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People QuickFacts |
Springfield |
Missouri |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
150,797 | 5,842,713 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-0.8% | 4.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
151,580 | 5,595,211 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.9% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
19.9% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
14.9% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.8% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
91.7% | 84.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.3% | 11.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.4% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.0% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
2.3% | 2.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
41.4% | 53.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.4% | 2.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.9% | 5.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.8% | 81.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
23.0% | 21.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.0 | 23.8 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
69,650 | 2,442,017 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
53.7% | 70.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$79,800 | $89,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
64,691 | 2,194,594 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.17 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$29,563 | $37,934 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,711 | $19,936 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
15.9% | 11.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Springfield |
Missouri |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,113,981 | 95,603,561 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,325,640 | 61,861,163 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$21,993 | $10,889 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
427,936 | 8,607,025 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
15,191 | 439,485 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.7% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.4% | 1.5% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.7% | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.1% | 27.4% |
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