Wright City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 5,354 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wright City is the 138th largest community in Missouri. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Wright City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Wright City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Wright City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Wright City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $74,833.00.

Wright City real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Wright City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.91% 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.

As is often the case in a small city, Wright City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Wright City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.65% of the adults in Wright City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wright City in 2022 was $31,808, 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 $127,232 for a family of four. However, Wright City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wright City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wright City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wright City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wright City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.07% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wright City include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Wright City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.