Ballwin is a medium-sized town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 31,223 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Ballwin is the 20th largest community in Missouri.

Ballwin is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ballwin is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ballwin who work in sales jobs (17.71%), management occupations (14.30%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.22%).

Also of interest is that Ballwin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Ballwin is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Ballwin is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Ballwin 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 town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Ballwin has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Ballwin's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One notable thing about Ballwin is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Ballwin is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 98% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Ballwin Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Ballwin is a pretty powerful place. 46.69% of the adults in Ballwin have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Ballwin in 2000 was $29,520, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,080 for a family of four. However, Ballwin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ballwin home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ballwin is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ballwin include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Ballwin is English.