Gladstone is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 26,907 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Gladstone is the 25th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gladstone is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gladstone is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gladstone who work in office and administrative support (12.41%), management occupations (11.43%), and sales jobs (10.86%). Also of interest is that Gladstone has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Gladstone telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.30% 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 overall education level of Gladstone citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.59% of adults in Gladstone have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Gladstone in 2022 was $38,160, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,640 for a family of four. However, Gladstone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gladstone is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gladstone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gladstone residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gladstone include German, Irish, English, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in Gladstone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
