Pevely is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 6,027 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pevely is the 118th largest community in Missouri. Pevely has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Pevely, where the median household income is $68,141.00.

Of important note, Pevely is also a city of artists. Pevely has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pevely’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Pevely telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Pevely, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.25 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small city, Pevely doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Pevely who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.59% of the adults in Pevely have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pevely in 2018 was $31,941, 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 $127,764 for a family of four. However, Pevely contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Pevely home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pevely residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pevely include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Pevely is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Chinese.