Crestwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 12,175 people and five associated neighborhoods, Crestwood is the 67th largest community in Missouri. Crestwood real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Crestwood house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Crestwood is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Crestwood is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crestwood who work in management occupations (11.92%), office and administrative support (10.21%), and healthcare (9.83%). Of important note, Crestwood is also a city of artists. Crestwood has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Crestwood’s character. Also of interest is that Crestwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.85% 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. Because of many things, Crestwood is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Crestwood really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Crestwood perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Crestwood 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.If knowledge is power, Crestwood is a pretty powerful place. 56.68% of the adults in Crestwood have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Crestwood in 2022 was $49,461, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $197,844 for a family of four. The people who call Crestwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crestwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Crestwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Crestwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
