Roscoe is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,874 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 $98,750.00.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Because of many things, Roscoe is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Roscoe really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Roscoe perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

As is often the case in a small village, Roscoe doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

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: 33.68% of adults in Roscoe have a college degree.

The per capita income in Roscoe in 2022 was $42,283, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,132 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.