Missouri City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 52,477 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Missouri City is the 47th largest community in Texas.

Missouri City is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.93% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Missouri City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Missouri City who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.51%), sales jobs (13.18%), and management occupations (12.84%).

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.

In addition, Missouri City 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.

Missouri City 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, Missouri City's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Missouri City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Missouri City, the average commute to work is 32.43 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

One notable thing about Missouri City is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Missouri City 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: 97.4% 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.

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

Missouri City Information and Demographics

The education level of Missouri City citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 44.52% of adults in Missouri City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Missouri City in 2000 was $27,210, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,840 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 come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Missouri City is White, followed by African-American. 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 10.21% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Missouri City include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

In addition, Missouri City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.57%).

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