2024 population: 496,975 ( 21,545 from 2020)
Land area: 3006.9 square miles
Population density: 165.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	434,277	87.38%	2.9%
Black:	12,941	2.60%	14.7%
Indian:	3,039	0.61%	6.3%
Asian:	9,434	1.90%	14.2%
2+ races:	13,766	2.77%	18.4%
Hispanic:	23,518	4.73%	22.1%

Total non-White:	62,698	12.62%	17.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23,273	12.2
Deaths:	23,023	12.1
Net Migration:	17,939	9.4
Net Immigration:	3,269	1.7

Change in White population:	12,142	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,403	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
475,430
422,135	88.79%
11,282	2.37%
2,860	0.60%
8,259	1.74%
11,625	2.45%
19,269	4.05%
53,295	11.21%

2010
436,712
399,431	91.46%
8,746	2.00%
2,659	0.61%
5,452	1.25%
8,572	1.96%
11,592	2.65%
37,281	8.54%

2000
368,374
345,651	93.83%
5,957	1.62%
2,277	0.62%
3,146	0.85%
4,985	1.35%
6,045	1.64%
22,723	6.17%

1990
298,818
288,517	96.55%
3,858	1.29%
2,246	0.75%
1,769	0.59%
n/a
2,428	0.81%
10,301	3.45%

1980
259,036
251,871	97.23%
3,080	1.19%
1,426	0.55%
890	0.34%
n/a
1,698	0.66%
7,165	2.77%

1970
209,084
205,182	98.13%
2,448	1.17%
254	0.12%
223	0.11%
n/a
892	0.43%
3,902	1.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
52,176	11.9
38,942	8.9
17,991	4.1
2,408	0.6

22,704	5.2
16,014	3.7

Number	Rate
2000's
50,553	13.7
33,582	9.1
45,592	12.4
1,903	0.5

53,780	14.6
14,558	4.0

Number	Rate
1990's
45,619	15.3
31,156	10.4
39,011	13.1
1,289	0.4

57,134	19.1
12,422	4.2

Number	Rate
1980's
38,653	14.9
24,933	9.6
26,219	10.1
n/a

36,646	14.1
3,136	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
34,286	16.4
n/a

46,689	22.3
3,263	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
37.3
109,315	22.0%
387,660	78.0%
83,605	16.8%

198,884
2.38

124,466	62.6%
98,349	79.0%
10,215	8.2%
74,418	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
36.4
101,433	23.2%
335,279	76.8%
60,687	13.9%

174,584
2.42

113,544	65.0%
87,603	77.2%
10,783	9.5%
61,040	35.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
88,603	24.1%
279,771	75.9%
48,660	13.2%

145,518
2.43

98,145	67.4%
79,720	81.2%
8,539	8.7%
47,373	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
72,748	24.3%
226,070	75.7%
40,539	13.6%

114,830
2.49

80,700	70.3%
68,385	84.7%
5,754	7.1%
34,130	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
69,394	26.8%
189,642	73.2%
32,922	12.7%

95,452
2.60

70,250	73.6%
61,663	87.8%
4,258	6.1%
25,202	26.4%

2024 Housing Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,869	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,278	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,193	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,470	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,655	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	10,036	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,276	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,643	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,702	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	15,015	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	22,101	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	27,050	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,940	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,186	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,002	6.5%
$200,000 or more	12,468	6.3%

Median Household Income	65,654
Per Capita Income	36,215

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,645	5.4%
Public Assistance	3,182	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20,364	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	212,018	72.4%
Unemployed	7,958	2.7%
In Armed Forces	589	0.2%

Total Labor Force	220,565	75.3%
Not in Labor Force	72,318	24.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	88,023	66,466	57.0%
Non-Profit	8,665	20,605	29.6%
Self-Employed	14,708	9,305	61.3%

Local Government	6,350	9,385	40.4%
State Government	3,518	4,833	42.1%
Federal Government	2,006	1,340	60.0%

Total Private + Self	102,731	75,771	57.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20,539	36,163	36.2%
Total	123,270	111,934	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%
Pct. Private + Self	75.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	36,956	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	51,967	22.1%
Professional, Technical	55,559	23.6%
Service Occupations	37,553	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	716	0.3%
All others	53,571	22.7%

