Springfield, Missouri demographics

Springfield, MO demographics: median age 33.7; 31.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Springfield city, Missouri · Incorporated city · GEOID 2970000. The survey estimates a population of 169,954 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Springfield is 33.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 78,824 households (±1,031). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.7 ±0.6	39.0 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 169,954
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Under 18	30,025 ±1,216	17.7% ±0.7 pp	22.3%	22.0%
18–34	57,351 ±1,558	33.7% ±0.9 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	55,064 ±1,561	32.4% ±0.9 pp	37.5%	38.0%
65 and older	27,514 ±1,026	16.2% ±0.6 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 169,954
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Male	82,184 ±821	48.4% ±0.5 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	87,770 ±829	51.6% ±0.5 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 169,954
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
White alone	142,394 ±1,218	83.8% ±0.7 pp	77.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,768 ±756	4.6% ±0.4 pp	11.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	575 ±148	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,235 ±422	1.9% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	365 ±95	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,050 ±673	1.8% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	12,567 ±1,103	7.4% ±0.6 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 169,954
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	160,083 ±958	94.2% ±0.6 pp	94.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9,871 ±960	5.8% ±0.6 pp	5.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 78,824
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Married-couple family	25,263 ±924	32.0% ±1.1 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	3,472 ±567	4.4% ±0.7 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	7,814 ±714	9.9% ±0.9 pp	11.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	32,459 ±1,323	41.2% ±1.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	9,816 ±764	12.5% ±1.0 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 78,824
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Households with people under 18	16,594 ±806	21.1% ±1.0 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	62,230 ±1,457	78.9% ±1.5 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 78,824
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	32,459 ±1,323	41.2% ±1.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	26,855 ±1,311	34.1% ±1.6 pp	35.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	9,975 ±869	12.7% ±1.1 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,959 ±624	7.6% ±0.8 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,463 ±421	3.1% ±0.5 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	813 ±235	1.0% ±0.3 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	300 ±117	0.4% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 169,954
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Native	162,976 ±943	95.9% ±0.6 pp	95.5%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,978 ±927	4.1% ±0.5 pp	4.5%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 161,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
English only	151,300 ±1,322	93.9% ±0.8 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	3,994 ±775	2.5% ±0.5 pp	2.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	337 ±149	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	400 ±127	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	704 ±350	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,085 ±298	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	164 ±92 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	293 ±173 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	336 ±161	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	536 ±210	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	754 ±272	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	397 ±224 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	750 ±314	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 109,911
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	7,935 ±682	7.2% ±0.6 pp	8.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	31,108 ±1,393	28.3% ±1.2 pp	30.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	27,372 ±1,412	24.9% ±1.3 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	9,018 ±751	8.2% ±0.7 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	20,703 ±1,115	18.8% ±1.0 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13,775 ±962	12.5% ±0.9 pp	12.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 167,975
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Same house	131,962 ±1,563	78.6% ±0.9 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	19,486 ±1,392	11.6% ±0.8 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	10,024 ±938	6.0% ±0.6 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	5,492 ±910	3.3% ±0.5 pp	2.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,011 ±321	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.6% of Springfield residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Missouri and 8.4% nationally. 83.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Springfield	Missouri	U.S.	Compared with Missouri
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.6% ±0.9 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.6% ±1.1 pp	89.3%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±0.5 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Springfield . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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