Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety15#784/924
Economy59#381/925
Housing58#392/925
Health40#556/925
Healthcare57#398/923
Environment30#639/917
Education75#232/925
Infrastructure48#486/925
Community61#359/925
Leisure & amenities52#449/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Springfield, MO metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Distance to an airport · low14 mi
93/100Missouri 40 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
New business applications · high15.4 /1k
80/100Missouri 16.2 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Loneliness · low32.0%
80/100Missouri 32.5%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Job growth · high0.9%
77/100Missouri 0.1%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
High school diploma or higher · high92.9%
76/100Missouri 91.8%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Food insecurity · low13.7%
73/100Missouri 14.3%United States 15.6%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Violent crime rate · high532 /100k
9/100Missouri 418 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from countiesCovers part of the area: some reporting agencies or member counties have no figure
Property crime rate · high1,969 /100k
13/100Missouri 1,644 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2023Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Distance to an Amtrak station · high104 mi
15/100Missouri 33 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · high23.5 /100k
19/100Missouri 19.1 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · high19.0 /100k
27/100Missouri 20.1 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high12.8%
27/100Missouri 9.2%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
476,379 (2020) → 500,694 (2025)
+5.1%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
1% (2021) → 48% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+47 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
36.3 /100k (2021) → 15.3 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−58%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
10.1 /1k (2020) → 15.4 /1k (2025)
+52%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.9% (2015-2019) → 86.8% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Child care cost burdenWorsening
23.8% (2020 & 2021) → 33.4% (2023 & 2024)
+9.7 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Springfield, MO metro area improved on 19 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 3 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved19

Arts & recreation+26%3.3 /10k → 4.2 /10k
Household income+34%$48,549 → $65,071
Gyms+30%0.9 /10k → 1.1 /10k
Rent burden−2.7 points47.5% → 44.8%
Rent / income−1 points28.9% → 27.9%

Declined4

Pharmacies−21%1.8 /10k → 1.5 /10k
Price / income+0.5×3.0× → 3.5×
Suicides+6.9%22.0 /100k → 23.5 /100k
Traffic deaths+7.4%13.7 /100k → 14.7 /100k

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Springfield, MO metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.3 /10k2020	4.2 /10k2025	+26%	Improved	83%
Average commute time	22.3 min2015-2019	22.2 min2020-2024	−0.1 min	Within the margin of error	69%
Average weekly wage	$8752020	$1,0752025	+23%	Improved	46%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%2015-2019	30.8%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Improved	59%
Broadband subscriptions	76.9%2015-2019	86.8%2020-2024	+10 points	Improved	61%
Child poverty rate	17.3%2015-2019	15.0%2020-2024	−2.3 points	Improved	50%
Distance to an airport	13 mi2020	13 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	8%
Drug overdose deaths	23.2 /100k2020	15.3 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−34%	Improved	62%
Effective property tax rate	0.77%2015-2019	0.67%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	38%
Firearm deaths	21.7 /100k2020	18.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−13%	Improved	71%
Grocery stores	1.1 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	+9.2%	Improved	76%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.9 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	+30%	Improved	79%
High school diploma or higher	90.8%2015-2019	92.9%2020-2024	+2.1 points	Improved	63%
Home price to income ratio	3.0×2015-2019	3.5×2020-2024	+0.5×	Declined	43%
Homicide rate	8.4 /100k2020	4.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−49%	Improved	76%
Income adjusted for local prices	$47,2282019	$62,6142024	+33%	Improved	57%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4552015-2019	0.4572020-2024	+0.002	Within the margin of error	50%
Median household income	$48,5492015-2019	$65,0712020-2024	+34%	Improved	82%
New business applications	10.1 /1k2020	15.4 /1k2025	+52%	Improved	59%
Pharmacies	1.8 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	−21%	Declined	17%
Poverty rate	15.2%2015-2019	13.1%2020-2024	−2.1 points	Improved	74%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−0.9%	Little change	56%
Public transit commuters	0.7%2015-2019	0.4%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	47%
Rent as share of income	28.9%2015-2019	27.9%2020-2024	−1 points	Improved	76%
Rent-burdened households	47.5%2015-2019	44.8%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Improved	78%
Restaurants and bars	8.4 /10k2020	8.2 /10k2025	−2.5%	Little change	33%
Suicide rate	22.0 /100k2020	23.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+6.9%	Declined	44%
Traffic deaths	13.7 /100k2015-2019	14.7 /100k2020-2024	+7.4%	Declined	49%
Unemployment rate	5.4%2020	3.7%2025	−1.7 points	Improved	15%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	12.8%2015-2019	12.8%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Violent crime rate	673 /100k2020	532 /100k2025	−21%	Improved	58%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Springfield, MO metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Springfield, MO metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Springfield, MO metro area itself moved +3.6 points in standing on average over the same 29 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

486,785 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−0.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

486,785 residents

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

White87%421,733
Black2.1%10,375
Hispanic or Latino4.4%21,425
Asian1.4%6,954
American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%1,063
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%525
Other or two or more races5.1%24,710

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−3.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

323,417 residents (±216)

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

No high school diploma7.1%22,849
High school or GED30%96,329
Some college24%76,363
Associate degree8.7%28,206
Bachelor's degree19%61,499
Graduate degree12%38,171

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−2.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

198,884 households (±1,116)

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

Under $25k16%32,810
$25k–50k22%43,312
$50k–75k19%37,116
$75k–100k14%27,050
$100k–150k17%33,126
$150k–200k6.5%13,002
$200k or more6.3%12,468

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−7.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

198,884 households (±1,116)

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

Own64%126,538
Rent36%72,346

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+1.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

68,610 households (±1,678)

