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):

2022
Number	Percent
37.2
106,725	11.0%
390,250	78.5%
80,001	8.2%

196,644
2.35

122,642	62.4%
96,490	78.7%
9,908	8.1%
74,002	37.6%

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%

2022 Housing Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,508	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	10,708	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	9,068	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,967	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,526	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,901	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,557	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,974	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,347	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	16,773	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,270	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,689	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	17,748	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,301	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	10,828	5.5%
$200,000 or more	9,479	4.8%

Median Household Income	58,900
Per Capita Income	32,594

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11,196	5.7%
Public Assistance	3,289	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21,671	11.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	205,386	70.5%
Unemployed	8,609	3.0%
In Armed Forces	491	0.2%

Total Labor Force	214,486	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	76,700	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	84,260	65,942	56.1%
Non-Profit	8,126	17,834	31.3%
Self-Employed	14,540	8,876	62.1%

Local Government	5,748	8,344	40.8%
State Government	3,228	4,934	39.5%
Federal Government	1,891	1,217	60.8%

Total Private + Self	98,800	74,818	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	18,993	32,329	37.0%
Total	117,793	107,147	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34,626	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	50,927	22.6%
Professional, Technical	51,128	22.7%
Service Occupations	37,690	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	724	0.3%
All others	51,120	22.7%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	35,702	15.8%
Retail trade	29,568	13.1%
Educational services	21,506	9.5%
Manufacturing	20,236	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	17,443	7.7%
Construction	14,830	6.6%
Other services	12,553	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	12,543	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	11,900	5.3%
Finance and insurance	11,410	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,086	4.0%
Public administration	7,023	3.1%
Wholesale trade	5,677	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,946	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,819	1.7%
Information	3,257	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,585	1.1%
Utilities	1,921	0.9%
Management	339	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	147	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10,909	2.29%
Puerto Rican	2,461	0.52%
Cuban	299	0.06%
Dominican	61	0.01%

Total Central American	1,466	0.31%
Costa Rican	289	0.06%
Guatemalan	290	0.06%
Honduran	275	0.06%
Nicaraguan	123	0.03%
Panamanian	105	0.02%
Salvadoran	384	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	845	0.18%
Argentinean	72	0.02%
Bolivian	10	0.00%
Chilean	90	0.02%
Colombian	133	0.03%
Ecuadorian	212	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	163	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	165	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,646	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,668	0.35%
Vietnamese	1,259	0.26%
Filipino	1,196	0.25%
Korean	801	0.17%
Indian	750	0.16%
Hmong	302	0.06%
Thai	253	0.05%
Cambodian	183	0.04%
Japanese	147	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	424,777	94.7%
Spanish	9,056	2.0%
German, other Germanic	4,133	0.9%
Other Indo-European	1,974	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,753	0.4%
Other Asian	1,264	0.3%
Other	1,196	0.3%
Chinese	1,134	0.3%
Vietnamese	989	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	85,941	18.0%
English	61,885	13.0%
Irish	53,092	11.1%
American	36,092	7.6%
European	12,584	2.6%
Italian	10,849	2.3%
French	10,647	2.2%
Scottish	9,704	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	6,513	1.4%
Dutch	6,362	1.3%
Norwegian	5,806	1.2%
Polish	4,832	1.0%
Swedish	4,438	0.9%
Welsh	3,586	0.8%
British	2,624	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	470,187	98.6%
Not a citizen	6,869	1.4%

Native	463,227	97.1%
Foreign-born	13,829	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,939	2.5%	16,838	5.3%	95,605	30.3%	101,510	32.2%	58,327	18.5%	35,151	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,939	2.5%
9-12 Years	16,838	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	95,605	30.3%
Some College	101,510	32.2%
Bach. Degree	58,327	18.5%
Grad Degree	35,151	11.1%
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	208,534
Median Value	$188,539

Occupied	196,644	94.3%
Vacant	11,890	5.7%

Owned	123,733	62.9%
Rented	72,911	37.1%
Median Rent	$870

Single-Family Units	159,522	76.5%
Detached	153,686	73.7%
Attached	5,836	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	28,242	13.5%
Mobile Homes	9,212	4.4%

Springfield, MO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area