Latest Census city estimates released May 14, 2026 · Population as of July 1, 2025 · Next city estimates scheduled for May 2027. Release schedule
Springfield, Missouri population is 169,847 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #160 nationally and #3 in Missouri. Cost of living runs 11% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
169,847 people live in Springfield as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #160 largest U.S. city.
How big is Springfield?
Springfield covers 83.3 square miles of land and 0.6 square miles of water. Its population density is about 2,038 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 0.4% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 169,143 → 2025: 169,847 (+0.4%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
169,143
April 1, 2020
2020
169,153
July 1, 2020
2021
169,248
July 1, 2021
2022
170,061
July 1, 2022
2023
170,290
July 1, 2023
2024
170,233
July 1, 2024
2025
169,847
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 5.3% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Springfield is the #160 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #3 in Missouri.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
169,143
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+704
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+0.4%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
-386
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
-0.2%
within V2025 only
Density
2,038
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
83.3
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#160
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#3
of 936 in Missouri
What is the median household income in Springfield?
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: household income $80,734 ± $166; per-capita income $44,673 ± $122. Margins are at 90% confidence. Comparison badges describe point estimates; they are not significance tests.
Median household income is 39% below the U.S. median ($49,311 vs $80,734); 18.4% live in poverty, 5.9 points above the 12.5% U.S. estimate.
Median household income$49,311
US
Springfield: $49,311 — 39% below the US median of $80,734.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data; censored rows retained in the distribution
Springfield
$49,311
United States
$80,734
Income and poverty estimates for Springfield from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
$49,311-38.9% vs US
±$1,276
Per capita income
$32,041-28.3% vs US
±$1,049
Population in poverty
18.4% ± 1.2 percentage points
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 47% below the U.S. median ($177,700 vs $332,700); median rent is 32% below ($964 vs $1,413); the ratio of median home value to median household income is 3.6× versus 4.1× nationally; this compares two distributions and does not measure an individual household's housing burden.
Median home value$177,700
US
Springfield: $177,700 — 47% below the US median of $332,700.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data; censored rows retained in the distribution
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,095/mo
US
Springfield: $1,095/mo — 2% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: home value $332,700 ± $236; gross rent $1,413 ± $2. Comparison badges describe estimates and do not establish statistical significance.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median value, owner-occupied units
$177,700-46.6% vs US
±$6,658
Median gross rent
$964-31.8% vs US
±$13
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR (FY2026)
$1,095-12.0% vs US
Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area· 40th-percentile gross rent · HUD methodology
Owner-occupied share
43.9% ± 1.1 percentage points
of occupied housing units
Price-to-income ratio
3.6x± 0.16x approximate 90% MOE-12.6% vs US
median home value ÷ median household income · U.S. ratio: 4.1x
Rent-burdened (≥30% of income)
48.7% ± 2.5 percentage points-4.7% vs US
renters with a computed rent/income ratio · U.S. share: 51.1%
Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)
23.3% ± 1.7 percentage points-10.0% vs US
renters with a computed rent/income ratio · U.S. share: 25.9%
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2025 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Springfield. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
3.9%
Springfield (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
87,928
2025 annual avg
Worked from home
10.4% ± 1.0 percentage points-31.3% vs US
share of workers 16+ working from home · U.S. share: 15.1% · ACS
County context — Springfield spans 2 counties; all are listed (no weighted average):
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Greene County
10.5%
$66,286
3.7%
Christian County
8.0%
$81,892
3.5%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Springfield's linked 2 counties in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2025 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
42,079
$1,215 / wk
#2
Retail trade (44-45)
23,864
$767 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
18,567
$485 / wk
#4
Manufacturing (31-33)
14,456
$1,285 / wk
#5
Transportation and warehousing (48-49)
12,721
$1,108 / wk
What workers earn in the Springfield, MO metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
General and Operations Managers is the largest tracked occupation in the Springfield, MO metro (7,300 jobs, median $76,290/yr).
