Raytown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 29,312 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Raytown is the 22nd largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Raytown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Raytown is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Raytown who work in office and administrative support (14.52%), sales jobs (9.86%), and management occupations (8.71%). A relatively large number of people in Raytown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.61% 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, Raytown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Raytown overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Raytown, 22.76% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Raytown in 2022 was $33,081, 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 $132,324 for a family of four. However, Raytown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Raytown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Raytown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raytown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raytown include German, English, European, Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Raytown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
