Pevely is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 6,027 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pevely is the 118th largest community in Missouri. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Pevely, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Pevely, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Pevely’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Pevely does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $68,141.00.

Pevely real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Pevely house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.30% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Pevely, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.25 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Pevely doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Pevely is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.59% of adults 25 and older in Pevely have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pevely in 2022 was $31,941, 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 $127,764 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, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Pevely is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Chinese.