One downside of living in Imperial is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Imperial, the average commute to work is 30.44 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Imperial is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Imperial with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.78% of adults in Imperial have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Imperial in 2018 was $29,251, 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 $117,004 for a family of four. However, Imperial contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Imperial is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Imperial home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Imperial residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Imperial include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Imperial is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
