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Springfield, MO Metro Area

500,004 Population
3,007 square miles 166.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,496 ±$1,547 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,219 ±$2,134 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.2% ±1.4% (54,271  ±6,566) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.5 minutes ±0.8 (4,954,435  ±207,384) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

201,977 ±2,648 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (487,252  ±2,953) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.6% ±1.6% (9,059  ±1,897) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

217,079 ±1,049 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$260,000 ±$7,018 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.3% ±1.3% (65,593  ±6,580.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.5% ±2.5% (308,452  ±8,576.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.8% ±1.5% (109,380  ±5,133.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

3.2% ±0.5% (15,994  ±2,270) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.5% ±0.6% (28,982  ±2,416) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
28,982 Total veterans ±2,416 27,004 Male ±2,255 1,978 Female ±633

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