Shrewsbury is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 6,243 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shrewsbury is the 114th largest community in Missouri.Shrewsbury is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.01% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Shrewsbury is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shrewsbury who work in sales jobs (12.95%), management occupations (12.56%), and office and administrative support (9.86%). Also of interest is that Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.96% 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. Being a small city, Shrewsbury does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Shrewsbury, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Shrewsbury is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.67% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Shrewsbury in 2022 was $52,254, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $209,016 for a family of four. Shrewsbury is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shrewsbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shrewsbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shrewsbury include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Shrewsbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Pacific Island languages.
