Springfield is home to 169,954 people in Missouri. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 33.7. The typical home is worth $177,700, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 30%. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,311, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Springfield
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants55.5% → 43.9%(−11.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$127,924 → $177,700(+39%)US over the same years: +67%
Springfield's population equals 56% of Greene County's. Its number of households without a car equals 85% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 45% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.7%(2,370)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(1,904)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.2%(2,668)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.2%(700)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(58)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8,560 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Springfield, decade by decade
Springfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
140,494
$51,786
$127,924
20.7%
12.1
2000
151,580
$53,854
$143,364
23.0%
22.4
2010
159,498
$47,591
$149,324
25.6%
30.2
2020
169,176
$45,441
$148,111
28.7%
45.2
2024
169,954
$49,311
$177,700
31.4%
40.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
