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Springfield, MO Metro Area

490,886 Population
3,007 square miles 163.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,697 ±$1,538 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$62,921 ±$2,408 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.6% ±1.3% (60,265  ±6,061) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.1 minutes ±0.6 (4,730,295  ±179,721) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

200,832 ±2,509 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (478,716  ±2,755) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±1.2% (5,830  ±1,344) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

213,696 ±948 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$242,200 ±$6,975 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.7% ±1.4% (71,613  ±7,025.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.7% ±2.6% (303,462  ±8,578.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
29.3% ±1.4% (95,830  ±4,712.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

2.8% ±0.4% (13,899  ±2,074) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.2% ±0.7% (27,298  ±2,670) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
27,298 Total veterans ±2,670 24,981 Male ±2,365 2,317 Female ±985

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