Ozark is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 22,907 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Ozark is the 33rd largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Ozark was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ozark economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ozark, where the median household income is $69,372.00. Ozark real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Ozark house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Ozark is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ozark is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ozark who work in office and administrative support (12.11%), management occupations (11.58%), and teaching (11.11%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Being a small city, Ozark does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Ozark citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.03% of adults in Ozark have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Ozark in 2022 was $32,067, 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 $128,268 for a family of four. However, Ozark contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ozark is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ozark home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ozark residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ozark include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Ozark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
