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. Pevely 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 Pevely, where the median household income is $56,000.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pevely is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. A relatively large number of people in Pevely telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 education level of Pevely citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.39% of adults 25 and older in Pevely have a college 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.
