Hollister is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,658 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hollister is the 150th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hollister is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hollister is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Hollister who work in office and administrative support (18.44%), sales jobs (11.30%), and healthcare (7.88%). Being a small city, Hollister does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Hollister with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.63% of adults in Hollister have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hollister in 2022 was $22,944, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,776 for a family of four. However, Hollister contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hollister is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hollister home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hollister residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hollister include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Hollister is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
