Seymour is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 1,909 people and two associated neighborhoods, Seymour is the 290th largest community in Missouri. Seymour real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Seymour house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Seymour is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.59% of the Seymour workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Seymour is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seymour who work in office and administrative support (10.57%), sales jobs (9.33%), and healthcare suport services (8.39%). Also of interest is that Seymour has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Seymour is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Seymour, the average commute to work is 32.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Seymour does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Seymour with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.56% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Seymour in 2022 was $25,374, 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 $101,496 for a family of four. However, Seymour contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Seymour home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seymour residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Seymour include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Seymour is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