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

Under $75023%15,861
$750–1,00030%20,730
$1,000–1,50035%24,174

Home values

126,538 homes (±1,800)

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

Under $150k23%29,555
$150k–250k33%41,852
$250k–400k26%33,213

Age of homes

212,213 homes (±126)

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

2010 or later13%26,605
2000–200919%39,723
1980–199928%59,066

Size of homes

212,213 homes (±126)

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

Studio2.0%4,144
1 bedroom9.1%19,250
2 bedrooms25%52,777
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

231,490 workers (±2,509)

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

Drive alone77%177,788
Carpool9.0%20,783
Public transit0.4%832
Walk1.9%4,354
Bike0.2%†528
Work from home11%24,422
Other1.2%2,783

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+6.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

207,068 workers (±2,540)

Springfield, MO metro area
United States share

Under 15 min29%59,943
15–29 min45%92,526
30–44 min17%36,115

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Springfield, MO employ 59,430 people. 10 pay a median below the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Springfield, MO by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
General and Operations Managers7,300 jobs	7,300	$76,290US $105,770	−28%	1.45×
Stockers and Order Fillers7,080 jobs	7,080	$36,530US $37,330	−2%	1.74×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides7,060 jobs	7,060	$32,190US $35,800	−10%	1.14×
Registered Nurses6,820 jobs	6,820	$79,370US $97,550	−19%	1.41×
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers6,790 jobs	6,790	$56,070US $58,640	−4%	2.3×
Retail Salespersons5,810 jobs	5,810	$31,760US $35,410	−10%	1.04×
Cashiers5,200 jobs	5,200	$29,720US $32,880	−10%	1.17×
Cooks, Fast Food4,880 jobs	4,880	$29,190US $30,890	−6%	5.3×
Office Clerks, General4,370 jobs	4,370	$38,320US $45,010	−15%	1.24×
Customer Service Representatives4,120 jobs	4,120	$38,970US $44,770	−13%	1.11×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Springfield, MO.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Springfield, MO has 12,384 employer establishments, 252 for every 10,000 residents (1.01× the US rate of 248), with 203,992 paid employees at an average annual pay of $52,062. The Census Bureau also counts 43,404 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 12,384; 43,404 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 252; US 248
Paid employees: 203,992
Average annual pay: $52,062; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Springfield, MO by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	902	18.4	1.00×About typical	18,924	$21,904	144
Specialty trade contractors	886	18	1.16×About typical	7,331	$57,907	3,761
Ambulatory health care services	834	17	0.81×About typical	10,853	$82,667	1,440
Lessors of real estate	598	12.2	0.99×About typical	2,742	$47,616	5,139
Limited-service restaurants	430	8.7	1.09×About typical	8,962	$19,841	—
Religious organizations	389	7.9	1.43×More than typical	3,142	$24,339	—
Construction of buildings	370	7.5	1.00×About typical	1,919	$58,836	2,160
Truck transportation	369	7.5	1.48×More than typical	7,431	$57,072	1,508
Insurance agencies and brokerages	368	7.5	1.70×More than typical	1,462	$66,605	895
Services to buildings and dwellings	363	7.4	1.10×About typical	2,494	$34,412	2,433
Automotive repair and maintenance	352	7.2	1.42×More than typical	2,089	$48,394	705
Full-service restaurants	351	7.1	0.93×About typical	7,631	$24,043	51

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 491,446 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $33.1M on contracts performed in Springfield, MO metro area: $66.12 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $33.1M; −1.3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $66.12; US $1,994
Sole-source: 27%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.1%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$17.7M54%
Defense Logistics Agency$7.6M23%
Agricultural Marketing Service$2.7M8.2%
Department of Energy$1.8M5.5%
National Institutes of Health$1.4M4.3%
Department of the Navy$1.1M3.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs$494.6K1.5%
Federal Aviation Administration$463.5K1.4%

Top recipients

MERCY HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD$10.1M31%
HILAND DAIRY FOODS COMPANY, LLC$10.1M31%
THE ALPHA HOUSE OF SPRINGFIELD$3.6M11%
SNODGRASS CONTRACTING LLC$1.4M4.3%
NORTH ARROW, INC.$1.1M3.3%

Spending by fiscal year

56.9MFY2017
69MFY2018
46.1MFY2019
55.5MFY2020
53.4MFY2021
33MFY2022
42MFY2023
59.5M

Top industries (NAICS)

General medical and surgical hospitals · 6221$10.2M31%
Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing · 3118$6.5M20%
Other residential care facilities · 6239$3.6M11%
Dairy product manufacturing · 3115$3.5M11%
Facilities support services · 5612$1.3M4.0%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$1.1M

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $3B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Springfield, MO metro area: $5,954 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $3B; −2.8% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,954; US $12,955
Loan face value: $254.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.8B60%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$294.7M9.9%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$257.6M8.6%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$170M5.7%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$75.9M2.5%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$73.3M2.5%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$45.2M1.5%
93.774 · Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance$32.2M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$43.9M1.5%
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY$31.4M1.1%
SPRINGFIELD, MO
OZARKS TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE$28.2M0.9%
SPRINGFIELD, MO
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI$25.2M0.8%
SPRINGFIELD, MO
OZARKS AREA COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$2.3B77%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$339.6M11%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$77.8M2.6%
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$58.1M2.0%
Department of Health and Human Services
Federal Highway Administration$47.8M

Assistance by fiscal year

2.7BFY2021
2.4BFY2022
2.8BFY2023
2.8BFY2024
3.1BFY2025
3BFY2026

County aggregates

92%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Springfield, MO

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

SpringfieldPrincipal city169,954

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Missouri

Areas based in Missouri, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved19

Declined4

Metro and micro areas like Springfield, MO metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

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Improved19

Declined4

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