U.S. Census Reports

Do you know the local statistics? Can you quote to your friends, offhand, what percentage of the city of Springfield, MO makes less than $10,000 a year? One never knows when that information may come in handy. Educating yourself today on some local census reports can only help you.

The state of Missouri has, according to the latest U.S. Census, 5,595,211 citizens. Although there are many estimates of what the population might be now, our communities cannot be sure until the next poll - the 2010 Census. We can all be sure, however, that Springfield in the year of 2000 had 151,580 residents within the city limits.

These citizens can be broken down further demographically by race. The largest percentage of Springfield, a whopping 91.7 percent, was of the white race. Obviously not extremely diversified yet in 2000, 3.3 of our city was African-American, 1.4 percent Asian, 0.8 American Indian or Alaskan Native, and 0.1 percent being Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. Not being entirely specific, the Census just classifies 0.9 percent as being "some other race".

Economic breakdowns were varied, and encompassed a broad range of salaries. The income scope was set from $0 to $200,000 or more a year. Those that were making less than $10,000 a year were 12.6 percent. 9.7 percent was making $10,000 to $15,000. Next came 19.8 percent, the highest percentage, making $15,000 to $25,000. 16.6 percent made $25,000 to $35,000, 17.7 earned $35,000 to $50,000, and 13 percent earned $50,000 to $75,000 a year. The scale begins to go down, as 5.2 percent made $75,000 to $100,000, and 0.9 percent made $150,000 to $200,000 per year. 1.4 percent of Springfield made $200,000 or more in the year 2000.