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Blue Springs, MO

59,416 Population
22.7 square miles 2,619.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,504 ±$2,499 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $44,205 ±$449
  • a little higher than the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$84,075 ±$3,575 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $81,927 ±$676
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

7% ±1.8% (4,141  ±1,077) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 10% 217,501 (±0.3% / ±6,069)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

25.7 minutes ±1 (649,075  ±40,399) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 23.3 22,034,824 (±0.2 / ±195,439)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

22,459 ±706 Number of households
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 882,252 ±2,661
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.6 ±0.1 (59,197  ±49) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 2.5 2,171,320 (±0 / ±397)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

5.2% ±1.7% (751  ±245) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 5.4% 28,125 (±0.3% / ±1,274)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

23,096 ±677 Number of housing units
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 950,404 ±521
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$241,500 ±$5,207 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $265,400 ±$1,712
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

11.7% ±1.9% (6,893  ±1,117.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 13.7% 298,865 (±0.3% / ±6,935.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

95.7% ±3.5% (37,296  ±1,615.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 93.1% 1,393,401 (±0.6% / ±8,642.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
34.6% ±2.5% (13,486  ±1,012.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 39.2% 586,403 (±0.4% / ±5,576.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.6% ±0.6% (1,515  ±378) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 7.2% 157,554
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

8.6% ±1% (3,645  ±414) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 7% 115,953 (±0.1% / ±1,885)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
3,645 Total veterans ±414 3,225 Male ±347 420 Female ±226

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