Springfield, MO

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2024 Population

169,954

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.7

0.298% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.4%

5.15% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,311

7.24% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$177,700

7.57% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

86,317

2.95% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Springfield, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.7% of the residents in Springfield, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Springfield, MO are Missouri State University-Springfield (6,370 degrees awarded in 2024), Ozarks Technical Community College (2,177 degrees), and Drury University (481 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Springfield, MO was $177,700, and the homeownership rate was 43.9%.

Most people in Springfield, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Springfield, MO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Springfield, MO is home to a population of 170k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.05% of Springfield, MO residents were born outside of the country (6.89k people).

In 2024, there were 18.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (139k people) in Springfield, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.56k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Springfield, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Springfield, MO was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Springfield, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Springfield, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
139k ± 1.32k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.65k ± 742
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
7.56k ± 826

5.81%

Hispanic Population

9.87k people

5.81% of the people in Springfield, MO are hispanic (9.87k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Springfield, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,470 ± 5,042 people
India
24,378 ± 3,826 people
China
16,113 ± 3,112 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 42,470 Missouri residents, followed by India with 24,378 and China with 16,113.

Foreign-Born Population

4.05%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.89k people

3.75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.35k people

As of 2024, 4.05% of Springfield, MO residents (6.89k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Springfield, MO was 3.75%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Springfield, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,569 ± 343
Gulf War (2001-)
2,370 ± 349
Gulf War (1990s)
1,451 ± 338

Springfield, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Springfield, MO.

Health

87.4% of the population of Springfield, MO has health coverage, with 43.2% on employee plans, 17.4% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Missouri see 1,421 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1596 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 382 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 31.9% between 18 and 34 years, 32.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.6%

Uninsured

43.2%

Employer Coverage

17.4%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

1.56%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Springfield, MO declined by 10.3% from 14.1% to 12.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Springfield, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Springfield, MO employs 86.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Springfield, MO were Health Care & Social Assistance (14,601 people), Retail Trade (12,832 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (8,400 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($60,278), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($53,707), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($48,750).

Employment

Occupations

86.3k

2024 Value

± 2,531

2.95%

1 Year growth

± 4.02%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Springfield, MO grew at a rate of 2.95%, from 83.8k employees to 86.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Springfield, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,420 people), Sales & Related Occupations (9,154 people), and Management Occupations (7,275 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Springfield, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

86.3k

2024 Value

± 2,531

2.95%

1 Year growth

± 4.02%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Springfield, MO grew at a rate of 2.95%, from 83.8k employees to 86.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Springfield, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,601 people), Retail Trade (12,832 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (8,400 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Springfield, MO, though some of these residents may live in Springfield, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,327

Median earning men ± $1,400

$32,398

Median earning women ± $909

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,130), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,250), and Manufacturing ($47,874).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($46,017), Wholesale Trade ($44,732), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,139).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Springfield, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (40.1%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.797%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Josh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Eric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Springfield, MO awarded 11,155 degrees. The student population of Springfield, MO in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 17,325 male students and 25,589 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Springfield, MO are White (8,406 and 79.6%), Hispanic or Latino (583 and 5.52%), Two or More Races (558 and 5.28%), and Unknown (362 and 3.43%).

The largest universities in Springfield, MO by number of degrees awarded are Missouri State University-Springfield (6,370 and 57.1%), Ozarks Technical Community College (2,177 and 19.5%), and Drury University (481 and 4.31%).

The most popular majors in Springfield, MO are General Business Administration & Management (676 and 6.06%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (479 and 4.29%), and Registered Nursing (450 and 4.03%).

The median tuition costs are $13,761 for private four year colleges, and $6,376 and $11,658 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Springfield, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 83.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 42,914 (40.4% men and 59.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 42,914 students enrolled in Springfield, MO, 40.4% men and 59.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 32,939 records, of which 60.8% were women and 39.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
346 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
290 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
195 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Springfield, MO was General Psychology with 346 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Springfield, MO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Missouri State University-Springfield
6,370 degrees awarded
Ozarks Technical Community College
2,177 degrees awarded
Drury University
481 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Missouri State University-Springfield with 6,370 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 4,308 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Springfield, MO, which is 0.629 times less than the 6,847 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 8,406 degrees mean that there were 14.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 583 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($14,580) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,288) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,546) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Springfield, MO was $177,700 in 2024, which is 0.534 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $165,200 to $177,700, a 7.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Springfield, MO is 43.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Springfield, MO have an average commute time of 17.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Springfield, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$177,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,658

$34,606

Median Property Taxes

±$1,408

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Springfield, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Springfield, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

43.9%

Homeownership

2024

61.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 43.9% of the housing units in Springfield, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 42.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Springfield, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,311

Median Household Income

± $1,276

78.8k

Number of Households

± 2,379

In 2024, the median household income of the 78.8k households in Springfield, MO grew to $49,311 from the previous year's value of $45,984.

The following chart displays the households in Springfield, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Springfield, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.4%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)
Carpooled (8.53%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Springfield, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.53%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Springfield, MO have a shorter commute time (17.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.06% of the workforce in Springfield, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Springfield, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Springfield, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Springfield, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Springfield, MO (29.6k out of 161k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Springfield, MO is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.