Maryville is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Maryville area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Maryville maintain a good economy.
One of the benefits of Maryville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.65 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Maryville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Maryville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.65% of adults in Maryville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Maryville in 2022 was $24,804, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,216 for a family of four. However, Maryville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Maryville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maryville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Maryville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Maryville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.
