Missouri City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 76,500 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Missouri City is the 53rd largest community in Texas. Missouri City real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Missouri City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Missouri City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Missouri City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Missouri City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Missouri City who work in office and administrative support (12.24%), sales jobs (9.75%), and management occupations (8.83%). Also of interest is that Missouri City 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: 10.83% 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. Because of many things, Missouri City is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Missouri City really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Missouri City perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Missouri City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.93 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Missouri City ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Missouri City, 42.90% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Missouri City in 2022 was $41,033, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,132 for a family of four. However, Missouri City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Missouri City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Missouri City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Missouri City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Missouri City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.38% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Missouri City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Nigerian. Missouri City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.22%. The most common language spoken in Missouri City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
