Pevely is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 6,027 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pevely is the 118th largest community in Missouri. Pevely has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Pevely, where the median household income is $68,141.00.

Of important note, Pevely is also a city of artists. Pevely has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pevely’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.30% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In Pevely, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.25 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Pevely does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Pevely is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.59% of adults 25 and older in Pevely have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pevely in 2018 was $31,941, 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 $127,764 for a family of four. However, Pevely contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Pevely home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pevely residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pevely include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Pevely is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Chinese.