Raytown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 29,312 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Raytown is the 22nd largest community in Missouri.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.61% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Raytown is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Raytown are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.76% of adults in Raytown having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Raytown in 2022 was $33,081, 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 $132,324 for a family of four. However, Raytown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Raytown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Raytown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raytown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raytown include German, English, European, Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Raytown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.