▸Show all 12 occupations
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Stockers and Order Fillers
7,080
$36,530
$17.56
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
7,060
$32,190
$15.48
Cashiers
5,200
$29,720
$14.29
Cooks, Fast Food
4,880
$29,190
$14.03
Office Clerks, General
4,370
$38,320
$18.42
Customer Service Representatives
4,120
$38,970
$18.74
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
7,300
$76,290
$36.68
Registered Nurses · benchmark
6,820
$79,370
$38.16
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
6,790
$56,070
$26.96
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
5,810
$31,760
$15.27
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 11.4% below the U.S. average (RPP 88.6); rents run 34.4% below (RPP 65.6) — the metro's housing affordability is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 88.6
US
Springfield's cost of living runs 11.4% below the U.S. average (RPP 88.6 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 88.6
−11.4% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Springfield, MO metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,095/mo
FY2026 · Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
4.70%
8 brackets · TY2026
One-person monthly spending scenario
$2,793/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources; excludes unverified local income tax
Local income tax
—
Unverified and excluded from the spending scenario; not a verified zero
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
Public school districts serving Springfield, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts, and one district often serves multiple cities. Sorted primary district first. See methodology §12 for the consolidated-city fallback and Milford CT special case.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What is the climate like in Springfield?
Hottest month: July (88°F avg high). Coldest: January (23°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 44.9 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Springfield from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk spans 66.5–90.1/100 across 2 counties; most-cited top hazard is Ice Storm (in all 2).
Natural-hazard exposure for Springfield from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
Springfield spans 2 counties. We list each separately because hurricane, flood, and fire risk varies meaningfully across county lines — manufacturing a single “city-level” risk score would hide that signal.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Greene County
90.1
Relatively Moderate
Ice Storm 99.5 Very High · Heat Wave 98.1 Relatively High · Winter Weather 97.2 Very High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Springfield?
13 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 35% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Springfield from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of December 31, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
13 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
11
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
78.0%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
34.5%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
95,035
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of December 31, 2025 · methodology →
How much crime is reported in Springfield?
In 2024, law enforcement reported 2,009 violent and 7,136 property offenses in the Springfield jurisdiction — a violent-crime rate of 1,178.1 per 100,000, above the U.S. estimate of 359.1.
Reported offenses known to law enforcement from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program (CIUS Table 8), 2024. Figures describe the FBI agency jurisdiction: Springfield — an FBI jurisdiction population of 170,527, versus the Census place population of 169,847. The rate per 100,000 is the FBI's own (count ÷ that jurisdiction population), never divided by the Census place figure. These are reported crimes under voluntary participation — not measured or victimization crime — and the FBI cautions against using them to rank or compare places. See methodology §31.
Offenses known, 2024
Count
Rate /100k
U.S. rate
Violent crime
2,009
1,178.1
359.1
Property crime
7,136
4,184.7
1,760.1
▸Offense breakdown and 3-year trend
Offense, 2024
Count
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
10
Rape
178
Robbery
211
Aggravated assault
1,610
Burglary
1,239
Larceny-theft
5,118
Motor vehicle theft
779
Arson (12-month reporters only)
29
Year
Violent /100k
Property /100k
Jurisdiction pop.
2022
1,418.0
4,908.7
169,822
2023
1,169.9
4,110.9
170,521
2024
1,178.1
4,184.7
170,527
Only years the agency reported a complete 12 months appear; the FBI does not estimate missing agency-years, so a gap is a non-reporting year, not zero crime.
U.S. rate is the FBI national estimate (imputes non-reporting agencies); the city figures are reported-only. Source: FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (2022–2024) · FBI agency jurisdiction: Springfield · methodology → · FBI Crime Data Explorer →
In-state context.
Springfield sits at state rank #3 among 936 cities in Missouri. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Lancaster, CA · #159 · 170,084 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Denton, TX · #161 · 169,431 residents.
Quick travel facts for Springfield
Quick travel facts.
Elevation
1,294 ft · at city centroid, from USGS 3D Elevation Program
Nearest scheduled-service airport
Springfield Branson National Airport(SGF) · 6 mi 10 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Oct · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS 3DEP · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (OurAirports type=large/medium and scheduled_service=yes; not an FAA service classification) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Springfield.
How many people live in Springfield, MO?
Springfield has 169,847 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #160 largest city in the United States and #3 in Missouri. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Springfield growing or shrinking?
Springfield has grown 0.4% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 704 residents. The most recent year ticked down slightly (−386 residents, −0.2% from 2024 to 2025). Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was Springfield's population in the 2020 census?
Springfield spans Greene County, Christian County in Missouri.
How big is Springfield?
Springfield covers 83.3 square miles of land, with a population density of about 2,038 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in Springfield?
$49,311, about 39% below the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID2970000
Last build2026-09-30
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Springfield is 2970000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
