Raymore is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 24,203 people and five associated neighborhoods, Raymore is the 31st largest community in Missouri. Raymore 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 Raymore, where the median household income is $96,536.00.
Raymore real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Raymore house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Raymore 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: 11.02% 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.
Being a small city, Raymore does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Raymore are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.41% of adults in Raymore have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Raymore in 2022 was $40,183, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,732 for a family of four.
Raymore is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Raymore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raymore residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raymore include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Raymore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.