One downside of living in Pacific, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.80 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Pacific doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Pacific rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.48% of adults 25 and older in Pacific have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Pacific in 2022 was $30,527, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,108 for a family of four. However, Pacific contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pacific is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pacific home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pacific residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pacific include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Pacific is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
