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Blue Springs, MO

58,265 Population
22.4 square miles 2,595.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 38.8 ±0.2

Economics

$35,260 ±$1,703 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $39,175 ±$406
  • a little higher than the amount in Missouri: $33,770 ±$176
$78,516 ±$3,128 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $73,299 ±$660
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Missouri: $61,043 ±$316

5.6% ±1.3% (3,260  ±762) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 9.8% 210,649 (±0.3% / ±6,396)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.8% 762,023 (±0.2% / ±10,691)

26.9 minutes ±1.5 (698,750  ±48,851) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 23.5 23,087,776 (±0.2 / ±207,518)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.8 63,509,752 (±0.1 / ±389,396)

Families

21,354 ±620 Number of households
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 858,836 ±2,957
  • Missouri: 2,433,819 ±5,438
2.7 ±0.1 (58,064  ±127) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 2.5 2,147,576 (±0 / ±1,194)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.5 5,978,416 (±0)

6.6% ±1.8% (920  ±254) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 5.4% 27,624 (±0.3% / ±1,339)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.6% 77,895 (±0.2% / ±2,292)

Housing

22,015 ±602 Number of housing units
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 931,572 ±798
  • Missouri: 2,782,081 ±732

$189,100 ±$5,351 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $211,900 ±$1,497
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $171,800 ±$602

12.1% ±2.1% (6,925  ±1,195.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 14.6% 314,475 (±0.3% / ±6,582.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 14% 851,579 (±0.2% / ±12,214)

Social

95.4% ±3.6% (36,220  ±1,581.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 92.7% 1,366,480 (±0.6% / ±9,093.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91% 3,810,280 (±0.4% / ±15,151.6)
32.8% ±2.6% (12,442  ±1,014.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 38% 560,261 (±0.4% / ±5,592.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 30.7% 1,285,199 (±0.2% / ±9,049.1)

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

2.6% ±0.7% (1,527  ±383) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 6.8% 148,550 (±0.2% / ±3,900)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.2% 256,802 (±0.1% / ±4,307)

9.1% ±1.2% (3,788  ±511) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 7.4% 120,931 (±0.1% / ±2,225)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 8% 377,127 (±0.1% / ±3,765)
3,788 Total veterans ±511 3,436 Male ±431 352 Female ±235

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