Population

169,847

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$177,700

Owner-occupied units

Springfield, MO

Missouri · 37.194° N, 93.293° W · 83 sq mi

Springfield is a city in Missouri, with a population of 169,847 and about 2,038 residents per square mile. The median household earns $49,311 a year, and the median home is worth $177,700.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

83 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,038

People per square mile

Rank by population

#165

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#115

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$49,311

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$964

Per month

Homeownership

43.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

17.6 min

One way

People

Median age

33.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

31.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

4.1%

Households

78,824

2.04 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.6^%

Retail trade 14.9^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.5^%

Professional & business services 11.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Missouri

Name

David Steward

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$11.4B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

St. Louis

Source of wealth

IT services

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Missouri · private sector

Employer

BJC HealthCare

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Missouri

Company

Centene

Revenue

$163.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

St. Louis

Ticker

CNC

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Missouri

State bird

Eastern Bluebird

State flower

White Hawthorn Blossom

State capital

Jefferson City

Nickname

The Show-Me State

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