Creve Coeur is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 18,565 people and three associated neighborhoods, Creve Coeur is the 37th largest community in Missouri. Creve Coeur home prices are not only among the most expensive in Missouri, but Creve Coeur real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Creve Coeur is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.70% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Creve Coeur is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Creve Coeur who work in management occupations (14.01%), healthcare (12.82%), and computer science and math (10.70%). Also of interest is that Creve Coeur has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.66% 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. If knowledge is power, Creve Coeur is a pretty powerful place. 67.22% of the adults in Creve Coeur have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Creve Coeur in 2022 was $78,816, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $315,264 for a family of four. However, Creve Coeur contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Creve Coeur is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Creve Coeur home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Creve Coeur residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Creve Coeur include German, Irish, English, Russian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Creve Coeur is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Other Asian languages.
