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Missouri City, TX
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Missouri City profile


Living in Missouri City



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.

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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Missouri City a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Missouri City has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Missouri City’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Missouri City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.93 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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 2018 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.

In addition, Missouri City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.22%).

The most common language spoken in Missouri City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.