Ladue is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 8,937 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ladue is the 89th largest community in Missouri. Ladue home prices are not only among the most expensive in Missouri, but Ladue real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Ladue is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 97.93% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ladue is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ladue who work in management occupations (29.17%), healthcare (14.39%), and business and financial occupations (12.71%). Also of interest is that Ladue has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Ladue telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.03% 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. In addition, Ladue is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Ladue is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Ladue really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Ladue perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ladue spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.93 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small city, Ladue doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.If knowledge is power, Ladue is a pretty powerful place. 87.77% of the adults in Ladue have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Ladue in 2022 was $176,818, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $707,272 for a family of four. Ladue is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ladue home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ladue residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ladue include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Ladue is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Portuguese.
