Potosi is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 2,549 people and two associated neighborhoods, Potosi is the 239th largest community in Missouri.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Potosi is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.56% of the Potosi workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Potosi is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Potosi who work in healthcare suport services (17.46%), office and administrative support (12.25%), and maintenance occupations (5.58%). Potosi is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Potosi, just 9.01% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Potosi in 2022 was $22,651, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,604 for a family of four. However, Potosi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Potosi is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Potosi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Potosi residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Potosi include German, English, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Potosi is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Polish.
