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Raytown, MO
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Raytown profile


Living in Raytown



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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.61% 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, Raytown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Raytown citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.76% of adults in Raytown have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Raytown in 2018 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.