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Springfield area facts
Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area - MSA
(Greene, Christian, Webster, Polk and Dallas Counties)
Population
MSA - 436,712
Greene County - 275,174
Christian County - 77,422
Webster County - 36,202
Polk County - 31,137
Dallas County - 16,777
MSA annual growth rate - 1.9%
Springfield city limits - 159,498
Economic area - 987,402
10-county region - 602,703
Employment Sectors
Education & health services - 39,500
Government - 30,000
Retail trade - 25,100
Professional & business services - 18,400
Leisure & hospitality - 17,400
Manufacturing - 13,200
Financial activities - 11,600
Transportation & utilities - 10,100
Wholesale trade - 9,900
Construction & mining - 7,600
Other services - 8,400
Information - 3,700
Economic Output
Gross metro product - $14.2 billion
GMP 4-year growth - 10.1%
Retail Sales
Metor area - $5.4 billion
City limits - $3.8 billion
Employment
2010 Average unemployment rate - 8.7%
Total workforce - 218,090
Annual job growth - 2.2%
Income
Per capita income - $31,496
Annual income growth - 5.6%
Average wage per job - $34,785
Household income - $57,476
Tax Structure
Property tax - $4.9946
per $100 of assessed value
Commercial surcharge - $1.04
Sales tax - 7.600%
Schools
College students - 49,702
Colleges & universities - 16
Missouri State University - 20,949 students
Ozarks Technical Community College - 13,907 students
Springfield R-12 - 23,959 students
Student-teacher ration - 21:1
Housing
Average home price - $136,100
Average 2-bedroom rent - $594
Top Employers
Cox Health
St. John's Health System
Wal-Mart Stores
Springfield Public Schools
Missouri State University
United State Government
Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Marine
State of Missouri
City of Springfield
Citizen Memorial HealthCare
Chase Card Services
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Paul Mueller Company
BNSF Railway
Cost of Living
Average index - 88.0%
Average housing -76.6%
Average utilities - 83.3%
Climate/Geography
Spring - 60/51 degrees
Summer - 82/71 degrees
Fall - 64/53 degrees
Winter - 44/26 degrees
Annual rainfall - 45 inches
Annual snowfall - 20 inches
Elevation - 1,278 feet
Springfield-Branson National Airport
Annual passengers - 796,251
Daily flights - 42+
Runway - 7,000 & 8,000 feet
Airlines
American - Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth and St. Louis
Allegiant Air - Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix and Tampa
Delta - Atlanta, Memphis
United - Chicago and Denver
Contact Information
Phone: 417-862-5567
Email:
Springfield Business Development Corporation
202 South John Q. Hammons Parkway
Springfield, Missouri 65806
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