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Springfield, MO Metro Area


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2022 population: 487,061   ( 50,349 from 2010 , 11,624 from 2020)
Land area: 3006.9 square miles
Population density: 162.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:431,213 88.53% 8.0%
Black:11,8492.43% 35.5%
Indian:2,9980.62% 12.7%
Asian:8,7831.80% 61.1%
2+ races:12,6822.60% 47.9%
Hispanic:19,5364.01% 68.5%
Total non-White:55,84811.47% 49.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,187 12.8
Deaths:12,58913.2
Net Migration: 11,14011.7
Net Immigration: 8150.9
Change in White population:31,782 7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:18,567 4.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
436,712
399,43191.46%
8,7462.00%
2,6590.61%
5,4521.25%
8,5721.96%
11,5922.65%
37,2818.54%

2000
368,374
345,65193.83%
5,9571.62%
2,2770.62%
3,1460.85%
4,9851.35%
6,0451.64%
22,7236.17%

1990
298,818
288,51796.55%
3,8581.29%
2,2460.75%
1,7690.59%
n/a
2,4280.81%
10,3013.45%

1980
259,036
251,87197.23%
3,0801.19%
1,4260.55%
8900.34%
n/a
1,6980.66%
7,1652.77%

1970
209,084
205,18298.13%
2,4481.17%
2540.12%
2230.11%
n/a
8920.43%
3,902 1.87%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
50,553 13.7
33,5829.1
45,59212.4
1,9030.5
53,780 14.6
14,558 4.0
1990's
NumberRate
45,619 15.3
31,15610.4
39,01113.1
1,2890.4
57,134 19.1
12,422 4.2
1980's
NumberRate
38,653 14.9
24,933 9.6
26,219 10.1
n/a
36,646 14.1
3,136 1.2
1970's
NumberRate
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
NumberPercent
37.2
106,725 21.9%
380,336 78.1%
80,001 16.4%
196,644
2.35
122,642 62.4%
96,490 78.7%
9,908 8.1%
74,002 37.6%

2010
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units208,534 
Median Value$188,539 
Occupied196,64494.3%
Vacant11,8905.7%
Owned123,73362.9%
Rented72,91137.1%
Median Rent$870 
Single-Family Units159,52276.5%
    Detached153,68673.7%
    Attached5,8362.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units28,24213.5%
Mobile Homes9,2124.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,5084.8%
$10,000 to $14,99910,7085.4%
$15,000 to $19,9999,0684.6%
$20,000 to $24,9998,9674.6%
$25,000 to $29,99910,5265.4%
$30,000 to $34,9999,9015.0%
$35,000 to $39,9998,5574.4%
$40,000 to $44,9998,9744.6%
$45,000 to $49,9998,3474.2%
$50,000 to $59,99916,7738.5%
$60,000 to $74,99920,27010.3%
$75,000 to $99,99926,68913.6%
$100,000 to $124,99917,7489.0%
$125,000 to $149,99910,3015.2%
$150,000 to $199,99910,8285.5%
$200,000 or more9,4794.8%
Median Household Income58,900 
Per Capita Income32,594 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI11,1965.7%
Public Assistance3,2891.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps21,67111.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed205,38670.5%
Unemployed8,6093.0%
In Armed Forces4910.2%
Total Labor Force214,48673.7%
Not in Labor Force76,70026.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector84,26065,94256.1%
Non-Profit8,12617,83431.3%
Self-Employed14,5408,87662.1%
Local Government5,7488,34440.8%
State Government3,2284,93439.5%
Federal Government1,8911,21760.8%
Total Private + Self98,80074,81856.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.18,99332,32937.0%
Total117,793107,14752.4%
Pct. Govt.11.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts34,62615.4%
Sales and Office Occupations50,92722.6%
Professional, Technical51,12822.7%
Service Occupations37,69016.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing7240.3%
All others51,12022.7%
White Collar 60.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance35,70215.8%
Retail trade29,56813.1%
Educational services21,5069.5%
Manufacturing20,2369.0%
Accommodation and food services17,4437.7%
Construction14,8306.6%
Other services12,5535.6%
Professional, scientific, technical12,5435.6%
Transportation and warehousing11,9005.3%
Finance and insurance11,4105.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,0864.0%
Public administration7,0233.1%
Wholesale trade5,6772.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing3,9461.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,8191.7%
Information3,2571.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,5851.1%
Utilities1,9210.9%
Management3390.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1470.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican10,9092.29%
Puerto Rican2,4610.52%
Cuban2990.06%
Dominican610.01%
Total Central American1,4660.31%
Costa Rican2890.06%
Guatemalan2900.06%
Honduran2750.06%
Nicaraguan1230.03%
Panamanian1050.02%
Salvadoran3840.08%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American8450.18%
Argentinean720.02%
Bolivian100.00%
Chilean900.02%
Colombian1330.03%
Ecuadorian2120.04%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1630.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan1650.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,6460.35%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1,6680.35%
Vietnamese1,2590.26%
Filipino1,1960.25%
Korean8010.17%
Indian7500.16%
Hmong3020.06%
Thai2530.05%
Cambodian1830.04%
Japanese1470.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English424,77794.7%
Spanish9,0562.0%
German, other Germanic4,1330.9%
Other Indo-European1,9740.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,7530.4%
Other Asian1,2640.3%
Other1,1960.3%
Chinese1,1340.3%
Vietnamese9890.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German85,94118.0%
English61,88513.0%
Irish53,09211.1%
American36,0927.6%
European12,5842.6%
Italian10,8492.3%
French10,6472.2%
Scottish9,7042.0%
Scotch-Irish6,5131.4%
Dutch6,3621.3%
Norwegian5,8061.2%
Polish4,8321.0%
Swedish4,4380.9%
Welsh3,5860.8%
British2,6240.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen470,18798.6%
Not a citizen6,8691.4%
Native463,22797.1%
Foreign-born13,8292.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Springfield, MO Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com