Springfield is a relatively large city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 170,067 people and 68 associated neighborhoods, Springfield is the third largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Springfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Springfield is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Springfield who work in office and administrative support (13.81%), sales jobs (10.64%), and management occupations (7.88%). Also of interest is that Springfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Springfield is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Springfield is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy. The education level of Springfield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.97% of adults in Springfield have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Springfield in 2022 was $28,806, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,224 for a family of four. However, Springfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Springfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Springfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Springfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Springfield include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Springfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
