Raymore is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 25,306 people and five associated neighborhoods, Raymore is the 31st largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Raymore was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Raymore economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Raymore, where the median household income is $103,158.00. Raymore real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Raymore 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, Raymore is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Raymore is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Raymore who work in management occupations (12.07%), office and administrative support (11.70%), and healthcare (8.27%). Also of interest is that Raymore 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: 14.51% 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. Raymore 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 Raymore are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.95% of adults in Raymore have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Raymore in 2022 was $43,723, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,892 for a family of four. Raymore is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Raymore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raymore residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raymore include German, English, Irish, Polish, and European. The most common language spoken in Raymore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
