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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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