Kimberling City is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 2,371 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kimberling City is the 249th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Kimberling City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kimberling City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kimberling City is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kimberling City who work in management occupations (14.32%), office and administrative support (12.14%), and sales jobs (10.92%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.96% 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. The overall crime rate in Kimberling City is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Kimberling City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Kimberling City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Kimberling City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Kimberling City may be for you. As is often the case in a small city, Kimberling City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Kimberling City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.99% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Kimberling City in 2022 was $34,183, 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 $136,732 for a family of four. However, Kimberling City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Kimberling City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kimberling City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kimberling City include English, German, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Kimberling City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Pacific Island languages.
