Pevely is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 6,103 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pevely is the 118th largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Pevely was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Pevely economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Pevely, where the median household income is $56,000.00.Unlike some cities, Pevely isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pevely are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pevely is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pevely who work in sales jobs (12.75%), maintenance occupations (9.01%), and management occupations (8.78%). Of important note, Pevely is also a city of artists. Pevely has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pevely’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.90% 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. In terms of college education, Pevely is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.39% of adults 25 and older in Pevely have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Pevely in 2022 was $30,992, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,968 for a family of four. However, Pevely contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Pevely home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pevely residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pevely include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Pevely is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Chinese.
