
Standard Zip Codes	98580
Phone Area Codes	253
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	46.98
Approximate Longitude	-122.47

Roy Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MC MILLIN RESERVOIR
Distance	15.6 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 45 F
Apr Temp	38 to 57 F
Jul Temp	51 to 75 F
Oct Temp	41 to 59 F
Annual Precip	43.1 inches

Station	GRAPEVIEW 3 SW
Distance	25.6 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 45 F
Apr Temp	40 to 59 F
Jul Temp	53 to 74 F
Oct Temp	44 to 60 F
Annual Precip	53.2 inches

Station	KENT
Distance	31.6 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 47 F
Apr Temp	42 to 61 F
Jul Temp	55 to 77 F
Oct Temp	44 to 62 F
Annual Precip	39.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
DuPont	9,379	$88,371
Eatonville	2,945	$86,397
Lakewood	59,606	$59,475
Rainier	2,346	$71,648
Steilacoom	6,270	$89,104
Yelm	8,772	$67,546

Roy Public Libraries

Roy City Library
122 3RD ST. E
Roy, Washington
(253) 843-2331

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Roy Public Schools

Roy Elementary
340 Peterson St
ZIP: 98580
(253) 683-5100
Primary
Total Enrollment 278

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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