White Collar		61.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	39,302	16.7%
Retail trade	30,728	13.0%
Manufacturing	21,691	9.2%
Educational services	20,938	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	16,819	7.1%
Construction	15,496	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	15,071	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	13,270	5.6%
Other services	12,231	5.2%
Finance and insurance	11,377	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,235	3.9%
Public administration	7,478	3.2%
Wholesale trade	5,688	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,265	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,004	1.7%
Information	2,941	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,489	1.1%
Utilities	1,997	0.8%
Management	319	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	267	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,058	2.48%
Puerto Rican	3,113	0.64%
Cuban	363	0.07%
Dominican	470	0.10%

Total Central American	2,277	0.47%
Costa Rican	273	0.06%
Guatemalan	540	0.11%
Honduran	644	0.13%
Nicaraguan	161	0.03%
Panamanian	140	0.03%
Salvadoran	519	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,061	0.22%
Argentinean	124	0.03%
Bolivian	14	0.00%
Chilean	167	0.03%
Colombian	174	0.04%
Ecuadorian	286	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	194	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	102	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,083	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,530	0.31%
Chinese	1,381	0.28%
Indian	997	0.20%
Korean	778	0.16%
Vietnamese	728	0.15%
Hmong	541	0.11%
Thai	333	0.07%
Japanese	160	0.03%
Burmese	106	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	434,291	94.7%
Spanish	8,920	1.9%
German, other Germanic	4,172	0.9%
Other Indo-European	2,503	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,501	0.5%
Other Asian	1,314	0.3%
Other	963	0.2%
Chinese	900	0.2%
Tagalog	836	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	93,494	19.2%
English	78,329	16.1%
Irish	56,625	11.6%
American	34,990	7.2%
Italian	11,930	2.5%
Scottish	11,174	2.3%
European	10,775	2.2%
French	9,460	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	6,239	1.3%
Polish	6,209	1.3%
Dutch	5,959	1.2%
Norwegian	4,964	1.0%
Swedish	4,882	1.0%
Welsh	3,666	0.8%
Scandinavian	2,135	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	479,923	98.6%
Not a citizen	6,862	1.4%

Native	471,642	96.9%
Foreign-born	15,143	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,960	2.2%	15,889	4.9%	96,329	29.8%	104,569	32.3%	61,499	19.0%	38,171	11.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,960	2.2%
9-12 Years	15,889	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	96,329	29.8%
Some College	104,569	32.3%
Bach. Degree	61,499	19.0%
Grad Degree	38,171	11.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	306,132	289,272	16,860	5.5%
1991	313,702	296,510	17,192	5.5%
1992	322,126	305,394	16,732	5.2%
1993	335,258	316,566	18,692	5.6%
1994	345,518	332,826	12,692	3.7%
1995	363,562	350,454	13,108	3.6%
1996	373,492	359,588	13,904	3.7%
1997	375,202	361,646	13,556	3.6%
1998	377,002	365,040	11,962	3.2%
1999	382,222	373,152	9,070	2.4%

2000	397,502	385,822	11,680	2.9%
2001	400,364	384,582	15,782	3.9%
2002	405,652	386,684	18,968	4.7%
2003	410,706	391,326	19,380	4.7%
2004	413,950	393,998	19,952	4.8%
2005	425,196	406,668	18,528	4.4%
2006	435,724	418,730	16,994	3.9%
2007	444,424	426,118	18,306	4.1%
2008	440,464	417,060	23,404	5.3%
2009	438,772	401,726	37,046	8.4%

2010	445,448	406,650	38,798	8.7%
2011	443,866	408,948	34,918	7.9%
2012	440,778	412,548	28,230	6.4%
2013	443,350	417,452	25,898	5.8%
2014	452,196	428,874	23,322	5.2%
2015	457,636	437,250	20,386	4.5%
2016	459,510	441,102	18,408	4.0%
2017	456,218	441,366	14,852	3.3%
2018	461,446	448,834	12,612	2.7%
2019	469,880	456,442	13,438	2.9%

2020	469,388	444,778	24,610	5.2%
2021	475,888	460,676	15,212	3.2%
2022	484,358	474,212	10,146	2.1%
2023	491,754	478,930	12,824	2.6%
2024	487,540	471,254	16,286	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	212,213
Median Value	$229,006

Occupied	198,884	93.7%
Vacant	13,329	6.3%

Owned	126,538	63.6%
Rented	72,346	36.4%
Median Rent	$963

Single-Family Units	160,798	75.8%
Detached	154,718	72.9%
Attached	6,080	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	30,993	14.6%
Mobile Homes	8,259	3.9%

Springfield, MO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area