St. Peters is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 51,332 people and five constituent neighborhoods, St. Peters is the 11th largest community in Missouri.

Unlike some cities, St. Peters isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Peters are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Peters is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Peters who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.73%), sales jobs (13.12%), and management occupations (9.63%).

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

St. Peters is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, St. Peters's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

St. Peters is a very car-oriented city: 98.6% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in St. Peters is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

The city of St. Peters is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

St. Peters Information and Demographics

The education level of St. Peters citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.18% of adults in St. Peters have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in St. Peters in 2000 was $22,792, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,168 for a family of four. However, St. Peters contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in St. Peters is English.