Demographics of Pevely city, Missouri

Pevely city, Missouri had 6,239 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +180 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pevely city, in four figures

6,239
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,055 ±28.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +180 people.; 33.2 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,000 ±$12,258
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pevely city, Missouri's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pevely city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Pevely city, Missouri's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pevely city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,059	100.0	100.0
2021	6,049	99.8	100.2
2022	6,050	99.9	100.7
2023	6,082	100.4	101.6
2024	6,146	101.4	102.5
2025	6,239	103.0	103.1

Population of Pevely city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,059	—
2021	6,049	−10
2022	6,050	+1
2023	6,082	+32
2024	6,146	+64
2025	6,239	+93

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.2 ±3.1: for men 30.0 ±3.9 and for women 34.9 ±7.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pevely city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	410 ±130	6.8% ±2.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,159 ±292	19.1% ±4.8	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	762 ±225	12.6% ±3.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,565 ±291	25.8% ±4.8	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,348 ±280	22.3% ±4.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	811 ±233	13.4% ±3.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,000 ±$12,258, and income per person $30,992 ±$3,478, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pevely city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	545 ±222	23.0% ±9.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	572 ±216	24.2% ±8.8	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	304 ±140	12.8% ±5.8	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	301 ±125	12.7% ±5.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	285 ±109	12.0% ±4.4	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	270 ±131	11.4% ±5.4	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	33 to 145	1.4% to 6.1%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pevely city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,084 ±462	17.9% ±7.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	432 ±196	27.5% ±10.6	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	502 ±211	15.6% ±6.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	43 to 257	3.9% to 19.7%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pevely city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pevely city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	2,392 ±234	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.9% ±2.5	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 2.9%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.9% ±6.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.1% ±7.9	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$219,600 ±$24,355	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$875 ±$29	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±6	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pevely city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 128	0% to 2.1%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,512 ±256	91.0% ±4.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14 to 134	0.2% to 2.2%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	176 to 668	2.9% to 11.0%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pevely city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	4,733 ±405	78.2% ±6.7	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,199 ±398	19.8% ±6.6	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 31	0% to 0.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	31 to 191	0.5% to 3.2%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	31 to 191	0.5% to 3.2%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pevely city among the places of Missouri

125th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Pevely city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
De Soto city	6,470 ±24
Shrewsbury city	6,316 ±18
Sullivan city	6,310 ±342
Battlefield city	6,165 ±33
Glendale city	6,114 ±19
Pevely city	6,055 ±28
Greenwood city	6,013 ±139
Richmond city	5,959 ±34
Peculiar city	5,958 ±23
Cottleville city	5,937 ±26
Barnhart CDP	5,785 ±859

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 35 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 45 Places in Missouri by median home value
No. 52 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 57 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 61 Places in Missouri by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026