Springfield, MO Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school44,103100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,1804.9
Kindergarten1,8754.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)12,98129.4
High school (grades 9-12)6,15914.0
College or graduate school20,90847.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over95,232100.0
Less than 9th grade4,7024.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma11,71812.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)28,99830.4
Some college, no degree23,51424.7
Associate degree4,3734.6
Bachelor's degree14,50715.2
Graduate or professional degree7,4207.8
Percent high school graduate or higher82.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over126,579100.0
Never married39,70131.4
Now married, except separated58,18446.0
Separated2,3171.8
Widowed8,9997.1
Female
7,6166.0
Divorced17,37813.7
Female
10,0017.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,643100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren74045.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over121,560100.0
Civilian veterans16,46913.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years32,582100.0
With a disability2,6308.1
Population 21 to 64 years85,829100.0
With a disability16,84519.6
Percent employed
53.5(X)
No disability68,98480.4
Percent employed
80.3(X)
Population 65 years and over21,399100.0
With a disability9,55044.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over142,875100.0
Same house in 199559,12441.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199582,09057.5
Same county
42,35129.6
Different county
39,73927.8
Same state
22,02315.4
Different state
17,71612.4
Elsewhere in 19951,6611.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population151,823100.0
Native148,13797.6
Born in United States
146,99396.8
State of residence
91,19960.1
Different state
55,79436.7
Born outside United States
1,1440.8
Foreign born3,6862.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,6851.1
Naturalized citizen
1,7011.1
Not a citizen
1,9851.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,686100.0
Europe87623.8
Asia1,40938.2
Africa3208.7
Oceania1143.1
Latin America80121.7
Northern America1664.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over142,875100.0
English only135,92595.1
Language other than English6,9504.9
Speak English less than 'very well
2,3341.6
Spanish
3,2042.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1,1210.8
Other Indo-European languages
2,1911.5
Speak English less than "very well"
4870.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,2590.9
Speak English less than "very well"
6400.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population151,823100.0

Total ancestries reported

140,14992.3
Arab3120.2
Czech15280.3
Danish5830.4
Dutch3,3622.2
English16,55510.9
French (except Basque)14,7623.1
French Canadian14860.3
German28,33118.7
Greek2850.2
Hungarian3460.2
Irish119,50112.8
Italian3,5602.3
Lithuanian1030.1
Norwegian1,7531.2
Polish1,9631.3
Portuguese890.1
Russian4550.3
Scotch-Irish3,4852.3
Scottish3,1672.1
Slovak680.0
Subsaharan African4670.3
Swedish2,1161.4
Swiss4470.3
Ukrainian840.1
United States or American17,30411.4
Welsh1,0160.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1430.1
Other ancestries28,87819.0
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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