Blue Springs, MO

Census Place

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2023 Population

59,416

1.19% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJosh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AEric Schmitt

Republican Party

2023 Median Household Income

$84,075

1.34% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

30,190

2.12% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Blue Springs, MO had a population of 59.4k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $84,075. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Blue Springs, MO grew from 58,720 to 59,416, a 1.19% increase and its median household income grew from $82,965 to $84,075, a 1.34% increase.

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None of the households in Blue Springs, 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.

Most people in Blue Springs, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Blue Springs, MO was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Blue Springs, MO employs 30.2k people. The largest industries in Blue Springs, MO are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,125 people), Retail Trade (3,607 people), and Manufacturing (2,512 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($97,826), Manufacturing ($78,457), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,365).

Males in Missouri have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,490. The income inequality in Missouri (measured using the Gini index) is 0.455, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

30.2k

2023 Value

± 1,513

2.12%

1 Year growth

± 6.97%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Blue Springs, MO grew at a rate of 2.12%, from 29.6k employees to 30.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blue Springs, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,195 people), Management Occupations (3,716 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,704 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blue Springs, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

30.2k

2023 Value

± 1,513

2.12%

1 Year growth

± 6.97%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Blue Springs, MO grew at a rate of 2.12%, from 29.6k employees to 30.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blue Springs, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,125 people), Retail Trade (3,607 people), and Manufacturing (2,512 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blue Springs, MO, though some of these residents may live in Blue Springs, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,431

Median earning men ± $3,398

$43,678

Median earning women ± $2,378

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,346), Manufacturing ($82,093), and Wholesale Trade ($74,225).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,813), Manufacturing ($58,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,378).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

N/AJosh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

N/AEric 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.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Blue Springs, MO are White (60 and 50.8%), followed by Black or African American (41 and 34.7%), Hispanic or Latino (10 and 8.47%), and Two or More Races (4 and 3.39%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 120 students enrolled in Blue Springs, MO, 1.67% men and 98.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 59 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Student Diversity

In 2023, 2 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Blue Springs, MO, which is 0.0172 times less than the 116 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 60 degrees mean that there were 1.46 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 41 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Blue Springs, MO have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blue Springs, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

68.7%

Homeownership

2023

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.7% of the housing units in Blue Springs, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Blue Springs, MO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$84,075

Median Household Income

± $3,575

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Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Blue Springs, MO grew to $84,075 from the previous year's value of $82,965.

The following chart displays the households in Blue Springs, 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 Blue Springs, MO is from Missouri.

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (78.9%)
Worked At Home (14.8%)
Carpooled (5.09%)

In 2023, 78.9% of workers in Blue Springs, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who carpooled to work (5.09%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blue Springs, MO have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.61% of the workforce in Blue Springs, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blue Springs, MO (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Blue Springs, MO has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jackson County, MO see 1175 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.424% decrease from the previous year (1180 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1088 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 361 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,175 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jackson County, MO

Primary care physicians in Jackson County, MO see an average of 1,175 patients per year. This represents a 0.424% decrease from the previous year (1,180 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jackson County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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