Ste. Genevieve is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 5,037 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ste. Genevieve is the 136th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ste. Genevieve is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ste. Genevieve is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ste. Genevieve who work in office and administrative support (12.42%), healthcare (9.51%), and personal care services (8.52%). Also of interest is that Ste. Genevieve 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 Ste. Genevieve telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.31% 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. The citizens of Ste. Genevieve are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.27% of adults in Ste. Genevieve have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Ste. Genevieve in 2022 was $23,826, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,304 for a family of four. However, Ste. Genevieve contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ste. Genevieve is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ste. Genevieve home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ste. Genevieve residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ste. Genevieve include German, French, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ste. Genevieve is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Polish.
