University City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 37,462 people and six constituent neighborhoods, University City is the 18th largest community in Missouri.

University City is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.49% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, University City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in University City who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.11%), teaching (10.68%), and sales jobs (10.30%).

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

University City is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in University City enrolled in college, University City has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

In addition, University City is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

University City has quite a few people who use public transportation to get to work each day, primarily riding the bus.

University City Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to University City, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. University City is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 45.04% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in University City in 2000 was $26,901, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,604 for a family of four.

University City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call University City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in University City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in University City include German, Irish, English, Russian, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in University City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.