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Springfield MO - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	151,580	135 (of 25,150) (99%)	3 (of 972) (100%)
Average Income	$29,563	17,199 (32%)	480 (51%)
Median House Value	$79,800	11,423 (55%)	214 (78%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	91.7%	14,761 (of 25,150) (41%)	793 (of 972) (18%)
% Black Population	3.3%	6,724 (73%)	174 (82%)
% Hispanic Population	2.3%	10,173 (60%)	143 (85%)
% Asian Population	1.4%	4,357 (83%)	64 (93%)
% American Indian Population	0.8%	6,031 (76%)	208 (79%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	82.8%	10,208 (of 25,150) (59%)	219 (of 972) (77%)
% College Graduates	23.0%	5,592 (78%)	119 (88%)
% Never Married	31.4%	2,914 (88%)	81 (92%)
% Married	46.0%	21,989 (13%)	846 (13%)
% Seperated	1.8%	10,388 (59%)	405 (58%)
% Divorced	13.7%	4,079 (84%)	289 (70%)
% Foreign Born	2.4%	10,178 (60%)	141 (85%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	69,877	121 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 972) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	13.8%	14,618 (42%)	663 (32%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.5%	14,947 (41%)	429 (56%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	19,734 (22%)	746 (23%)
% Households with No Car	9.3%	7,954 (68%)	385 (60%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	11.8%	20,534 (18%)	778 (20%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,482 (86%)	65 (93%)
Median House Value	$79,800	11,423 (55%)	214 (78%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.9%	10,687 (58%)	498 (49%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.7%	4,597 (82%)	61 (94%)
Average Monthly Rent	$452	12,463 (50%)	280 (71%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	64.5%	9,970 (of 25,150) (60%)	347 (of 972) (64%)
% Drive Alone to Work	80.1%	10,631 (58%)	427 (56%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.3%	5,358 (79%)	102 (90%)
% Walk to Work	3.6%	8,803 (65%)	246 (75%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	17.0	21,893 (13%)	892 (8%)
% Households making less than $10,000	12.6%	9,055 (64%)	496 (49%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.4%	6,570 (74%)	167 (83%)
Median Household Income	$29,563	17,199 (32%)	480 (51%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.1%	7,921 (69%)	418 (57%)
Per Capita Income	$17,711	10,547 (58%)	262 (73%)
Male Worker Income	$27,778	18,046 (28%)	485 (50%)
Female Worker Income	$20,980	15,607 (38%)	384 (60%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	9.9%	9,891 (61%)	498 (49%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.9%	7,627 (70%)	394 (59%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Kansas City, Missouri	150 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.87

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Knoxville, Tennessee	0.89
Chattanooga, Tennessee	0.88
Rockford, Illinois	0.87
Springfield, Massachusetts	0.86
Laredo, Texas	0.85
Amarillo, Texas	0.85
Spokane, Washington	0.85
Evansville, Indiana	0.84
Independence, Missouri	0.84
Sioux Falls, South Dakota	0.83

Springfield MO Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	443	27
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	3,465	34
American Ancestor Population	17,304	45
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	6,208	50
Renters Paying between $300 and $499 a Month	13,773	52

Springfield MO Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 972)
Population in Group Quarters	11,019	1
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	7,897	1
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	443	1
American Indian and Alaska Native Population	1,142	2
Dutch People	3,362	2

Springfield MO Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	29.4%	23,785
Percent Family Households	55.2%	23,746
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	41.4%	23,460
Percent In Household Population	92.7%	23,432
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	53.7%	23,221

Springfield MO Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 972)
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	53.7%	928
Percent Family Households	55.2%	924
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	29.4%	921
Percent In Household Population	92.7%	916
Percent Child in Household Population	22.4%	895

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Springfield MO	Knoxville, Tennessee
Total Population	151,580	173,890
Average Age	33.5	33.4
Average Income	$29,563	$27,492
Median House Value	$79,800	$78,000
% White Population	91.7%	79.7%
% Black Population	3.3%	16.2%
% Asian Population	1.4%	1.5%
% Hispanic Population	2.3%	1.6%

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