Grain Valley is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 16,609 people and four associated neighborhoods, Grain Valley is the 50th largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Grain Valley was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Grain Valley economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Grain Valley, where the median household income is $87,266.00. Grain Valley real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Grain Valley house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grain Valley is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grain Valley is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grain Valley who work in office and administrative support (12.21%), sales jobs (11.97%), and healthcare (8.44%). Also of interest is that Grain Valley 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: 17.51% 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. As is often the case in a small city, Grain Valley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Grain Valley is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.82% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Grain Valley in 2022 was $38,038, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,152 for a family of four. However, Grain Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grain Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grain Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grain Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grain Valley include European, German, English, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Grain Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
