University City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 34,096 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, University City is the 19th largest community in Missouri. University City real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although University City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.University City is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, University City is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in University City who work in management occupations (14.22%), teaching (11.51%), and office and administrative support (8.82%). Of important note, University City is also a city of artists. University City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape University City’s character. Also of interest is that University City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. For the size of the city, public transportation in University City is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For University City, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to University City, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. University City is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 64.17% 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 University City in 2022 was $63,218, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $252,872 for a family of four. However, University City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. University City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call University City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of University City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in University City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in University City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.