Because of many things, Nixa 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, Nixa really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Nixa 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.
Nixa 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.
The overall education level of Nixa citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.39% of adults in Nixa have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Nixa in 2022 was $31,335, 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 $125,340 for a family of four. However, Nixa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Nixa is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Nixa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nixa residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Nixa include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Nixa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
