Imperial is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,407 people and five associated neighborhoods, Imperial is the 159th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Imperial is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Imperial is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Imperial who work in sales jobs (11.21%), management occupations (9.04%), and food service (7.88%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.90% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Imperial is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Imperial overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Imperial, 21.43% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Imperial in 2022 was $33,620, 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 $134,480 for a family of four. However, Imperial contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Imperial is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Imperial home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Imperial residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Imperial include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Imperial is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
