Blue Springs, MO

Census Place

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2024 Population
59,965
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.2
1.36% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.97%
0.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$88,920
5.76% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$263,100
8.94% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
30,708
1.72% 1-year growth

About

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.

98.5% of the residents in Blue Springs, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Blue Springs, MO are House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs (118 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Blue Springs, MO was $263,100, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

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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Population & Diversity

Blue Springs, MO is home to a population of 60k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.88% of Blue Springs, MO residents were born outside of the country (1.73k people).

In 2024, there were 9.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.9k people) in Blue Springs, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.62k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Blue Springs, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Blue Springs, MO was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blue Springs, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    46.9k ± 1.34k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.8k ± 885
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    2.62k ± 534
6.19%
Hispanic Population
3.71k people

In 2024, there were 9.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.9k people) in Blue Springs, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.62k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.19% of the people in Blue Springs, MO are hispanic (3.71k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    41,951 ± 5,011 people
  2. India
    23,410 ± 3,749 people
  3. China
    17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.88%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.73k people
2.55%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.52k people

As of 2024, 2.88% of Blue Springs, MO residents (1.73k 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 Blue Springs, MO was 2.55%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,265 ± 343
  2. Vietnam
    1,095 ± 273
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    501 ± 163

Blue Springs, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Blue Springs, MO employs 30.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Blue Springs, MO were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,284 people), Retail Trade (3,111 people), and Educational Services (2,842 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,000), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,419), and Manufacturing ($78,179).

Employment

Occupations

30.7k
2024 Value
± 1,512
1.72%
1 Year growth
± 6.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blue Springs, MO grew at a rate of 1.72%, from 30.2k employees to 30.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blue Springs, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,171 people), Management Occupations (3,710 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,302 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blue Springs, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

30.7k
2024 Value
± 1,512
1.72%
1 Year growth
± 6.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blue Springs, MO grew at a rate of 1.72%, from 30.2k employees to 30.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blue Springs, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,284 people), Retail Trade (3,111 people), and Educational Services (2,842 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$63,115
Median earning men ± $2,691
$45,679
Median earning women ± $2,378

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,222), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,393), and Manufacturing ($81,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($81,172), Manufacturing ($65,893), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,925).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Blue Springs, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
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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Education

In 2023, universities in Blue Springs, MO awarded 118 degrees. The student population of Blue Springs, MO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 118 female students.

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

The largest universities in Blue Springs, MO by number of degrees awarded are House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs (118 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Blue Springs, MO are Nail Specialist & Manicurist (49 and 41.5%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (44 and 37.3%), and General Cosmetology (23 and 19.5%).

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.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Nail Specialist & Manicurist
    49 degrees awarded
  2. Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
    44 degrees awarded
  3. Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor
    2 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Blue Springs, MO was Nail Specialist & Manicurist with 49 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Blue Springs, MO according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
118 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs with 118 degrees awarded.

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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.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Blue Springs, MO was $263,100 in 2024, which is 0.791 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $241,500 to $263,100, a 8.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Blue Springs, MO is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

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

Property

$263,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,926
$15,784
Median Property Taxes
±$1,014

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 Blue Springs, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

68.9%
Homeownership
2024
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Blue Springs, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,920
Median Household Income
± $4,089
22.9k
Number of Households
± 1,310

In 2024, the median household income of the 22.9k households in Blue Springs, MO grew to $88,920 from the previous year's value of $84,075.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blue Springs, MO is from Missouri.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Missouri
0.455
2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.8%)
  3. Carpooled (5.09%)

In 2024, 79.2% 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.

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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 (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.68% of the workforce in Blue Springs, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blue Springs, MO (4.14k out of 59.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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.

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Health

92.5% of the population of Blue Springs, MO has health coverage, with 60.8% on employee plans, 7.44% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 1.8% 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, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.49%
Uninsured
60.8%
Employer Coverage
7.44%
Medicaid
12%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
1.8%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blue Springs, MO grew by 3.87% from 7.21% to 7.49%.

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