The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hollister has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hollister a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Hollister is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Hollister is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.48% of adults 25 and older in Hollister have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hollister in 2022 was $24,553, 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 $98,212 for a family of four. However, Hollister contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hollister is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hollister home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hollister residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hollister also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hollister include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Hollister is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
